iPhone Xs and Xs Plus Promo Images have Leaked

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

 

tbh all smart phone launches are boring. It's the same regardless if it's Apple or not. 

some chinese brands like Oppo are kinda interesting.

[Mooshi]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

some chinese brands like Oppo are kinda interesting.

A pocket sized rectangle that can take calls and browse the internet is still a pocket sized rectangle. 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Mooshi said:

A pocket sized rectangle that can take calls and browse the internet is still a pocket sized rectangle. 

picket size rectangle with extending rectangle is nolonger a rectangle.

[ZacoAttaco]

20 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

A pocket sized rectangle that can take calls and browse the internet is still a pocket sized rectangle. 

Some could argue the Plus models aren't 'pocket-size'

[D13H4RD]

10 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

If you want to talk about unwieldy phones, just look at the Note 9. That thing is wayyy taller than the iPhone Xs Plus will be. 

Actually, both the Note8/Note9 and the iPhone 6/6s/7/8 Plus are unwieldy. 

 

The Note is tall and skinny while the iPhone is shorter but wider. I suspect that the iPhone Xs Plus will be a tad trickier to use not just due to the trimmed bezels (meaning that you're more likely to have an accidental mistap from a palm) but also due to the gesture based navigation. 

 

Now, my hands are mega huge. So much so to the point where I am able to use my Note8 and my sister's iPhone 8 Plus just fine with one hand. But I think these phones are definite 2 handers

[D13H4RD]

For my opinion on them, I think the gold stainless steel frame is long overdue. I like the look of it especially when blended with a black front. 

 

If I had to pick, it would probably be the larger one for the larger battery and display. 

 

That leaves out the elephant in the room though; Price. Rumor has it that the Plus will cost an astronomical amount, which makes it a no-go for me, especially since at where I live, iPhones have a ridiculous markup which adds north of $200 on top of the US MSRP. 

 

My Note8 was already supremely expensive at $930. Anything more and that phone had better offer something special. And as much as I like the iPhone and have been slowly warming up to the iPhone X form factor, a further price increase just doesn't make it all that worth it. 

 

My carrier will likely absorb a huge chunk of that price, but we'll have to see

[LAwLz]

4 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Nice background they chose.  Just black enough in the right places to hide a potential notch.  I swear, if it has one again... no, apple wouldn't do that.  Even they don't have enough courage to face up to the embarrassment they'd suffer if that happened.  I'm going to take a chance and say, nice job getting rid of it!  You made a mistake going for bezelless before it was possible and released an atrocity that was soon surpassed by "no-name" brands at half the price, but you cam back with a vengeance and showed them who the true design master is.  They may have no notch, but this has no notch, and still packs all the same iphone x goodies people can't live without for some reason.  Well done.

1) It has a notch. You can see it because the planet extends past the ear piece.

2) Getting rid of the notch would be like admitting it was a poor decision to introduce it. Apple would never do that.

[Soppro]

11 hours ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Neat, more useless crap for the mainstream to waste their money on

 

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Nobody @ DrMac

 

If posting in a tech forum on the internet somehow makes you morally superior to others, well then ... my worldview is different to yours

[FloRolf]

Will there be an iPhone XsS that is smaller than the Xs? Maybe even back to the roots to iP4 formfactor making it an iPhone XXsS (or is it XsXS?) . That'd be neat. 

[D13H4RD]

3 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

Will there be an iPhone XsS that is smaller than the Xs? Maybe even back to the roots to iP4 formfactor making it an iPhone XXsS (or is it XsXS?) . That'd be neat. 

XXsXsxSssxX

 

I'm out of ideas 

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

XXsXsxSssxX

 

I'm out of ideas 

i am from the age of Gamertags

behold: XxIphonexX

[bleedblue]

Shouldn't they have named it the Iphone XL

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, bleedblue said:

Shouldn't they have named it the Iphone XL

L for light. Make it smol

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14 minutes ago, Soppro said:

If posting in a tech forum on the internet somehow makes you morally superior to others, well then ... my worldview is different to yours

How did you manage to get that from what he said?

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Ryan_Vickers said:

How did you manage to get that from what he said?

I can understand where he gets it from, but you really have to be out to get people to gather that from what he said. 

 

Isnt that in the end kinda hypocritical, or is that just my dumb thinking

[bleedblue]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

L for light. Make it smol

Because the XS is the bigger version. kek

 

9 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

i am from the age of Gamertags

behold: XxIphonexX

Was that really a thing? Am I too young to have made it to that era?

[D13H4RD]

12 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

i am from the age of Gamertags

behold: XxIphonexX

xX1337iPhoneXsXLxX

[GoldenLag]

16 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Was that really a thing? Am I too young to have made it to that era?

Yes, that was a thing, remanents of that era is still scattered into today.

 

14 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

xX1337iPhoneXsXLxX

IndectiveIphone789

 

[dizmo]

6 hours ago, vetali said:

All new iPhones will have FaceID. 

