iPhone XS Max Anyone starting to feel the pain??

[pika2000]

As the leader in market share, they're doing something right.

Exactly. Thus back to my original post as a reply to the guy expecting updates.
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I'm one of those people, Just upgraded from 6 plus last week to an iPhone Xr and the upgrade is amazing. I had update my 6 plus to iOS 12 and it brings new life to it, Can't say the same for an Android phone like the S10 if it will have the latest software 2 years from now.

It won’t matter.
Most Galaxy S users are either upgrading on a yearly basis anyway or not concerned about updates, so updates are not as meaningful nor important.

 

[semihat]

What innovative things are you referring to?

 

[Suttree]

It's going to take A LOT more than display technology for me to switch away from using an iPhone. The iPhone is a more powerful tool because of superior user interface, Apple's penchant for building productivity apps (iWork, iLife), while being simple and easy to use.

 

[Momof2.1107]

You should always go big
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What colour did you get?

Gold.

 

[Momof2.1107]

I sold my Xs and got the Silver Max like a week or two ago. Welcome to the club.

I should’ve made this move a long time ago. I couldn’t wait until September to upgrade. Now I’m waiting for my AirPods to arrive tomorrow.

 

[puma1552]

After another play with all the models at the store today, I think I'm just...bored with the iPhone. I want to be wowed again, and it just hasn't happened since 2014.

 

[Geert76]

the truly only thing that is changing with iPhones the last few years is the prices increasing, hard- and software is nearly the same for years.

Apple knows very well that the main reason people stay with an iPhone, is iOS.
So Apple can be very lazy with doing exciting stuff, they easily spread this excitment over the years. That's what they are doing, but you dont have to be a expert to see that.

Why have billions and billions of cash and do something really useful for your customers/users?
So why in the world Apple should really change their hardware/software?

As I said, Apple can easily increase prices again and holding back with hard/software....the magic 3 letters here are, as always: iOs

 

[Wide opeN]

I should’ve made this move a long time ago. I couldn’t wait until September to upgrade. Now I’m waiting for my AirPods to arrive tomorrow.

Awww man, you haven't had airpods yet!? YOU'RE IN FOR A MAJOR TREAT!!!
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See at nearly the same way. Had my iPhone 6 for four years and after the 1 GB RAM gets a little tight and the phone sluggish I got the XR for the next four years to come. My main computer is my iMac 5k 2017 with i7 and 1TB SSD that replaced may 7 year old iMac before and it will last hopefully the same. My MacBook Pro is from 2012 and is the last one that has a modular construction that enabled replacing RAM and storage. So it has 16 GB RAM and 512GB SSD now and is still fully usable with its Quad Core i7 and nVideo GPU. Hope to still find these landmark Apple devices in the future but it seems more difficult with this glued and soldered notebooks and crappy butterfly keyboards.

My iPad 12.9 gen2 is still my most loved device (no need to upgrade soon because I don't see much improvement with gen3) but Apple needs to add more productivity to it soon. Waiting for some years for that and got me a Surface Go now as a workaround and a lighter and more portable alternative to the 2012 MBP. Need it only for support and configuration tasks on the road so the performance is no problem. Sometimes I take a 24" display with me which works fine with the USB-C port and dock of the Go (compared to the iPad which does not allow an extended display and mouse support).

So I have the iPP together with the Surface Go with me and a MacBook Pro for special occasions. if somebody creates a better concept for this I am tempted to go for it. Hope this will be Apple.....

iPad became redundant for me a long time ago.

 

[Scream And Fly]

This..
Apple wants to get big time into streaming services. What a perfect complimentary device would a folding iphone be!
And yet you'll find people pretending in this forum that folding phones are not the next thing. Only because, Apple is way behind in executing the patents!!

I completely agree. Folding/flexible display panels offer so many innovative possibilities to improve the user experience for smartphones and even tablets that I would struggle to form any other conclusions other than that folding panels will become more ubiquitous as the prices come down, which is sure to happen.

A smartphone that unfolds into a nearly full-size tablet and maybe even a tablet that unfolds into a huge screen for heavy video editing, presentations, movies, etc., is something that is very appealing to me for my work. Almost daily I carry with me my phone (Pixel 3) and my tablet (iPad Pro) because trying to use one device to manage my daily work tasks would be a struggle. That might seem superfluous to some people, but there are things that a tablet can do easier and better than on a phone. For example, taking some notes at press events, quickly editing many photos and video, and the associated graphics work could be accomplished on a phone, but it would simply not be as easy and fast even on a large phone like an XS Max or Note 9. Even typing - I’m sure most of you here can type much faster on a tablet’s on-screen keyboard than using your thumbs on a phone keyboard. And of course likewise taking calls, texting, and shooting quick photos and video would be best accomplished on a phone rather than a tablet. As long as its battery performance is fairly good, I could most definitely make very good use out of a Galaxy Fold or similar such device.

 

[mrochester]

Its funny to see so many of us really only stay because of iOS and the Eco System. lol

The OS and ecosystem is the single biggest advantage Apple has over the competition. This has always been the case with Apple. Apples business model is also a very strong advantage they have (no surveillance capitalism).

 

[mib1800]

The OS and ecosystem is the single biggest advantage Apple has over the competition. This has always been the case with Apple. Apples business model is also a very strong advantage they have (no surveillance capitalism).

