‘Pretty mind blowing’: Apple fans flood social media with praise for the most expensive iPhone models EVER with better battery life and a new Portrait Mode that ‘mimics a DSLR’
- Apple unveiled its latest high-end iPhone models during a media event last week
- Both devices appear similar to the iPhone X, with OLED edge-to-edge displays
- Fans have started to queue outside of Apple retail stores all over the world
- Those who pre-ordered the latest iPhone models last week have started to receive the devices in the post and share their early impressions of the phone
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Apple fans are flooding social media with praise for the most expensive iPhones ever released, as the first batch of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max deliveries start to arrive with customers worldwide.
Users have been sharing their early impressions of the devices, which can cost up to £1,449 ($1,499) for the top-of-the-line iPhone XS Max with 512GB of internal storage.
Pre-orders for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max went live at 8.01am last Friday.
Both flagship smartphones have a similar design to the iPhone X, pronounced ‘ten’, which launched last year to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the iPhone range.
iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max boast the same edge-to-edge display, with a small cut-out, or notch, at the top of the device to house the front-facing camera, ambient light sensor, and flood illuminator and dot projector used for facial recognition.
The new flagship smartphones ship with 1.5 hours more battery life than the previous generation, an updated dual-camera system with customisable levels of bokeh blur designed to ‘mimic a DSLR’ camera, faster A12 Bionic processor, tougher glass, and improved water resistance.
Apple fans who pre-ordered their devices last week have taken to social media to voice their opinions on latest iPhones, with one customer saying the XS Max fits ‘perfectly’ inside a pocket and has a ‘mind-blowing’ screen.
This comment follows criticism of the new models from campaigners that said the smartphones, which range from 5.8in to 6.5in – all considerably bigger than the SE, which has a screen size of 4inch, were too big for women’s hands.
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Apple fans are flooding social media with praise for the most expensive iPhones ever as first iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max deliveries start to arrive worldwide. Pictured is the new Apple iPhone XS Max
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max were announced during an Apple media event at the company’s headquarters in California last Wednesday.
The tech giant announced its biggest and most expensive iPhone yet with the 6.5-inch XS Max, which features a Super Retina display.
It can store up to 512 gigabytes of data, pushing its price tag up from a base price of £1,099 ($1,099) to £1,499 ($1,499) for users who need the local storage.
The most expensive model sold-out in its Space Grey and Gold finishes in under 30 minutes when pre-orders went live at 8.01am last week.
Those early orders have started shipping today in 30 markets worldwide, including the US and UK, with more locations set to be added on September 28th.
Fans have also been spotted waiting outside stores in London, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Dubai and Berlin among others to get their hands on the new handsets.
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iPhone XS and XS Max users have been been sharing their early thoughts on the new device on Reddit and Twitter.
User ‘sjperformance’ wrote on the MacRumors forum that he didn’t notice a big difference in weight between the iPhone X and iPhone XS Max.
‘The Max fits perfect inside my pockets. Didn’t really feel a difference inside slim jeans I was wearing today,’ the forum user wrote.
‘It does seem more faster smoother over my X running iOS12.
‘No home button truly makes an immense difference. Y’all will enjoy it,’ he said.
Another user called ‘shooter03’ also posted on the Macrumors blog saying the iPhone SX Max is ‘amazing’.
Users have been sharing opinions on the devices – which cost up to £1,449 ($1,499) for the 512GB XS Max – with one saying the iPhone XS Max fits ‘perfectly’ inside a pocket and has a ‘mind-blowing’ screen
Many users have been commenting on the vibrant and immersive display, which one has claimed is ‘incomparable to the display of the iPhone 7’
‘Screen size is pretty mind blowing,’ he wrote.
‘As for hand size it fits me nicely ( I have sorta big hands ) feels a little lighter than the X which is weird. But all in all it’s so nice.’
One Reddit user, who is known by the username jtx660, said the display of the new iPhone XS Max is vibrant and bright.
He described it as ‘incomparable’ to the display of the iPhone 7.
‘Besides the obvious full screen display and lack of home button and Face ID, I must say its a beautiful slab of premium glass and stainless steel.
‘First thing I noticed was definitely that huge OLED 6.5” panel. Its vibrant, extremely bright and immerse’, he said.
Both iPhone XS and XS Max is available in Gold, Silver and Space Grey finishes.
Fans have been spotted waiting outside stores in London, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Dubai and Berlin among others to get their hands on the new devices. Pictured are the first customers enter the Apple Store in Regent Street
Hundreds of Apple fans have queued outside stores to get their hands on the new iPhone XS – despite its eye-watering price tag. Pictured are people queuing outside the Apple Store in Regent Street, central London
The phone is flying off the shelves, despite swathes of people mocking its eye-watering price following the launch event.
Social media users joked that Apple should have named its new flagship handsets the ‘excess’ and ‘excess Max’ because of the high price points.
The iPhone XR, Apple’s new ‘budget’ handset priced at $749 (£749), will not be available for pre-order until October.
