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Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:15:00 -0800<\/strong><\/p>\n When it comes to mobile devices, companies tend to like three things: solid security, ease-of-management and low cost.<\/p>\n With Apple’s iPhone X, it looks like you can check off two of those three items. The phone’s cutting-edge Face ID authentication system<\/a> really does work. iOS 11 is easy to manage and inherently secure<\/a>. But that last one \u2013 price \u2013 is a big one. The iPhone X \u00a0starts at $999 for the 64GB model and goes to $1,149 for the 256GB version.<\/p>\n And that’s not even counting the now-even-pricier Apple Care, which sets you back another $199.<\/p>\n Even so, our tech trio of mobile device experts \u2013 Computerworld<\/em> Executive Editor Ken Mingis, freelance writer Michael deAgonia (who’s reviewing the iPhone X for Computerworld)<\/em>, and Macworld<\/em> writer Michael Simon \u2013 just couldn’t stop gushing about Apple’s newest phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n What would you expect from three people who each got up before 3 a.m. on Oct. 27 to order an iPhone X for delivery on the first day it was available: Nov. 3. (They all succeeded, by the way.)<\/p>\n Consider yourself forwarned. But if you want to find out why <\/em>they all decided this is the best phone period, take a listen to our podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n For the audio-only version, click play (or catch up on all earlier episodes) below. Or you can\u00a0find us on iTunes<\/a>, where you can download each episode and listen at your leisure.<\/p>\n