Hey all, I am receiving a XS Max from a friend who is upgrading, how's the device holding up for current users?
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iPhone XS Max XS Max users - How's your device holding up?
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The Intel modem sucks. My WiFi is always disconnecting and connecting at home. Even on Verizon which is strong in my area, I still get dropped calls and no service from time to time. The battery is shot at 92% capacity after 20 months. I have to charge twice a day now. At work all I do is either talk for a few hours or listen to music for 6 hours before getting home. I’m upgrading to the 12 Pro Max this morning. If the XS Max had a better battery and the Qualcomm modem, I would’ve kept using it for another year or two.
I have zero issues with mine and handing it to the wife while i pickup an upgrade. Battery is at 91% for performance and seems to be working as expected.
Personally it's good. I updated to 14.2 yesterday with no problems right now. My past 2 iPhones, battery bulged just short of 2 years right before upgrading. Battery health remains at "93%"
In the back of my mind, I almost hate to upgrade to be honest. Waiting for Pro Max for the camera improvements, other features.
I love my XS Max, the Intel modem is awesome lol. Works great. Wasn't like that at first, had to restart my phone daily because of connectivity issues, as noted above. But I do update all of my hardware, including the gateway from my isp. The battery after 10 months is fantastic and still 100%, averaging about 12 hours of SOT daily for the last few weeks. I do have to wear a safety pin at my pocket on my pajama pants to keep my phone from falling out every time I move. Its a bit large.
My battery is at 95 percent and works and looks like new. Loved its life in a defender case and screen protector
Mine was just fine for me... I moved on to a 12 because I decided I was ready for a smaller phone for a change. My lucky son got the XS Max ha
battery is "shot" at 92% after almost 2 years?
Yeah because I have to charge twice within a 9 hour work day, and all I do is talk for 2 hours and listen to Apple Music the last 6. All of my music is downloaded on my device.
I agree, its not debilitating for me but I do agree it could be better. I don't experience drop calls (Socal) but sometimes the signal is poor. But anyway, the battery, you should probably get it changed if that matters to you. I noticed the battery is poor with my 87% decline but when I got the phone the first year battery was great!
Camera is still good. Day time pics are impressive, night time is its Achilles heel. The external speakers are also great for streaming. The OLED is beautiful.
IMHO its a good upgrade if you are on an earlier iPhone x or earlier iPhone. Just upgrade the battery. My $0.02.
Mine is still running like it was on day one. My main qualm is that the battery life is not like it used to be, even with 93% capacity left. Apple devices always seem to have great battery life the first year and get worse the second. Could be iOS 13 and 14 though.
It’s hard to know if I’m having problems with the modem, but there is one frequent location where I’m at where I get 1-2 bars, it repeatedly switches back and forth from LTE to HSPA+, and often won’t load anything, despite having those 1-2 bars. I don’t know if that’s just the cell tower/network in that location since this is the only location I have a noticeable problem, but the improved Qualcomm modem in the 12 series for LTE and the addition of 5G is my biggest temptation for an upgrade.
I don’t expect this device to slow down or face any performance degradation for at least 2 more years though. It’s a great device, and it’s not much different from the 11 or 12 series. You should enjoy it.
It’s hard to know if I’m having problems with the modem, but there is one frequent location where I’m at where I get 1-2 bars, it repeatedly switches back and forth from LTE to HSPA+, and often won’t load anything, despite having those 1-2 bars. I don’t know if that’s just the cell tower/network in that location since this is the only location I have a noticeable problem, but the improved Qualcomm modem in the 12 series for LTE and the addition of 5G is my biggest temptation for an upgrade.
I don’t expect this device to slow down or face any performance degradation for at least 2 more years though. It’s a great device, and it’s not much different from the 11 or 12 series. You should enjoy it.
I agree with her sentiment. 92% doesnt seem a lot but it really drains the battery. I charge 3x and I'm down to 87% lol. Looking forward to my 12 pro max upgrade.
Speed is still amazing but I just ordered a 12 Pro Max because I want a better camera. My sister has the iPhone 11 and I already found her pictures a lot better. Also my battery has been degrading a lot.
The intel modem is rubbish, my iphone 7 had a quicker one!
Other then that the screen estate and size is awesome
Other then that the screen estate and size is awesome
I was going to do that until the 12 Pro Max was announced and then I decided to upgrade. I have a 12 Pro Max Pacific Blue coming next Friday. I’m going to keep my jailbroken XS Max as a backup phone.
Strange. My launch day XS Max has a battery health of 92% and it still lasts all day with heavy use including talking for longer than 2hrs/day. Something must be up.
Came here to say exactly this. Aesthetically it might still be my favorite iPhone but I am willing to let the XS Max retire and be used for other things now that I own it outright. Looking forward to my 12 Pro Max at launch!
My battery is down to 86% but I was charging on a wireless charger for a while, all day taking it off and putting back on. I suspect that didn’t help. After I quit that it’s held steady.
I also have issues with my wifi but so does my wife on her 11 so it’s probably not the phone. But it’s only our phones that have issues. So who knows.
But I’m ready for an upgrade! 12 pro max coming next week!
I also have issues with my wifi but so does my wife on her 11 so it’s probably not the phone. But it’s only our phones that have issues. So who knows.
But I’m ready for an upgrade! 12 pro max coming next week!
It's been the best iPhone I've ever had, got it on launch day and battery's down to 89% which you do notice a bit, but it's held up so well. Will be sad to see it go.
