10 things you need to know about the iPhone XS and iPhone XR launch

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processor, the new things the camera can do and the fact that the budget iPhone, the iPhone XR, is actually a really powerful device
iPhone XS is the flagship, and the XS Max is the bigger version for power users
iPhone XR is the more fashionable, slightly more affordable option
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and HDR shots, offering better face and body detection and carrying out improved scene analysis
The new Smart HDR combines a four-second shooting buffer, secondary shots at higher exposure levels for highlights and longer exposure for
better shadows and then combines them into a single image
smoked the competition, but the A12 Bionic is an even more exciting proposition: its cores demand 40-50% less power while the performance
cores run 15% faster
Apps launch 30% faster and the processor can now address up to 512GB of internal storage
The Neural Engine offers real-time machine learning for the camera app and for augmented reality apps, which Apple clearly thinks are going
to be a big deal, and the Core ML framework enables developers to use machine learning with 1/10th of the energy consumption and 9x the
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Augmented Reality is getting even betterOne of the most impressive new features was almost an afterthought: during the section on the Neural
Engine, we saw AR Quick Look
magic of augmented reality, so for example you can see immediately what that coffee machine would look like on your kitchen worktop
larger-screened iPhone XS Max include 3D Touch as standard
device
making you carry a giant tablet around
display is larger: 6.5 inches compared to 5.8 inches
There will be a special dual-SIM version in China.8
But the iPhone XR is no Tesco Value effort
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That means the same True Depth camera system, the same Face ID, the same pro-level camera features, the same wide stereo sound, the same
power for Augmented Reality apps and games
iPhone XS and XS Max, watch our handy explainer video below:9
You can get more storage than ever beforeWhile the iPhone XR comes with the familiar 64/128/256GB storage capacities, the iPhone XS and
iPhone XS Max come with even more: 64/128 or an unprecedented 512GB of on-board storage
$999 and the XS Max at $1,099, upping the storage from 64GB to 512GB also ups the price by $350
have limited supplies: the most popular configurations and colors are likely to sell out quickly