Apple iPhone XS Max

KSh 63,000.00

RAM: 4GB Storage: 256GB Battery: 3174 mAh Camera: 12 MP + 12 MP Front camera: 7MP Display: 6.5 inch Processor: A12 Bionic chip Connectivity: Nano-SIM/eSIM, 4G, Wi-Fi Colors:  Silver, space gray, and gold. OS: upgradable to iOS 15.4.1 📅 Global Launch: September 2018  |  🇰🇪 Available in Kenya: Late 2018 / Early 2019

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iPhone XS Max Availability and Price in Kenya

The Apple iPhone XS Max price in Kenya is Ksh.63,000 for the 256GB version. In additional to the new iPhone XS, Apple presented this larger Apple iPhone XS Max. With a screen size of 6.5 inches, this new variant is certainly not small!

It has a larger display using an OLED panel, so a beautiful image is guaranteed. The device with the Apple A12 chipset is super fast and dual camera is p

📅 Availability in Kenya

Global Launch: September 2018
Available in Kenya: Late 2018 / Early 2019
Stock Status: ✓ In Stock — Available Now

This product is currently in stock and available for purchase at Simu Store Kenya. Order today for fast delivery across Nairobi and Kenya.

MEMORY AND STORAGE

RAM 4 GB
Storage  256 GB
External Storage

NETWORK

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
SIMs Number Single SIM or Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
Speed – HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps – LTE-A Cat16 1024/150 Mbps – EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
EDGE
Networks 2G, 3G, 4G

FEATURES

Lock Screen – Face ID – Passcode
Sensors – Ambient light – Accelerometer – Gyroscope – Proximity – Barometer – Compass
Features – Siri – 3D Touch – Apple Pay

Safe and fast unlock with your face

  • As with the previous iPhone X, this device uses Face ID instead of Touch ID. Face ID makes an extensive 3D scan and is therefore very safe! You just have to look at your phone to unlock it. And thanks to infrared, it even works in the dark.

Design & Build Quality

The iPhone XS Max retained the stunning iPhone X all-screen design in the largest form factor ever — a 6.5-inch edge-to-edge OLED display in a stainless steel and glass body with IP68 water resistance.

Key Design Features

  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display (largest iPhone ever at launch)
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel frame
  • Glass front and back
  • IP68 water resistance (1.5m for 30 minutes)
  • Face ID TrueDepth camera system
  • Available in Gold, Silver, Space Grey

Key Design Features

  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display (largest iPhone ever at launch)
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel frame
  • Glass front and back
  • IP68 water resistance (1.5m for 30 minutes)
  • Face ID TrueDepth camera system
  • Available in Gold, Silver, Space Grey

BODY & DESIGN

Materials Stainless Steel Frame, Front and Back Glass
Dimensions – 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm – 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inch
Weight – 208 g – 7.34 oz
Colors – Gold – Silver – Space Gray
Water Resistant
Durability IP68: Dust and Waterproof over 2 meters and 30 minutes

Display

The 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED delivered the finest mobile display available at launch, with True Tone, wide colour P3, and HDR10 support for exceptional colour accuracy.

Display Enhancements

  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED
  • 2688×1242 resolution at 458 ppi
  • True Tone adaptive white balance
  • Wide colour P3
  • HDR10 and Dolby Vision
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio

Display Enhancements

  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED
  • 2688×1242 resolution at 458 ppi
  • True Tone adaptive white balance
  • Wide colour P3
  • HDR10 and Dolby Vision
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio

Extra-large display

  • The display has a diagonal of no less than 6.5 inches! This makes your image extra large so that you can fully enjoy games and movies, for example.
  • And because it is an OLED screen, the color reproduction is very nice! The colors look very rich and black is really black. The extra high resolution also ensures that everything looks razor-sharp.

DISPLAY

Type OLED
Size 6.5 inches
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels
Density 458 ppi
Surface 84.4%
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9
Protection Oleophobic Coating, Scratch-resistant Glass
Features – Wide color Gamut Display – 625 cd/m2 max Brightness – 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio – Capacitive Touchscreen – 120 Hz touch-sensing – True-tone display – 3D Touch display – HDR10 compliant – Dolby Vision – Multi-touch – 16M Colors

Chip Performance

The A12 Bionic was the world’s first 7nm chip in any consumer smartphone — delivering 5 trillion neural operations per second from its 8-core Neural Engine and 15% faster CPU than the A11.

Performance Improvements

  • World’s first 7nm chip
  • 8-core Neural Engine (5 trillion ops/sec)
  • 15% faster CPU than A11
  • Up to 50% more efficient GPU
  • 11.8 billion transistors
  • Smart HDR real-time processing

Performance Improvements

  • World’s first 7nm chip
  • 8-core Neural Engine (5 trillion ops/sec)
  • 15% faster CPU than A11
  • Up to 50% more efficient GPU
  • 11.8 billion transistors
  • Smart HDR real-time processing

HARDWARE AND PERFORMANCE

OS iOS 12
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic
CPU Cores 6 (Hexa-core)
Processor – 2×2.5 GHz Vortex – 4×1.59 GHz Tempest
Frequency 2.5 GHz
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Features – M12 Motion Coprocessor – Neural Engine (8-core)

Performance and memory

  • It runs iOS 12 straight out of its packaging. It has a timely updates that are rolled and received for almost all their smartphones. iOS 12 has been hyped all 2018 and now, with a new release comes it. An Apple A12 Bionic chipset, Hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest) CPU, and Apple GPU (4-core graphics) power up and run the Apple iPhone XS Max.
  • There is no support for SD cards here, but we are already used to that with iPhone. The same way we are with the 3.5mm jack I even feel it unnecessary to discuss. All three versions of this Apple iPhone XS Max run on 4GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

Camera System

The iPhone XS Max introduced Smart HDR — using the A12 Bionic Neural Engine to capture multiple frames at different exposures and intelligently merge them for perfectly exposed, detailed photographs in any lighting condition.

Main Camera Features

  • 12MP wide and 12MP telephoto dual cameras
  • Smart HDR multi-frame processing
  • Depth Control for adjustable bokeh
  • f/1.8 wide and f/2.4 telephoto apertures
  • OIS on wide camera
  • TrueDepth front camera for Face ID

Main Camera Features

  • 12MP wide and 12MP telephoto dual cameras
  • Smart HDR multi-frame processing
  • Depth Control for adjustable bokeh
  • f/1.8 wide and f/2.4 telephoto apertures
  • OIS on wide camera
  • TrueDepth front camera for Face ID

MAIN CAMERA

Model Dual Camera
Resolution 12MP + 12MP
Cameras – 12 MP: Primary – 12 MP: Telephoto
Aperture – F/1.8 (Primary) – F/2.4 (Telephoto)
Sensor CMOS
Sensor Size – 1/2.55″ (Primary) – 1/3.4″ (Telephoto)
Pixel Size – 1.4 µm (Primary) – 1.0 µm (Telephoto)
Focal Length – 28 mm (Primary) – 52 mm (Telephoto)
Flash
Stabilization Dual OIS
Video – 4K@60fps – 4K@30fps – 4K@24fps – 1080p@60fps – 1080p@30fps
Slow Motion – 1080p@240fps – 1080p@120fps – 720p@240fps
Focusing Modes – PDAF – Touch Focus – Continuous Autofocus video – Autofocus with Focus Pixels
Features – 2x Optical Zoom – Face Detection – Portrait Mode – Quick Launch – Live Photos – Geo-tagging – Timer mode – Burst mode – Panorama – Pro Mode – HDR

Professional Photography Features

Smart HDR captured four frames at different exposures simultaneously, with the A12’s Neural Engine intelligently identifying the best parts of each frame and merging them — delivering images with better highlights, shadows, and detail than previous iPhones.

Photography Modes

  • Portrait Mode with Depth Control
  • Portrait Lighting effects
  • Smart HDR
  • Panorama mode
  • Burst photography
  • Live Photos

Front Camera Features

  • 7MP TrueDepth front camera
  • Portrait Mode selfies
  • Portrait Lighting for selfies
  • Animoji and Memoji
  • Face ID authentication
  • Smart HDR selfies

SELFIE CAMERA

Model Single Camera
Resolution 7 MP
Aperture F/2.2
Focal Length 32 mm
Flash
Video – 1080p@60fps – 1080p@30fps
Features – Smart HDR for photos – Animoji and Memoji – Portrait Lighting – Face detection – Portrait Mode – Retina Flash – Beauty Mode – Palm Selfie – Wide Selfie – HDR

Battery Life & Charging

The iPhone XS Max delivered up to 1.5 hours more battery life than the iPhone X, enabled by the A12 Bionic’s efficiency and a larger battery in the bigger chassis.

Charging Features

  • Wireless Qi charging
  • Fast charging support (18W adapter)
  • Lightning connector
  • Optimised battery charging
  • MagSafe-precursor wireless charging

Battery Improvements

  • 1.5 hours longer than iPhone X
  • Up to 20 hours video playback
  • A12 Bionic efficiency
  • Optimised iOS power management
  • Improved standby performance

Charging Features

  • Wireless Qi charging
  • Fast charging support (18W adapter)
  • Lightning connector
  • Optimised battery charging
  • MagSafe-precursor wireless charging

Wireless charging to glass housing

  • Apple has opted for a sturdy glass housing for this iPhone XS Max. It feels very premium and looks luxurious. Wireless charging is also possible thanks to the glass back. All you need is a wireless charger with Qi support.

