I currently continue using the iPhone XS Max as a personal phone since its launch, It really works perfectly, it is still fast and the battery is a little degraded over time, but even so it seems to me that it is still very useful for photography, social network uses and games.
I still have this phone and the ridiculously shaped Apple battery pack. I really loved it and still update the OS but can’t see myself using it in 2024. Currently on the 13 Pro Max which has more than enough horsepower for today’s apps. That being said, I will be getting the 16 Pro Max! Fantastic video as always!
i love the concept of downgrading to an older phone for a simpler phone experience, and i'm loving these vids. hoping to get a 13 mini sometime, keep it up!
@@drip_sauce7967 i'm using the 14 pro max as my daily. i have an SE 2022 and it's okay and i've used it for quite a while but the screen is just so bad with the LCD panel, so i always switch off of it after like a week or so.
@@FridgeStudio battery life honestly doesnt matter to me, ive got chargers everywhere and a magsafe battery pack. i did just fine with the SE 3, which has the same chip and less advertised battery life by apple. mini says 17 hours, SE says 15 hours, and I did completely fine on the SE gen 3.
Out of headache from the pixel reception issues, I swapped my sim from the pixel 7a to the iPhone SE 3rd gen for work. I’m an extremely impressed with the SE performance and reliability. All I need is a strong reception signal for phone/zoom calls. Text messaging and emails. Decent camera for quick reference pics. It’s been great for what I need. Sometimes less is more.
Man I was just thinking how great my XS Max was. All the issues you mentioned just brought me back to why I upgraded to the 13 Pro Max. I now have a 15 Pro Max. Had some good times with the XS Max.
funny how they will slow older phones down to make it seem like they don't run as smooth as the newest gen, and in doing so makes the new gen seem like it runs faster and better then the previous gens, when the XS came out, it was fast and smooth
I still use my XS 256gb, even after trying the 13 mini for a week. It just does everything, and even faster than anything newer in some cases thanks to 3D touch (for example, super fast opening and closing tabs in safari by force pressing on the tabs button and sliding to the action wanted, + text selection on keyboard). Photos are great and natural (no oversharpening watercolor effect), the 2X lens is great for so many uses thanks to its ideal focal length. FaceID is seamless and I like that I can see my notifications immediately just with a glance. Superb haptics as always with iPhone. I love it mainly for its form factor, it is still the most comfortable phone ever made, with its rounded stainless steel frame and a very minimal and aesthetically nice camera bump. The 11 pro is even better in terms of usability, thanks to its battery life, but I like my 3d touch. But the battery is pretty terrible, max 4h screen time atp. So I have chargers everywhere, but the heat kills batteries meaning I have to change it like clockwork every year. Luckily I don't feel the slowness yet you mentioned, its perfectly fine. Durabilty is decent too, I dropped mine face first 1m into gravel and instead of cracking the screen I luckily only got a tiny tiny mark. But the back glass has been shot for years, it cracked after a 1.5m drop in the official leather case, but I covered it with a skin and that's enough for me, the official leather case is so nice I never want to remove it. I think a 15 Pro is in the cards once I need it, going over to USB-C + 120hz would be nice, although I know I would keep missing the form factor of the XS. I'm giving mine one last fresh battery soon and then I'll see how it goes. I have unlimited sideloading thanks to iOS 17.0 and trollstore, but I can go without it. The 13 mini was just a bit too small when the XS was so perfect and I hated the unnatural camera processing for the huge price I paid. Only thing is that I don't like the look of iOS18 CC and photos app and I don't know how much longer it will be possible to get an 15 Pro on 17., but that's minor.
3D Touch is something I should have touched on in the review. And corrections on current model iPhones is crazy. You can take a great photo and the final product is completely different. It was worse on 14 Pro max but still not great.
@@nomecognome2 Once at Apple, that battery dropped to 85% in 3 months. Then third party- so far has been okay. Now thinking also third party or DIY. I agree there is a decent chance for issues. For example screen detaching from its little plastic frame. This is why I don't really want to DIY, as I there is no one to blame if I break something. Well if it something goes bad I buy a new phone, aftermarket screens are trash.
