Looking my max just the size I needed for my smart phone. think I may use my ipad use for stuff like on the sofa
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Hands-On With Apple's New 6.5-Inch iPhone XS Max
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Why this comment is getting spread around the internet is beyond me. The Max is the heaviest iPhone Apple has ever made. Nobody would say that the iPhone 8 Plus feels light- yet it actually is lighter than the Max.
The screen just sucks. Colors change when even viewing the screen just a little bit off angle. Compared it to the screen of an iPhone 8, which is way better.
Same here,I can’t remember the last iPhone that I used the included slow charger with..I always use the iPad charger which is way faster.I leave the original iPhone charger sealed in box
Haha I’m with ya. Thankfully my missus owns an opticians
Yes that is why people are commenting on it. Precisely because it doesn't feel as heavy even though they know it isn't lighter. Hence the surprise.
I got a gold XS Max. Some thoughts:
The home screen doesn't have an extra row of icons. I guess it's effectively a bigger screen than the X? That kind of makes sense, it's easier to design for.
Camera is a lot better in low light.
Don't know why GPS is flaky when the phone is new. Had the same issue with the X when it was new. I guess it has to rebuild some sort of profile.
The gold is a nice champagne color. It's okay.
The weight is pretty good in my hands. It feels solid.
Swiping up feels more natural than on my X.
Usually new iPhones feel a lot faster, but this feels the same animation speed as the X (iOS 12). Which is not bad.
I don't know if the 120hz touch sensing thing is working. Scrolling still seems choppy/ghostlike, but it may be limitation of OLED(?) though I've never seen a Samsung with fast refresh rate to compare.
The home screen doesn't have an extra row of icons. I guess it's effectively a bigger screen than the X? That kind of makes sense, it's easier to design for.
Camera is a lot better in low light.
Don't know why GPS is flaky when the phone is new. Had the same issue with the X when it was new. I guess it has to rebuild some sort of profile.
The gold is a nice champagne color. It's okay.
The weight is pretty good in my hands. It feels solid.
Swiping up feels more natural than on my X.
Usually new iPhones feel a lot faster, but this feels the same animation speed as the X (iOS 12). Which is not bad.
I don't know if the 120hz touch sensing thing is working. Scrolling still seems choppy/ghostlike, but it may be limitation of OLED(?) though I've never seen a Samsung with fast refresh rate to compare.
Apple need to stop cheapen it and use iPad charger instead. It’s faster.
iPhone 8 has old tech,cheapo LCD display that looks faded and dull when compared to the OLED display of X series side by side,it can’t even display real black (dark grey instead),how can one claim that old screen is better than Xs Max is beyond me.
Im sorry but a LCD screen is not better than the OLED display.
There is no Face ID 2.it’s the sane Face ID as iPhone X,only very marginally faster.
{Makes mental note not to annoy H.E. Pennypacker}
Hardware wise it’s hard to predict where things will go for smartphones over the next ten or fifteen years. I wouldn’t be so quick to say smartphone design has seriously plateaued. Three years ago no one would have predicted Face ID and no more home button, yet here we are. Also, refinements are as important as major changes. Areas where smartphones can, must and will improve greatly over the next ten to fifteen years are microphone quality (smartphone mics are terrible and studies have shown this is one of the reasons for terrible dictation in certain situations and some angles of use), speaker volume, yes, but especially speaker audio quality have room for much evolution in the coming years, battery life and battery technology is like caveman technology compared to where it might be in ten or fifteen years. Cameras? Cameras can improve hugely. I would personally like to see Apple sell an iPhone with interchangeable optical lenses—not for gimmicks such as fisheye, but for professional photography and filmmaking. I’d like Steven Soderbergh to be able to shoot an iPhone feature film that didn’t look like it was filmed with a potato lens. Imagine being able to choose from a choice of professional Panasonic, Canon or Zeiss (and on) specially made for iPhone camera lenses? Or how about home WiFi charging: TrueWireless® charging. Embedded optical sensors under the display: no notch! Or outrageous possibilities such as holographic AR, or advanced minature projection technology: a TV on your bedroom ceiling. The future in technology will be difficult to predict, but it’s a long road ahead. That much is certain.
And no, you cannot have a circular smartphone display—for innovation’s sake.
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ok but how much faster is it than Face ID on X? The article says it's slightly faster. Can someone quantify that? Is it as fast as the second generation Touch ID?
Gotta say, even with average hands (no complaints elsewhere knowwhatimean) it feels totally manageable.
I switched from a 7+ to X last year and loved at first but after a few weeks longed for more screen space.
On the commute. On the elliptical. Using for maps in car. Watching YouTube. Etc.
Dunno how they did it, but honestly the max feels natural in my hand. Just the screen is gorgeous. I can do a lot still one handed. And for two handed typing? So much easier.
With the X i felt when I needed to type fast and professional I went two handed, and my fat fingers made so many mistakes. This is just right sizes to fly through typing. Look at photos and videos with ease. Just loving it 6 hours in. Damn you apple.
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Yeah. My hands couldn’t have grown since 7+ right? Wife would have complimented me. WHy is this easier.
I switched from a 7+ to X last year and loved at first but after a few weeks longed for more screen space.
On the commute. On the elliptical. Using for maps in car. Watching YouTube. Etc.
Dunno how they did it, but honestly the max feels natural in my hand. Just the screen is gorgeous. I can do a lot still one handed. And for two handed typing? So much easier.
With the X i felt when I needed to type fast and professional I went two handed, and my fat fingers made so many mistakes. This is just right sizes to fly through typing. Look at photos and videos with ease. Just loving it 6 hours in. Damn you apple.
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Yeah. My hands couldn’t have grown since 7+ right? Wife would have complimented me. WHy is this easier.
That's correct. Its same Face ID system but apparently with the new nuro engine it can process it a bit faster. There's a video on youtube already that shows its a split second faster. However with iOS12 increasing the performance already with the X its hardly noticeable from what I could tell.
What actually might make a difference is if its more accurate with some peoples faces. It works quiet well with me and I don't have any issues with its speed for my use. Face ID 2 I hope allows for horizontal face unlock.
You mean for that price they didn't? When will you lemmings learn.
It finally arrived. Love it. Takes a while to download my apps but its working well. Love the look and feel to it. So much faster than my past iphones.
Yes, brilliant phone but under-utilized. Doesnt that make it a not so brilliant phone?
Finally got my XS Max setup. Upgrading from an 7 and I have to say, the XS Max is pretty amazing. I originally thought it would be too large, but now that I've been using it, it's a great size and going back to my 7 ... the 7 seems way small. I already miss the button somewhat but I hope I can get used to the swiping mechanics sooner than later (the biggest peeve so far has been getting used to switching apps or closing already open ones).
Not really an Apple fanboi or diehard by an means. Wish the phone was slightly cheaper (or they had a 128GB option, I opted for 256GB) but I am impressed. Really excited to try out the camera. I thought FACE ID would be weird (the idea of looking at my phone to unlock it seemed truly odd) but it's really snappy (even with glasses on). Just my 2 cents (or should it be upgraded to 2 dollars considering how much the device was).
Not really an Apple fanboi or diehard by an means. Wish the phone was slightly cheaper (or they had a 128GB option, I opted for 256GB) but I am impressed. Really excited to try out the camera. I thought FACE ID would be weird (the idea of looking at my phone to unlock it seemed truly odd) but it's really snappy (even with glasses on). Just my 2 cents (or should it be upgraded to 2 dollars considering how much the device was).