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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  • Anonymous
  • I8m
  • 01 Oct 2018

SS, 01 Oct 2018Stick with my iPhone SE. Greatest phone ever made. Just a... moreYou can get a note4 for the same price give or take.
Best value you can get.

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    • keM
    • 01 Oct 2018

    Stick with my iPhone SE. Greatest phone ever made.
    Just a shame they didn't update it.

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      • Martin
      • 0mX
      • 30 Sep 2018

      I am baffled that in 2018 Apple couldn't put at least a 3000 mAh power battery in their phones. Xiaomi Mi A2 lite with the same screen size put a 4000 mAh battery in their phone for just 1 more mm of thickness in a phone that is a 1000$ cheaper. Honor 10 same size display, same thickness a 3400 mAh battery. P20 pro is the same thickness as the Iphone with a slightly larger screen and a front fingerprint scanner and again has a 4000 mAh battery, where Apple are still struggling putting a 3000 mAh and just in their huge 6.5inch XS MAX could barely squeeze a 3174mAh... And this is just 1 of the reasons why Huawei has surpassed them in sales...

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        • Anonymous
        • 4QP
        • 30 Sep 2018

        Realistic1, 30 Sep 2018It was a long time since last time I read something this ch... moreYou reply in childish denial and call their comment childish because the truth upset you?
        Astounding

          iDroid, 30 Sep 2018Wats the use of paying 1500$ for a so called lagfree, perfe... moreIt was a long time since last time I read something this childish. You did not even read the articles... I will not bother discussing with you further.

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            • Anonymous
            • LaT
            • 30 Sep 2018

            Apple is and Android with no customisation.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4QP
              • 30 Sep 2018

              Darshada, 30 Sep 2018Samsung is the manufacturer but Apple is the one calibratin... more"Enhancements"

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                • Anonymous
                • 4QP
                • 30 Sep 2018

                Anonymous, 30 Sep 2018If Samsung is making iPhone display why it is better than t... moreIt's not better. Brighter in manual brightness settings but that's about it.
                It's not brighter or less reflective in high ambient light situations. And it's not more color accurate as well as lacking the extra color profiles and adjustments. It's also lower resolution. Not even QHD yet where Samsung is 3k.

                So where it's it better?

                  Anonymous, 30 Sep 2018If Samsung is making iPhone display why it is better than t... moreSamsung is the manufacturer but Apple is the one calibrating the screen for their phone and all the enhancements it brings along the process.

                    Anonymous, 30 Sep 2018If Samsung is making iPhone display why it is better than t... moreSamsung is the manufacturer but Apple is the one calibrating the screen for their phone and all the enhancements it brings along the process.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • StU
                      • 30 Sep 2018

                      If Samsung is making iPhone display why it is better than the display on their phones

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                        • iDroid
                        • gM{
                        • 30 Sep 2018

                        Realistic1, 29 Sep 201895% of users will never try to mess with that. Also, it is ... moreWats the use of paying 1500$ for a so called lagfree, perfect device that takes porcelain doll selfies(#beautygate)and won't even charge(#chargegate)?
                        So 95% of users dont care/mess with that too? No selfies and new battery replacement after every charge? Wow, apple's feature removing trend is getting great...soon ip xx will be nothin but a brick in the 3k$ box and users will build their dream iCave with those! ;P

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 4QP
                          • 30 Sep 2018

                          Anonymous, 29 Sep 2018Samsung is even worse. It overcharges a PoS with half the t... moreSo in other words you literally don't even have the first clue what you are talking about. Understood

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 4QP
                            • 30 Sep 2018

                            Realistic1, 29 Sep 201895% of users will never try to mess with that. Also, it is ... moreGood excuses

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4QP
                              • 30 Sep 2018

                              Realistic1, 29 Sep 2018“It would definitley stutter” Yousay that like of you a... moreYou mean say that like we have experience and understand reality? Don't be so hurt by their facts

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                                • Anonymous
                                • swf
                                • 29 Sep 2018

                                Maky phone nerd, 25 Sep 2018Screw apple you shouldnt give them your hard earned money. ... moreSamsung is even worse. It overcharges a PoS with half the tech of Apple.

                                Apple at leasts moves tech forwards. Samsung has left it stunted and then proceeds to overcharge. Samsung should die like Nokia did.

                                S9 plus is literally one of the worst phones around. Low ram, extremely low battery, mediocre battery. Samsung is only producising PoS lately. Stay away!

                                  Anonymous, 29 Sep 2018Maybe, if you change the default iPhone animation (which is... more95% of users will never try to mess with that. Also, it is very unlikley that iPhone will be completley unresponsive up for a minute or longer like Android phones do.
                                  That is what I think when I say “no lag” or no freezing. It comes down to preference. You can enjoy your phone just working as it is and working smoothly or you can buy an Android and then customize anything and everything. Except for bloatware and tons of pre-installed Google apps that you won’t ever use, you will have to root your device for that. And it will not really run as smooth as iOS but it will still be OK.

                                    Anonymous, 29 Sep 2018Correct. iOS just makes iPhones appear less laggy by using ... more“It would definitley stutter”

                                    Yousay that like of you are creator of iOS...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • thw
                                      • 29 Sep 2018

                                      It's not telephoto but telebulsh*t, very weak sensor used by apple, no match to sony exmorr rs newest sensors in the near we will see 40 mp on smartphone the king of sensors made by sony, no way apple can beat it, but perhaps anything can happen not to mention huawei with its ambitious cameras obsessed by leica, or samsung with faster aperture again and again because samsung is only love to much more light catched by lens aperture not anything else,

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                                        • Filous
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                                        • 29 Sep 2018

                                        Great review (as usual) but I think that low-light telephoto samples are captured with wide camera and zoomed to 2X. It would be good to add 'digitally zoomed' to the description (same as it in the iPhone X review).