If you lock it with the side button you don’t need to hit the side button again. You can tap anywhere on the screen on the X to wake the screen up while locked.

If you lock it with the side button you don’t need to hit the side button again. You can tap anywhere on the screen on the X to wake the screen up while locked. And with the “one second to unlock”. You don’t have to wait for it just swipe up and usually it’ll be done by the time you finish gesturing. There are also scenarios in which it is faster eg when you tap on a notification on the lock screen it goes straight into the app instead of having to tap then Touch ID. I’ve had a plus 6/6S/7 and yeah the screen is a bit smaller but I am kind of enjoying having a screen that is almost as big but it’s not so huge in my pocket. That said if they make a X Plus next year I would love that.