Yeah that’s the reason I got it. I’m 48 and yes my eyes love the new big phone and the text and the icons. Glad I’ve got a choice again. Glad your happy with the XS. But definitely glad I got the Max!
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iPhone X Max seems kind of stupid, unless you’re 90
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I think what is stupid is saying it's stupid for someone to get the Xs Max unless they are really old. Really get over yourself already!
The Max is like a balloon version of iOS now. It’s like having the magnifier function all over the screen. Looks stupid to me. It seems like Apple could have done a whole lot more valuable things with all these pixels than just make everything bigger. An iPad is clearly different than a phone in layout and the Max could have some differences than the smaller sized phones. Maybe developer will take up the slack and use the space but Apple often restricts screen dimensions and proportions in their tools to make things easier on developers, meaning developers really can’t.
I’m approaching 60 with eyes just about as bad or worse than any of the wise-cracking commentators here and I still think the Max looked like a cartoon of an iPhone. I want some more UI value in a $1500 phone than magnification.
I guess my 8+ has the same issue but for some reason it really stood out seeing the Max.
I’m approaching 60 with eyes just about as bad or worse than any of the wise-cracking commentators here and I still think the Max looked like a cartoon of an iPhone. I want some more UI value in a $1500 phone than magnification.
I guess my 8+ has the same issue but for some reason it really stood out seeing the Max.
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I haven't seen anyone mention yet but are you sure the zoom feature wasn't turned on in the phones that you saw? When you setup the max you have the option to go with standard or zoom. The zoom to me did look too big so I went with standard and they look exactly the same as with my 7+, just more screen real estate.
Well done.
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Concour. Was in my local store last night. Icons are no different than my 8+ that I could notice. It is big though.
Notch? What notch?
I was fully prepared to bitch about the notch but I don't even notice it after a day. I took the XS Max out to the golf course yesterday and ran Track My Golf app, absolutely wonderful out on the course. Easy to read and faceID just makes it ready to look at when you pick up the phone. On the 7+ I either had to set it to never turn off the screen or put up with the fingerprint each time I wanted to use the app.
THe X is just too small. I felt like I was sold a bill of goods last year with how it was bigger than the Plus. It’s nots. I cannot wait to get my Max Monday so that I can enjoy my phone the way I enjoyed my iPhone going back to the 6+.
Cumbersome to type for sure. I never had so many typos and horrifically funny autocorrects before the X! Also, with my contacts in, my close vision is not great (even with multifocal lenses) so the larger screen is helpful with that as well. I'm also sort of a photo geek - helps there too.
Not necessarily. Remember when Apple started changing the App Store with bigger fonts, bigger artwork? Same thing with Apple Music, bigger fonts in some places. Bigger album art etc. Some ppl may have scoffed, and said some of that looked ridiculous. But on the Max it looks beautiful to watch those big graphics etc.
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I guess it depends on how you type on a phone. I use two hands, and the X was too narrow for that. I couldn’t use both hands to type on the X without making a lot of mistakes typing. On the other hand, if you do one handed typing. The X is perfect.
I also have bad eyes. I tend to have to look very closely on a screen to read. So the Max makes it so I don’t have to do that any longer.
And I had a typo in my post LOL. I means WITH the X, not before it. I had tons of typos with the X - I'm a two handed texter too, just like you.
I do not think Apple ever intended you to have 60 icons on your screen. I usually do not spend a lot of time there, why not try Safari as the larger screen does show more. To me it is the difference in a 12” laptop compared to a 15”. Much less scrolling.
Large phone are in the most demand these days so we must all be old! You will be too!
Looking at you photo, you are no spring chicken.
Wow, yet another thread thinking the Max screen is just a blown up version of the XS.
I was using one today. If you can’t tell that there is significantly more real estate within apps then I don’t know what to tell you. This has been the same for the past 4 years since the 6 and 6 Plus launched. The Plus wasn’t just a stretched up version of the 4.7”.
I’m only 25 and my vision is terrible. The XS Max is a godsend for my eyes. Everybody has different preferences on size.