IPhone XS

The iPhone X and iPhone X Max (pronounced "ten S" and "ten S Max") are smartphones sold by Apple Inc. The two phone models were announced on September 12, 2018, at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California.  Along with the lower-cost iPhone X, they are succeeding the iPhone X that was released in 2017.  The X and X Max are available in silver, space gray, and gold, with 64, 256, or 512 GB storage options. The X has a 5.8″ OLED screen, while the Max has a 6.5″ OLED screen, the biggest on any iPhone ever.  The X sells starting at US $999, while the X Max starts at US $1,099.

Both models contain a notch that holds the front camera into place and also lack a home button, like the previous iPhone X.

The X, X Max, and XR are the first iPhones to not include a Lightning-to-3.5 mm audio adapter. Lightning-to-3.5 mm audio adapters can only be bought separately.

Pre-orders for the phones began on September 14, 2018, with the phones available to the public on September 21.

 Meme 

An Internet meme about this series of iPhone originated in dcinside.com which has since became a copypasta to the DCinside community.

 Software 

The iPhone XS and XS Max used iOS 12 for the first time. They can upgrade to other versions like iOS 13, iOS 14, iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17 or iOS 18 when they came out. iPhone XS and XS Max cannot install iOS 26 because of old hardware. On December 12, 2025, Apple released iOS 18 security updates quickly to stop attackers hacking these phones.

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