This factor is way behind "status and desire for logo"

 

[mrochester]

This factor is way behind "status and desire for logo"

No it’s not

 

[decafjava]

This factor is way behind "status and desire for logo"

No it’s not

What the second poster said...more and more people are aware particularly of privacy issues.

 

[mrochester]

What the second poster said...more and more people are aware particularly of privacy issues.

I’m so pleased the world is slowly waking up to how google and Facebook abuse users data for their own gain.

I’m also very pleased the EU are striding forward with regulation to put users in control of their data and minimise the damage that google and Facebook are doing.

 

[davedvdy]

I tried like the silver S10 but i t scares me how Google abuses people with data.
Like, it's a cool phone and all but no...I would'nt leave my XS Max for that lololol.

 

[Cladster]

I tried like the silver S10 but i t scares me how Google abuses people with data.
Like, it's a cool phone and all but no...I would'nt leave my XS Max for that lololol.

It would be rare

 

[44267547]

After another play with all the models at the store today, I think I'm just...bored with the iPhone. I want to be wowed again, and it just hasn't happened since 2014.

That’s why I like the idea of a foldable iPhone, I realize it’s not for everyone, and it may never happen with Apple, but at least it exercises the idea of something different than what we have been used to for years now, where smart phones are generally the same every year, with some physical changes and new technology like Face ID. I used to buy the iPhone every single year, but I’ve reached a point where I really don’t think that’s necessary anymore, not when smart phones generally accomplish all the same tasks for me.

 

[Geert76]

I tried like the silver S10 but i t scares me how Google abuses people with data.
Like, it's a cool phone and all but no...I would'nt leave my XS Max for that lololol.

So you do not have any social media app installed on your Xs Max, right? like Facebook, Snapchat and/or Instagram?

 

[I7guy]

So you do not have any social media app installed on your Xs Max, right? like Facebook, Snapchat and/or Instagram?

No, I don’t.

 

[mrochester]

No, I don’t.

I don’t either.

 

[Nikhil72]

I get that the new Samsung phones look great, feel good, are blinged out on paper. But man, the interface is still so garish even toned down with One UI. Why are there two app stores, a Samsung theme store, multiple assistants, multiple browsers? Consumers don’t always know best, but if someone wants that degree of flexibility, have at it. I’m still thrilled to have those core functions provided to me in a boring but reliable fashion with iOS, especially with iOS 12 being a joy to use this year. To each their own.
Don’t get me started on the galaxy watch vs Apple Watch

On android, the pixel 3 was the closest thing to sway me. Camera is fantastic and the core OS fine but still nowhere near as well optimized as a nearly equally priced iPhone.

 

[davedvdy]

everythingapplepro left the Xs Max and ditched it for the S10 even, that's why this is a very good topic
to go over.
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That’s why I like the idea of a foldable iPhone, I realize it’s not for everyone, and it may never happen with Apple, but at least it exercises the idea of something different than what we have been used to for years now, where smart phones are generally the same every year, with some physical changes and new technology like Face ID. I used to buy the iPhone every single year, but I’ve reached a point where I really don’t think that’s necessary anymore, not when smart phones generally accomplish all the same tasks for me.

Well you should, if you value your privacy. Tim Cook fought the FBI tooth and nail to not "allow" them to get into that phone.

 

[Shanghaichica]

everythingapplepro left the Xs Max and ditched it for the S10 even, that's why this is a very good topic
to go over.
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Well you should, if you value your privacy. Tim Cook fought the FBI tooth and nail to not "allow" them to get into that phone.

He’s gone back now though apparently.

 

[Scream And Fly]

It's going to take A LOT more than display technology for me to switch away from using an iPhone. The iPhone is a more powerful tool because of superior user interface, Apple's penchant for building productivity apps (iWork, iLife), while being simple and easy to use.

I can completely see your point of view there, however I’m not sure if you fully realize just how powerful the Android user interface is now. I use the latest versions of Android and iOS on a daily basis for my work and I would like to respectfully add that ‘more powerful because of a superior user interface’ is entirely subjective. My biggest issue with iOS is the lack of customization available to the user. There’s very little that can be customized with the user interface in iOS, whereas with Android, there are many ways to tweak the user interface in its native form, and additionally, there are also exceptional apps available to take those customizations as far as you want. That’s something iOS lacks, and will likely always lack.

My personal issue with iOS is pretty simple; there is no way to resize those huge icons. On both the iPhone and iPads I feel the icons are needlessly large, which limits how many apps you can display on a page and in a manner of your choosing. Also, the ability to have fully customizable widgets right alongside app launcher icons is very useful. I just try to make my home page as useful as possible to minimize needing to scroll left or right to additional pages.

Also, don’t underestimate Google’s own apps within their own operating system. Google’s integration of their many different apps into Android is just as good as Apple’s, and in my opinion, better. Also, many Android apps that are not made by Google have the very same level of integration within Android. That’s because Android doesn’t have the restrictions on it for developers that Apple places on iOS.

That’s just my preference. I just think that Android and iOS are very different in many ways, and of course they appeal to different users with different needs. I just wish Apple would make iOS more flexible for customization.

 

[decafjava]

He’s gone back now though apparently.

Do you mean everythingapplepro or Tim Cook? I hope the former.