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Funny but being an 7 Plus owner I opted to skip the X due to it being too small. In particular because it’s skinnier than the 7 Plus, that means most commonly v

Funny but being an 7 Plus owner I opted to skip the X due to it being too small. In particular because it’s skinnier than the 7 Plus, that means most commonly viewed material is smaller, e.g Photos, and landscape video while the phone is held upright. As you could imagine, I’ll be preordering the XS Max (despite the name).

m_ke 8y ago
Same here, except at $1100 for 64GB I might have to consider going back to an android phablet.
whatever1 8y ago
Why not the XR? You get a slightly smaller 7plus with taller screen and all of the features of XS bar the second camera and 3D Touch which both provide limited added value. On top of that you will have better battery as well.
- matt-attack 8y ago
  > taller screen The problem is that the taller screen is skinnier. And the width is most often the limiting size. For example, if you're watching a movie, a 16:9 image is limited by the width of the phone. So a skinnier screen means a smaller movie. Same for viewing photos. Basically most tasks result in a smaller viewing experience. The taller screen really only buys you a better experience for reading long text (websites, ebooks, etc).
  - raydev 8y ago
    fyi, the XR is in the same class as the XS Max, it's just 2x instead of 3x. The XR will still give you both more vertical and horizontal space than the XS, all software will present the same as the Max with the split view showing up in landscape, and it's cheaper. The only benefits to the Max over the XR are: - even harder to see pixels (not that you'd notice them on the XR) - 3d touch - camera
- 333c 8y ago
  > all of the features of XS Notably, it lacks an OLED display, perhaps (to me anyway) the best feature of the X.
  - whatever1 8y ago
    I personally prefer the font rendering of the lcd screens. Oleds even at 400+ppi do not look as smooth (at least to my eyes). Also not a big fun of burn in.
    - binomialxenon 8y ago
      I agree, the RGB subpixel layout really gives better sharpness over PenTile at the same nominal PPI. I'm sticking with LCD phones as I really don't want to have to worry about burn-in, especially with several years of use.

m_ke 8y ago

Same here, except at $1100 for 64GB I might have to consider going back to an android phablet.

whatever1 8y ago

Why not the XR? You get a slightly smaller 7plus with taller screen and all of the features of XS bar the second camera and 3D Touch which both provide limited added value. On top of that you will have better battery as well.

matt-attack 8y ago
> taller screen The problem is that the taller screen is skinnier. And the width is most often the limiting size. For example, if you're watching a movie, a 16:9 image is limited by the width of the phone. So a skinnier screen means a smaller movie. Same for viewing photos. Basically most tasks result in a smaller viewing experience. The taller screen really only buys you a better experience for reading long text (websites, ebooks, etc).
- raydev 8y ago
  fyi, the XR is in the same class as the XS Max, it's just 2x instead of 3x. The XR will still give you both more vertical and horizontal space than the XS, all software will present the same as the Max with the split view showing up in landscape, and it's cheaper. The only benefits to the Max over the XR are: - even harder to see pixels (not that you'd notice them on the XR) - 3d touch - camera
333c 8y ago
> all of the features of XS Notably, it lacks an OLED display, perhaps (to me anyway) the best feature of the X.
- whatever1 8y ago
  I personally prefer the font rendering of the lcd screens. Oleds even at 400+ppi do not look as smooth (at least to my eyes). Also not a big fun of burn in.
  - binomialxenon 8y ago
    I agree, the RGB subpixel layout really gives better sharpness over PenTile at the same nominal PPI. I'm sticking with LCD phones as I really don't want to have to worry about burn-in, especially with several years of use.