Announcing the devices on-stage at the Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone XS is ‘by far the most advanced iPhone we have ever created.’
Like their predecessor, the iPhone X, the name is intended to be pronounced as the number 10. But, people are already reading it as X, and that’s likely to catch on.
On Twitter, Apple fans are simultaneously hailing the sleek new products and dragging the company for its name choice.
Customers have been snapping up the iPhone XS and XS Max (pictured) since pre-orders kick-started at 8:01am BST (3:01am ET) on Apple.com/UK and on the Apple Store iOS app
Apple has launched pre-sales for its hotly-anticipated new flagship smartphones. The most expensive iPhone of all time – the £1,449 512GB XS Max (right) – sold out in its silver and gold finishes in under half an hour
‘The iPhone Xs Max price reflects the name…,’ Twitter user @juhasaarinen wrote.
‘Apple’s new phone’s name is iphone XS which like every other iphone would be EXCESSively overpriced,’ @Bhavessshh tweeted.
‘Did they really name the new iPhone the “excess’?” XS? Is this an SNL skit?’ another user commented.
Others found the company’s lack of creativity to be a bigger issue, with many simply calling the new names ‘dumb’ and ‘lazy.’
‘These phones really look wonderful, but ‘iPhone XS Max’ is the worst product name Apple has come up with in this century,’ Twitter user @gilbert said.
Tech analyst Patrick O’Rourke joined in, tweeting: ‘I want to go on the record now as saying that iPhone Xs Max is a bad name for a smartphone…’
Apple also unveiled a more affordable model on Wednesday in a bid to ensure their devices ‘reach even more customers,’ with the 6.1-inch iPhone XR shipping at $749.
The $999 (£999) iPhone XS (right) and $1,099 (£1,099) XS Max (left) are battling it out to be crowned Apple’s fastest selling smartphone
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE IPHONE XS AND XS MAX?
The iPhone XS and larger XS Max are Apple’s latest flagship devices.
The pair have a similar design and features to the existing iPhone X – including its much-hyped Face ID unlock system – with a few key additions.
They hit stores on September 21, 2018 with the iPhone XS priced at $999 (£999) and the XS Max a whopping $1,099 (£1,099).
Like the iPhone X, the XS has a 5.8-inch OLED screen, while the XS Max boasts a mammoth 6.5-inch OLED display.
For comparison, the iPhone XS Max is bigger even than the Galaxy Note 9, which spans 6.4 inches.
The XS and XS Max have dual 12-megapixel rear cameras and a dual 7-megapixel selfie camera – just like the iPhone X.
Apple launched its iPhone XS and XS Max flagship devices at an event in San Francisco on September 12
Apple has bolstered the batteries loaded into each phone too.
It claims the iPhone XS runs for half an hour longer than last year’s X, while the XS Max lasts an additional 1.5 hours.
Apple’s newest phones feature faster processors and better memory capacities than their predecessor.
Both are loaded with Apple’s new A12 Bionic chip, which Apple claims runs run 15 per cent faster than the A11 chip in the iPhone X.
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are shipping in 64GB, 256GB or 512GB — the largest in-built storage ever shipped on an Apple-branded smartphone.
They are available in gold, silver and space grey.
Rumors had suggested that Apple would be having an ‘S’ year this time around, with most of the upgrades focused on specs instead of looks, which proved to be mostly true.
Both the iPhone XS and XS Max take a page from the 10th anniversary iPhone X in their design, featuring edge-to-edge organic LED screens, slimmer bezels and facial recognition technology that replaces the home button.
That doesn’t mean the devices fall short on upgrades, however.
‘These are incredible new iPhones,’ said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing. ‘The best iPhones we’ve ever made by a long shot.’
Apple also took the wraps off of the 5.8-inch iPhone XS, which costs $999. CEO Tim Cook described the device as being ‘by far the most advanced iPhone we have ever created’
Apple says the phones are ‘more waterproof’ than their predecessors and the cameras are ‘better than ever before’.
The XS and XS Max feature some significant display upgrades. The 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max has a Super Retina display and a resolution of 2,688 x 1,242.
Both phones have improved speakers, a 120Hz refresh rate and Face ID is now speedier, thanks to new algorithms, allowing users to more quickly unlock their device with just their face.
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller called this version of FaceID the most secure facial authentication in a smartphone ever.
iPhone XR vs iPhone XS vs XS Max
Screen Size:
Display Type:
Processor:
Water Resistance:
Battery Life:
Fast Charge:
Wireless Charge:
3D Touch Display:
Dual Cameras:
Optical Zoom:
FaceID:
Weight:
Software:
Price:
Colours:
iPhone XR
6.1-inch
LCD
A12 Bionic
IP67
Up to 15 hours
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
194g (6.84 oz)
iOS 12
$749 (£749
Yellow, White, Coral, Black, Blue, and Product Red
iPhone XS
5.8-inch
OLED
A12 Bionic
IP68
Up to 12 hours
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dual 12MP Lens
Yes. 2x
Yes
177g (6.24oz)
iOS 12
$999 (£999)
Gold, Space Grey, Silver
iPhone XS Max
6.5-inch
OLED
A12 Bionic
IP68
Up to 13 hours
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dual 12MP Lens
Yes. 2x
Yes
208g (7.34 oz)
iOS 12
$1099 (£1099)
Gold, Space Grey, Silver
The iPhone XS and XS Max feature dual 12 megapixel rear cameras and a dual 7 megapixel selfie camera with bigger sensors and an improved high-dynamic range imaging, called ‘Smart HDR,’ which results in better lighting and photos with deeper colors.
