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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
Wow. Isn't that kind of brave? You're absolutely sure you're keeping it after just a couple of days?
Its easy enough to revert.
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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 12:41 PM
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Got my Series 4 watch yesterday and picking up my XS Max tonight. @thoiboi check your messages.
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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 12:46 PM
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The wait must have killed you.
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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarlacc
The wait must have killed you.
My wife and I left for Vegas on Friday morning. I was able to get to the Fashion Show small to get the Watch but my wife said I'm not playing with switching phones while in Vegas. Those were a rough 4 days in Vegas.
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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
My wife and I left for Vegas on Friday morning. I was able to get to the Fashion Show small to get the Watch but my wife said I'm not playing with switching phones while in Vegas. Those were a rough 4 days in Vegas.
I know, I saw the posts on FB.
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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 06:32 PM
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I need to stop checking this thread. My phone has arrived but I'm not getting back until Sunday

Feels like such a waste given how smooth my 7 Plus is running on iOS 12.












But fuggit tho, treat yo self.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 08:00 AM
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Feels like such a waste given how smooth my 7 Plus is running on iOS 12.
iOS 12 increased the perceived speed of older phones considerably, and if you believe what you're told in forums and on YouTube, the excellence of iOS 12 has cost Apple some upgrades!

And....

Are we ready to talk about Antennagate II ?
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton

Are we ready to talk about Antennagate II ?
Suppsoeodly it’s just Verizon. But I’m on att and I’ve have issues. Though it seems like they are slowly clearing up.

In in my house though my signal strength shows weaker than my X.

So much for better internals for better reception.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
iOS 12 increased the perceived speed of older phones considerably, and if you believe what you're told in forums and on YouTube, the excellence of iOS 12 has cost Apple some upgrades!

And....

Are we ready to talk about Antennagate II ?
Yeah iOS 12 has made me decide to keep my phone. What I am waiting for is to see if any go on sale in the next few months. I know they can't discount the price, but some places will run specials like "buy an iPhone and get a $100 store gift card." If I get one of those I have decided to upgrade, but mine is still running so it's not urgent yet.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 11:09 AM
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Maybe I won't upgrade then.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Curious3GTL
Yeah iOS 12 has made me decide to keep my phone.
Don't brag too much. They'll send a signal for iOS to deplete your battery every two hours or something.

:-)
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
Maybe I won't upgrade then.
I upgraded and I'm still second guessing myself. :-)

The display is absolutely brilliant and the camera's really wonderful.

But...antennagate. I've only dropped one call so far, but, still...it's just so dumb they wouldn't do better after all the other trouble they went through.

If you're on T-Mobile, there might a little more of an excuse to upgrade from an iPhone X than if you are on Verizon or AT&T.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 12:07 PM
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I'm on AT&T, running a 256GB iPhone 7 Plus running iOS 10.3.3

Still works plenty fast for what I do. Battery life is still ok for now.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 01:43 PM
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I'm wondering if it's that more people are upgrading from these new phones so more people are having the problem. We mentioned in here that the reception of the X was worse than previous iPhones (except maybe the 4), I haven't noticed the XS Max reception being any better or worse for me than my X.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 02:13 PM
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My reception has been fine. Some data issues but as I said those are resolving and getting faster. So no regrets here.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 02:57 PM
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Loving it so far. Got the XS Max in Silver 256 and a nice Forest Green leather case. Paired with the Series 4 watch and Im good until October.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 03:09 PM
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Loving it so far. Got the XS Max in Silver 256 and a nice Forest Green leather case. Paired with the Series 4 watch and Im good until October.
whats in October? New iPads?
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse


whats in October? New iPads?
Should be.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 04:36 PM
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FedEX picked up my iPhone X before I got home, so I guess I'm stuck with an XS Max and must banish thoughts of inadequacy. :-)
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
FedEX picked up my iPhone X before I got home, so I guess I'm stuck with an XS Max and must banish thoughts of inadequacy. :-)
Poor guy.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 07:48 PM
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 08:32 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarlacc
The camera is noticeably improved. WAAAAAY better low light.
Originally Posted by kurtatx
The screen is stunning. It's not a big departure from iPhone X, but the size really just highlights the beauty of a display.

And I have had OLED screens on android devices before but never like this. No blue shift, no other weirdness. The XS Max screen is incredible.
Originally Posted by Mizouse
I read the wide angle camera is wider too. 26mm vs 28mm on the older phones.

the sensor is 32% bigger than on the X.
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My friends went to Disney tonight to play with the camera. They were at cars land with all the neon at night. They shot their X and Xs.

The Xs handles the variance in contrast and highlights so much better with less noise and a touch sharper.
Hate you guys, hate this thread.

Just rang up a Xs Max 256 to replace my X, along with a 44mm Watch, which will be my first, yes finally jumped on the watch train.

I have no idea when they will get here.
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarlacc
The camera is noticeably improved. WAAAAAY better low light.

Can you or anyone post their pics in the camera phone thread.
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Maker
Can you or anyone post their pics in the camera phone thread.
Nudes?
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 02:17 PM
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Yes please.
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 03:20 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Maker
Yes please.
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Maker
Yes please.
Its got a new HDR

HugeDickRendering
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 04:44 PM
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Phone ship date said November 11th - 19th at first, so I was like whatever, now I just got an email showing UPS delivery for tomorrow!

Watch delivery still says November, hopefully that will change too
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 05:24 PM
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Now I got an email saying both the phone and watch have shipped and delivery tomorrow. OH YES!
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 05:26 PM
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Its got a new HDR

HugeDickRendering
i need dis.
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by thoiboi
i need dis.
i don't need a rendering, I need it to actually be huge
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 06:07 PM
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i don't need a rendering, I need it to actually be huge
Sucks to be you!
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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 01:22 PM
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Since you guys wont send me your boner pics I ended up going into the store. It's defiantly a sexy phone. The feel, the screen, super nice. Camera was great and I'm sure outside pics would of been awesome. For sure a top contender for me.
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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 01:57 PM
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Going to the Apple Store after work to change the battery on my phone
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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 02:10 PM
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Received phone, but no watch.
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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 05:52 PM
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Anyone else notice this?

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/28...selfie-camera/

probably just an issue with noise reduction.

wonder if the issue is there with 3rd party apps.
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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
Anyone else notice this?

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/28...selfie-camera/

probably just an issue with noise reduction.

wonder if the issue is there with 3rd party apps.
I always figure the front camera is lower quality anyway so who cares, haha.

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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 06:00 PM
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I just tried a selfie with the both cameras...both showed all the detail, creases, bumps, pores...so no smoothing here.
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