Apple iPhone XS review

25 Sept 2018
Same. But different. And yet the same. The iPhones are masters at being that, especially the S series. What Apple obviously can't do is come up with clever names. Worse, the XS may as well go down in history as the worst labeled phone ever. Two letters but one is a Roman numeral. What could go wrong?

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  • dudecool
  • x%x
  • 26 Sep 2018

I have to admit, Apple make the best looking phones ...polished edging, sleek backings.. they've had the best styling for a long time.
if you want completely trouble -free phoning, the IPhone you cant go past.. Android definitely not as smooth a experience as iPhone.

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    • Shui8
    • KZ8
    • 26 Sep 2018

    Well at least their video stabilization is great.

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      • Anonymous
      • GRN
      • 26 Sep 2018

      Is there a signal reception problem on this device (being reported elsewhere)?

        Yawn, 26 Sep 2018i like the chipset, camera and lcd ,the rest of it bunch of... moreSame.

          AnonD-82756, 25 Sep 2018My samsung keystone 2 is better than this It's not even a smartphone.... ^^;

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            • Yawn
            • tug
            • 26 Sep 2018

            i like the chipset, camera and lcd ,the rest of it bunch of junk like previous one

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              • t7L
              • 26 Sep 2018

              If you can’t afford it don’t hate on it. Nobody is telling you all to buy the new iPhone geez. Stop being salty about it. If you think other phone is better then go for it just don’t brag and try to bring down Apple every single time. It just wont work you’ll just keep the fire flaming.

                4Vortex+rTempest, 6 GB of RAM, WITH android would be the best combo. *-*

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                  • ARIF
                  • Kiv
                  • 26 Sep 2018

                  In Indonesia, the price of Iphone XS 64gb is the same as the price of new standard motorcycle 2018 (not a used car, the used car even the 80's used car is more expensive). Apple Iphone is Apple Iphone. It doesn't need any competitors to make people around the world interested to buy one, just one.

                    Anonymous, 26 Sep 2018This just one year into the future, please. The X will disa... morenah... I think they will just drop the whole numbering and start all over again from plain "new iPhone"... just like what they did on their iPad

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                      • Anonymous
                      • QXP
                      • 26 Sep 2018

                      DD, 26 Sep 2018But S9 Plus is trash. Doesn't even have Android Pie until now.This is the dumbest reply ever! You don't need the latest Android version to work. As long as the phone is stable and working well, who cares? New updates = newer bugs, regardless of OSes. Don't tell me about having the latest security patches and all those BS etc. Android has never been safe regardless of being the latest version or not.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Js{
                        • 26 Sep 2018

                        Most of OEMs use 12MP to hide noise because lower resolution pictures have less compared to higher.
                        Even at 12MP + ISO 20 noise is there.

                        Low light shots are weak. Other phones at ISO 800, 1200, 1600 or above have better results.

                          I stopped reading after the Camera section.. Can't even do better or at par with the Pixel 2XL's camera. Apple lagging so much behind on camera and charging you big bucks. Please dont buy this product. It's getting worse!

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                            • DD
                            • Q0y
                            • 26 Sep 2018

                            Maky phone nerd, 25 Sep 2018Screw apple you shouldnt give them your hard earned money. ... moreBut S9 Plus is trash. Doesn't even have Android Pie until now.

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                              • DD
                              • Q0y
                              • 26 Sep 2018

                              AnonD-762416, 25 Sep 2018What I don't get is, why isn't the big one called XL when t... moreThey always release an 'S' version after the regular one. 5, 5S, 6, 6S

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                                • DD
                                • Q0y
                                • 26 Sep 2018

                                Anonymous, 26 Sep 2018You got it completely wrong. They said Apple does not regar... moreNot really. Not all android users use android because of customizability. Both my grandparents use a Galaxy Note 9 because their carrier offered a BOGO deal which Apple won't do.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • BVu
                                  • 26 Sep 2018

                                  I will buy both XS and XS MAX.
                                  I dont care about their price. I buy every new iphone every year and buy other colors after 6 months.So i use all of new phones. I just love to support the company even though i almost spend half of my income to their products( including new ipads with every color option). I just love their products.
                                  Btw, my car costs less than my i9 Macbook Pro , means i am not rich.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 0Cc
                                    • 26 Sep 2018

                                    Geric.770, 26 Sep 2018If only the XS Max will be renamed as XL, that would make s... moreThis just one year into the future, please. The X will disappear, and what will you remain with ? iPhone 11 and 11 L ? Then after one more year, iPhone 11S and 11S L ? See where the problem is ? There will be iPhone 11, iPhone 11 R, iPhone 11 Max, then iPhone 11S, iPhone 11SR and iPhone 11 S Max. Still bad, though :))

                                      If only the XS Max will be renamed as XL, that would make sense. :)

                                      Anyways, Pixel 2 series cameras still dominate the camera flagship smartphone until now.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • gBV
                                        • 26 Sep 2018

                                        "Unfortunately, the iPhone XS still won't use the OIS telephoto camera when shooting in low-light. The XS once again digitally zooms and crops the output of the main camera to achieve the zoomed effect."
                                        Very stupid decision by Apple. In theory the tele camera captures slightly more light than a 2x crop of the main camera, when the shutter speed is the same. Maybe the image stabilization of the tele camera is less effective. The 2x crop could have a small noise advantage due to less pixels => less read noise , but I rather prefer slightly more details. My experience with the iPhone X was that choosing the portrait camera manually with portrait mode often gives you better results than trusting Apple's algorithms.

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