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iPhone XS Teardown Shows Few Changes Aside From the Battery (engadget.com)
iFixit tore apart Apple's iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, revealing very similar insides to last year's iPhone X. Engadget reports the findings: One of the most interesting features is the battery on the XS. The iPhone XS sports a slightly downgraded battery from the iPhone X, a 10.13 Wh battery (2,659 mAh at 3.81 V) versus 10.35 Wh (2716 mAh at 3.81 V). But a new configuration might more than make up for it: Apple is using a brand-new L-shaped single-cell battery instead of two separate batteries. However, the XS Max still sports two batteries. Some other tweaks include a new, Apple-branded power management chip and a new antenna line on the bottom of the phone. The camera bump is also slightly taller, meaning your iPhone X case might not fit on your XS, if you plan on upgrading. The Verge also notes that "there's no evidence that the teardown team could find of any improved water or dust resistance, despite the improved IP68 ratings on the iPhone XS and XS Max."
Cook has finally fried the Apple. They are essentially selling downgraded versions of a discontinued new product in slightly different bodies. They have pulled a "Chinese knockoff" on themselves. ALL THE LOLS. Keep buying those logos boys...
Prove it, Hater.
“meaning your iPhone X case might not fit on your XS”
Why any normal person. Upgrade from the X to the Xs.
Not that the Xs is bad, but there isn’t anything that extra new that would be worth the expense of upgrading.
If you are some sort of Apple collector then why would you use your old X case on the phone?
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
"got the same iPhone 8/iPhone X back glass construction, meaning on tiny crack call for a whole chassis replacement."
My company makes several iOS apps, so we have about 75 iOS devices. It's been disappointing how easily the back glass cracks but in Apple's defense, that doesn't affect functionality.
What does affect functionality is that while all of our really old iDevices that use the old 30-pin connector still work even though some of them are over a decade old, nearly all of the devices with a lightning connector have problems. The vibration when you get a message is enough to disconnect them from charging.
I had no idea that an L shaped 10.31 Wh battery has more capacity than a pair of rectangular 5.175 Wh (10.35 Wh combined) batteries in a single pack! I wonder if Tesla is aware of this magical power of the L!
Browsing at +1 - no ACs, I ignore their posts. So refreshing!
New battery, cameras, mainboard, SoC, modem, antennae, eSIM, haptics, speakers... yep, not many changes at all!
Personally I just picked up a used X to save a bunch of money, but calling the XS mostly the same is disingenuous at best.
Not that the Xs is bad, but there isnâ(TM)t anything that extra new that would be worth the expense of upgrading.
I'm not upgrading from the X myself but there is one factor that is super tempting - the Xs (or Xr or Max) camera is a lot better in low light.
Take a look at dynamic range and especially lack of noise in low light photos and video from Daring Fireball, each image shows and iPhone X and then the Xs side by side.
Again I am not upgrading but the difference is actually pretty significant. And the Neural Engine is literally an order of magnitude more powerful, mainly where that would matter besides photography, is advanced AR stuff (like the basketball training app they showed during the keynote).
If you are some sort of Apple collector then why would you use your old X case on the phone?
Because I would rather not buy new cases for attachment lenses, and tripod mounts. Indeed as the open is just slightly larger I'd probably just carve them out a bit with an exacto knife.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
4 to 4s
5 to 5s
6 to 6s
X to XS
There's never a huge dramatic change when Apple adds an "s" or "S" to the model name. They save the really big changes for when the Number is incremented.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
CRAP is what you get when a guy who thinks a dick belongs up a guy's ass leads a company.
Apple is officially OVER.
1) Apple sales grow every year, despite claims of their demise.
2) You'll be the first one caught with a dick up your ass. It's always the most vocal homophobic Republicans who get caught being a homo.
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Not sure how I got the Slashdot URL instead of Flickr, but here's the IPhone X/Xs image gallery I was talking about.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Indeed. The 5s was a completely different phone than the 5.
-- Cheers!
There's never a huge dramatic change when Apple adds an "s" or "S" to the model name. They save the really big changes for when the Number is incremented.
I think the amount of internal changes tends to be about the same. But 4 to 4s is no external change, 4s to 5 is, 5 to 5s isn't, 5s to 6 is etc. In any case, not enough reason to upgrade for existing customers.
If you buy a new phone every two year, you either started with a 4 and stayed on the "no s" line or you started with a 4s and stayed with the "s" line.
I like apple. But my number 1 want, in terms of improvement, is more battery life. Historically, it has been great on their plus size models. But poor on the rest.
It's about the only tick-tock you'll find these days..