In 2018, perhaps the strangest Apple presentation took place. She did without the famous slogan “one more thing”, and instead of one iPhone, the public was shown several updated devices at once — the “regular” iPhone Xr and the upgraded iPhone Xs and Xs Maximum Externally, the iPhone Xs devices have not undergone significant changes. Like the previous iPhone X, both smartphones have lost the Home button, and instead they have acquired a branded “notch-notch” in which the Face ID facial recognition system is hidden.

Otherwise, these are well-recognized neat metal devices with a waterproof housing according to the IP68 standard, thanks to which new iPhones can be up to half an hour at a depth of 2 metres under water. Between themselves, the iPhone Xs and Xs Max differ only in screen sizes (5.8" versus 6.5") and battery capacity. Max in video playback mode holds a charge for 80-90 minutes longer. Otherwise, the smartphones are the same — both are equipped with A12 Bionic processors, 3D Touch-enabled displays, both can display HDR content, are equipped with wireless chargers and dual cameras.


By the way, the iPhone Xs was the first Apple smartphone whose camera was taught to work in post-bokeh mode, allowing you to change the level of background blur in an already finished photo. Another feature of the line was the e-SIM “slot”, which was built right into the system chip. Thanks to him, the iPhone Xs and Xs Max became the first official "dual-SIM" smartphones in the Apple catalog.

Now the stores are actively selling both the basic iPhone Xs and its older brother Xs Maximum In half of the cases we are talking about new devices, in the other about “refurbished” or “refurbished” iPhones, which could be repaired both in the official service centre (this is good) and in the stall at the exit from the underpass (and this is not very good). The amount of memory varies from 64 to 512 GB. The iPhone Xs Max has both single-SIM and dual-SIM options.