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“iPhone ten”, not “iPhone X”) is a giant step forward in the world of smartphones. The device has a completely new design and a number of innovative technologies.

Even though the iPhone X has some of the same basic features as its “little brothers,” the smartphone boasts many new, unique features not found anywhere else.

The entry-level iPhone X costs RUB 79,990 for the model with 64 GB of memory.

So, below we will look at the features that only the iPhone X has.

Super Retina OLED display

iPhone X is the first iPhone to have an AMOLED display. The screen diagonal is 5.8 inches, the resolution is 2436 × 1125 pixels, and the pixel density is 458 ppi.

Surgical stainless steel

iPhone X is the first Apple smartphone whose body is made using surgical stainless steel.

Face ID

The iPhone X no longer has Touch ID, and user authentication is carried out using the Face ID facial recognition system. The system consists of a camera and sensor located in a notch on the top of the iPhone X. Face ID is a very complex technology and is based on the TrueDepth camera system.

TrueDepth consists of a Dot Projector, an infrared camera and an infrared emitter that detects a face. When the user looks at the screen of a locked iPhone, the IR emitter detects and illuminates the face. Then the infrared camera creates an IR image of it, and the Dot Projector uses more than 30 thousand IR dots to assemble a face model.

The IR image and point model are sent via neural networks to the new A11 Bionic processor to create a mathematical template. The resulting template is then matched to the iPhone owner's face image that was specified during Face ID setup.

All data is stored in the Secure Enclave, making it useless if the device is lost or stolen. The recognition process happens locally on the iPhone and no data is sent to the server.

It is noteworthy that Face ID only works when the user purposefully looks at the iPhone X screen.

Cupertino also tried to make sure that the system could not be deceived either with the help of a photograph or even a well-made three-dimensional mask.

Portrait mode for selfies

Thanks to the TrueDepth camera sensor, the front camera on iPhone X also allows you to shoot in Portrait mode. The selfie camera in the top Apple smartphone is a 7-megapixel module with support for the portrait lighting function, which allows you to change the lighting in the background if desired.

Both iPhone X cameras (front and main) are capable of shooting with the Portrait Lighting effect, whereas in the iPhone 8 Plus only the main camera can do this.

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus come with the good old front-facing FaceTime HD camera.

On September 12, a traditional presentation of new products took place at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino. As expected, the company did not make radical changes in the design of smartphones this year, limiting itself to improving the technical characteristics of the previous flagship iPhone X under the S line. Let's see what new the company has prepared:

New iPhone XS

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The iPhone XS is an updated version of last year's flagship with a faster A12 Bionic processor (they promise that apps will run 30% faster than its predecessor), an improved camera (additional portrait mode settings, smart HDR) and sound. The screen size remains the same - 5.8 inches. The new iPhone will work half an hour longer. Three colors are available - gold, gray, silver, as well as a 512 gigabyte version (for the first time!).

Price: from 87990 rubles.

iPhone XS Max

The new iPhone Xs Max is the same size as the regular iPhone Plus, but due to the smaller bezels, it has a larger screen - 6.5 inches, the largest in the history of Apple smartphones. The battery lasts an hour and a half longer than the iPhone X, but otherwise the specifications are the same as the XS. The model is also available in three colors.

* Both models support two SIM cards, but two slots will only be available on smartphones for the Chinese market. In other countries, a version with a virtual eSIM will be available (this function is not yet available in Russia).

Price: from 96990 rubles.

"Budget" iPhone XR

A simpler version is called iPhone XR - unlike older models, it has an LCD screen instead of OLED, a single camera like the iPhone 8 and an aluminum body. But the processor is the same as in the flagships - A12 Bionic. The 6.1-inch smartphone is available in six colors: white, black, blue, yellow, coral and red.

Price: from 64990 rubles.

New Apple Watch

The Apple Watch Series 4's screen has grown by 30% and the body has become significantly thinner, while the size of the case has remained almost the same. A heartbeat sensor has been built into the watch, with which they can monitor heart rate and build electrocardiograms (the function is only available in the USA). In addition, Apple Watch has learned to detect the owner's fall. If you fall and are not moving, then within a minute the watch will call the rescue service or send information to your emergency contact.

The functionality of the Apple Watch Series 4 will be provided by a new version of the watchOS 5 operating system (released on September 27) with new types of training, the ability to exchange messages in walkie-talkie mode (Walkie-Talkie), support for podcasts, smart Siri and the Shortcuts function.