Battery Improvements

  • 1.5 hours longer than iPhone X
  • Up to 20 hours video playback
  • A12 Bionic efficiency
  • Optimised iOS power management
  • Improved standby performance

BATTERY

  • It packs an impressive Non-removable Li-Ion 3174 mAh battery. This should last a whole day of usage.  They say up to 25 hours of 3G talk time and 65 hours of music playtime and should you run out of juice you will be glad to engage Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min or Qi wireless charging.

iOS Experience

iOS 12 launched with the iPhone XS Max, delivering major performance improvements and Screen Time for digital wellness alongside Siri Shortcuts automation.

iOS Features

  • Major performance improvements across all apps
  • Screen Time digital wellness controls
  • Siri Shortcuts automation
  • Grouped notifications
  • Memoji custom avatars
  • FaceTime group calls up to 32 people

iOS Features

  • Major performance improvements across all apps
  • Screen Time digital wellness controls
  • Siri Shortcuts automation
  • Grouped notifications
  • Memoji custom avatars
  • FaceTime group calls up to 32 people

Shoot the most beautiful pictures

  • Of course, you want to shoot beautiful photos with a high-end iPhone. That is certainly possible with the dual camera module on the back of this iPhone XS Max. The main camera shoots very nice and clear photos and the secondary camera with optical zoom is perfect for capturing distant objects.
  • You can also use portrait mode again to take photos where the subject is nicely sharp and the background nicely blurred. You can also take beautiful selfies with different studio light effects.

Pros & cons Apple iPhone XS Max

  • ✅Thanks to the minimal screen edges, the device remains nicely compact
  • ✅The dual camera gives you extra options for photos foto
  • ✅The large 6.5-inch OLED screen delivers razor-sharp images
  • ✅A glass back allows wireless charging
  • ❌This iPhone does not have a 3.5mm port, but you can use an adapter for this

For more information, you can also view  iPhoneSE2022 and also more on iPhone XS MAX

Connectivity

The iPhone XS Max supported Gigabit LTE for fast 4G connectivity and introduced dual SIM capability via physical nano-SIM and eSIM.

Connectivity Features

  • Gigabit LTE (4G)
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM + eSIM)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • NFC for Apple Pay and background reading
  • GPS with GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou

Connectivity Features

  • Gigabit LTE (4G)
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM + eSIM)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • NFC for Apple Pay and background reading
  • GPS with GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth – v5.0 – A2DP – LE
Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi 802.11 – a/b/g/n/ac – Dual-band – Hotspot
GPS – GPS – A-GPS – GLONASS – Galileo – QZSS
NFC Yes
USB Lightning
OTG

Entertainment & Gaming Experience

The 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED and stereo speakers made the XS Max an extraordinary media consumption device — the largest iPhone screen ever at that time.

Entertainment Features

  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED
  • Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Apple Arcade gaming
  • AR applications
  • Animoji and Memoji entertainment

Entertainment Features

  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED
  • Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Apple Arcade gaming
  • AR applications
  • Animoji and Memoji entertainment

MEDIA AND SOUND

Speaker Dual Stereo Speakers
Microphone
3.5mm Jack
FM Radio
Features Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter

Videos

Detailed Specifications:

iPhone XS Max — Full Technical Specifications
Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Launch Announced 2018, September 12
Status Available. Released 2018, September 21
Body Dimensions 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Ion-strengthened glass), glass back (Ion-strengthened glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
  IP68 (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 6.5 inches, 105.9 cm² (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass
  True Tone, Wide colour (P3)
Platform OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 16
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2×2.49 GHz Vortex + 4×1.52 GHz Tempest)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, Smart HDR, Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (wide), 1/3.6″, SL 3D (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR, Portrait Lighting, Depth Control
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo
NFC Yes, with Apple Pay
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0
Features Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Type Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wired 18W / Wireless Qi
Misc Colors Gold, Silver, Space Grey
Models A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
Tests Performance AnTuTu: ~355000 GeekBench: ~1019 / ~2467
Battery Active use: ~19h
Conclusion

The Apple iPhone XS Max brought the revolutionary iPhone X all-screen design to the largest iPhone ever, delivering Smart HDR photography, the world’s first 7nm A12 Bionic chip, and a stunning 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display. It established the large-screen flagship iPhone and remained a capable, elegant device well beyond its launch.

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