iPhone X, nine years after the launch that changed the design of iPhones

Nine years later, that launch remains a watershed moment for the company's smartphone design: the OLED screen without a Home button, navigation gestures and Face ID facial recognition influenced subsequent flagship models. The anniversary also offers the opportunity to retrace the technical and commercial choices that made the device different from its predecessors.

iPhone X, the debut that changed the design

The most obvious novelty was the extended OLED display on the front, without the traditional Home button. The choice changed not only the appearance of the phone, but also the way of using it: gesture navigation became a characteristic element of subsequent Apple flagship models.

Face ID and TrueDepth camera

Another crucial change concerned authentication. On the device, Face ID replaced Touch ID, relying on the TrueDepth camera for face recognition. The transition from fingerprint reader to facial recognition accompanied the disappearance of the Home button. Design, access to the device and navigation gestures were therefore part of a coherent transformation of the user experience.

A11 Bionic chip and launch price

Inside there was the A11 Bionic chip. The iPhone X also marked an important threshold in Apple's commercial positioning: it was the first iPhone with a starting price of $999. Themodelit therefore combined a new product approach with a particularly high initial price for the range of the time.

From 2017 to 2026: the legacy of the model

In 2024 Apple classified the iPhone Nine years after its release, its historical weight remains linked above all to the elimination of the Home button, the arrival of the full-screen OLED panel and the introduction of Face ID. MacRumors also reports the recent return of Touch ID with iPhone Duo: an element that shows how authentication solutions can change even after the turning point of 2017.

The twentieth anniversary on the horizon

The next major anniversary will fall in 2027, twenty years after the first iPhone. According to expectations reported by MacRumors, Apple could present a redesigned iPhone towards the end of that year. However, this is a prediction, not a confirmed announcement. The comparison with 2017 highlights why the iPhone

Editorial source consulted:MacRumors.