They promise that the battery will last all day.

Price: from 31,990 rubles.

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* iPhone X immediately after the presentation stopped being sold on the official website.

*All new iPhone models no longer include a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter.

Summary of the presentation

For the 64 GB version and up to 118,990 rubles. iPhone with 512 GB of memory.

The display diagonal remains the same - 5.8 inches, the design and location of the cameras are unchanged. So is it worth overpaying 23 thousand rubles? (the actual difference at the time of publication of the material) will the iPhone Xs or the “ten” be no worse?

Let's understand the issue and compare iPhone Xs with iPhone X.

Design

From a design point of view, it is a complete copy of the iPhone X. Among the changes, one can only note the fact that the iPhone Xs 3 grams heavier iPhone X: 177 versus 174 grams.

One more color has been added to the assortment - “golden”. The company's flagship smartphone is now available in three colors.

According to Apple, the iPhone Xs has more durable safety glass. Moreover, both on the display itself and on the back of the case. It appears that it was the glass that caused the slight weight gain.

Display

The iPhone Xs display diagonal is the same, the resolution is exactly the same: 2436 x 1125 pixels (458 ppi). The contrast and maximum brightness of the Super Retina screen have not changed.

And here dynamic range increased by 60%. Whether the human eye will notice this is a moot point.

The iPhone X also had support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision, so it smoothly migrated to the updated smartphone.

Processor and graphics

The iPhone Xs has more powerful performance A12 Bionic processor. This is the company's first processor produced using the 7nm process. The predecessor of the A11 Bionic was produced on 10nm.

Engineers managed to place 6.9 billion transistors. According to the company, A12 Bionic compared to the processor installed in the iPhone X:

Consumes 50% less battery capacity
- works 15% faster
- more optimized for working with neural networks and artificial intelligence

The A12 Bionic also has a more powerful graphics core. Mobile graphics are processed 50% faster predecessor.

Another improvement that Apple is truly proud of is the interaction of the new processor with neural networks. Instead of a 2-core coprocessor, the A12 Bionic uses an 8-core one.

For comparison, the A11 Bionic neural coprocessor could process up to 600 billion operations per second. Performance of the new chip eight times higher. It is capable of processing up to 5 trillion operations per second.

For the consumer, this means only one thing: the iPhone Xs is capable of processing data more efficiently in real time. This is useful for AR applications, of which there are not many yet.

During the presentation, Apple emphasized one more point. With the release of iOS 12, which will feature optimization for the new processor, application launch speed on iPhone Xs will increase by 30%(compared to iPhone X).

Memory

iPhone X was available in two versions: with 64 and 256 GB memory.

iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max became the company's first smartphones with built-in memory capacity of as much as 512 GB. This is enough to store 100 thousand photos.

Camera

The design of the iPhone Xs camera remains the same. Two 12-megapixel main sensors, represented by wide-angle and telephoto lenses, and a 7-megapixel selfie module.

Wherein sensor size increased from 1.2 to 1.4 microns, which affected the photosensitivity of the matrix, which now transmits 50% more light.

Thus, in low light conditions, the iPhone Xs takes better pictures.

Appeared in iPhone Xs adjusting the depth of field of the image space (DOF) in portrait mode after you've taken the photo.

In addition, the iPhone Xs also introduced Smart HDR mode, which allows you to take several pictures at once with different exposures in an instant.

Waterproof

iPhone Xs protected according to IP68 standard. For its predecessor, this indicator corresponds to IP67.

In practice, the key differences between the standards are as follows:

- IPX7 (same as iPhone X)- the smartphone is not afraid of short-term immersion in water to a depth of 1 meter
- IPX8 (same as iPhone Xs)- the smartphone is not afraid of short-term immersion in water to a depth of more than 1 meter.

Apple assures that the water resistance of the iPhone Xs has been tested in a variety of liquids: juice, water, wine and beer. With a smartphone, you can safely dive to the bottom of the pool without worrying about its performance.

However, if water gets inside the gadget. This is written on the company's official website.

What else is different between the iPhone Xs and the iPhone X?

