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Apple's long-awaited 10th-anniversary iPhone is here, as the company announced today at its unveiling event. It's barely been a couple of hours, and people are already unhappy with some of the new features. Last year, there were a lot of negative reactions to the nixing of the headphone jack — this year, it's the home button that's getting users bothered.

The iPhone X (pronounced "10") — which is available for pre-order starting October 27 and is expected to ship from November 3 — features secure facial-recognition technology called Face ID, wireless charging, and even animated emojis. But the most controversial component so far seems to be the elimination of the home button, a feature that's been around since the OG iPhone dropped in 2007. You can unlock the new device by just swiping up.

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People on Twitter seem particularly incensed about the lack of home button, wondering what's next after the iconic feature goes away. "Just an empty box?" mused one user. Others joked that if they didn't want a home button, they would have already bought a Samsung Android.

iPhone 7: no headphones
iPhone 8: no home button
iPhone 9: no camera
iPhone 10: no phone#AppleEvent #iPhoneX
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— Michael WizMin (@MichaelWizmin) September 12, 2017

iPhone 7 - no headphone jack
iPhone 8 - no home button
iPhone 9 - no phone. Just an empty box? ?? #AppleEvent
— Janice Peters (@JP_731) September 12, 2017

#AppleEvent

IPhone 7 No headphone
IPhone 8 No Home button
IPhone X No kidneys
IPhone X1 No soul
— Aashish Kushwaha (@ParwanaDeewana) September 12, 2017

Also no home button on the IPhone X so when you smash the screen how do you get to another app.
— TFTheWizzard (@TFTheWizzard) September 12, 2017

#iPhoneX: $1000, glass body, no home button, headphone jack still MIA, FaceID even creepier than TouchID.

My next phone will be an Android
— Fred Bob (@zirtle) September 12, 2017

There's no home button on the iPhone X. What next, no screen?!
— Richard and Judas (@crimeturtle) September 12, 2017

No home button ✔️
Face recognition ✔️
Glass and metal design ✔️
Wireless charging ✔️

No thanks #iPhoneX. Already have a #samsungs8 #toolate
— Jim Myles (@Avexery) September 12, 2017

No home button? iPhone is literally turning into android ?? #iPhoneX
— baby girl. ღ (@oxRebeccaLynnxo) September 12, 2017

I often covet iPhones, have never had one. But facial recognition + ditching the home button = no interest for this one. Ugh.
— Laurel Krahn ☔??? (@windowseat) September 12, 2017

Facial recognition and no home button.. who did that first - Samsung ?
— Niamh (@Niamhk93) September 12, 2017

But at the end of the day, it's the $999 price tag that's actually the worst. Because, really?

So the iPhone X has:
-No home button? Cool.
-Facial recognition? Lit.
-Wireless charging? Wow.

-A $999 price tag?!? Gurl bye
#AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/DCLj1Kc8i3
— jas (@_jasdfghjkl_) September 12, 2017

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