Yup, pretty much said it all, i have an 11 pro, and sometimes i just appreciate the phone , the performance, the form factor, the cameras, all do almost exactly what i want, planning to upgrade to a 13 pro simply due to the design, 120hz and the additional storage, those aren’t things i inherently need, i just want them cus im more of a design person, the 11 pro performs just as well as the 13 in cameras lol, i play call of duty mobile but not on max settings, it can run it on max settings but it experiences a little lag, even with my phone cooler, its one of the reasons i wanna upgrade , but so far, from texting, to scrolling through apps, its amazing , also the 3d touch was something i never even noticed at all 😭 im coming from an iphone X , i literally never noticed the difference when i switched 😂😂😂😂, i kept asking what is this 3d touch yall are talking about
Personal ditched the 14 pm and went to the 11 pm and I can’t say I’m disappointed my only caveat is the refresh rate as I am a gamer but it’s not as bad as I thought as the battery is amazing ntm the camera isn’t that far off as you’d think all around older phones are just as good as the newer ones don’t break bank and they hold up quite well for everyday use
Tolles Video 😊 ich nutze das XS Max seit 6 Jahren und bin absolut zufrieden. Es gibt keinen Grund für mich auf ein neues Gerät umzusteigen. Den Akku habe ich ganz einfach selbst getauscht. Display, Kamera.... alles ist perfekt beim iPhone XS Max 😊 Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
I still daily drive my iPhone Xs Max with 79% battery health which has problems of it's own due to being lower than 80%, I got one with 256GB and that's comfortably enough for me but the A12 Bionic really does start to show its age, I can't play games without them lagging and I had iOS 18 beta but with my low battery health it barely lasts 3 hours so I went back to iOS 17 but all that aside it's awesome that it's still supported by Apple 🤘
I miss my XS Max. it was the only Max phone Ive ever had. I only upgraded because it stop charging with the wire. The wireless charging took for ever, Overall it lasted me for years!
I finally met my double even I used the iPhone 15 Pro until i realized that it's not much of the phone that i expected it to be and I sold the 15 pro and purchased a MacBook M3 Air which has so much potential than the iphone and I purchased refurbished iphone XS 256GB just like you and trust me the only thing I miss is the camera other than that the speed, performance, screen all feels the same. I'd probably be switching to a 14 Pro on Fall next year just for the camera
Xs Max is pushing it though, I don't think it even supports the latest iOS 18 that will be released in a few weeks. I still have my 13 PM since November 2021, looks and works like new, I do agree with you in that regards that you don't need the latest and greatest. I will probably be using my 13 PM for one more year and wait for the 17 series next year.
Any iPhone from 5 and up will still work its just most of the apps will not be updated as the new iPhones I have a iphone 6s plus for my Lil girl and it works just fine
you seem to be running a beta of ios 18 on that phone, that's probably why the performance is so visibly poor and partially why the battery drains so fast, it'd probably be a lot better if you were on an official build of ios
Girl, the XS is one of the best old phones, but for someone that likes to take lots of photos, one would be better off with the 11 Pro Max. Have a 13 Pro Max & downgraded but I’ll be using it again next year & hopefully get a new iPhone later
I still have my XS Max, since the launch. It's still a great device for today
I currently continue using the iPhone XS Max as a personal phone since its launch, It really works perfectly, it is still fast and the battery is a little degraded over time, but even so it seems to me that it is still very useful for photography, social network uses and games.
2010: Our phone is getting dumber. Let's make a smart one!
2024: Let's make our smartphones look like a dumbphone!
Ive asked Apple. Please just give me an 11 pro form factor, 1440p display, flat screen ❤️
Yes 11pro was the perfect form factor .. i miss that
Same here
I still have this phone and the ridiculously shaped Apple battery pack. I really loved it and still update the OS but can’t see myself using it in 2024. Currently on the 13 Pro Max which has more than enough horsepower for today’s apps. That being said, I will be getting the 16 Pro Max! Fantastic video as always!
i love the concept of downgrading to an older phone for a simpler phone experience, and i'm loving these vids. hoping to get a 13 mini sometime, keep it up!
So far the 13 mini has been the absolute best downgrade I’ve ever done.
What phone are u on now ?
@@drip_sauce7967 i'm using the 14 pro max as my daily. i have an SE 2022 and it's okay and i've used it for quite a while but the screen is just so bad with the LCD panel, so i always switch off of it after like a week or so.
