The iPhone X went up for pre-order last week and those who were lucky enough to order one, this week is when we will see the first units shipped as of November 3.

iPhone X has it all. Obviously it's not for everybody, but as the most premium of premium phones there's none better.

Desirable design; Face ID is ace; Excellent cameras

So expensive; Side button controls annoy; Notch means some app quirks

All screen The Apple iPhone X has an extremely striking design. This is due to the front face being entirely screen, apart from a small area where the phone's cameras and sensors are placed. The screen precisely follows the contours and curves of the design, even at the rounded corners.

The iPhone X, rather like the original iPhone that launched 10 years ago (hence the use of the Roman numeral for 10 rather than the letter X), is...

Powerful processor; Superb screen; Impressive camera; Excellent apps and features; Beautiful design; Lovely build quality

The 'notch; Pricey

Over the past few years I've openly cheated on my iPhones with Android and, on few occasions, with Windows Phone. Moving forward, as much as a serial cellular cheater can, I can see myself being monogamous with the iPhone X.

New OLED display is beautiful; Bezel-less design makes a big screen usable; A11 Bionic processor is screaming-fast; TrueDepth camera could be a game-changer

It's expensive; Face ID has a learning curve; The 'notch; Apple repairs are more expensive than any other iPhone

Ten years after the launch of the first iPhone, Apple has launched what it says is the phone that kickstarts the next decade for the iPhone. It's the biggest shift in iPhone design since Steve Jobs launched that first device , introducing a new range of technologies to Apple's smartphone as well as...

Display; size; build quality; wireless charging; Face ID

This is an expensive phone

The iPhone X is not the phone of the future. It could be, someday, if Apple's right about augmented reality and the power of a great camera. But for now, the iPhone X represents Apple's most ambitious attempt ever at making a phone absolutely seamless.

Gorgeous design; Face ID is a great idea, mostly well executed; Lots of cameras, all of them excellent; It's faster and smoother than whatever phone you're using now

A grand is a lot to spend on a phone; Apple's love of simplicity sometimes makes everything more complicated; Goodbye, stealthy phone-checking

The iPhone X is the iPhone to buy this year.

Jawdropping OLED screen; Unsurpassed speed; Top-tier camera; Innovative industrial design; Wireless charging

Awkward notch can break immersion; Expensive

A lot has changed in the decade since Apple shared its first iPhone with the world, but most people's relationships to their smartphones have not changed for a while. After an explosion of innovation, we've mostly seen incremental updates to processing power, security features, screen size, cameras,...

It features a large screen in a usable form factor; OLED and HDR make for a dramatically improved content viewing experience in most cases; The new A11 chip delivers industry-leading performance; Face ID and the TrueDepth sensor array introduce promising new interactions and features; A set of good...

iPhone battery life continues to disappoint; The OLED display exhibits noticeable color shifting; 8-bit color may limit the potential full impact of HDR; Availability of HDR content is limited at launch; A glass back puts the phone at risk when dropped; The Face ID user experience needs refinement...

I'm a total gadget nerd, and it's been five years since a new smartphone made me nod to myself with the understanding that, "Yes, I need that thing more than I need air." But the buzz around the iPhone X has had me a little more hyped than usual.

The notch; the software; the design

The price