Apple’s radically different smartphone is called the iPhone X

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CUPERTINO, Calif.-At the first event held in the new Steve Jobs Theater on its new campus, Apple announced the new iPhone X handset today. The original iPhone turned 10 this year, and in true Apple fashion, the company celebrated by debuting a totally new iPhone that shows how far the device has come in its tenure.

As soon as Apple announced the iPhone X, its deviations from the traditional iPhone design were remarkable. The iPhone X (spoken "iPhone Ten") has an edge-to-edge OLED, "Super Retina" (2436x1125, 458ppi) display on the front of the handset. This display has the highest pixel density of any iPhone, and it supports HDR content. Apple claims it addressed the issues that traditional OLED displays have with brightness and color accuracy with its Super Retina display technology as well.

As rumors suggested, it's made of glass on both its front and back, with a layer of stainless steel in between. It measures 5.8-inches on the diagonal on its front, putting it in line with the "Plus" iPhone models. The design was made to be water- and dust-resistant and it comes in two finishes: space gray and silver, going back to Apple roots.

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