9 Things You Might Not Know About the iPhone X

The iPhone X Notch Isn't That Bad

Almost everyone first notices the notch at the top of the iPhone X screen. This is where all the sensors are for Face ID. It's as much a part of the iPhone X design as the lack of a home button. 

Nearly all reviewers say that the notch disappears over time and you don't really notice it while you are using the iPhone day to day. Steven Levy writing for Wired describes it as, "It’s an aesthetic setback (what would Steve Jobs have said?), but you get used to it, like watching a play when someone with big hair is off-center in the row ahead of you—a tiny distraction in your peripheral vision that you eventually get past."

When it comes down to it, the Notch basically gets out of the way and allows you to keep using the iPhone. When you watch movies, the default view is widescreen without involving the notch, but you can go full screen and the notch will take up part of the picture.