It seems not only the screen is where they cut corners, but also the modem

https://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-4g-spe...-lte-downloads/

Gonna go home and test my phone against my wife’s XS Max

Yup, doesn’t feel slow for me either which is why I’m not that bothered

That last sentence for the win!

Actually my brother claimed that happened to his Note FE as well. Needless to say SME turned him away!

Let us know the outcome

Nope, mine’s mostly good except maybe for CIMB Clicks that freezes occasionally.

Pictures, yes, if it's on iCloud.

WhatsApp, definitely, just restore from iCloud backup.

Have you brought it to a service centre to try your luck?

The difference between a hairline crack and a scratch is very noticeable. If possible, maybe go to a different service centre and get a second opinion, perhaps Switch or MacCity.

Price wise, it’s a bargain. RM3699 for a flagship when that amount cant even get you a 128GB iPhone XR at RRP. Apple needs to wake up. As for the phone’s performance, errr, I’ll let you know after I test it

I’ll try all those new Androids , but keep going back to iPhone in the end too, hahaha.

No bro, 3699 is for the S10+.

I think the S10e is 2699 or 2799 or around there.

Right, but their sales is beginning to slow everywhere so they’ll eventually need to change something somewhere.

Ya man. Imagine a 4000mAh battery in an iPhone. I’d stop flirting with Android... then again, I still might not

Exactly! Anyway, as another alternative, you can try your luck by taking a photo of it and emailing to Apple Support.

Yup. Especially now when there’s hardly any bargains for the XR. I think it’ll still have good value when it’s time to sell it

I have mixed feelings about my XR. For one, it is not an official Apple MY set, but a HK set so that might affect the resale value if I hold on to it for too long. But on the other hand, I love that it has dual physical SIM slots which works wonders for me as I do a bit of travelling overseas. So I’m still unsure to let it go before the warranty ends or not. It’s a bit too expensive to keep around as a “spare” phone!

Actually I think it’s the same for most mobile phones now. More and better cameras, tinier bezels, bla bla bla. For me, Apple needs to think about pricing coz they will eventually price themselves out of reach to most common folks. Well, we’ll see in September

Tested LTE speed of the XR vs the XS Max

XR	XS Max

I know the feeling. Told myself I wasn’t gonna buy any Samsungs this year and yet I preordered the S10+

I requested for a new SIM card via one of maxis’ payment kiosk before and they waived the replacement SIM card cost for me.

The only innovation will be to increase the price. As. Usual.

They have those for iPhone XR already? That really is a good bargain! A fraction of what Apple's battery case costs!

Ya, the XR is a battery beast. 24 hours standby and 4 hours screen time still got 50% battery remaining