iPhone XS, XS Max and XR

ArthurG · 21-09-2018 9:51am

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

lol at least the bike/wheels keep me fit and healthy and they cam efrom a small boutique manufacturer not from a multi national who purposely develop cpu intensive software/apps to slow down phones after a couple of years cough. God damn zombies

Nice try. Now jog on. Or cycle on on your €5k bike. I also have a bike - it cost €700 euro.

Mo14 · 21-09-2018 9:52am

my rip off zombie phone was just delivered!

asteroids over berlin · 21-09-2018 9:53am

The Mig wrote: »

And people probably think you spending €700 on a set of wheels for a bike is a rip off too. Anyway, enjoy!

i have them wheels on said bike for 5 years now and intend to have it until the end of my days. I hope your phone lasts as long! Anyway, it was just an opinion. :pac: regards

asteroids over berlin · 21-09-2018 9:54am

ArthurG wrote: »

Nice try. Now jog on. Or cycle on on your €5k bike. I also have a bike - it cost €700 euro.

race you for your phone, i'll put down the cash equivalent:pac:

cramp · 21-09-2018 9:57am

Mo14 wrote: »

my rip off zombie phone was just delivered!

1st impressions
Size etc ?

Knockieranlady · 21-09-2018 9:59am

My sons iPhone Xs Max 64gb has just been delivered, now to restore his X to a new phone for me ðŸ˜„

Foolishcharlie · 21-09-2018 10:02am

My iPhone Xs just got here. Wasnt expecting it this early at all. Usually when I order from Apple they arrive around 5pm!

Mo14 · 21-09-2018 10:04am

cramp wrote: »

1st impressions
Size etc ?

I got the max. The screen is massive of course but seems pretty usable. Need to figure out how to use it now as it's my first iPhone

Marty Bird · 21-09-2018 10:28am

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

lol at least the bike/wheels keep me fit and healthy and they cam efrom a small boutique manufacturer not from a multi national who purposely develop cpu intensive software/apps to slow down phones after a couple of years cough. God damn zombies

You would hate me so I ride a Cervelo and I have an iPhone:D

Rew · 21-09-2018 10:30am

My Voda upgrade XS was on my desk before I was in this morn

Marty Bird · 21-09-2018 10:33am

Mo14 wrote: »

I got the max. The screen is massive of course but seems pretty usable. Need to figure out how to use it now as it's my first iPhone

What phone had you before? Can you get control centre one handed?

Mo14 · 21-09-2018 10:38am

Marty Bird wrote: »

What phone had you before? Can you get control centre one handed?

Nexus 6p

I can get it one handed but it requires a little shuffle of the hand to move up the phone

murpho999 · 21-09-2018 10:59am

Mo14 wrote: »

Nexus 6p

I can get it one handed but it requires a little shuffle of the hand to move up the phone

I think with this big screen that "reachability" function is very important.

Make sure you have it switch on in accessibility settings.

Then swipe down from the gesture bar in any open app or the bottom of iPhone's home page to pull down the screen.

DubDJ · 21-09-2018 11:50am

ArthurG wrote: »

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

i cannot believe anybody is stupid enough to pay so much money for a phone!!

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

i spent 700 on a set of wheels (only - no tyres etc), never felt so guilty but hell did they transform the ride, zooming along. Not saying it is worth it but effortless cycling was achieved, the bike itself cost 6x that though, more or less all components changed to Carbon now. I can't lock it anywhere though - that sucks!

Cough.

In the space of 2 minutes your completely destroyed his argument

Top stuff from you ArthurG.

I know if it was between a set of metal (or carbon) wheels or a device that can do hundreds of powerful tasks in such a small pocketable size I’d pick the phone

Rew · 21-09-2018 11:56am

DubDJ wrote: »

In the space of 2 minutes your completely destroyed his argument Top stuff from you ArthurG.

Not to mention he is a Bitcoin advocate which is prob the single most wasteful thing on the planet these days.

wolfi · 21-09-2018 12:16pm

Collected from DHL depo 8:30 before work

brevity · 21-09-2018 12:18pm

Mine was delivered about 30 mins ago. Can't open it yet though...

Creamy Goodness · 21-09-2018 12:30pm

odd thing is the placement of control centre, apple knew this device was coming yet they still stuck it in the worst location imaginable. was in a great place in the iPad (multi-tasking area) on iOS 11. I still find it hard to get control centre on iOS 12 on iPhone 7 plus.

