How to set up and use touch id or face id on iphone or ipad

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You can get the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in five different colors: silver, gold, rose gold, and both matte and jet black. (Matte black is my personal favorite.)

The iPhone X comes in just two colors: silver, and space gray. (Basically, white and black.)

Note: There is a sixth iPhone 7 color — red — but Apple discontinued those models last year.

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You can still find those PRODUCT(RED) iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models on eBay, but like all things eBay, buyer beware.

3. There are two different sizes of iPhone 7 to choose from, whereas the iPhone X is available in one size (at the moment).

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The iPhone 7 is available in two different sizes — the regular iPhone 7 has a 4.7-inch display, while the Plus model has a larger 5.5-inch display.The iPhone X comes in just one size for now.

Though the iPhone X actually has a larger 5.8-inch display compared to the iPhone 7 Plus, it"s actually closer in overall size to the normal-sized iPhone 7. So if you wish you could have the iPhone X but in a bigger form factor, you"ll have to wait until at least September: Apple is expected to launch a new iPhone X Plus alongside a refreshed iPhone X later this year, although nothing is official until Apple says it is.

4. The iPhone X has a gorgeous OLED display, but the Retina displays on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are nothing to sneeze at.

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OLED phones are totally hot right now, but smartphones with LCD displays are still beautiful to look at. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, in particular, have some of the best displays you can find in any smartphone, with rich, accurate colors, and excellent balance.

5. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus don't have a "notch."

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The "notch" is what most people call Apple"s TrueDepth camera system. It"s functional, yes, but it"s also the only interruption on the iPhone X"s otherwise seamless edge-to-edge display — and yes, as an owner, I still notice it all the time.

The notch isn"t so intrusive when using most apps, but it"s a nuisance when I turn my phone sideways to watch a video. I have to choose whether to keep the video smaller so I can see everything, or expand it to fit the full screen of the iPhone X, which cuts off the top and bottom of the video.

It"s not a huge deal, but for now, the clean edges of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus displays will work perfectly well for any application, including watching videos.

6. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have Touch ID, which works faster and more reliably than Face ID on the iPhone X.

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The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus both have the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which is used to unlock the phone and authenticate Apple Pay purchases. It"s also used to sign into some apps. It"s fast and works reliably well.

Since the iPhone X lacks a home button, that phone has Face ID, which performs the same tasks and is actually even more secure than Touch ID, according to Apple, but it isn"t quite as fast in practice, and doesn"t work as reliably. As an iPhone X owner, I find myself needing to manually enter my passcode more often than I"d like.

For more on the limitations of Face ID versus Touch ID, check out my colleague Tony"s excellent breakdown of how Face ID could be improved.

7. The phones have nearly identical rear cameras.

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The iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone X all have 12-megapixel rear shooters with ƒ/1.8 apertures and optical image stabilization (although the iPhone X has better stability overall).All three phones take excellent photos.

The iPhone X"s camera is a bit more sophisticated and works better in low-light situations, but it"s pretty on par with the iPhone 7 Plus camera.

Both phones feature a dual-lens camera to allow for Portrait mode-style photos, which give a slight blur to the background to make photos pop and look more professional. (The iPhone X has the additional Portrait Lighting feature, but Apple lists it in "beta" — and I can confirm, it very much feels like a beta product.)

8. The front-facing cameras are also nearly identical — although the iPhone X's selfie camera offers a few extra tricks.

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The iPhone X is the first iPhone with Apple"s TrueDepth camera system, which contains the front-facing camera and the necessary sensors to power Face ID. Butthe actual front-facing camera on the iPhone X is not much different from those on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

The main differences are a few extra software-related features, including Portrait mode for the iPhone X"s selfie camera.

9. It's the same great experience across all phones: iOS.

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The iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone X all run the same operating system — iOS — which means you"re getting the same ecosystem of apps and the same feature and security updates straight from Apple.

Still weighing your iPhone options?

Check out our other iPhone comparisons:

- 11 reasons you should buy an iPhone 6S instead of the iPhone 8 or iPhone X

-Forget the $1,000 iPhone X — Apple"s best iPhone is now its least expensive, at just $350

- 7 reasons you should buy an iPhone X instead of an iPhone 8

-7 reasons you should buy the iPhone 7 instead of the iPhone 8 or iPhone X

-9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone X

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