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ManBeast462 09/12/18 6:54:47 PM #1:	I knew it would be worth it to hold off on the regular X. Now, would it be worth buying the Max when 5G LTE is just around the corner? Previous devices wont be compatible since it requires new hardware. --- Fear the Beast https://imgur.com/EKKJrY6 <cite>ManBeast462 posted [p:908622731] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>I knew it would be worth it to hold off on the regular X. Now, would it be worth buying the Max when 5G LTE is just around the corner? Previous devices wont be compatible since it requires new hardware.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
QueenCarly 09/12/18 6:56:05 PM #2:	imagine buying iphones in 2018 --- https://media.giphy.com/media/26AHNHoZ6XnXX2fhC/giphy.gif <cite>QueenCarly posted [p:908622817] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>imagine buying iphones in 2018</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Two_Dee 09/12/18 6:56:29 PM #3:	green butter posted... Butterfiles posted... green butter posted... Me: Wow !! --- https://imgur.com/Pn74HRp <cite>Two_Dee posted [p:908622849] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Butterfiles posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote>Me: Wow !!</quote></quote></quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ManBeast462 09/12/18 6:57:50 PM #4:	Two_Dee posted... green butter posted... Butterfiles posted... green butter posted... Me: Wow !! @The_Doge --- Fear the Beast https://imgur.com/EKKJrY6 <cite>ManBeast462 posted [p:908622938] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>Two_Dee posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Butterfiles posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote>Me: Wow !!</quote></quote></quote></quote> @The_Doge</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacDaMurderer 09/12/18 7:20:05 PM #5:	What good is 5G gonna be when they will be throttling content anyway? --- @macdamurderer GT: Mac Da Murderer <cite>MacDaMurderer posted [p:908624224] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>What good is 5G gonna be when they will be throttling content anyway?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
halomonkey1_3_5 09/12/18 7:25:30 PM #6:	5G won't be widespread for a couple more years anyway, it's a pretty irrelevant detail unless you plan on keeping your phone for 3+ years imo --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest <cite>halomonkey1_3_5 posted [p:908624531] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>5G won't be widespread for a couple more years anyway, it's a pretty irrelevant detail unless you plan on keeping your phone for 3+ years imo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli 09/12/18 7:43:15 PM #7:	Skipping the iPhone 9 just like how we skipped Windows 9? --- Chicago, greatest city in the world! <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:908625516] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Skipping the iPhone 9 just like how we skipped Windows 9?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GigaSPX 09/12/18 7:47:40 PM #8:	It has drastically less screen resolution than the Note 9 despite being .1 inch bigger. --- My sig is here. Yup. <cite>GigaSPX posted [p:908625786] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>It has drastically less screen resolution than the Note 9 despite being .1 inch bigger.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Doge 09/12/18 7:53:21 PM #9:	ManBeast462 posted... Two_Dee posted... green butter posted... Butterfiles posted... green butter posted... Me: Wow !! @The_Doge *`WOW!`* --- Wow such signature join Dogefaqs today http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1341-dogefaqs <cite>The_Doge posted [p:908626093] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>ManBeast462 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Two_Dee posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Butterfiles posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote>Me: Wow !!</quote></quote></quote></quote> @The_Doge</quote> WOW!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NOM 09/12/18 7:54:53 PM #10:	Paying TEN HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS for the 64GB basic bitch version of a smartphone... SMH --- I dream broken dreams I make them come true <cite>NOM posted [p:908626189] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Paying TEN HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS for the 64GB basic bitch version of a smartphone... SMH</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Behaviorism 09/12/18 7:55:33 PM #11:	Flockaveli posted... Skipping the iPhone 9 just like how we skipped Windows 9? For some reason companies(not just phone) don't like the number 9. No idea why --- I miss Summer Rae <cite>Behaviorism posted [p:908626229] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>Flockaveli posted...</cite> <quote>Skipping the iPhone 9 just like how we skipped Windows 9?