Has Apple lost the innovation game with very little surprises in the iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus?

Key highlights:

• It has been 10 years since Apple's CEO Steve Jobs released the first iPhone
• Ten years on and the iPhone seems to have lost the element of surprise
• The specifications of the anniversary edition Apple iPhone X are not setting any benchmark

It has been 10 years since Apple's CEO Steve Jobs released the first iPhone. At that time the smartphone came to somewhat revolutionary and even set the bar for what smartphones should aspire to be like. This was because of the several innovations and surprises that it held.

Ten years on and the iPhone seems to have lost the element of surprise and innovation in their smartphones. This was seen in latest Apple iPhone launches on Tuesday, ie iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus which is over Rs 20,000 cheaper than the Apple iPhone X.

Even its top feature the FaceID (which is a face recognition sensor which unlocks the phone by scanning the users face) fell flat on its face and caused a bit of embarrassment when it failed to even function during the demo at the Apple event when its software chief, Craig Federighi came on stage.

The first iPhone came about from Jobs' idea in 2005 of creating a mobile phone using a multi-touch touchscreen in which he could directly type into the display and essentially got rid of the huge physical keyboard and directions buttons on the phone.

Apple iPhone X is high on price but low on specification in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus