So the iPhone XS, the larger iPhone XS Max, and the more cheap iPhone XR all launched earlier this month. Here’s what you’ll find (and what you won’t find) inside the box of the new Rs 99,990 iPhone from Apple, which we recently got our hands on.
iPhone XS: What s In the Box?
The standard iPhone-y box that hasn’t changed in, oh, I don’t know how many years comes with the iPhone XS, and that’s fine. The Apple logo and the text “iPhone” are done in gold on the regular white box of the Gold model that we received, which looks absolutely stunning. I’m not sure if the text and logo are also available in the other colours, but I assume they are.
The box is easy to slide out the lids of, has a pull tab for the phone, and has some in-box accessories underneath it, as is customary for Apple packaging. This is what you’ll receive:
- The iPhone XS (because you paid for it)
- Lots and lots of manuals and certification cards that you won t ever read.
- Apple stickers (whatever you do, please don t stick these on your car? Please?)
- SIM ejector tool
- Lightning EarPods (because of the courage Apple showed two years back)
- USB Type-A to Lightning cable
- Charger (not a fast charger, so it takes forever to charge your new iPhone)
- No headphone dongle (because apparently it s impossible to include a $9 accessory with a $999 iPhone)
A Small Rant Probably
Note:If you don’t want to read anything negative about Apple or how it tries to charge its customers extra, you may skip this.
In light of the fact that the iPhone XS is a true work of art, I won’t go into further detail about it here since then what will I write in the entire review? Heh. Anyway, I have a problem with two things, as does practically everyone else on the planet (except from the Cupertino personnel). The absence of a headphone dongle in the box comes first. That is just really petty of Apple, especially considering the price of the phone, which in India is a staggering $999 or Rs 99,990. For the record, it makes little sense to purchase the 512GB iPhone XS Max for $1,449 or Rs 1,44,990 in India if you wouldn’t receive a dongle.
The argument that, if you’re paying $999 on a smartphone, you can probably afford to spend an additional $9 on a dongle is valid, but it’s foolish. The idea is that if I’m spending $999 on a smartphone without a headphone jack, the brave business should almost feel morally obligated to include a headphone dongle within it, especially if they’re using a proprietary connector on their device rather than USB-C.
The absence of a fast charger in the box is another thing that irritates me. C’mon, I mean! That is really ridiculous. The iPhone X’s battery isn’t particularly large by any means; it barely even compares to Android flagships, and it still requires more time to charge than any other Android smartphone on the market.
Apple made it possible for the iPhone to charge more quickly, but then decided that no one would actually desire a fast charger. Why not leave your iPhone on the AirPower mat that we won’t release for a whole frikkin year or keep it plugged in the entire day.
We can only buy a headphone dongle, a set of Bluetooth earphones, and a fast charger separately because, evidently, spending $999 doesn’t get you good accessories in the box.
Really, that wasn’t just a little, brief rant, was it? Please comment if you believe Apple chose a brave course of action with the accessories—or lack thereof—in the iPhone XS package.