0ph0rce0 · 21-09-2018 12:36pm

Just received here the one I bought for my daughter.

She's away for 2 weeks and said under no circumstances am I to open it.

Gonna be long two weeks, Would like to see what I bought haha

UnknownEntity · 21-09-2018 12:58pm

Hi from my Xs Max, purchased from iconnect this morning!

Initial impressions, absolute beast of a phone. Screen is unreal but the size is not bad at all. Software is butter smooth as expected, build quality is superb.

Don't regret a thing.

Marty Bird · 21-09-2018 1:00pm

UnknownEntity wrote: »

Hi from my Xs Max, purchased from iconnect this morning!

Initial impressions, absolute beast of a phone. Screen is unreal but the size is not bad at all. Software is butter smooth as expected, build quality is superb.

Don't regret a thing.

Many buying ?

peteeeed · 21-09-2018 1:38pm

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Just received here the one I bought for my daughter.

She's away for 2 weeks and said under no circumstances am I to open it.

Gonna be long two weeks, Would like to see what I bought haha

Jesus , that's love right there , I'd have it open 😁

peteeeed · 21-09-2018 2:07pm

Ifixit results on the new phones

The Taptic Engine inside the XS Max has been resized—big phone, bigger vibrations
The XS Max also gets an extended logic board, with one of the display connectors moved to the bottom.
Camera: the wide-angle sensor size has been increased by 32%. Pixel size has also been bumped, bringing better low-light performance and contributing to the new “Smart HDR” feature.
There was one thing Apple forgot to mention about the new camera: all that 32% had to go somewhere, and it turns out the camera bump had to grow a little—your iPhone X case may not fit your iPhone XS.
The XS packs a 10.13 Wh battery (2,659 mAh at 3.81 V), weighing 39.5 g—slightly downgraded from last year’s X. But this decrease in capacity comes with a wild new battery configuration. Rather than using two cells to fill this L-shaped recess, Apple has constructed an all-new single-cell battery.
The XS Max battery unsurprisingly comes out on top capacity-wise, with 12.08 Wh (3,179 mAh at 3.80 V), and weighing 46.6 g. No single-cell here, though!

cramp · 21-09-2018 2:10pm

UnknownEntity wrote: »

Hi from my Xs Max, purchased from iconnect this morning!

Initial impressions, absolute beast of a phone. Screen is unreal but the size is not bad at all. Software is butter smooth as expected, build quality is superb.

Don't regret a thing.

Are u upgrading from a 7 or 8plus ??

asteroids over berlin · 21-09-2018 2:46pm

Rew wrote: »

Not to mention he is a Bitcoin advocate which is prob the single most wasteful thing on the planet these days.

we shall see young grasshopper

Rew · 21-09-2018 2:59pm

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

we shall see young grasshopper

We don't have to wait to see:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/new-study-quantifies-bitcoins-ludicrous-energy-consumption/

eeloe · 21-09-2018 3:02pm

So after a few phone calls, and a 150km round trip, we’re now the proud owners of 2 x 256gb Space Grey’s.

Really wish Eir would have stocked the gold but beggars can’t be choosers!

dan786 · 21-09-2018 3:19pm

eeloe wrote: »

So after a few phone calls, and a 150km round trip, we’re now the proud owners of 2 x 256gb Space Grey’s.

Really wish Eir would have stocked the gold but beggars can’t be choosers!

Can I ask where you got one?

eeloe · 21-09-2018 3:29pm

1 was a pre order in Carphonewarehouse.

1 was in Eir, Wilton Shopping centre, last 256 they had, lots of 64gb tho apparently

UnknownEntity · 21-09-2018 4:33pm

Marty Bird wrote:

Many buying ?

Got there around 8, opening time was 9. It was first come first serve and I was the second one there. After me though, lots of people came and unfortunately many were left disappointed.

Marty Bird · 21-09-2018 4:33pm

I will be picking up a SG 256 max in CompuB Dundrum in the morning they still have limited stock of this model.

UnknownEntity · 21-09-2018 4:34pm

cramp wrote:

Are u upgrading from a 7 or 8plus ??

