Goodbye, stealthy phone-checking. 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.

Only when holding an iPhone 7 in one hand and the iPhone X did I notice. But yes, the X is marginally larger vertically and horizontally—by 0.21 and 0.15 inches, respectively.

Optical image stabilization, optical zoom, up to 6x digital zoom, time-lapse with stabilization. iPhone X: 4K video recording at 24, 30, or 60 frames per second. 1080p video recording at 30 or 60 fps.