Apple's gigantic iPhone XS Max has no right to feel this lightweight

The iPhone XS Max is shocking in how ordinary it feels. Apple clearly got a little carried away with itself in naming its extra-large iPhone, possibly downing a few too many Red Bulls at the focus group meetings.

The XS Max, for all its screen inches (6.5, the largest iPhone by far) and extreme-lifestyle-inspired branding, feels like an iPhone. It's impressively light; the iPhone has generally gotten heavier the past couple of years as Apple has labored to make it more durable, so this is a thankful change in the opposite direction.

Wielding the phone isn't awkward — well, no more awkward than any other big-size phone — though pocketability is about on par with the iPhone Plus models. As I turned the phone with one hand several times to get a shot of it from all angles, i didn't drop it once, and the glass exterior felt suitably grippy. Read more...