The biggest news about iPhone XS is literally the biggest news: A 6.5-inch version Apple is calling "Max". It's baffling, at least to me, and something I hope Apple executives reconsider going forward. How much does it cost to chamfer an edge or get the precisely right depth and layering to a finish? Apple spends a fortune seeing to every conceivable design detail on the phones themselves but then don't continue that commitment through the to the accessory experience. So, we're expected to have switched completely over to Lightning for audio but not USB-C for data or charging? I know Apple has all the numbers to make the best choices for its existing customer base but over-serving that customer base is seldom the wrong decision and it's usually the type of decision we expect from Apple. In fact, the 3.5mm to Lightning adaptor, which Apple included in the iPhone 7, iPhone 8, and iPhone X boxes is gone now. It's also three years post UBC on MacBooks and Apple still isn't including a USB-C cable in the box, not even a USB-A to USB-C adaptor. Sure, technically wired and slow is the best way to charge your iPhone but, for most people, most of the time, the tiny fraction of battery life you lose charging fast and hot - especially in the age of aggressive charge management - simply isn't worth the loss of convenience. ![]() That's especially important for "S" years like this one, where so many of the features critical to the XS and XS Max, including the OLED display and the True Depth camera system, debuted with last year's model.Īt this point it's just weird that Apple is still including a 5-watt USB-A charger in the box. Rather than recapitulate old features on new phones, I generally point people back to my previous reviews. And you can even get that edge-to-edge OLED display maxed out to 6.5-inches.Īs total packages go, it's not something most current iPhone X owners should strongly consider, but if you're still running an older iPhone or Android, it is something you might seriously want to consider ditching your Home (or back) button for. There's stereo recording and playback offers wider separation and richer sound. The cameras have adjustable blur and, thanks to Smart HDR, can capture pictures the previous generation simply never could. It takes everything Apple set out to do with the original and makes it better. If you were interested in iPhone X but weren't ready to take the risk - or front the cost - on the first iteration, then the second generation has a lot to offer. ![]() ![]() If you didn't like the iPhone X and its notched face, there's very little about iPhone XS that'll change your mind. Optically stabilized ƒ/1.8 and ƒ/2.4 dual-camera system.See at Apple (opens in new tab) iPhone XS in Brief For people who want: And I've spent the last week trying to figure out if the starting-at-$999 iPhone XS and starting-at-$1099 iPhone XS Max really are the phones to do it. I think that's exactly the customer Apple is aiming for this year. For them, the people who've spent the last year looking at that edge-to-edge display, HDR video, and fluid navigation, at Face ID, "depthy" selfies, and Animoji, and at almost every phone from almost every vendor that's tried, and largely failed, to copy it, the iPhone XS and the bigger iPhone XS Max could be compelling.
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