This is X thread, of course you will be convinced to buy the X Otherwise, 8+ is the value buy, they got same brain, only few features got removed from X and added to X

Maybe he meant touchID got removed, and faceID got added.

Home button gone, tap to wake added.

IPX is the latest and greatest from apple.
in terms of tech, it is way ahead of everything else on the market now.
the design is also the best. looks good and feels good.
the notch is a bummer though.

8+ is another winner in a different way.
the design is already perfected over the years.
other than the faceid, all other features are almost similar.
larger and heavier.

imho
8+ is a more sensible buy. ipx is more like experimental product from apple and they still need another year to perfect it.

compared to other phones out there, it is the most polished design.
but iOS seems still lacking the optimization for for fully gestures interface.

not diffrent direction. apple's soul is still there.

but who doesn't want to launch a perfect design?

jobs had it easier as the benchmark was low when iphone was launched.
competitors were 3 - 4 generations behind.

furthermore, the gay ceo now couldn't command the respect of the top talents (like jonny ive) and squeeze them to do extraordinary things.