Another reason for me not to go Apple I guess

6 hours ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Here I am with my 200$ 6.4in phone, and it has all the features I need.

 

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Headphones jack

microSD slot

Bezels

A 16:9 LCD with no missing parts

Fingerprint reader

Dual speakers

5,300mAh battery
 

 

 

 

Apple or not, I fail to see how people can justify more expensive phones (especially when the phones' prices reach 4 figures) when they lack half the features a midrange phone like mine...

People that don't need those features I guess. I don't need expandable storage, a headphone jack, I'd prefer a taller aspect ratio screen and don't actually mind the notch. Bigger batteries are always nice, but as long as it can last the day I'm fine with it. 

 

Now, I'll gladly pay more for a superior camera. Or features like the SPen. Or a better build quality. While I like my Zenfone 3 Zoom, it's clearly made of a softer grade of aluminium as it has a slight bend to it; something that never happened with flagship level devices for me. Hell, I'd even be willing to pay a little more if the more expensive device had  wider aftermarket support. Good cases are important to me. 

4 hours ago, ZacoAttaco said:

Is that Nokia running AndroidOne as well? Essentially a 'near stock' Android operating system? Definitely makes the phone more appealing that's for sure.

I've never seen the allure of stock Android. It's missing a lot of useful features other brands like Samsung add. 

4 hours ago, mrchow19910319 said:

android fanboies are salty cos their device can't even get to the latest update 

 

My phone gets lots of updates either way though it's not a huge issue for me *shrug*

3 hours ago, Mooshi said:

 

tbh all smart phone launches are boring. It's the same regardless if it's Apple or not. 

I find them interesting, depending on the phone. Different strokes I guess. 

[Drak3]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

I've never seen the allure of stock Android.

Beyond less bloatware, there is none. Stock Android sucks.

[kting15]

6 hours ago, ZacoAttaco said:

Did they indicate they're going to have both the X and 8/8s alongside each other? The Touch ID is so convenient that I may just stick with the regular bezel style.

From what I understand of the rumors that I've heard, that is sadly not the case. I'm also disappointed form the rumors that it looks like they won't be reintroducing Touch ID under the display either. Maybe they don't think it's ready for primetime yet? Maybe they decided to abandon it on their phones, which is what it's starting to look like. But who knows, maybe Touch ID on the new phones is one of the very few, if any, things that didn't get leaked.

But also, from what I understand, FaceID is supposed to be way better in the new phones. Kinda like the jump between first and second gen TouchID. Maybe it'll be that good, who knows?

[Commodus]

16 minutes ago, kting15 said:

From what I understand of the rumors that I've heard, that is sadly not the case. I'm also disappointed form the rumors that it looks like they won't be reintroducing Touch ID under the display either. Maybe they don't think it's ready for primetime yet? Maybe they decided to abandon it on their phones, which is what it's starting to look like. But who knows, maybe Touch ID on the new phones is one of the very few, if any, things that didn't get leaked.

But also, from what I understand, FaceID is supposed to be way better in the new phones. Kinda like the jump between first and second gen TouchID. Maybe it'll be that good, who knows?

Fingerprint readers under glass still have a few limitations.  They're a bit slow (since they're reading through more layers), they add a little bit of bulk and you often have to limit them to a narrow part of the display.

 

My belief is that Apple is all-in on Face ID and that it'll focus on making that better rather than trying to reintroduce Touch ID as a fallback.  I wouldn't count on it being hugely better in the iPhone XS (or whatever it may be called), but I wouldn't be surprised to see upgrades.

[D13H4RD]

2 minutes ago, Commodus said:

Fingerprint readers under glass still have a few limitations.  They're a bit slow (since they're reading through more layers), they add a little bit of bulk and you often have to limit them to a narrow part of the display.

 

My belief is that Apple is all-in on Face ID and that it'll focus on making that better rather than trying to reintroduce Touch ID as a fallback.  I wouldn't count on it being hugely better in the iPhone XS (or whatever it may be called), but I wouldn't be surprised to see upgrades.

The return of TouchID is quite honestly unlikely, even as a fallback.

 

Apple very rarely re-implements technology that they have previously used as it would appear as if their gamble really hasn't paid off.

[DrMacintosh]

5 hours ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

(meaning that you're more likely to have an accidental mistap from a palm)

Surprisingly in my experience I’ve never had an issue with palm rejection on any Apple device....meanwhile on even the latest Samsung phones, if I even look at them wrong the display things I’ve clicked something. 

 

Apple has some of the best palm rejection software out there. 

[mynameisjuan]

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Surprisingly in my experience I’ve never had an issue with palm rejection on any Apple device....meanwhile on even the latest Samsung phones, if I even look at them wrong the display things I’ve clicked something. 

 

Apple has some of the best palm rejection software out there. 

What the hell are you talking about? S8/S9 palm rejection are excellent.