...I think a lot of this price whining is faux sticker shock.
I'd call it "FauxDrama", for sure.
iPhones and all other phones are already packed with features...
I agree with this...
...more than a users needs and the trend is moving towards software. Brace yourself for minimal updates to iPhones in the next coming years in terms of new features. It will all be better CPU/Camera and nothing drastic for the next 5-6 years.
...but NOT this. I really don't think the XS was a "minimal update", regardless of what so many people are writing. They really made a lot of improvements. I'm on a 6 Plus right now, so I don't really need to justify it all that much at the moment. I just need to pay off my latest purchases first. But that'll give me plenty of time to decide on gold or black and 256GB vs. 512GB.
We actually just decided
We’ll keep our current models, finish the IUP payments, then pass our current models (X, 7) to our two teenagers next year (they have an SE each) and we’ll get the new 2019 models.
This sounds like a great idea to me.
Smells of desperation after not going far enough on this update.
I really don't know how you come up with desperation.
It is too big.
And it still has the camera bump.
And yes, the notch.
Wait...the phone is the SAME SIZE as the old phones. It just has more screen. How is that "too big?" And really, you're complaining about a "bump"? Once you put it into the case, the camera is actually concave. And the notch, the notch. Puh-lease. If you don't want an Excess (yes, I'll call it that, 'cause that's fun), then why not just get something else? I think you should just let it go. Let...it...go...
Same here. But cats and/or dogs can be pretty hard on cables. Hardly Apple’s fault though, so the “joke” falls very flat.
I don't know what's up with the complaints about wires fraying. I've never had that happen and I have scads of charging cables at home, in the car, at work, and in my backpack.
Yeah, I use Airpods, but not because wires fray. They're just easier to carry, with their case, so I almost always have them on me. That's handy if I get a private call while I'm walking around say, at Sam's Club or Kroger. Or standing in line at the DMV.
I'm making the jump from a 6 plus to an Xs max (ugh...hate the name).
I love the name. I suggest we all just embrace it and call it by name: My Excessively Excessive Max. Hehe.
So subjectively you are trying to refute and deny other users objective arguments. How nice of you.
I deny all of your accusations! Wait, what was the question again?
Not worth $1100? Do you realize what these devices can do? Do you understand how much technology and engineering are packed into these small enclosures?
I mean, to each their own, but you should say the cost isn’t worth it to YOU. It’s definitely worth it to a lot of other people.
You can do soooo much on this device. It’s way more than a phone. You may want to pay $300 or whatever for it, but it’s worth way more than that.
I really like this post a lot. There's a lot of whining going on, but the Excessively Excessive Max and it's little brother the Only Slightly Less Excessive really do have a lot of features in them. Stunning, when you think about it all.
I think that the upgrade is worth for the screen size alone for those who were disappointed with the X screen size. That counts as a huge feature in my opinion.
I agree.
I'm looking for better pics of the gold color. I may visit an Apple Store on the 21st to see what they have. Not worried about that delaying my shipment. I've often thought that regular gold would be nice combined with white, and when they came out with the Rose Gold, I was very disappointed. Now the gold is out and looks good in pictures for now...and the other color is almost a non-issue because the face is all screen now and virtually borderless.
I'm thinking of getting a gold 10 Maximum Excessive along with a watch in black.
