iPhone XS and XS Max: all the features, price and availability

After more than a year of rumors, the Cupertino-based company has finally officially unveiled the new iPhone range for this year, a new range that adopts the notch throughout its range, completely forgetting about the models that the company had maintained until even last year, with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.

During the days prior to the presentation, various media had been in charge of filtering, not only the names of the new models, but also some of the images in which we could see the new color range of the new models that Apple presented in yesterday's event. Next, we go on to detail, all the features, prices and availability of the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.

The iPhone X, introduced last year, and that has been discontinued this year, has given way to the new generation, a generation that, as usual, has gained the characteristics of the second generation. But also, the guys from Cupertino, as had been speculated months ago, have launched two models to replace the first iPhone with notch on the market.

Features of the iPhone XS and XS Max

Larger screen size with iPhone XS Max

Apple has presented the second generation of the iPhone X, a generation that is composed of the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max, it seems that the word Plus has gone to the memory drawer within the iPhone range. The main difference we found between the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max, as can be easily deduced, is the screen size.

While the iPhone XS has the same screen size as the previous generation, the iPhone X, with 5,8 inches, iPhone XS Max reaches 6,5 inches, becoming a kind of mini iPad with which we can enjoy all the content we want directly from our pocket, with the ease that they offer us.

The screen of the new iPhone models are Super Retina and OLED type, just like the previous generation. This technology offers us more accurate colors, HDR technology and true blacks. The iPhone XS Max, having a larger screen, offers us a resolution somewhat higher than that of the 5,8-inch model.

As we can see in the image above, the size of the iPhone XS Max is practically the same that we can find in the Plus range, but taking advantage of both the lower and upper frames to the maximum, which will undoubtedly be appreciated by all users who were used to the size of the Plus model, and who will now be able to enjoy a gigantic screen in the same size. In addition, in this way, we can already get an idea of ​​how the terminal will be in our hands.

More resistant materials

One of the aspects that most attracted the attention of the previous generation of iPhone X, was the price of repairing the glass back of the device, a price that exceeded 600 euros, being almost double what it cost to change the screen terminal. It seems that Apple has wanted to prevent users from suffering from this type of accident, and according to what they say, have used the toughest glass ever used in a smartphone. What is clear is that we will have to wait for the stress tests to see if it is true or not. The edges of the new models are made of surgical grade stainless steel and molded with high precision.

New A12 Bionic processor, even more powerful

The new iPhone come from the hand of a new processor, even more powerful than its predecessor. We are talking about the A12 Bionic, an even smarter chip that offers the most power that a smartphone could have today. Thanks to this power, enjoy augmented reality and managing the depth of field of the photographs, to give a few examples, are much faster and more fluid processes.

The A12 Bionic is 50% faster in graphics performance than the A11. The performance cores are up to 15% faster as well than the A11 Bionic. Consumption, a very important part in the world of telephony, is also reduced with the new generation of the A series that includes the new iPhones, offering 50% consumption in the efficiency cores.

Cameras of the new iPhone XS and XS Max

During the presentation, Apple paid special attention to the cameras. In recent years, we have seen how many Android manufacturers, such as Samsung or Huawei, have far exceeded the photographic quality they offer, including the portrait mode. According to Apple, the new iPhone models include a new advanced sensor that, thanks to the Neural Engine, allows us to obtain excellent results in almost any light condition.

The new photographic sensor that we can find in the new iPhone offers us a higher image fidelity, higher color accuracy and lower noise in the captures that we take in low light, one of the great problems that most iPhone models have always shown, including those of the previous generation. The Bokeh effect that we can obtain thanks to the cameras has been improved to offer us more than impressive results.

But one of the functions that draws the most attention is the possibility of being able to modify, a posteriori, depth of field via the edit image function. In this way, we can enlarge or reduce the blur of the background to adjust it to what we are really looking for.

IPhone XS and iPhone XS Max storage capacity

The new iPhone models They are available in three storage versions: 64 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB. In this way, Apple becomes the second smartphone manufacturer to launch a terminal with 512 GB of storage, after the Galaxy Note 9, a terminal that is available in 128 GB and 512 GB versions.

IPhone XS and iPhone XS Max colors

The color gamut of the new generation of iPhone X has been expanded by adding the golden color to those already available last year. In this way, we have at our disposal three colors to choose from: Gold, Space Gray and Silver.

Prices and availability of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

The iPhone X was the first Apple smartphone that exceeded, in its most basic version, 1.00 euros, specifically reaching 1.159 euros. On this occasion, the iPhone XS in its more basic version starts at 1.159 euros and it goes up to 1.559 euros with 512 GB of storage. The 6,5-inch version starts from 1.259 euros in the basic 64 GB version and goes up to 1.659 euros for the 512 GB version.

Is it worth the change?

The new generation that Apple has launched on the market, offers us as main novelties, apart from the new 6,5-inch screen size, the new A12 Bionic processor and new storage capacities, reaching up to 512 GB. The rest of the news, They are the typical improvements offered by a new generation of devices.

Unless you are looking for a gigantic 6,5-inch screen, the size of which is the same as the Plus range, you may be switching from the iPhone X to the iPhone XS. not really worth it. If you haven't renewed your iPhone in the last few years, the iPhone Xr, which we talk about in depth in this article, is a very good option to consider.