Every year, without fail, a new iPhone (or iPhones) arrive. And every year, we see the same cookie-cutter reviews from Apple’s “trusted” stable of reviewers.
The reviews usually begin (or end) something like this: “This is the best iPhone to date”, as if that should actually mean anything in an industry that moves constantly forward.
Moreover, Apple operates solely by itself. Sure, it borrows heavily from Android designs and features, but most of the time it makes phones that slowly push forward Apple’s agenda.
I used to be a big Apple fan, but I can’t remember the last time I actually got excited about a new iPhone coming? Maybe 2015…
iPhone XS Review – “It’s All Good, Man!”
Tech Radar and The Verge, for whatever reason, can’t seem to say what most already know: Apple’s iPhone lost its magic long ago.
Nowadays, the handset is more an experiment in minimalist expression – change as little as possible, tweak a couple of things. Then, bump the price (in the XS MAX only, of course).
I know there’s not that much we can do with phones anymore; they’re all super-advanced with big displays and fancy sensors.
But one area where Apple could have made some changes is battery life – i.e. make it better.
The iPhone X’s wasn’t great, and now we hear that the iPhone XS’ is essentially more of the same – middling-to-okay, but nothing spectacular.
The cameras and processor are reportedly very impressive, but, again, this is par for the course. Apple’s sensors and silicon are always world-beaters, though I find using a OnePlus 6 – a phone that costs 50% less than Apple’s iPhone XS – perfectly adequate in these regards.
What’s The Beef?
I guess, mostly, it comes down to price: why are Apple’s iPhones so expensive when they aren’t all that special? I mean, these phones use the same design, more or less, as last year’s model – yet they cost the same (or more if you want the XS Max)?
All the areas where Apple’s iPhone is winning are not exactly perceptible to 99.9% of users either.
Will you notice a few milliseconds of additional processing grunt? Probably not. Is the camera THAT much better than the Pixel 2’s or the OnePlus 6’s? Again, probably not.
So what, exactly, are you paying extra for? Simple: the iPhone – you’re paying more because that’s what Apple does.
And normally, I don’t mind this. But when the handset you’re talking about is duller than a box of porridge, well… you got to start asking questions about why people are lining up to buy these things?
I'd much rather pick up the outgoing iPhone X at a discounted rate, save myself some money.
The only interesting thing from Apple’s keynote was the iPhone XR, and my hopes for that phone are this: people wise up to Apple’s tricks, completely ignore the XS and XS Max, and buy the iPhone VR instead.
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