In addition to the above-mentioned differences, it is worth briefly noting the less tangible changes that affected the iPhone Xs:

Thanks to the new processor in the iPhone Xs Face ID works faster
More included with iPhone Xs no audio adapter. You will have to buy it separately
The autonomy of the iPhone Xs is slightly higher than the iPhone X. The difference is 30 minutes
The cost of repairing the display and rear glass panel remained the same
The iPhone Xs officially costs the same as the iPhone X, but only in the USA. In Russia, the price at the start of sales jumped from 79,990 rubles. up to 87,990 rub. for the basic version with 64 GB memory
The iPhone Xs does not require opening applications to read NFC tags
Wireless charging speed for iPhone Xs. How much? Apple doesn't specify. Presumably from 7.5 W it increased to 10 W
The iPhone Xs now has support for two SIM cards, but the Russian buyer is not interested in this. For China this is hardware support, for other countries - eSIM + nanoSIM

Almost everything is known about the new iPhone XS!

The main novelties of the upcoming Apple presentation, of course, will be the new iPhones. Just over the last week, almost everything has become known about the latest iPhone XS with 5.8- and 6.5-inch displays. The exact specifications, unique features were revealed, and even the official Apple-approved design of the smartphones was shown. We have collected all the reliably known information about the iPhone XS in one article - the smartphones are indeed declassified. And they are great! Especially considering the seriously reduced price. iPhone XS presentation date - September 12, 2018

Note: we will regularly update this material about the iPhone XS as new reliable leaks appear until the official presentation of the smartphone. However, almost everything is known about the iPhone XS, even the final and official design.

Until August 30, 2018, it was customary to call the new iPhones iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Plus, but, nevertheless, analysts did not know exactly what Apple would call its new smartphones. However, on August 30, the largest leak in Apple history occurred.

The company accidentally left official images of the new iPhone and Apple Watch Series 4 on its website. Along with the pictures were the names of the devices. The discovery was made by the famous developer Guilherme Rambo, who declassified the exact name of the new Apple smartphones of 2018.

Apple will call both new flagship smartphones iPhone XS. Yes, both the 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch 2018 iPhones will have the same name. For the first time, Apple decided to abandon the “Plus” prefix in the name of a major version of a smartphone.

2014: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
2015: iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.
2016: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
2017: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X.
2018: iPhone XS.

Getting rid of the “Plus” prefix will not greatly affect the ease of distinguishing models from each other. Apple and users will name the smartphones: 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS.

Apple uses a similar naming for the iPad Pro and MacBook. Users of these devices do not have any difficulties with the names, so there should be no problems with the iPhone XS.

Throughout 2018, there were numerous leaks showing the design of the iPhone XS. However, all of them were overshadowed by a leak from the official Apple website, which we described above. Thanks to her, an official image of the iPhone XS appeared on the Internet. Here it is:

It's important to note that the image shown above is not a mockup or concept. The illustration was created by Apple itself for the upcoming presentation. That is, this is exactly what the new 5.8- and 6.5-inch iPhone XS will look like.

Now more details. The 5.8-inch iPhone XS will look almost no different from its predecessor, the iPhone X. The smartphone will have the same glass body and a connecting frame made of stainless surgical steel. The shape of the 5.8-inch iPhone XS will remain unchanged compared to the iPhone X. The dimensions of the new smartphone will be 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (identical to the iPhone X). If there are any changes in the dimensions of the model, they will be completely insignificant.

The front surface of the iPhone XS will be almost completely covered by a 5.8-inch OLED display with minimal frames. The top frame, like the iPhone X, will be cut off on the sides. According to some leaks, the bezels around the iPhone XS display may be reduced, but barely noticeably. On the back of the iPhone XS we will see the same dual vertical camera with flash.

The 6.5-inch iPhone XS will receive an identical design - tempered glass panels, a connecting frame made of surgical steel, a frameless full-format display with a “monobrow” and a double vertical camera. However, the 6.5-inch model will surprise, quite obviously, with its size.

The 6.5-inch iPhone XS will be Apple's smartphone with the largest display ever. At the same time, the model will not turn out to be a really huge “shovel”. By reducing the display bezels, Apple will be able to squeeze a huge 6.5-inch OLED display into a body with the dimensions of a 5.5-inch iPhone 8 Plus. This means that the dimensions of the 6.5-inch iPhone XS will be approximately 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (most likely a little more).

The new iPhone XS will have a design almost completely identical to the iPhone X - at most, some small details will change, which we will only learn about at the presentation. But what will Apple surprise in terms of design? There is an answer - a new color.