Along with that, Apple introduced an improved ‘bokeh’ effect, which adds a blur in the background of portrait mode photos.
Apple says this smooths out the transition from foreground to background and better defines background shapes.
The new slider tool allows users to adjust the depth of field in photos and adjust the camera aperture, to deepen or reduce the depth of field even after a photo is taken.
Apple has bolstered the batteries loaded into each phone too.
The iPhone XS and XS Max have 12 megapixel cameras with bigger sensors and an improved high-dynamic range imaging, which results in better lighting and photos with deeper colors
Apple has improved the ‘bokeh’ effect, which blurs the background of portrait mode photos. It smooths out the transition from foreground to background and defines background shapes
HANDS ON WITH IPHONE XS MAX
Boasting a 6.5inch OLED screen, the iPhone XS Max is the biggest phone Apple has ever made.
While on paper the screen may seem almost too big, the curved design means that in the flesh, it’s incredibly easy to pick up and handle – and absolutely stunning to look at.
There is something of a jaw dropping moment the first time you load up a picture of press play on the movie.
Apple’s new iPhone XS Max is shown (right) beside the smaller XS
That screen is sharp and incredibly bright, and the phone (and even the still present notch) are almost invisible, making this the closest thing yet to Apple’s ‘all screen’ vision.
The sound has also had a huge boost, and even in the crowded scrum like experience of the hands on area at Apple’s event, audio was loud enough to hear clearly – if you want to annoy the neighbours of fellow commuters, this is definitely the speaker system to do it with.
The speed increase Apple has given the handset are also noticeable, with the system feeling far snappier and more responsive – although we weren’t able to try to FaceID system, which has apparently been dramatically improved.
While many users liked the smaller size of the iPhone X when it was released last year, the Max does the seemingly impossibly – making a big screen phone that really doesn’t feel like a big screen phone. It’s big enough that you feel you could actually do far more, with emails and documents given a whole new lease of life.
Overall, the iPhone Xs Max is probably the handset users of the Plus iPhones have been waiting for – and the extra screen real estate really does make this a phone that manages to balance a big screen with the usability and great feel iPhones are known for.
Overall, it’s bigger and faster, and if you are willing to spend $1100 on a phone and want the absolute best, then this is the handset for you.
-Mark Prigg at the Steve Jobs Theater for Dailymail.com
It claims the iPhone XS runs for half an hour longer than last year’s X, while the XS Max lasts an additional 1.5 hours.
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are shipping in 64GB, 256GB or 512GB — the largest in-built storage ever shipped on an Apple-branded smartphone.
Apple’s newest phones are equipped with faster processors and better memory capacities than ever before, relying on Apple’s new, super fast A12 Bionic chip.
The A12 chip is made up of a six-core CPU, which contains two ‘performance’ cores and four ‘efficiency’ cores.
Apple unveiled the more affordable iPhone XR to ensure their devices ‘reach even more customers,’ with the device shipping at $749. Pre-orders for the devices start this week
It’s also packed with a four-core GPU that Apple says is ’50 percent faster’ than the A11 Bionic chip.
On top of that, the phones feature an upgraded Neural Engine, which powers everything from the iPhone’s augmented reality features to its dual-lens camera.
The Neural Engine gets a bump up to eight cores, an upgrade from its previous two cores, and can also handle a staggering 5 trillion operations per second.
The iPhone XS and XS Max are now able to open apps up to 30 percent faster thanks to the A12 Bionic chip.
It will also power improvements in AR, Memoji and Siri shortcuts.
The iPhone XS and XS Max are now able to open apps up to 30 percent faster thanks to the A12 Bionic chip. It will also power improvements in AR, Memoji and Siri shortcuts
Both phones will support the use of two phone numbers and data plans, using a physical SIM card and an e-SIM card. This isn’t available yet, but will come in a software update later this fall
Another update that may have gotten lost in the fray is that Apple is adding dual SIM support for the first time ever.
That means both phones will support the use of two phone numbers and data plans, using a physical SIM card and an e-SIM card.
The feature isn’t available just yet, but will be enabled in a software update ‘later this fall.’
In China, where e-SIMs are barred, Apple will even ship a special version of the iPhone XS Max that’s equipped to handle two physical SIM trays.
Earlier in the event, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 4, which marks a major step up from the Series 3.
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