Unless battery life doesn’t matter to you, you’re going to notice the poor battery life of the 13 mini, it is that noticeable.
@@FridgeStudio battery life honestly doesnt matter to me, ive got chargers everywhere and a magsafe battery pack. i did just fine with the SE 3, which has the same chip and less advertised battery life by apple. mini says 17 hours, SE says 15 hours, and I did completely fine on the SE gen 3.
Xs max looking more premium than 15 pro max
Love the content!
Out of headache from the pixel reception issues, I swapped my sim from the pixel 7a to the iPhone SE 3rd gen for work. I’m an extremely impressed with the SE performance and reliability. All I need is a strong reception signal for phone/zoom calls. Text messaging and emails. Decent camera for quick reference pics. It’s been great for what I need. Sometimes less is more.
Man I was just thinking how great my XS Max was. All the issues you mentioned just brought me back to why I upgraded to the 13 Pro Max. I now have a 15 Pro Max. Had some good times with the XS Max.
I just switched from an iPhone 14 Pro Max to an iPhone 12 mini and I’m loving it everyday
I love my 13 mini! 🌟
This phone was my dream phone back in the days. Really loved the gold colour and somehow it seems more premium than the 15PM.
funny how they will slow older phones down to make it seem like they don't run as smooth as the newest gen, and in doing so makes the new gen seem like it runs faster and better then the previous gens, when the XS came out, it was fast and smooth
Got a 15 pro max leaning towards a 13 pro im having so many issues with this phone
I still use my XS 256gb, even after trying the 13 mini for a week. It just does everything, and even faster than anything newer in some cases thanks to 3D touch (for example, super fast opening and closing tabs in safari by force pressing on the tabs button and sliding to the action wanted, + text selection on keyboard). Photos are great and natural (no oversharpening watercolor effect), the 2X lens is great for so many uses thanks to its ideal focal length. FaceID is seamless and I like that I can see my notifications immediately just with a glance. Superb haptics as always with iPhone.
I love it mainly for its form factor, it is still the most comfortable phone ever made, with its rounded stainless steel frame and a very minimal and aesthetically nice camera bump. The 11 pro is even better in terms of usability, thanks to its battery life, but I like my 3d touch.
But the battery is pretty terrible, max 4h screen time atp. So I have chargers everywhere, but the heat kills batteries meaning I have to change it like clockwork every year. Luckily I don't feel the slowness yet you mentioned, its perfectly fine.
Durabilty is decent too, I dropped mine face first 1m into gravel and instead of cracking the screen I luckily only got a tiny tiny mark. But the back glass has been shot for years, it cracked after a 1.5m drop in the official leather case, but I covered it with a skin and that's enough for me, the official leather case is so nice I never want to remove it.
I think a 15 Pro is in the cards once I need it, going over to USB-C + 120hz would be nice, although I know I would keep missing the form factor of the XS. I'm giving mine one last fresh battery soon and then I'll see how it goes. I have unlimited sideloading thanks to iOS 17.0 and trollstore, but I can go without it. The 13 mini was just a bit too small when the XS was so perfect and I hated the unnatural camera processing for the huge price I paid. Only thing is that I don't like the look of iOS18 CC and photos app and I don't know how much longer it will be possible to get an 15 Pro on 17., but that's minor.
3D Touch is something I should have touched on in the review. And corrections on current model iPhones is crazy. You can take a great photo and the final product is completely different. It was worse on 14 Pro max but still not great.
Do you get battery replacements at Apple? Usually after a couple third party repairs you get unlucky and issues start to arise
@@nomecognome2 Once at Apple, that battery dropped to 85% in 3 months. Then third party- so far has been okay. Now thinking also third party or DIY. I agree there is a decent chance for issues. For example screen detaching from its little plastic frame. This is why I don't really want to DIY, as I there is no one to blame if I break something. Well if it something goes bad I buy a new phone, aftermarket screens are trash.
