Apple iPhone X Battery Case, Which to buy? Xr or Xs Model?

[Benz63amg]

I have the original iPhone X and with the upcoming release of the iPhone XS Battery cases from Apple next week I heard that they work with the iPhone X right? They also have an XR battery case coming next week(why though? Isn’t the Xs and Xr identical in shape?
which one should I buy for my original iPhone X? The Xr or Xs Version of the battery case?

 

[iFone88]

The XS version.

The XR is a bigger phone and won’t fit.

 

[JoSch]

I have the original iPhone X and with the upcoming release of the iPhone XS Battery cases from Apple next week I heard that they work with the iPhone X right?

If you buy, please share your experience. I want to know whether it work.

 

[jankel]

If you buy, please share your experience. I want to know whether it work.

[doublepost=1547832773][/doublepost]I just got my iPhone xs battery case for my iPhone X and it works fine and fits fine
[doublepost=1547832828][/doublepost]I am on ver. 12.1.2

 

[Shadowbech]

Would have to be the XS model as it's the same exact design (minor difference the camera location, but fits fine, and of course the speaker holes on the bottom).

 

[Benz63amg]

Somone on the Apple website just answered the following reply to a fellow member’s question on the website which was essentially the same question I asked in this thread which was whether the XS case will work with the original iPhone X and this was his reply: (see attachment for screenshot)

He claims the speaker and microphone placement ports of the iPhone XS differs from that of the original iPhone X hence the case will make phone calls etc sound muffled and cause issues, is that correct? I was under the impression the original iPhone X and the XS were IDENTICAL in shape, ports, speaker holes etc

 

[Benz63amg]

Quick update for you all, I went to the Apple store yesterday and they had these cases in stock so I bought one to try in the store and worst case I’d return it right there and then if it didn’t work. It DOES work with the original X, I plugged it in and it recognized right away that a smart battery case was connected, I ended up returning the case about 5 minutes after I tried it though. This new XS Battery case covers 2 microphone holes that are present on the original X entirely (Xs has 3 holes, X has 5 holes) so the mic performance during phone calls is affected, I guess I could use a micro drill and drill 2 additional holes in the case however the case is EXTREMELY bulky and the silicone finish feels extremely cheap and is a dust magnet compared to my apple leather case and I just couldn’t over look these facts so I didn’t end up Keeping the smart battery case. It would have been amazing if they made a leather version and if the case was slimmer because the case is really bulky and I did not like that.

 

[dotdotdot]

I have the iPhone X and got the XS case and it is perfect. I love it, a bit bulky but to be expected.

 

[JoSch]

According to Marco Arment in ATP #309 (http://atp.fm/episodes/309), the covered holes are there only for symmetry anyway.

I have the iPhone X and got the XS case and it is perfect. I love it, a bit bulky but to be expected.

Is the microphone and the sound any muffled?

 

[dotdotdot]

Is the microphone and the sound any muffled?

Not at all. Quality is just as good as it was before getting the case.

 

[zipprd]

Agreed. It maybe makes it a little more directional, like it comes more straight out of the phone because of the deep holes. But it’s definitely not muffled and nobody has complained on the phone when I talk to them.

 

[manu chao]

[..] And the silicone finishes feel extremely cheap and is are a dust magnet compared to my Apple leather cases.

I would rephrase it like this.