
That’s the thing: Bigger isn’t necessarily better this time around, and it’s some of the best news we’ve heard so far. It’s about the same size as the Plus-sized iPhones of years past but it has a 6.5-inch Super Retina AMOLED display, the biggest we’ve seen on an iPhone. The bigger model, the iPhone XS Max, is something a lot of people have been waiting for. We’re sure this is supposed to make cell reception better, but we’re a bit bothered by how it breaks the perfect symmetry that Apple is always such a sucker for. There are a couple of new antenna bands on both the top and bottom edges of the phone. It’s a subdued more subtle kind of gold - almost bronze-like - compared to previous releases. If you’re looking for something fresh, get the beautiful new gold color. Apple says it’s made of a tougher kind of glass that’s more scratch resistant. On the outside it’s pretty much the same phone - all glass with a stainless steel frame. If last year brought us a major shake up to the iPhone as we know it, this year is all about refining and improving the iPhone X, Apple’s most important product since the original iPhone.

Same design, supersizedĢ018 is an S year - every other year in the iPhone’s history wherein updates are more incremental.

There’s a lot to like about the new iPhones: They come in this fresh new gold color and are powered by what Apple claims is the most powerful processor ever put on a smartphone. They take better photos and have faster, more secure Face ID.īut when it comes down to it, are these upgrades significant enough? Should you ride the hype train all the way to the Apple store? With a more affordable iPhone XR also available, which model should you get? We’ll answer these questions in the review. Its supersized version, the iPhone XS Max, is everything you love about the iPhone taken to the extreme. The iPhone XS, Apple’s new top-of-the-line iPhone for 2018, is supposedly an improved version of last year’s game-changing model.