Neither, from a Galaxy S8 actually. My first ever iPhone after being a life long android user and I am enjoying it so much.

asteroids over berlin · 21-09-2018 5:00pm

Rew wrote: »

We don't have to wait to see:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/new-study-quantifies-bitcoins-ludicrous-energy-consumption/

lol and this is what you base your theory on. interesting, enjoy your phone!

brevity · 21-09-2018 9:58pm

brevity wrote: »

Mine was delivered about 30 mins ago. Can't open it yet though...

Finally getting to play around with it. Lovely device - really well made.

Smaller than what I was expecting though

Shn99 · 21-09-2018 10:48pm

iPhone Xs, Xs Max and XR battery capacity and RAM have been leaked, Apple are required to submit these details to the Chinese TENAA to sell the phones in China.

iPhone Xs: 2,658 mAh, 4GB RAM
iPhone Xs Max: 3,174 mAh, 4GB RAM
iPhone XR: 2,942 mAh, 3GB RAM

And to compare it to the 2017 iPhones...
iPhone X: 2,716 mAh, 3GB RAM
iPhone 8 Plus: 2,691 mAh, 3GB RAM
iPhone 8: 1,831 mAh, 2GB RAM.

Interesting to see a smaller battery on the Xs despite Apple claiming its 30min longer than the X. Assuming this can be done through performance and power optimization.

what the hell! · 22-09-2018 10:32am

Silly question- why are a good few of you getting your phones from eir? Good deal or are they the only ones stocking them so far?

Creamy Goodness · 22-09-2018 10:35am

what the hell! wrote: »

Silly question- why are a good few of you getting your phones from eir? Good deal or are they the only ones stocking them so far?

Eir has a fairly decent network throughout the country. Second only to Vodafone but not as expensive as the eye watering Vodafone plans.

brevity · 22-09-2018 11:18am

what the hell! wrote: »

Silly question- why are a good few of you getting your phones from eir? Good deal or are they the only ones stocking them so far?

I was due an upgrade and didn’t want to have to pay a deposit by switching provider. *touching wood* I’ve never really had much problems with eir and the entire process was seamless *touching wood*

The price of the phone was the same anyway and eir provide more on their data plan.

eeloe · 22-09-2018 1:47pm

what the hell! wrote: »

Silly question- why are a good few of you getting your phones from eir? Good deal or are they the only ones stocking them so far?

I’m with eir business. The plan cannot be beaten

What Username Guidelines · 22-09-2018 2:55pm

Surprised to be able to walk into Three in Blanchardstown today and pick up a 256gb Xs SG on an upgrade for my wife. They had the Xs Max on display and I’m very tempted but not due an upgrade til next year.

McGrath5 · 23-09-2018 4:29pm

If anyone would like to post some pictures of their iPhones, feel free too.

I’m picking one up in the NY in 2 weeeks so it’s going to be a long wait.

Copper_pipe · 23-09-2018 6:00pm

Picked up a 64gGB Xs today in Three Cork (Patricks Street)

Any recommendations for Phone insurance?

numbernine · 23-09-2018 6:25pm

Just sold my X and ordered a Max today :-)

eeloe · 23-09-2018 9:11pm

numbernine wrote: »

Just sold my X and ordered a Max today :-)

How much did you get for the x?

numbernine · 23-09-2018 9:39pm

eeloe wrote: »

How much did you get for the x?

705 in Cex, just wanted a quick sale. They dropped grade A price from €750 to €705 in the last couple of days. Thats for Black 64g, white was €722 ish

eeloe · 23-09-2018 9:43pm

Did they give cash there and then?

numbernine · 23-09-2018 10:11pm

eeloe wrote: »

Did they give cash there and then?

They test it which takes about 10 mins and then hand over the cash there and then if theyre happy that all is good and you’re happy with the grading

eeloe · 23-09-2018 10:28pm

Awesome!

Might take a spin to my local store tomorrow.

dawidnowak2005 · 24-09-2018 2:49pm

iPhone Xs max, I have issue with 3G, it’s work few seconds and stops even I’m full bar coverage when I switch to 4G it’s work no problem, my main issue is in my work I have weak coverage for 4G so I’m was using 3G most time now I can’t , anyone have similar issues with 3G? Restarted internet settings doesn’t fix anything I’m on Vodafone

Rew · 24-09-2018 4:29pm

XS Max shipped today to deliver tomorrow. Had been down as 24th-1st delivery.

iPhone XS, XS Max and XR

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