"Rain I could not agree more. I'm also invested in Apples ecosystem for a long while, but won't buy this phone. Aside from the home button removal the face ID is the biggest issue for me. I did play around with one at Apple Store, and just did not like the the user experience of Face ID. Its almost as if Im bowing to the phone and its controlling me instead of vice versus just to get it unlocked. Your security concerns for Face ID are very valid. "