Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: iPhone X is the first iPhone I won’t buy on ‘day one’
Wozniak says he’s sceptical that the Face ID feature would work the way it is supposed to
By Deirdre Bosa| and Anita Balakrishnan
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he’s not in a hurry to buy the next iPhone — even though he usually rushes out to upgrade on opening day.
“I’d rather wait and watch that one. 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,” Wozniak said, speaking from the sidelines of the Money 20/20 conference. “For some reason, the iPhone X is going to be the first iPhone I didn’t — on day one — upgrade to. But my wife will, so I’ll be close enough to see it.”
Wozniak — who is known to carry several new phones at once — made the remarks just ahead of pre-order sales, which open on October 27.
For more than a year before it was released, the iPhone X was hailed as a revolutionary new form factor that could spark a “super cycle” of sales. The phone, unveiled in September, features an edge-to-edge 5.8-inch bright, sharp display, with a smaller chassis than the iPhone 8 Plus. It also has facial recognition.
But Wozniak also said he was sceptical that the Face ID feature would work the way it is supposed to.