Living with iPhone X: What's easier, what's still a struggle, what is a surprise?

The Portrait Lighting effects feature is still in beta but already one of my favorite features. You can get all artsy and shoot a portrait with a completely dark background. I predicted the other day that every one of you who buys the X will quickly fool around with the animated emojis or Animojis you can send to a friend in a message, from a unicorn to a pile of poo. Animojis speak in your voice when you do, and mirror your facial movements. I'm sticking with that prediction, judging by the people I unleashed Animojis on or whom I let create their own. Mostly, though, I've been trying to best navigate the transition from a phone with a home button and the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, to one that relies instead on new gestures and facial recognition. Some things have gotten easier, I'm still struggling with others, and there have been a few quirks as well. While I'm reluctant to declare that any handset that exceeds $1000 is worth the ransom, I can say without much hesitation that the iPhone X, is the finest smartphone you can buy. More: Don't want an iPhone 8 or iPhone X?