[Ryan]

I'm now leaning towards keeping my phone. I have a few more days to decide.

I think I've realized that what I really don't like is the *case*. It's Apple's leather case. Seems that the iPhone Xs version of this case adds way more thickness than the 8's case. Also, the brown color is *awful* compared to the beautiful deep mahogany of last year's lineup. If I stick with the Xs I'll be ditching this case just as soon as third-party manufacturers catch up with the new model.

I've been switching between the two phones and Touch ID annoys me a little bit more every time. While I'm not completely sold on the gestures-only approach of the X, it's growing on me.