Yup, pretty much said it all, i have an 11 pro, and sometimes i just appreciate the phone , the performance, the form factor, the cameras, all do almost exactly what i want, planning to upgrade to a 13 pro simply due to the design, 120hz and the additional storage, those aren’t things i inherently need, i just want them cus im more of a design person, the 11 pro performs just as well as the 13 in cameras lol, i play call of duty mobile but not on max settings, it can run it on max settings but it experiences a little lag, even with my phone cooler, its one of the reasons i wanna upgrade , but so far, from texting, to scrolling through apps, its amazing , also the 3d touch was something i never even noticed at all 😭 im coming from an iphone X , i literally never noticed the difference when i switched 😂😂😂😂, i kept asking what is this 3d touch yall are talking about
I watching this video with xs max😊… going to upgrade with i phone 15 pro max soon…
Personal ditched the 14 pm and went to the 11 pm and I can’t say I’m disappointed my only caveat is the refresh rate as I am a gamer but it’s not as bad as I thought as the battery is amazing ntm the camera isn’t that far off as you’d think all around older phones are just as good as the newer ones don’t break bank and they hold up quite well for everyday use
i'm using an iphone x in 2024
i am moving from the 13 pro max to the 16 pro
Can you link the wallpaper on the 15 pro max. ? Thank you! Great video.
Tolles Video 😊 ich nutze das XS Max seit 6 Jahren und bin absolut zufrieden. Es gibt keinen Grund für mich auf ein neues Gerät umzusteigen. Den Akku habe ich ganz einfach selbst getauscht. Display, Kamera.... alles ist perfekt beim iPhone XS Max 😊
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
I still daily drive my iPhone Xs Max with 79% battery health which has problems of it's own due to being lower than 80%, I got one with 256GB and that's comfortably enough for me but the A12 Bionic really does start to show its age, I can't play games without them lagging and I had iOS 18 beta but with my low battery health it barely lasts 3 hours so I went back to iOS 17 but all that aside it's awesome that it's still supported by Apple 🤘
I miss my XS Max. it was the only Max phone Ive ever had. I only upgraded because it stop charging with the wire. The wireless charging took for ever, Overall it lasted me for years!
I finally met my double even I used the iPhone 15 Pro until i realized that it's not much of the phone that i expected it to be and I sold the 15 pro and purchased a MacBook M3 Air which has so much potential than the iphone and I purchased refurbished iphone XS 256GB just like you and trust me the only thing I miss is the camera other than that the speed, performance, screen all feels the same. I'd probably be switching to a 14 Pro on Fall next year just for the camera
Xs Max is pushing it though, I don't think it even supports the latest iOS 18 that will be released in a few weeks.
I still have my 13 PM since November 2021, looks and works like new, I do agree with you in that regards that you don't need the latest and greatest.
I will probably be using my 13 PM for one more year and wait for the 17 series next year.
we all know this is a freaking lie, it just content
Any iPhone from 5 and up will still work its just most of the apps will not be updated as the new iPhones I have a iphone 6s plus for my Lil girl and it works just fine
Is there a way to get the original xs max's Planet live wallpaper?
My first iPhone was the 11, bought it at release, switched on sunday to 15 pro max, which I will replace for the iPhone 20 at least xd
I have a XSPROMAX AND MY SCREEN IS PLAYING UP REALLY BAD DO YOU THING THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SCREEN OR SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THE SOFTWAREE?
Can you link the water iPhone wallpaper?
you seem to be running a beta of ios 18 on that phone, that's probably why the performance is so visibly poor and partially why the battery drains so fast, it'd probably be a lot better if you were on an official build of ios
Not running an iOS beta on the iPhone XS Max. The Pro Max is on a beta.
where did you get those widgets?
Where did you get the 15 pro max wallpaper? 😊
I’m enjoying my iPhone 11 ❤❤❤
yasss i see that supernatural by ariana grande last played
what is the battery widget that you are using?
What is the name of the widget than looks like Apple Vison Pro UI?
XS doesnt come with 128GB storage, it’s 64, 256, & 512. If you chose 512, it should be enough
yall got the money to spend on different iphone 🥲
I'm from indonesia
How can i buy your iphone??
Can test the iphone 12 pro max
Girl, the XS is one of the best old phones, but for someone that likes to take lots of photos, one would be better off with the 11 Pro Max. Have a 13 Pro Max & downgraded but I’ll be using it again next year & hopefully get a new iPhone later
NEVER, iPhone XS Max Switch to iPhone 15 Pro Max PLEASE!
Live wallpaper app for ios 18
I switched from 15 pro max to nokia 3310😂
I’ll consider it 😎
Or you can just keep replacing the battery 😂 jazz use your heads!!!!