Apple announced three new phones this morning iPhone Xs iPhone Xs max
Wait a minute. The X is a Roman numeral in Xs
So maybe it's iPhone Xs ma-10 and the iPhone Xr because that letter definitely makes sense
They are undoubtedly the worst named iPhones in history, but that's aside the point
Let's talk about the actual phones because call me cynical
But I'm a little bit less impressed than everyone else seems to be so much so that for the first year ever
I'm not buying the new iPhone, speaking of less impressed. I'm not that when it comes to Setapp
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Now before all the Apple fanboys get their white ceramic Edition panties in a twist
I am a current iPhone X user. I have owned and used this iPhone X every single day since release date: November 3rd
2017 and it is undoubtedly the best iPhone I've ever owned nay
It's probably the best smartphone I've ever owned now many will be quick to point out that hey traitor
You talked a lot of heat on the iPhone X last year and now you're saying you like it
Oh, yeah, I am I said
I liked it last year, too
Just that I thought iOS wasn't tailored to fit the needs of the bezel-less now
gesture based device in the last nine months
however, Apple has fixed nearly all of the bugs and iOS 12 unlike iOS 11
I've been running the beta since it came out actually feels like it was made with the new gesture based handset in mind and
I can say with confidence that almost everything works well save for the still moronic control center placement
In fact, I like this phone so much that it is the first year
I've made it all the way to September without getting distracted by the new sexy springtime Android flagships
Understandably. I was pretty stoked for the September keynote because there were a number of wishes that I had to make the iPhone X go
From really really good to near perfect and Apple addressed well
None of them. My first issue was size as a goofy kid who owned a massive Dell Streak back in high school?
Along with the first Samsung Galaxy Note. I loved phablet sized phones for a long time. However, a couple of years ago
I kind of got stuck with an iPhone 7 and I came to love the small form factor of a smaller phone once again
When I upgraded to the iPhone 10 a year later
I didn't really like the size and I still don't sure iPhone 10 is only a little bit bigger than iPhone 7
But it is bigger and it's significantly heavier because it's made of steel instead of aluminum
And I'm probably not the only one that likes small phones
I think even Apple was surprised when the iPhone SE reached huge demand when it was released a few years ago
I guess not enough to keep it alive though
Because Apple killed the iPhone SE today and now the iPhone Xs which is identical in size to the iPhone X is the smallest
current gen iPhone that Apple sells and
Personally, I think that sucks
But unlike years past the small phone, I guess isn't the cheap one. So that's good. No, no the cheap
$749 iPhone X
Xr
Whoever thought mixing roman numerals and letters was a good idea is the entry-level model with an aluminum chassis and a 6.1 inch
liquid retina LCD panel
Isn't that the most?
advanced marketing you've ever heard
It just so happens to be the most advanced LCD in the industry with just a smidge over 820p resolution. Yep
It's got the same density as the iPhone 4 well and I guess the iPhone 8 for that matter now once you go high-res
It's really hard to go back. But for most iPhone users who really don't know any better
I'm sure that LCD will look great and I admit that
I'm actually pretty impressed by the way apple jammed that screen into such a small form-factor
Small bezels. However, the press photos and the photos on apple.com do look a little bit better than real-life
the bezels are noticeably larger on the LCD phones than the OLED phones and the iPhone Xr is
Actually quite thick. For reference it's immediately obvious when holding an iPhone 7 and an iPhone X that the iPhone X is thicker
It's about 0.6 millimeters, which doesn't sound like a lot but you can feel it and the iPhone Xr
Is that same amount thicker than the iPhone 10 It's a meaty boy now
Most people are claiming and I suspect to be probably erroneously that the iPhone 10r's battery is bigger than the iPhone X
But I think the phone is thicker just based on the simple fact that it's an LCD panel
And those by nature are thicker than OLED ones
But I could be wrong because apples annoying obscure specs page does list the iPhone Xr as having a longer battery life than the iPhone
X but that may just come down to display efficiency and brightness
Other than the case sizes materials and displays the only other Hardware difference between the three models
Is that the iPhone Xs and Xs max have a telephoto lens where the iPhone 10 R does not however
yet again, we find an interesting reason to opt for the cheaper iPhone Xr
portrait mode no longer requires the dual camera setup like years past
Apple is finally taking the Google route of focusing more on AI and software image processing than raw hardware prowess