</quote> For some reason companies(not just phone) don't like the number 9. No idea why</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 09/12/18 7:58:44 PM #12:	Behaviorism posted... Flockaveli posted... Skipping the iPhone 9 just like how we skipped Windows 9? For some reason companies(not just phone) don't like the number 9. No idea why Chinese market I think. 9 is an unlucky number in East-Asian cultures. At least thats what I think Ive been told in the past, I may be pulling that out of my ass :/ --- Sig User Logic https://imgur.com/lA5fm7w <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:908626426] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>Behaviorism posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Flockaveli posted...</cite> <quote>Skipping the iPhone 9 just like how we skipped Windows 9?</quote> For some reason companies(not just phone) don't like the number 9. No idea why</quote> Chinese market I think. 9 is an unlucky number in East-Asian cultures. At least thats what I think Ive been told in the past, I may be pulling that out of my ass :/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Super Saiyan 3 Goku 09/12/18 7:59:41 PM #13:	GigaSPX posted... It has drastically less screen resolution than the Note 9 despite being .1 inch bigger. It's not a bigger screen though. We can't simply measure screen sizes in inches because they all have weird aspect ratios. If we use square inches, then Note 9 has an ever so slightly larger display area. And higher resolution: https://pixensity.com/list/phone/ --- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius <cite>Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted [p:908626478] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>GigaSPX posted...</cite> <quote>It has drastically less screen resolution than the Note 9 despite being .1 inch bigger.</quote> It's not a bigger screen though. We can't simply measure screen sizes in inches because they all have weird aspect ratios. If we use square inches, then Note 9 has an ever so slightly larger display area. And higher resolution: https://pixensity.com/list/phone/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Two_Dee 09/12/18 8:01:02 PM #14:	iPhone_7 posted... Chinese market I think. 9 is an unlucky number in East-Asian cultures. At least thats what I think Ive been told in the past, I may be pulling that out of my ass :/ 4 is the unlucky number because its the same word for death --- https://imgur.com/Pn74HRp <cite>Two_Dee posted [p:908626563] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>iPhone_7 posted...</cite> <quote>Chinese market I think. 9 is an unlucky number in East-Asian cultures. At least thats what I think Ive been told in the past, I may be pulling that out of my ass :/ </quote> 4 is the unlucky number because its the same word for death</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Behaviorism 09/12/18 8:02:20 PM #15:	So businesses work based on superstitions? That's beyond dumb --- I miss Summer Rae <cite>Behaviorism posted [p:908626636] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>So businesses work based on superstitions? That's beyond dumb</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kombucha 09/12/18 8:05:16 PM #16:	ManBeast462 posted... I knew it would be worth it to hold off on the regular X. Now, would it be worth buying the Max when 5G LTE is just around the corner? Previous devices wont be compatible since it requires new hardware. Well, you can really find any excuse you want to continue waiting. Just get what you need now. Waiting for what is around the corner is usually an unending trap. --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:908626819] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>ManBeast462 posted...</cite> <quote>I knew it would be worth it to hold off on the regular X. Now, would it be worth buying the Max when 5G LTE is just around the corner? Previous devices wont be compatible since it requires new hardware.</quote> Well, you can really find any excuse you want to continue waiting. Just get what you need now. Waiting for what is around the corner is usually an unending trap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 09/13/18 7:51:52 AM #17:	Galaxy S6 (2015) - 2560x1440 XS Max (2018) - 2688x1242 The XS Max actually has less pixels. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:908653691] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Galaxy S6 (2015) - 2560x1440 XS Max (2018) - 2688x1242 The XS Max actually has less pixels.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
halomonkey1_3_5 09/13/18 9:33:32 AM #18:	And yet no one will ever notice without a magnifying glass --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest <cite>halomonkey1_3_5 posted [p:908657287] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>And yet no one will ever notice without a magnifying glass</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Key 09/13/18 9:37:59 AM #19:	QueenCarly posted... imagine buying iphones in 2018 --- <:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;}]\\\\\\O=('-'Q) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^( '-' )^ v( '-' )v <('-'<) ^(_ _)^ (>'-')> ^(^-^) <cite>Key posted [p:908657466] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>QueenCarly posted...</cite> <quote>imagine buying iphones in 2018</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
