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IT'S OFFICIAL: This is the iPhone X (AAPL)

The real thing is finally here.

Apple announced the newest iPhone, the iPhone X, on Tuesday at its press event in Cupertino, California.

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It's pronounced "iPhone ten."

You can preorder it on October 27. It ships on November 3, and it will cost $999.

Here's what you can expect from Apple's new phone:

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  • $49.91 per month on Apple's upgrade program
  • technology called OLED
  • The iPhone X display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.85 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less)."
  • iOS operating system

For most people, the biggest change on the iPhone X will be the lack of a home button:

  • Apple calls it FaceID.

More TrueDepth camera details from Apple:

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The iPhone X supports wireless charging, but Apple's charger won't ship until next year. Until then, you can use compatible third-party chargers.

"No other device in our lifetimes has had the impact on the world that the iPhone has," Apple CEO Tim Cook said. "Our intention with iPhone has always been to create something so powerful and so immersive that the hardware virtually disappears."

Here are Apple's official specs:

Apple has more details on its website. Apple also launched two other iPhones on Tuesday: the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus.

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Here's what Apple's iPhone lineup looks like now:

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