Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPhone XS XS: 5 Hours Later
- Thread starter AndroidBlows
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I understand your point. But my reply to that other member indicating why would a notch exist for a TV is a frivolous agruement, when the Direct intent behind the Notch actually houses all those sensors for Face ID, Regardless if Apple could implement a display with or without the Notch, other tech products don’t need to include a Notch because various members simply don’t understand the amount of intricate technology that is involved with all the key components to make Face ID successful. Those are two things that many conflict between a physical appearance with the notch and the actual purpose behind it.
Neither of us have evidence to support this theory, but I would disagree. I think if face ID would be eliminated completely, I don’t see the notch being there just for the sake of not having intent. And I think Apple, more specifically, Apple engineers would agree that it’s Core purpose is to execute exactly what Face ID is meant to do.
So where would they put the earpiece? The front-facing camera? There's 5-6 pieces of hardware up there that have nothing to do with Face ID. Where do they all go? I still say, if you get rid of Face ID, you still have a notch.
To be perfectly honest with you, its not worth arguing/discussing something that really has no relevance, because it’s nonexistent as it currently stands. I understand your theory, it’s just I don’t agree with it. I don’t believe the Apple would allow for the sake of a design to be existent just ‘Because’. I can come up with a hypothesis and so can you, but none of it really adds up to anything. I think we are going to agree to disagree.
The iPhone X Series tracks every move of your face and is able to apply instant makeup and even face surgery in an augmented reality. And yet some people claim not much has changed? What the hell has changed from iPhone 5 to 8. The fingerprint sensor was the last major addition and the rest was just refinement, screen sizes and different ways to hide the antenna bands. Replacing the Home Button is like eliminating the mouse on a Mac. The whole user concept has been overhauled and yet some people only shrug shoulders. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There are plenty of camera samples out there that show a noticeable positive difference between photos taken with the XS and the X - never mind the 6! There’s a stark difference in my own point-and-snap shots with the XS versus the same image captured with my work iPhone 7. You’re entitled to your personal viewpoints on the notch, but the claims you’re making about the camera are just outright wrong.
Out of interest - if the notch is the thing that’s so clearly bothering you about the XS, what on earth possessed you to drop so much money on one? You said you bought it from the store. Couldn’t you see from just picking up the demo model that you weren’t going to like it? If the 6 was so perfect, why didn’t you just pick up an iPhone 7?
Actually the only thing that could bother him is inattention. Why people continue to argue his ridiculous OP is beyond me.
So the notch is ugly? How about all that wasted space before? I’d rather have a notch that doesn’t bother me then wasted space for nothing.
All your problems can be easily solved by returning XS and getting 7 for 449$. No notch, solid state Touch ID, water & dust resistance and a lightning to 3.5 mm audio jack included. 
Seriously, why pay 1200$ for a phone you do not like? Go back to the same form factor as 6 and save yourself 750$.
Seriously, why pay 1200$ for a phone you do not like? Go back to the same form factor as 6 and save yourself 750$.
When I switched to bifocals way back when it was initially horrible, everything seemed off, I couldn't adjust, etc. I called my Optometrist and asked if I could return them and he sad no. He then explained I needed to give it a week, if they were still a problem then he would gladly take them back, he said he got that request all the time with people new to them. Of course he was right, it took a little bit of adjustment then I never even thought twice about it.
At first the notch and yellow tint were a little weird for me but I never notice it now. Maybe try to give it a few days of good use before making the jump back, the return policy is 14 days so there isn't much to lose.
At first the notch and yellow tint were a little weird for me but I never notice it now. Maybe try to give it a few days of good use before making the jump back, the return policy is 14 days so there isn't much to lose.
OP wasn't happy with his 6 in 2104, either.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-is-the-new-blackberry.1791013/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-is-the-new-blackberry.1791013/
5 hours is not enough time to make a definite decision. Give it atleast a week and then if you're unhappy return it.
You probably have true tone enabled that's why you're getting an "yellow tint".
Even with it disabled the newer iPhones still produced a warmer tone than the eye sore blue tint from the iPhone 6 panels. The Notch won't bother you after awhile since you'll be looking at the center and bottom of the screen most of the times.
You probably have true tone enabled that's why you're getting an "yellow tint".
Even with it disabled the newer iPhones still produced a warmer tone than the eye sore blue tint from the iPhone 6 panels. The Notch won't bother you after awhile since you'll be looking at the center and bottom of the screen most of the times.
Boy, that's all a bit dramatic. You miss your 6 that much? This thing is a huge improvement over my 7 (outside of the LTE issues obviously.)
Not saying you should keep it, you do you, but your post seems a bit over the top for a 4 year old phone.
Last edited by a moderator:
This and so much this.
Two of the best phones that Apple has ever made are the iPhone SE(5, 5s) and the iPhone X(Xs) IMO. The 6 was good, but it ain't a classic...
I'm just trying to educate people since I'm really sick of hearing how Face ID mandates the notch. Until the rest of the stuff can be made to work behind the screen, or get located elsewhere, Face ID is NOT the reason the notch exists.
Agree or not, I really don't care. I just wish people would stop spreading nonsense.
That was a great find and explains a lot about the OP’s overall attitude.
That post from 2014 really killed it for OP.
It sure does. It’s less about the device and more about the cost.