green butter 09/13/18 9:38:39 AM #20:	Spending $1500 on a smartphone Two_Dee posted... green butter posted... Butterfiles posted... green butter posted... Me: Wow !! --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>green butter posted [p:908657496] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Spending $1500 on a smartphone <cite>Two_Dee posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Butterfiles posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote>Me: Wow !!</quote></quote></quote></quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 09/13/18 11:08:52 AM #21:	https://www.designcompaniesranked.com/resources/is-this-retina/ I ran the numbers for the iPhone XS MAX resolution of 2688x1242 and it has a non-standard Aspect ratio of 448:207 WTF? Why didn't apple pic at least a simple Aspect Ratio that isn't WONKY? Even when MS went with the Surface line, they picked the 3:2 Aspect Ratio and stuck with it. WTF kind of Aspect ratio is 448:207? --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:908661561] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>https://www.designcompaniesranked.com/resources/is-this-retina/ I ran the numbers for the iPhone XS MAX resolution of 2688x1242 and it has a non-standard Aspect ratio of 448:207 WTF? Why didn't apple pic at least a simple Aspect Ratio that isn't WONKY? Even when MS went with the Surface line, they picked the 3:2 Aspect Ratio and stuck with it. WTF kind of Aspect ratio is 448:207?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 09/13/18 12:42:43 PM #22:	Why didn't apple pic at least a simple Aspect Ratio that isn't WONKY? Courage Like the notch and no headphone jack --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:908666763] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Why didn't apple pic at least a simple Aspect Ratio that isn't WONKY? Courage Like the notch and no headphone jack</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 09/13/18 12:44:28 PM #23:	Coffeebeanz posted... Why didn't apple pic at least a simple Aspect Ratio that isn't WONKY? Courage Like the notch and no headphone jack SOOO TRUE!!! It takes courage to remove a common feature that has existed for the better part of 70+ years across numerous devices that creates a common compatible interface, just to create dongle and charge your customers for it. It takes courage to introduce a dumb notch into the middle of the screen, because I need to be slim and get rid of my bezels. -_- --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:908666865] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>Why didn't apple pic at least a simple Aspect Ratio that isn't WONKY? Courage Like the notch and no headphone jack</quote>SOOO TRUE!!! It takes courage to remove a common feature that has existed for the better part of 70+ years across numerous devices that creates a common compatible interface, just to create dongle and charge your customers for it. It takes courage to introduce a dumb notch into the middle of the screen, because I need to be slim and get rid of my bezels. -_-</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 09/13/18 12:46:32 PM #24:	I like how all these Android phones now have notches for literally no reason since they don't have all that FaceID tech. At least Samsung is still holding out with no notch and a headphone jack. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:908666979] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>I like how all these Android phones now have notches for literally no reason since they don't have all that FaceID tech. At least Samsung is still holding out with no notch and a headphone jack.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 09/13/18 12:48:10 PM #25:	Coffeebeanz posted... I like how all these Android phones now have notches for literally no reason since they don't have all that FaceID tech. At least Samsung is still holding out with no notch and a headphone jack. I just refuse to buy anything with a notch, or without a headphone jack, or without a MicroSD card slot, or with rounded corners on the display panel. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:908667084] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>I like how all these Android phones now have notches for literally no reason since they don't have all that FaceID tech. At least Samsung is still holding out with no notch and a headphone jack.</quote>I just refuse to buy anything with a notch, or without a headphone jack, or without a MicroSD card slot, or with rounded corners on the display panel.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 09/13/18 12:50:06 PM #26:	KamenRiderBlade posted... Coffeebeanz posted... I like how all these Android phones now have notches for literally no reason since they don't have all that FaceID tech. At least Samsung is still holding out with no notch and a headphone jack. I just refuse to buy anything with a notch, or without a headphone jack, or without a MicroSD card slot, or with rounded corners on the display panel. I like the rounded corners on the Note 8. They're a lot less prominent though. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:908667208] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>KamenRiderBlade posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>I like how all these Android phones now have notches for literally no reason since they don't have all that FaceID tech. At least Samsung is still holding out with no notch and a headphone jack.</quote>I just refuse to buy anything with a notch, or without a headphone jack, or without a MicroSD card slot, or with rounded corners on the display panel.</quote> I like the rounded corners on the Note 8. They're a lot less prominent though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 09/13/18 12:51:33 PM #27:	Coffeebeanz posted... I like the rounded corners on the Note 8. They're a lot less prominent though. I prefer my displays to be square, not with rounded corners. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:908667296] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>I like the rounded corners on the Note 8. They're a lot less prominent though.</quote>I prefer my displays to be square, not with rounded corners.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ManBeast462 09/13/18 1:28:35 PM #28:	I dont see the point in round corners either^ --- Fear the Beast https://imgur.com/EKKJrY6 <cite>ManBeast462 posted [p:908669426] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>I dont see the point in round corners either^</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 09/13/18 1:30:43 PM #29:	ManBeast462 posted... I dont see the point in round corners either^ ::Give you a high five:: My Man! They have to spend extra manufacturing steps / cycles to create the logic for the round corners along with the cuts? Why bother? What does it technically give you? You lose total effective pixels,you make manufacturing more expensive, ergo the end product is more expensive. It's style over function. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:908669564] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>ManBeast462 posted...</cite> <quote>I dont see the point in round corners either^</quote>::Give you a high five:: My Man! They have to spend extra manufacturing steps / cycles to create the logic for the round corners along with the cuts? Why bother? What does it technically give you? You lose total effective pixels,you make manufacturing more expensive, ergo the end product is more expensive. It's style over function.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ManBeast462 09/13/18 1:36:51 PM #30:	That 120Hz refresh rate for those screens is going to be incredible though --- Fear the Beast https://imgur.com/EKKJrY6 <cite>ManBeast462 posted [p:908669944] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>That 120Hz refresh rate for those screens is going to be incredible though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 09/13/18 2:18:20 PM #31:	ManBeast462 posted... That 120Hz refresh rate for those screens is going to be incredible though It's not 120 Hz --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:908672457] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote><cite>ManBeast462 posted...</cite> <quote>That 120Hz refresh rate for those screens is going to be incredible though</quote> It's not 120 Hz</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
halomonkey1_3_5 09/13/18 2:22:33 PM #32:	its 120hz "touch sensing" and it got reported as 120Hz refresh rate display incorrectly a few places if it was actually 120hz(refresh rate) they'd undoubtably tout it as "ProMotion" and clearly list it as a feature("120hz touch sensing" does not even appear anywhere on Apple's website afaik, it was only shown on the slide during the press conference) --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest <cite>halomonkey1_3_5 posted [p:908672722] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>its 120hz "touch sensing" and it got reported as 120Hz refresh rate display incorrectly a few places if it was actually 120hz(refresh rate) they'd undoubtably tout it as "ProMotion" and clearly list it as a feature("120hz touch sensing" does not even appear anywhere on Apple's website afaik, it was only shown on the slide during the press conference)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 09/13/18 2:32:48 PM #33:	Samsung wouldn't make a 120Hz OLED panel and let Apple use it first. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:908673404] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Samsung wouldn't make a 120Hz OLED panel and let Apple use it first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ManBeast462 09/13/18 3:57:03 PM #34:	Oh, well that blows --- Fear the Beast https://imgur.com/EKKJrY6 <cite>ManBeast462 posted [p:908678407] in iPhone Xs ... [t:76995372]...</cite> <quote>Oh, well that blows</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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