Can check but a little bit ortodox way. Open new message, search the recipient number, see if number in blue means can imessage. If the number appears in green, means it will be sent as sms. A little bit tedious but that's what we got.

I do like using FaceTime though - I’ve found it to be more reliable than other video call platforms for me
That’s why all the telcos give us unlimited SMS already coz they know we don’t use it, hahaha. Ya, having iMessage on multiple devices is pretty handy - like you said, it’s convenient to get TAC on your iPad or Mac when you’re doing a banking transaction coz sometimes your phone might be somewhere else in the house and not close by.

September 10 (or rather 11) can’t come soon enough!

Depends on your priorities. Battery life? Display? Camera? I’ve used both and I’d pick the XR.
Yes, 100% approvals for iPhones coz she knows she’ll inherit the phone eventually. But she frowns whenever I try an Android
Definitely. In essence, it is a discontinued product, so they’ll price it to clear till stocks run out.

I hardly used 3D Touch since it was introduced with iPhone 6S but I did miss it when I used the XR, hahaha. Anyways, remains to be seen if haptic touch will be as good or as useful as 3D Touch in iOS 13.

Not sure the battery Health is accurate or not
Here’s mine Sept 2016 IPhone SE status:

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But my battery hardly sustain for half day from 100% till 20% from just normal usage like WhatsApp and safari

Daily charge is like 3 times average

Nvm, taking my step to 11 now

if im not mistaken only intel modem on xs max..not sure if there is qualcomm modem..correct me if im wrong

regretted update to iOS 13. lost the pop.
think need to downgrade asap

Still got peek but no more pop which was super intuitive and awesome.

3D touch still there after iOS13
my Xs vs 11 pro both using iOS13, feature no longer available in 11 pro like pressing whatsapp message to peek and pop, still able to do it in Xs iOS13, but not 11 pro iOS13
and cannot say iOS13 makes 3D touch gone, because 3D touch is still there in iOS13, pressing app icon in Xs still trigger by 3D touch, because when i long press app icon in 11 pro, it is slower compare to Xs (could be due to haptic touch is software not hardware)

then you are wrong, apple keyboard still support 3D touch
3D touch, you can press any character to trigger cursor movement, but without 3D touch, you can only long press space bar to trigger
e.g.: Xs max, you can do so, BUT in 11 pro only can long press space bar in keyboard (something similar to Xr before iOS13 came out)
you can open note app and type one paragraph and try 3D touch your keyboard, long press space bar to trigger cursor is something for Xr previously. (because since 3D touch introduce from iPhone 6S, only Xr dont have)
cannot already, if your phone still have 3D touch, u long press or force press gives you same outcome, the only different is the feedback time for your press

in summary, the 3D touch device still have 3D touch in iOS13, just if it conflict with haptic touch long press, doing both either long press or force press will do the same, just you might feel the different is TIME lol, i have tried my Xs and 11 pro

what i wanted to say is 3D touch still there even though for iOS13, just they make it gone for iPhone 11 pro and revamped haptic touch, so you will feel it is haptic touch in older device like 6S/7/8/X/Xs, but in reality, it is still 3D touch, the delayed and slightly longer feedback from haptic touch in iPhone 11 pro gives alot different feeling i just have to get use of it

No, That is considered normal wear and tear. Apple will only allow warranty claims for battery if it’s 70% or less within a year I think.

Does it make sense to get iphone xs now?

I used to be apple fan becoz I had imac, ipad and iphone since 4s until 6s...

After 6s, i move to galaxy note 8 more than 2 years ago and has been very happy with it.

I'm still keeping my 9 year old imac 27 and bought ipad pro 2018 2 weeks ago.  I'm very surprised with ipadOS that it has made me gone paperless eversince....

Now I'm thinking to change my aging note 8 to ios again since I already have imac and ipad.  So that everything will be streamlined again like the old days....

Been looking at iphone 11 and XS... can't make up my mind... the 11 doesn't seem to be available enywhere...

The best scenario is iphone 12 so that i can have usb c for both ipad pro and iphone...but I think I can't wait for months...

no lah, found 2nd

wow. i've been looking at the market price. i think worth it. phone is still solid at that price point.
plus it's refurbished. where u got the phone from? im looking to get a unit too.