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Capella
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2018-09-12, 12:49

iPhone XS and XS Max
  • they're calling it 10-ess
  • 5.8" and 6.5" super retina screen
  • IP68 water resistance (2 meters / 30 min)
  • 3D touch, tap to wake, FaceID, color
  • cool stuff about 7nm, improved CPU GPU and neural engine
  • up to 512GB internally and new gold color
  • camera improvements: 12MP wideangle + telephoto on back, OIS, new sensor ; front camera has IR and RGB cameras
  • faster networking, more bands, dual sim and e-SIM
  • more battery, 30 min on standard and 1.5 hour more on max



and also!

iPhone XR
  • colors: white, black, blue, coral, yellow, and product RED
  • IP67 dust/liquid protection
  • edge to edge LCD display with the notch, "fanciest LCD ever in a smartphone" and they call it "Liquid Retina", has truetone
  • bigger display than iPhone 8+ and smaller physical design than 8+
  • appears to have the same wide-angle camera system on back and TrueDepth on the front
  • 1.5 more hours of battery vs the 8+

and the US pricing details
  • XS: starts at 64GB and $999
  • XS Max: starts at 64GB and $1099
  • XR: starts at 64GB and $749

Friday Sep 14 for the XS series and October for the XR.

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Last edited by Capella : 2018-09-12 at 13:41.
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