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Is the iPhone XR too big for my pockets?

On Apple’s web site, I compared the dimensions of my iPhone 7, the iPhone XR and XS. The iPhone XR is 0.5 inches taller and 0.34 inches wider than the iPhone 7. I had not realized that until yesterday during a text conversation with a friend. The cheaper iPhone XR has a less capable camera but is bigger. Before I upgrade I’ll visit an Apple Store to feel the new iPhones in my hand and how well they fits into…

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Austin Mann’s iPhone XS Camera Review

iphone xs camera review: zanzibar by Austin Mann We’ve been slowly entering an exciting new era of “computational” photography where software continues to overcome previous limitations of hardware. The iPhone XS is capable of running 1 trillion operations per image, and while extremely powerful, I’m also keenly aware of the fact that we know less and less about what’s going on to capture our image.   A key part of the creative process and achieving one’s artistic vision is troubleshooting.…

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iPhone XS and XS Max Camera Reality Distortion Field

Roughly drafted impressions about Apple’s ‘Gather Round’ event by Riccardo Mori Apple Special Event 0. Let’s mention Steve Jobs right away. Some time ago I said to myself, “Rick, stop with the comparisons between Jobs’s Apple and Cook’s Apple. Let it go. You have to come to terms with it.” But at some unspecified point halfway the event, I realised just how bored I wa...…

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2018-09-13 17.06.08

New iPhone Lineup (2018) by The Photog (johndgardiner.com) iPhone Xs Max (6.5 inch screen) (highest cost) iPhone Xs (5.8 inch screen) (medium cost) iPhone Xr (6.1 inch screen) (multiple colors like blue, yellow, red) (lowest cost) Apple is looking to hit many price points and different levels of the market with these phones. All new phones will have the “... Hi @Johndgardiner, I think I'll upgrade later in the year to the iPhone XS with 64GB. I have a 128GB…

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Frustrated by iPhone Xs

New iPhones and Frustrating Pricing by Jason Sadler (sadlerjw.com) I am currently using 78 GB of storage on my iPhone 7+. Way too low to justify 256 GB for an additional $210, but way too high to try to fit it all in a 64 GB phone. And I really want the optical zoom capability of the dual camera setup – something I use all the time on my current phone. I am in a similar bind. I am using…

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