Both of Apple’s metal-and-glass-encased iPhone XS and XS Max models come in the same Silver, Space Gray and Gold color options. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2021 using pre-production iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max units and software and accessory Apple USB‑C Power Adapter (20W Model A2305).

Improvements to the image sensor are good news for iPhone owners, but they don't tell the entirety of the camera story.

The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag. And if you’ve read this far, you’ll be happy to hear that, since these models come in the same Silver, Space Gray and Gold colors as the iPhone XS and XS Max, all of the same info/advice from that above section applies (and we think you should probably get fancy and go gold). There's the occasional third-party app that uses the front-facing, depth-sensing camera, but there aren't that many. The A12 Bionic processor (explained in more detail in the next section) allows the camera to do a lot of cool computational photography tricks. Apple is proudly talking up its new chipset, and with good reason: it's one of the most powerful on a smartphone, created as it was using a 7nm process.

e. provide three years of UK address history or up to the last three UK addresses), and have a UK bank account from which direct debits can be taken.That speed improvement is easy to feel within the phone, as the iPhone XS is one of the snappiest handsets we've ever tapped our way through. That's not really the fault of the game, but rarely do we have a large table with nothing on it on which we can play solo titles, or with chums. It's tricky to say how much of this is down to the hardware and how much to the improved iOS 12 software – but either way, it's a really, really rapid experience. Only one offer per Apple ID and only one offer per family if you’re part of a Family Sharing group, regardless of the number of devices you or your family purchase.

I tried the Olloclip Mobile Photography Set for the iPhone X, for instance, and found that it did not align properly with the XS cameras. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 10 years, which has given me a front row seat for the DSLR to mirrorless transition, the smartphone camera revolution, and the mainstream adoption of drones for aerial imaging.It's supposed to be the midrange crowd-pleaser, but I think this year it's suffering from middle-child syndrome. The iPhone X angle of view is pretty close to a 28mm full-frame lens, and the XS is more like a 25mm. I can't recommend that one yet because I haven't tested it, but I'd say hold off until the reviews start coming out.