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Hands-On With Apple's New 6.5-Inch iPhone XS Max
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Mine didn’t come with one. I think in the video Dan said his did. He’s in the US (I think). Or is just a crazy Cleveland fan.
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Way, way too big. I used to use the Plus size phones, picked up the X last year, and ordered the XS Max. Got it last night, promptly realized how absurdly oversized it is, and went in today to return and swap for the XS. I have big hands and even then it's not comfortable to use one handed without fear of dropping it, even with a dextrous pinky-rest maneuver.
here in toronto when i went to the mall with my buddies.. we went to fido store & ask if iphone xs max 64gb is available & the employee said “yes we have alot” we were actually surprised that it didn’t get sold-out.. then we ask if they also have an iphone xs 64gb gold & said the same thing.. it didnt get sold out is it because its too expensive or what?
From my experience it’s usually the base model that’s not sold out. Most Apple customers purchase the higher end models so the base models are the ones that are left over. The Max will likely outsell the standard XS. People complain about the prices, but Apple knows their customers have plenty of money so I’d expect prices to only continue to go up.
Because somehow prior “S” models were priced lower than the phones they replaced in some other universe you visited?
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Perhaps Apple realized that the majority of the world still has USB-A and most existing Mac users do as well? And perhaps it makes absolutely zero business sense for them to package in a A-to-C adapter to accommodate about 1.5% of the buyers.
The XS's Face ID is nothing like Touch ID 2, which was a revelation in terms of speed/accuracy. It's more like Face ID 1.2.
I wanted to get the XS Max but balked at the price. My current 7 Plus cost $750 new while this one is $1100. That's a nearly 50% increase for a slightly faster phone with a larger screen. Might have to hang on and wait for some discounts.
The OLED of my Apple Watch started to fade right after 2 year, looks like this after 3 years of daily regular use. It became unreadable in brighter environments. Apple Store tells me this is expected with OLED.
I‘m looking forward to reports in 2 years time on the iPhone XS.
I‘m looking forward to reports in 2 years time on the iPhone XS.
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Really? On my XSMax it’s working super fast especially if you follow instructions on your Face ID.
And why are people pretending the Max doesn’t feel bigger than the Xs. Are their eyes playing a trick on them too? The problem with all new phones these days is that they’re too tall. Height shouldn’t be more than twice the width. 18:9 (2:1) is a good aspect ratio for a phone, but 19.5:9 is ridiculous.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/8g8921/iphone_x_aspect_ratio_fix/
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Anyone having palm rejection problems with the XS keyboard? The base of m left thumb is interfering typing so now I have to make sure both my thumb bases floats on the screen and stay away when I’m typing. Never had this problem with other phones. It is driving me nuts!
The XS Max chassis is not physically bigger than the Plus phones.
The screen itself is obviously larger on the Max, and I can say that the far corners are more of a reach compared to any other iPhone.
If I add “IMHO” to your statement it makes perfect sense. Many people feel differently, and like me, will never want to go back to smaller phones after having the 6 Plus on...
Mine doesn’t want to jump on my Time Capsule on AC band. Weird. I’ll tinker with it.
Edit: I'm hoping this is not the case, but it almost seems like the XS Max has poorer radio reception than my old 7 Plus. I had to do the old trick of making a separate SSID for my TC's 5 GHz band and forcing the XS Max to get on that router SSID. The reception (based on Wi-Fi "bars") is very poor, but the bandwidth is still better than if it were on the 2.4 GHz 802.11n band.
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My opinion on the X Max is the same as the iPad Pro: a total beast hardware wise, but limited by a software (iOS) that has remained stagnant over the years. So much screen real state and so much CPU power hardly utilized by the operating system
The iPhone itself is awesome, but iOS needs to evolve.
Absolutely. I’d hope that with the foundations work that they’re doing this year that in 2019 (plus marzipan for Mac) that we see a huge jump in power in what iOS is capable of.
So maybe if this year is about foundational ‘under the hood’ software efficiency, hopefully next year will be about software power features. Let’s hope.
Never had such problems with OLED displays in Note 5 after 3 years of heavy use....Hope this is not forced .....snce
Yet they were "brave" when they got rid of the headphone jack. Which 98% of the world still uses. They knew this and is why they packaged an adaptor. Sorry brah, ya'walked in to that.
MY POINT being they included the headphone adaptor the first run. To help folks but also let them know this is how it's going to be. Then this new launch, no headphone adaptor. Folks better have moved along. The irony is the MacBooks HAVE a headphone jack still, but no old USB. We're already on second-gen USB-less MacBooks too. Apple should have switched to Type-C this launch, included a Type-C to USB adaptor. Then next year ditched the adaptor as they did with the headphone jack adaptor. Thus getting people to...move forward.
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I didn't buy the new iPhones because of two main reasons (I currently have a 7 Plus)... eSIM is not yet available in my countries and even when it will be available, will most likely be locked onto a plan (I use pre-paid around the world) and the cable is USB-A... still! Ridiculous that I buy a new Macbook and it has USB-C and I buy an even never iPhone and it has USB-A. The same with the new Apple Watch. I am sure Steve Jobs would have never allowed this. In the end, Apple has lost my money. If there were two physical SIM slots and a USB-C cable included (or at least the option to switch cables), I would have bought it and upgraded my watch 100%.
First thing I tried and I was disappointed to say it behaves exactly like the XS, X or any non "Plus" phone. No landscape home page, no sidebar in mail, etc. I am really dissappointed by this. All the extra width in landscape gone to waste. it has really put me off actually. The OS is still not optimised for these new full screen phones with lots of white to the left and right when in landscape.
I'd use the low power charger for overnight charging. Low power charging potentially results in less heat and less stress for the battery.
Afaik both the Max and XR are supposed to behave like a Plus. So maybe (hopefully) a temporary issue...
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The Chinese version has two physical SIM slots. I'm currently chasing distributers in China if they can export the device to Europe. If you are within EU feel free to PN me.
Only because of the low production volumes. Apple dumped the SE because of poor sales. I don't see this small form factor featuring heavily among flagship Android phones, either.