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One month with the iPhone XS Max and why I returned it

The first five iPhones had the same screen size and they were designed to be comfortably held in one hand. Steve Jobs died in 2011 and he left projects for the following years. In 2012 the iPhone 5 featured a bigger screen, the 0.5-inch gain was obtained trough a taller screen. This meant that the 5 has the same width as the 4, and the one-hand usability was therefore mantained, the screen ratio changed due to the increased number of vertical pixels. So far so good.

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Transhumanism |San Junipero and life after life

And though time goes by

I will always be

In a club with you

In nineteen seventy three

James Blunt – 1973

Suggested songs for background during reading:

  1. Alphaville – Forever young
  2. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth
  3. James blunt – 1973

Some periods of our life are so above average to resemble a different existence. That exhilarating feeling of walking three meters above everyone else, of fulfillment and joy, like the world is revolving around us and our favorite music is in the air. It can be days, weeks or years for the most fortunate. Almost everyone has had or is going to have his. The Daft Punk would call it the “prime time of your life”.

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iPhone 8 | Review and versus iPhone X

In the review of iPhone X i praised the new form factor, the camera, some aspects of the screen and speed but I expressed my concerns over the Face ID, the software and the ghosting of the screen.

I was not completely satisfied and the wow effect left place for some frustration, which should not come with such a premium price.

That’s why i went back to something familiar that doesn’t stop innovation.

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