Nope. I had my iPhone X on iOS 12. No difference. It’s not even 100% perfect on the XS series. It’s just 99% perfect.
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Apple Highlights iPhone XR Reviews
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Nope. I had my iPhone X on iOS 12. No difference. It’s not even 100% perfect on the XS series. It’s just 99% perfect.
Don’t be! The 6/6S/7/8 models had lower resolution displays (1334x750) than the XR, which is 1792x828. So the excellent screen of last year’s iPhone 8 is even more amazing with the XR this year.
Like 1440 or 4K content, 1080p is downsampled to the 828 vertical lines of resolution that are available in the XR. Check it out on Friday, I think you’ll be impressed at just how great the display is.
It's funny how releasing a $1000 phone immediately makes them perceive this one as "affordable".
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We're all on the same boat.
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We're all on the same boat.
Frankly speaking, the fact that they didn’t even upgrade the screen to at least the level of the Plus models (ppi) boggles my mind!
Well that isn't really an accurate comparison, because the XR screen is simply physically larger than the 6/7/8 screen; the ppi is exactly the same.
I do agree the naming is kinda bad, regardless I feel like because of the XS pricing, Apple is gonna sell loads of these. This may even become the default mainstream iPhone. However I still think the price of the XR should be lower like 600-650
No, it’s accurate. It’s also true that since the XR has a larger display, users will tend to hold it farther away than they would a smaller phone, making the 326ppi even less of an issue than it might be on a 4.7” phone.
As you say, the 326 ppi of the XR is the same as that of the 6/6S/7/8, which are considered to be excellent displays. Of course iPads, at 264 ppi, are also considered to have excellent displays (though I don’t like the non-laminated display of the $329 9.7” iPad).
Not me. I’m the other way around. Aluminum (yay) over stainless steel (yay, but not as much). I understand stainless steel is a more “premium” metal, but materials can be subjective to different people. I love Apple’s aluminum in all its products and it’s just another reason why I will prefer this over my current X.
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And still is, and even more so now that it comes in all flashes of colors on the XR!
"Screen difference not noticeable unless you are hold them next to each other" If you value sight quality of what you look at all day- get the XS . It's also lighter and narrower. I understand different strokes for different folks.
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Shure SE535 paired with the Shure RMC BT1 will give you excellent sound with decent connection. I use this set up all the time. It'll cost you a few quid, but for me it was worth it to go wireless. I have been using the 535's for quite some time and have not noticed any difference between them being wired or through bluetooth.
I love how the XR is causing the XS purchasers to feel the need to try so hard to justify their purchase. You paid for the "better" phone. We get it. But frankly there's many trade offs that subjectively might make the XR the better phone for someone regardless of retail price.
Similar to X users running down the XS as a less than worthy upgrade, trying to justify their decision not to upgrade. First world problem to be sure.
For lots of customers, just saying $250 cheaper than the XS and it has a bigger screen—and comes in colors—is enough. Nothing wrong with that; it’s looking like a great choice. Apple made the right choices with the various tradeoffs they chose for cost reduction.
Can you swipe up to unlock and invoke Control Center/Notification Center without changing ones grip between? If not, then it is not a one-handed phone. I’m not being facetious, this is a genuine requirement for me. Or maybe I just have to learn a new grip idk.
Btw, the battery replacement "promo" ends this year.
Last year the 8 launched first, not all devious. FWIW I would still buy a Max over a XR even if the Max came later.
It’s a brand new sensor. 12mp, f1.8 with 1.4micron pixels. Bigger too than previous generation.
Edit. Same sensor as the XS, just minus telephoto lens.
5 years ago was the 8 mp. iSight camera on the rear.
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Cases should be available for anyone who wants them, third party or whatever. I don't understand posts like yours, you imply that customers are stupid. Not really a nice thing to do.
I miss the oled screen of my previous android phone every day. I still can't believe Apple is selling phones with ancient lcd tech for $750 in 2018. Kudos to them, I guess, but I'm not playing.