Historic question.
Pls note, it's now this simple:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/59993994/294884
The unusual bottom corners of an iPhoneX are Apple's new (2017) "continuous corners for iPhoneX".
It is trivial for any experienced iOS programmer to approximate the curve, but:
It does seem bizarre that Apple have not explained this.
To repeat,
it is trivial for any experienced iOS programmer to approximate the curve.
The question being asked here is specifically how to do Apple actually do it?
Please do not post any more answers showing beginners how to draw a curve and approximate the iPhone curve.
As of iOS 13, there's an API available for this:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/quartzcore/calayercornercurve
See CALayerCornerCurve.continuous