That would be disappointing. The iPhone X has been a game changer for me. It's such a step forward from the previous iPhones, it feels like same jump as when I got my first iPhone 9 years ago.
For instance in phone history the things that were game changing for me are in historical order email, GPS, NFC payment, a desktop class browser and a decent camera. What does the iPhone X bring to you that changed the game?
Plus: 414 by 628 points X: 375 by 633 points
The sides of the notch aren’t unusable, they are the exact same status bar as every iPhone.
In total square inches, the X is 97.38% the size of the iPhone 8+, in actual usable space (once you consider the screen on the sides of the notch are effectively worthless for video / content / etc with the status bar hidden) it's roughly equivalent to a 5.0" display. You're paying $200 more for a much smaller screen.
Calling the X a 5.8" screen is just marketing. You wouldn't buy an 80" diagonal TV with a huge notch missing out of the top and say it was the same screen size as other 80" TVs, so why apply it to phones?