Apple will release the 5.8- and 6.5-inch iPhone XS in a completely new gold color. For clarity, we have posted the official image of the new Apple smartphones, which was accidentally leaked onto the Internet, once again. Apple has never painted any of its smartphones this color before. The difference with the usual gold color, well known to everyone from previous iPhones, is visible to the naked eye.

New gold color, never seen before

In total, the iPhone XS will be released in three colors. The new golden color will be accompanied by “space gray” and silver.

The new iPhone XS will be equipped with 5.8- and 6.5-inch full-format OLED displays with minimal bezels. The display resolution of the 5.8-inch iPhone XS will be 1125x2436 pixels. The resolution of the enlarged 6.5-inch iPhone XS is 1242×2688 pixels.

Other screen characteristics of the new iPhone XS are unknown. Analysts expect display improvements to be quite dramatic. The 6.5-inch iPhone XS will be hit especially hard. Apple will certainly want to equip its largest iPhone in history with the best display. In addition to the standard increase in brightness, contrast and color spectrum, it is expected that the display will have some unique feature.

Experts are inclined to believe that this feature will be support for ProMotion technology, which allows you to increase the display frequency to 120 Hz. This unique technology is currently supported exclusively on the latest iPad Pro models.

It is also known that Samsung and LG Display will produce displays for the iPhone XS. Most of the orders will be taken over by South Korean competitor Apple.

In 2018, Apple will finally abandon the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Both the iPhone XS and the inexpensive iPhone 9 (detailed review) will have support for the highly accurate Face ID facial recognition function. You can learn more about this truly revolutionary development in this article.

Until mid-2018, analysts said that Face ID wouldn't be much improved on the iPhone XS. However, later information was received that the technology would still be improved. The first generation of Face ID creates a map of the user's face using 30,000 points. It is expected that Face ID 2.0 (or Face ID 1.5) will project even more dots onto the face of the owner of the iPhone XS. This will increase the accuracy of the scanner's detection of the user and the overall stability of the function.

Note that the first generation Face ID works almost perfectly. It is with this argument that some analysts predict that Face ID in the iPhone XS will not receive any improvements.

As for the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, the smartphone will not have one. Despite widespread rumors that Apple plans to integrate Touch ID into the display of the new iPhones, the company has no plans to do so. This was reported by the eminent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Moreover, he emphasized that in 2019 Touch ID will not be built into the screens of Apple smartphones. The company sees this technology as very crude and is betting on Face ID.

The 5.8- and 6.5-inch iPhone XS will be based on the Apple A12 processor. The chip will be significantly faster than the A11 Bionic. Moreover, insiders said that with the iPhone XS, Apple wants to focus on improving the performance of smartphones.

The Apple A12 chip will work 60-70% faster than the A11 Bionic due to the use of a new technological process in its creation. It is known that the production of the A12 processor will be carried out by TSMC, which will use the 7-nanometer FinFET process to create chips. For comparison, the A11 Bionic chip, which is used in the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, is made using a 10nm process technology.

The performance gain of the A12 chip compared to the A11 will be from 30 to 70%. In addition, the chip is 40% more energy efficient. This means that iPhone XS will be able to work longer without the need to recharge.

iPhone XS vs. iPhone 9

Back in June 2018, testing results for the iPhone XS appeared on the official website of the Geekbench benchmark. Thanks to this, it became known that one of the iPhone XS prototypes scored 4673 points in single-core mode and 10912 points in multi-core mode. These figures are 10-20% higher than the iPhone X.

The RAM capacity of the 5.8- and 6.5-inch iPhone XS will be 4 GB. Thus, the new Apple smartphones will be the first in the line with such a large amount of RAM. Apple, as you know, does not stuff the iPhone with RAM just “to have it.” Definitely, the new iPhone XS needed an increased amount of RAM to successfully perform completely new functions. Experts believe that most of these functions will be related to smartphone cameras in one way or another.

Apple will release both iPhone XS models with 64, 256 and 512 GB of memory. Thus, the company will double the maximum memory capacity compared to the iPhone X. Previously, no iPhone was equipped with such voluminous storage.

The 5.8-inch iPhone XS will be equipped with a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 2700-2800 mAh. The 6.5-inch version of the iPhone XS will receive a battery with an increased capacity of 3300-3400 mAh. In both cases, the battery will consist of two cells and is shaped like the letter L. Apple first used this solution in the iPhone X.

For comparison, the iPhone X battery capacity is 2716 mAh. As you can see, the newest 5.8-inch iPhone XS won't see much of a bump in battery capacity. The 6.5-inch iPhone XS will have a significantly increased battery capacity.

