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New iPhones XS and XS Max Max have been on sale for about two weeks, which is the ideal time to get a good idea of ​​the new products. Consumer Reports, a non-profit organization that tests all kinds of products, has also decided to share its opinion on the new iPhones. According to Consumer Reports, the main weapon of the new iPhones is battery life, which exceeds even the expectations of the company itself. Appyou.

Battery life was tested usingonech that a typical user might use on a daily basis. The process included browsing the internet, taking pictures, navigating, and listening to music. The brightness was always set to 100%. iPhone The XS lasted 24,5 hours on a single charge, while its larger counterpart lasted 26 hours. Last year, the same test was also conducted on the XS. iPhone X, but it only lasted 19,5 hours on a single charge.

Hell of a long charge

Consumer Reports sees a problem with charging, as the new iPhones come with a slow 5W charging adapter. Charging an iPhone XS from 0 to 100% so it takes more than 3 hours, for XS Max then almost 3,5 hours. This is significantly longer than the competition. Samsung Galaxy The Note 9, which has a 4000mAh battery and comes with a fast charging adapter, takes less than 2 hours to charge.

Then came a test that would send shivers down the spines of many a rock fan. It was a stress test, in which the device is placed in a rotating chamber with a diameter of approximately 75 centimeters. In this chamber, the smartphoneone It flies in free fall from side to side, and the device is then checked after 50 and 100 hits against the walls. Three iPhone XS models and two XS models were successively thrown into the chamber Max. iPhone The XS showed signs of severe damage after just 50 hits, while after 100 hits, two of the three iPhones were almost worthless. It fared better iPhone XS Max, one escaped this "death chamber" unscathed, the other with a cracked rear window. In this test, it fared better Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which escaped without damage to the back and front glass.

According to Consumer Reports' testers, the camera has seen only minor improvements, with the biggest improvement seen in Portrait mode. Filmmaker Richard Lackey would probably disagree with this statement, according to which The camera on the new iPhones has seen many improvementsEither way, the new iPhones earned a solid 82 points in the Consumer Reports test, beating out the Samsung Galaxy S9 or OnePlus 6. Only he got more points Samsung Galaxy Note 9, 83 at that.

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