iPhone XS First time iPhone switch from Android

[whatsinamac]

Hello Folks,

My wife would be switching on iPhone for the first time and I was trying to figure out the best iPhone she could get from the current available phones. I thought about iPhone 8 as her first phone but then I thought why not start with the latest gen maybe XS. Any thoughts would be really helpful. Usage would be limited with no config, space etc. requirements

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

The nice thing about Apple is they have a no-questions-asked return policy of 14 days. So really she can get any iPhone she wants and see how she likes it for two weeks. If it's too big/small/tall/whatever, she can take it back and get something else.

That said, I have an iPhone 8 for work and a XS for my personal and I enjoy both. Sometimes I wish I could swap SIM cards and take the 8 home but that's likely because I rarely actually use it and it feels more new.

 

[whatsinamac]

So basically she will never miss the touch Id, home button if she goes for XS because she has never used an iPhone.

Also on the pricing 8 costs me $1129 AUD whereas xs is $1600 AUD but at the same time I was thinking would it make sense to buy 3 gen old phone or just give her the latest one and let her form her own opinions on XS

 

[akash.nu]

So basically she will never miss the touch Id, home button if she goes for XS because she has never used an iPhone.

Also on the pricing 8 costs me $1129 AUD whereas xs is $1600 AUD but at the same time I was thinking would it make sense to buy 3 gen old phone or just give her the latest one and let her form her own opinions on XS

8 is one generation older, not 3. 8 launched alongside the X in 2017.

 

[cableguy84]

I recommend the 8 plus.

 

[whatsinamac]

8 is one generation older, not 3. 8 launched alongside the X in 2017.

Yeah, I actually counted X, XS and the new 2019 one haha but thanks for your inputs!

 

[I7guy]

If you are not hung up with tech specs, the XR might fit the bill nicely. By that I mean the XR does not have these:
- 3Dt
- dual cameras
- OLED
- (I believe no HDR/dolbyvision support)

 

[whatsinamac]

If you are not hung up with tech specs, the XR might fit the bill nicely. By that I mean the XR does not have these:
- 3Dt
- dual cameras
- OLED
- (I believe no HDR/dolbyvision support)

Yeah this looks good to me and should be okay. I did a side by side comparison of XR with XS and realised a newbie won’t be able to tell these differences unless you’re a pro and you’re after strong tech specs.

 

[superleakTx]

Go to the Max, she will be long term iPhone user forever, wakanda forever

 

[tl01]

If you are not hung up with tech specs, the XR might fit the bill nicely. By that I mean the XR does not have these:
- 3Dt
- dual cameras
- OLED
- (I believe no HDR/dolbyvision support)

I would do the XR over the 8. I have a max currently, and an 8...my son has an X (I need to sell it) and an XR. I greatly prefer the XR over my 8.