However, the battery life of both smartphones will be increased. First of all, this will be affected by the new energy-efficient A12 processor.

Support for fast and wireless charging technologies appeared in the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. Both technologies will be improved in the new iPhone XS. Firstly, Apple will equip new smartphones with a powerful charging adapter that supports fast charging. The charger power will be 18 W. This adapter will charge your iPhone XS almost twice as fast as using a standard 5W charger.

Please note that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X do not come with a charger that supports fast charging. In order to use the function, smartphone owners must separately purchase a special adapter.

And secondly, the wireless charging speed of the iPhone XS will be increased. Apple will equip both smartphones with a thicker transmission coil, which is made of copper wire. It has increased power and efficiency, thanks to which the iPhone XS will charge wirelessly faster. Also, using copper wire will solve the problem of excessive heating of the iPhone during wireless charging. It compensates for heat generation and smartphone cases heat up less.

The iPhone XS cameras are, without a doubt, the most intriguing and mysterious component of the new smartphones. It is known for certain that both iPhone XS will be equipped with dual 12-megapixel vertical cameras with six-lens lenses and support for dual optical image stabilization.

On the one hand, the key characteristics of the cameras are revealed and confirmed by leading analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. But additional characteristics that are perhaps of greater interest are still unknown. In particular, there is no information on additional functions of cameras and their new capabilities. And there will definitely be such, and in large numbers. Experts have repeatedly stated this, and the powerful A12 processor with a record 4 GB of RAM directly hints at this.

In other words, despite the fact that almost everything is known about the iPhone XS, and even official images of smartphones have leaked onto the Internet, it will definitely be interesting at the Apple presentation.

In the summer of 2018, several leaks indicated that the iPhone XS would have support for the Apple Pencil stylus. It was reported that the ability to work with a stylus will significantly expand the capabilities of new smartphones. However, later another number of sources denied the previous information. Whether the iPhone XS will have support for the Apple Pencil stylus or not is unknown. Another intrigue.

In 2018, Apple will release its first smartphones with dual SIM support. But the company will act selectively. Only the 6.5-inch iPhone XS and the affordable 6.1-inch iPhone 9 will get a second SIM card slot. The 5.8-inch iPhone XS will remain without a second SIM card.

Moreover, the new dual-SIM iPhones will only be released in “select regions,” according to analysts familiar with Apple’s plans. It is noteworthy that it was initially reported that dual-SIM iPhones would be released only in China. Later the wording was changed to “some regions.” Perhaps iPhones with two SIM cards will visit Russia?

Only one thing is known about the communication capabilities of the iPhone XS - the smartphones will be equipped with 4x4 MIMO antennas. Antennas will significantly improve the throughput of smartphones.

The presentation of the iPhone XS will take place on September 12, 2018. Apple officially announced the presentation on August 30th. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater on the company's new Apple Park campus.

The start of iPhone XS sales will take place approximately 10 days after the presentation. Considering that the presentation of the iPhone XS will take place on September 12, the release date of the iPhone XS is September 21.

This is the most likely launch date for the iPhone XS. True, it is possible that Russia will not be included in the list of countries where the iPhone XS will begin to be sold first - this is normal practice. Most likely, the iPhone XS will reach Russia a week after the global launch.

Throughout the year, there have been many different rumors regarding the prices of new Apple smartphones. Some analysts predicted that iPhones would become even more expensive, while others reported price cuts.

5.8-inch iPhone XS - from $800 to $899.
6.5-inch iPhone XS - from $900 to $999.

Thus, Apple will indeed reduce the prices of the new iPhone compared to the iPhone X. In the most positive outcome of events, the 5.8-inch iPhone XS will become cheaper by $200. At worst - by $100.

In Russia, the new iPhone XS will be sold at the following prices:

5.8-inch iPhone 11 with OLED display - from 63,990 rubles to 71,990 rubles.
6.5-inch iPhone 11 Plus with OLED display - from 71,990 rubles to $79,990 rubles.

Note: Please note that the prices presented above include taxes and other Apple costs.

If Kuo’s most optimistic forecast is confirmed, then the 5.8-inch iPhone XS will cost 16,000 rubles cheaper than the iPhone X. In a different scenario, it will cost 8,000 rubles cheaper. In any case, the price of the new iPhone XS will be less than that of Apple's flagship a year earlier. And this cannot but rejoice.

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