Thanks to marketing mumbo jumbo, like the neural engine that's part of the A12 Bionic chip image processing permits
Depth mapping which makes smart HDR portrait mode stage lighting the variable software bokeh slider
They showed off etc possible on all iPhone models
Well all new iPhone models the only advantage to having the dual camera system on iPhone Xs and Xs Max
Over the iPhone Xr is to have that telephoto lens to avoid digital zoom
but other than that, the camera experience is exactly the same on the
$749 iPhone as it is on the
$1,099 iPhone that's a first from Apple and I welcome it kudos great job
Unfortunately current iPhone 10 owners. Don't get any of these new features
It's not really surprising but it is a bummer nonetheless
So other than the insane price what the heck is my beef with these new phones then well
I've been watching Apple Keynote s-- for years and years and years and a very long time. Okay, and Apple always always
Brags about numbers the camera pixels are two times deeper
The phone is 30% faster the device charges 15% quicker. The adoption rate is four thousand percent better than Android etc
They love to brag and today they didn't hardly at all
They talked about how the new A12 Bionic SOC is up to 15%
Faster and up to 50% lower power than the a 11 Bionic from last year, but that's it
And that's not a very exponential leap and processing power. There was no bragging about the cameras. No bragging about the device strength
No bragging about the display. No bragging about face ID. They talked about how great they are, but not in terms of raw numbers
It's X percent better or it is x times better
And that's a little worrying to me because Apple always does that and even if it's just a little better like that
15% better CPU. Apple talks about it
Like it's the best thing since sliced bread and today they really didn't face idea was probably the biggest feature of iPhone 10
It's a big deal. I like it a lot
it is way more consistent and reliable than touch ID ever was
But it's slower a lot slower and a lot of people and I can't really blame them
Don't want to upgrade to face ID until it's as fast or faster than touch ID this year. I expected it to be better
I expected it to improve but is it I
don't know Apple weirdly spun the keynote to make it sound like face ID was faster without
Actually saying face ID was faster have a listen and (cuts to keynote) "it does it faster than ever before
The Xs now has faster algorithms and runs on a faster version of the secure Enclave. So it's gotten even better"
So the new A12 Bionic chip speed up the hardware that's used for face ID, but his face idea itself really faster?
They never said it! And they never advertised it and that is not like Apple
They had just finished bragging about how their chip was 15% faster
That's not that much if face ID were say 2 times faster
You better believe they'd say it heck if it was only 50% faster
They'd still let you know they'd tell you how it was the most incredible
Invention ever and how it's the best iPhone they've ever made and how you're going to love it
But they didn't and they didn't do it with hardly anything. It's weird
Furthermore I felt like they intentionally misled people with a number of things including which is the 120 Hertz digitizer refresh rate
Which is very much not the same as the 120 Hertz refresh rate of the screen
On the iPad pro called a Pro-Motion. In fact, it was misleading enough to confuse an Engadget writer
first of all
Lol modern journalism, but he is a technology writer totally confused
The weird thing is that this is not even a new feature iPhone X had that same 120 Hertz touch refresh rate digitizer
So they're making a big deal out of something. That is not even a big deal. And is it even new why?
Well, it makes me think that this year brings the most minor upgrades of any iPhone upgrade in recent history
And they had to make it sound better than it really is
I guess if you want a different size like the behemoth iPhone Xs Max
Well, then obviously it's a good year cuz last year that phone didn't exist speaking of sizes
I would have upgraded if they released a smaller phone, but they didn't so I'm kind of disappointed
It was a meh keynote and a meh. iPhone year at least for me
I'm staying with my iPhone X because the Xs is only a little bit better on the other hand iPhone Xr is a big
Deal and I don't think that people are as excited enough as they should be
It's like last year's phone the iPhone X
But for the masses and honestly, other than maybe the iPhone 3G it might be the most important iPhone ever
For people that don't want to spend a mortgage payment on a phone and there are many people like that
The iPhone Xr brings nearly every single feature of the more expensive phones except for it uses aluminum instead of Steel
it uses an LCD panel instead of OLED and
anyone who is used an apple LCD knows that that is not much of a downgrade and for
250 dollars less than the next cheapest iPhone with many cute colors to choose from it is comparatively a killer deal and
Apple is going to sell a crap ton of them
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