“Apple, as is its custom, under promised and over delivered,” John Martellaro writes for The Mac Observer. “I ordered a Space Gray iPhone XS Max at 0830 in the morning of September 14th with an estimated delivery of September 28th. Instead, it arrived on September 24th. The Scotty Effect.”
“Yes, it’s larger than most of the iPhones of the past. (The iPhone 8 Plus is slightly bigger.) And I think the feeling that iPhones are gradually getting bigger is weighing on people. Where does it stop?” Martellaro writes. “There are, I think, two other factors that weigh on people’s minds. First, how does one wear the iPhone? … A second factor is that many people expect to be able to operate the iPhone with one hand. This is, I think, a cultural/technical adaption born of the days when the iPhone was [3.5-inches] — and even slightly larger. There’s no way most people with smallish hands can comfortably operate an iPhone XS Max with one hand. But one-handed use is just an evolutionary adaption that can change. It can’t hold back technology development.”
Martellaro writes, “While 4K is a waste and completely unnecessary at this 6.5-inch diagonal screen size, the suite of things we can do with this kind of display seems to make considerations of wearability and one-handed use less and less relevant in my book.”
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MacDailyNews Take: It’s beautiful, gorgeous, lightning-fast and, overall, simply stunning. Plus, it’s physically smaller than our old 5.5-inch iPhone Plus models. That’s why we love our iPhone Xs Max units!
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I have never operated an iPhone with one hand. Maybe on the toilet, but as much as I love my X, I really miss the plus size, so will try to trade and upgrade…
As an EMT, I cannot carry a phablet with me at work. Apple clearly is marketing to the rich selfie video crowd – can’t blame them. I wish they would throw us workers a bone by upgrading the SE thou.
What a saint, both an “EMT” and a “worker”, do you take your halo off when you go to sleep comrade or is it permanently attached?
Nick — Oh just fuck off, you nasty little shit.
Apple is stupid enough to think that formerly happy 4” iPhone buyers will migrate to the big brother Apple Watch. They would be wrong. Out of touch.
I have an iPhone SE and the new 40mm Apple Watch. Both are awesome. I wouldn’t do without either one.
Apple can keep the giant phones, I moved to an iPhone SE and it’s the best iPhone I’ve ever owned. So easy and comfortable to hold and use.
I’ll never own another phablet, they are not my cup of tea at all. I’ll hold onto my SE until Apple releases another small phone. If they don’t then I’ll find an alternative to iPhone that can be easily used with one hand and carried around in a front shirt pocket.
That’s what I did as well. Just received my brand new SE 1 hour ago. I love love love it 🙂
Did I already said I love it?
Congrats!!!! You will enjoy it. I use it way more than I ever did my giant 8 Plus phablet. So much easier to hold and use.
I upgraded to the Xs Max from the SE. there are benefits to each that the other doesn’t have.
Having used the Max for about a week I won’t go back to the small screen.
Get back to us after you’ve lugged it around for a year. You might…think different…by then. 😉
A friend recently got the Max, and I wasn’t so much surprised at the size (it’s really not that much bigger than my iPhone 8), but I was surprised how heavy it felt, compared with my iPhone.
The iPhone Xs Max is really an iPad Mini. If that is what you wanted, it is perfect.