With the iPhone 10, Apple brought the
thrill back to the iPhone can the new
iPhone XS maintain the momentum with
the brand new a12 Bionic processor new
camera features and a new max size model
the iPhone XS is a significant
follow-up that will keep the iPhone in
the spotlight if you have an older
iPhone it's time to upgrade
this time there are two new models of
the iPhone the XS is the same size as
the last year's iPhone XS with a 5.8
inch Super Retina display the new iPhone
XS Max takes that display and blows it
up to a whopping 6.5 inches that fills
up the whole front of the phone both of
the new phones use the same display
technology as the iPhone X so colors
are rich text looks clean and sharp and
the black is very deep the iPhone XS
max is similar in size as the iPhone 8
plus but the XS max has no bezel or
home button so the front is all screen
and it's Apple's most impressive looking
iPhone yet at the heart of the new
iPhone is a a12 Bionic processor in our
Geekbench for testing we saw a 13%
improvement which is pretty close to the
15% speed boost Apple says you can get
over the iPhone X when using the iPhone
XS turning on the phone scrolling
opening apps and other things feel just
as fast as the iPhone X if not a tad
snappier the cameras are a major part of
the iPhone XS and the back camera
hardware has a 12 megapixel sensor but
now that pixels are larger and according
to Apple deeper also the wide lens is a
tad wider than before the software that
Apple uses to process your photos has
undergone some changes too most notably
it's more aggressive about getting rid
of camera noise and you can really
notice this in low-light photos
not only are there fewer noise artifacts
but the detail is a lot sharper there's
also a new feature called death control
which works with the iPhones portrait
mode and allows you to adjust the amount
of background blur you can make the
background more in focus or more blurry
helping you get the look you want using
the right amount of background blur can
make your pictures look even more
dramatic as for the rest of the phone
what was introduced in the iPhone 10 is
still with the iPhone XS face ID the
to death camera notch and all glass
design and support for wireless charging
even the bat camera bump is still there
but be warned the bump on the iPhone XS
is slightly different than the one on
the iPhone XS there's enough of a
difference that some iPhone X cases
won't fit on the iPhone XS so who
should get the new iPhone XS if you
have an iPhone 8 7 or older we encourage
you to upgrade you'll appreciate the
jumper performance and nicer screens and
the cameras if you have an iPhone tab we
think you'll be happy with the new XS
but since the X has a lot of the same
features we wouldn't blame you if you
wanted to wait until next year and if
cost is a concern wait until later this
month to see what the new iPhone XR
is like in any case the iPhone XS and
10S Max are worthy successors to the
iPhone X with features that will make
anyone happy
