No, but I'm on my third iphone 8 in three weeks. First the headset/charging port malfunctioned. The next one didn't hold a charge. Percentage charged dropped before your very eyes. Third one is not very responsive to touch, swipe, cut, paste etc.. I think I should have waited for the X.

I waited a few days to order it and the estimated delivery date is December 12-19. I’m looking forward to improved battery life because the battery on my 5 is not going to last much longer.

I hope the X doesn't have problems like your 8, gardener.

I'm really hoping for improved battery life. I am still on the 6 and I can't even keep the thing charged for a full day :(

I moved from the 6 to the 8 because of charging and storage issues. At least with the 6 I could talk on the headset while the phone was plugged into the charger. The headset and charger share the same port on the 8. Steve Jobs would not be happy.

Steve Jobs would not be happy.

I think this about so many products Apple produces these days. I bought the 15" MacBook Pro Wirth the touch bar and I hated the darn thing so much I sold it on eBay and went back to an older model w/o touch bar. The keyboard was so terribly uncomfortable to type on. And I kept accidentally hitting buttons on the dumb touch bar and refreshing my screen or doing other unintended things.

And the Watch 2 was a disappointment. I just switched to the 3 last week and I haven't yet formed an opinion on it, but I find it insane that Apple would release these w/o an efficient way to transfer Podcasts or music (it takes forever!).

I have been using Apple for so long, it's hard to break up with them (hence my phone purchase). And I don't know what I'd switch to if I didn't have Apple devices. But I think their innovation and overall quality has gone so far down hill :(

Agreed. I had a lot of down time in Verizon stores these past few days, and I spent a good bit of it looking at the Google and Samsung phones. There's a real opportunity for competitors right now.

Yes, apple has been throwing all their human interface guidelines out the window by the bucketful for years now. I greatly preferred apple when people laughed at me for having a mac and everything worked perfectly. :(

No iPhone X. I got the 8 plus. Decided I would wait for the next gen of new and improved. The new 8 plus has most of the camera improvements of the X, which is what I was after anyway. The regular 8 does not. I wasn’t really looking for the bigger version and that has taken some getting used to, size-wise for me.

I’m sorry you have had problems with yours, gardener. Mine is great. But I haven’t really put the jack to the test. Rarely use earbuds. Funny cartoon, beagles, but oh so true! Edited to add, I also moved from the 6 to 8 and have noticed a significant improvement in battery life. Except for one day when I must have had something running in the background and it ran down quickly. I keep checking settings to try to improve my life.

"I'm happy with my iPhone 8 — which is the same as the iPhone 7, which is
the same as the iPhone 6, to me," Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said."

In my area, there is a large upscale shopping village and Apple is located there. At eight last night there were hundreds of people in line waiting for morning. Most of them buy two and sell them for much more than they pay.

Nope - still on the 5S. I never wanted a big phone so bought the S the day after the 6 came out. Just replaced the battery for the first time and plan to continue to use until it no longer functions. And then I guess I'll get an SE unless they come out with a newer small version.

DH bought one of the new laptops with the goofy touch bar (only because he wanted one with the most memory and speed) and it was a complete lemon. Had to take it back four times before they finally agreed to replace it.

I think we'd all be better off if Steve Jobs had just had his operable pancreatic tumor removed when they told him to instead of going off looking for some homeopathic cure.

For those of of who were the Apple faithful back in the day- who would have ever dreamt that our beloved company would turn into the Louis Vuitton of computing and leave us with products that didn't work as expected? When people made fun of us for over paying we could confidently think how much better our computers were and now ... we are actually over paying for a product that is only a bit better.

We'll get the Xs some time in the spring during our regular upgrade time.

I still have a 5 as DH but with 16GB I keep coming up on storage issues. I would like a bigger screen for my aging eyes. Any suggestions re a 6 vs. 7?

Great start here.

New phone has arrived and I'm being told it cannot be activated because it cannot make a connection to the carrier network. I'm supposed to try to call Apple, or am supposed to connect directly to iTunes to activate (OK... except I have your newest computer Apple, which only has USB C ports, and you've sent me a phone with a standard USB cable).

#MadEmoji#

And once you get your phone up and running it can be

#MadAniEmoji

But for now, you are up the creek without a dongle.

The 13 inch laptop literally has no USB 1 ports so I couldn't plug it in even if I wanted to ? I don't think the 15 inch did either...

Yes, beagles, the 15 incher didn't have the port either.

3katz, really? I didn’t know Jobs delayed treatment. What a shame.

Got it set up. I’m actually liking it so far.

Good to hear that you like it. I'm still using my iPhone 6. It's long out from under contract so I can do as I please. When I bought it, I bought one with 64GB as I wanted to have room for all my music on it. I don't really NEED a new phone but may buy the X at some point. I like my Apple products to be reasonably up to date.

I must say that it bothers me when people say "Steve would not have done this". Really? Are they in contact with him in some way? NO ONE has any idea what Steve would or would not have done in the future! He was a very creative guy with an unrivaled gift for marketing. He certainly changed technology for the better by insisting that a product not only work, but also have great design. I'm sure that's one reason why I've always been attracted to Apple products - their great design. But he was a far less than perfect human being, having many serious flaws. The person who would be an enormous lose for Apple is Jony Ive. His design genius is just astounding.

Any company that allows itself to be defined by just one person is doomed to eventual failure. Apple has not yet failed - in fact is doing so well as to be the envy of many a company. To do this, they have to be doing something right.

Even though I've been an Apple user since 1990, I'm not a "fan boy". Some products have been great, some average. I don't like the new iPad so I bought a reconditioned iPadAir. I already had one but made the mistake of not buying it with more memory. Love my new one - has all the memory I could possibly need!

Perfectly happy with my Samsung phone. No need atm to "upgrade".

Just heard that the camera on the iPhone X is so good that all blemishes you’ve had at any time in life become visible. One can never be without makeup if in the range of this camera.

I'm really liking the phone so far. Face ID seems to recognize my face 99.9 percent of the time. I love the swipe up instead of a home button, it feels very natural. And the screen is beautiful.

I love my X so far. The FaceID works like magic and I don't miss the home button at all. Camera is great although a few of the new lighting effects need more work (edges aren't great).

Stuck in the stone age here with an Iphone 4. Was waiting for reviews on the 8, but may try to find a 7 instead. Any suggestions either way?

If you take a lot of photos the 8 is worth it. If not, get the 7.