I was just thinking the same thing. I like my Max but its not worth the price I paid for it. I had a perfectly fine working X before this and I really didnt have any reason to upgrade besides the bigger screen which I dont even care about anymore. I do notice the connectivity difference. My Max is always dropping wifi in my bedroom and basement where my X had no problem. Also with the Max when i come out of no signal areas like the subwayit takes forever to reconnect. I always have to toggle airplane mode to get the signal back and I didnt have to do that with my Intel X. I might look on ebay and swappa and see what XS Max's are going for if I can get a good price (mine is still in mint condition and fully unlocked) I will sell it and pick up a X, pocket the difference and wait to the 2020 iphone line up.
Are you guys sure you had an “Intel X”? The Verizon, Sprint, and SIM FREE versions of the X are Qualcomm.