In a normal year, the process of reviewing a new iPhone might start with a flashy press event followed some days later by a carefully-staged unboxing while a professional camera rolls on a perfectly composed reviewer.
But this time, it started with a virtual presentation and ended with me stepping out my front door with gloves, Clorox wipes and hair that hadn't been brushed since who knows when to anxiously disinfect a package from Apple. All the glamor of a typical iPhone launch was gone.
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