I went with the same from a 128gb SE and while the SE was fast, i'm extremely happy with the performance of such a large phone with that screen on IOS 12 it for me will be more than enough future proof to last the next 2-3 years. I'm extremely happy i bought the Max
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I went with the same from a 128gb SE and while the SE was fast, i'm extremely happy with the performance of such a large phone with that screen on IOS 12 it for me will be more than enough future proof to last the next 2-3 years. I'm extremely happy i bought the Max
What % qualifies as all screen to you? I have another question, if we’re going to compare to comparable priced phones, how much does camera and cpu/gpu play into value? Because Apple holds a significant lead in hardware performance and the camera is also up there, all which are in the XR.
I also posted this picture in another bezel thread:
3.9%. Again, splitting hairs at something in a whole different price range.
At least 80%
What % qualifies as all screen to you? I have another question, if we’re going to compare to comparable priced phones, how much does camera and cpu/gpu play into value? Because Apple holds a significant lead in hardware performance and the camera is also up there, all which are in the XR.
I also posted this picture in another bezel thread:
3.9%. Again, splitting hairs at something in a whole different price range.
Thanks for the pic. Frankly, I think the bezels look good on the XR. More like a frame around a picture. And if you don't feel the same as me, let's not forget that you can put the phone into dark mode on a lot of apps and use a dark wallpaper and the bezels will largely blend away.
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If you aren't sure you are getting the Max now, I'm going to predict that in January as excitement wears down, you will be getting the XR and pocketing the $450 price difference.
The XR does make me ponder if I made the right decision with the XS Max, since it offers so much of the experience for much less, not to mention better battery life. However, I always do want the best, so I can see myself being more regretful if I got the XR over the Max. The Max gives me:
- OLED (and yes, I do notice a big difference in the contrast/blacks.)
- Stainless steel
- Smaller bezels
- Larger display
- 3D Touch
- Better portrait (besides low light)
- 2x zoom
- More RAM
- Higher resolution
Good point. Maybe they figured out the right way is to sell the most expensive one first.
“massive black borders” LMAO!! They’re massive!! MASSIVE!! Look everyone at how massive these bezels are! You can barely see the tiny screen in the middle of that massive field of black! How dare they call it a full-screen device?!?!...
Hey, if your two hot button issues are cheapness and 79%, spare is the histrionics and go have fun with an Android-running iPhone knockoff with 84%. That’ll be one more (sold out) XR available to the rest of us.
It’ll probably look a little more seamless with the black colorway as well. But at these ratios and screen sizes I doubt anyone will be focusing on the bezels once they’re actual using the device. If you are, then you have bigger issues to deal with.
The iPhone 8/8 Plus was affordable at $699/$799, but the XR at $749 isn’t?
While geeks who hang out on tech forums have fun comparing and analyzing specs, most users don’t. Even so, many, many tech-savvy customers will buy the XR, precisely because they know 828 vs. 1080 lines of vertical resolution is not a meaningful difference. The 6/6S/7/8 have 750p displays and are well known to be of extremely good quality.
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In the last year besides portrait mode I think I've only used the 2X zoom maybe 10 times. Let's just say 20 times. I never take pics of things far away unless I'm doing a wide scenery shot to begin with. So the zoom isn't really important for my needs. It's cool to have but not worth the $250 to me even combined with the OLED. I'm far more interested in single camera Portrait mode/wide angle portrait mode. I'm disappointed it won't work for my dog though. I've got some great portrait shots of her on my X. But my wife is getting my X so it's not like it will be out of my life. I'll just borrow it from her for dog pics.
Is the human-only portrait mode option on the XR a software or hardware limitation. I use portrait mode on my dogs all the time, and that's the only reservation I have about going with the XR. I'm just wondering if Apple could open it up for objects with a software update.
Apple shares Shot on iPhone XS: Users share their Portrait mode photos with Depth Control
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018...heir-portrait-mode-photos-with-depth-control/
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018...heir-portrait-mode-photos-with-depth-control/
You are wasting your lifetime...
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Sure can they, but they won’t. Something has to be left for the XS buyers
The wide angle Camera on the Xr, Xs, Xs Max is a physical upgrade over the X's camera, so it's NOT just software and the Smart HDR didn't come to the X so even that is a "upgrade" since I can't get it on my current phone.
Optical zoom is moot to me as I said above this reply and yes I'll miss portrait mode for taking pics of my dog. But I'm also REALLY good with Photoshop and Snapseed and the X is going to my wife, so it's not like it's out of my reach. I also own 2 DSLR cameras that can do the job better if I REALLY wanted "DSLR quality" photos.
The screen shouldn't be an issue to anyone that lives in reality over paper specs. I would bet 90% of people wouldn't even know the difference if the phones were side by side and of the 10% that do notice the remaining 80% of those people wouldn't care. I'm of the 80% that doesn't care. I know for a fact my wife wouldn't see the difference if the X and the Xr were side by side until I pointed out the black levels. She can't even see a difference between the 1st gen iPad mini screen and my 4th Gen. And there was a huge jump between those two devices.
An X to an Xr is probably an upgrade for most people. I would easily take the Xr over the X for my needs. I don’t know what your friend’s situation is, but the Xr’s size, faster processor, and better camera lens/sensor make it a pretty compelling upgrade, IMO.
79, 84...is that really much different? It's 5-6% more screen ratio. Could your eye even see that? The answer is no. In fact, I'd bet in a group of 100 people, over 50 would say the XR has more screen because it doesn't have a chin or forehead.
Furthermore, those phones run Android and iPhone is still largely about iOS.
Phones have not become commodities because the software, support, and security are so important. Look how much competition Apple has and yet they sell more iPhones for higher prices every year (besides the large screen pent up demand 2014 year).
You probably have lint in there. Clean it with a straightened paperclip and you’ll be amazed.
It’s like comparing a top of the line Toyota Camry to a low end Lexus
They’re both good. They share certain features they’re both made solidly. Its a buyers choice about $$$$ and do they want or need the extra features. also do they have the money
But one thing to remember. There are a lot more deals around from Carriers and stores this year. You might be able to get a Xs or XS Max for the same price as the Xr if you shop around
They’re both good. They share certain features they’re both made solidly. Its a buyers choice about $$$$ and do they want or need the extra features. also do they have the money
But one thing to remember. There are a lot more deals around from Carriers and stores this year. You might be able to get a Xs or XS Max for the same price as the Xr if you shop around
Smart HDR is implemented via software and I pointed it out in my post. Yes, the sensor is different in the Xr camera, but that would give an edge over the X camera in low light only. There are many trade-offs in the Xr camera to call it an upgrade.
Since the portrait mode in the XR is done with software to compensate for the lack of hardware, it is both. The depth calculations using two cameras in the XS allows portrait mode to distinguish between the item that is the focal point and the background that gets blurred out. But with one camera, the XR needs to use software to recognize the human face and then from there it uses software to figure out what the outline of that face and the rest of the person are. It can't see the depth with only one camera, so it has to figure it out with software
Now I bet, with a lot of effort, Apple could teach the software to recognize a dog's face and then do its thing. It would be something like "dog portrait mode". But theoretically the challenge is the same: recognize that a dog is focal point, then figure out where the outlines of its body are, blur the rest as background. But the effort to program in something like this seems significant to me. So I wouldn't expect this.
No idea if Apple can ever get this feature to work on inanimate objects of all sorts with only one camera.
I can do it. I can even do it on my 7 Plus and I don’t have the biggest hands. Now I’ll admit that I sometimes get cramps after using the 7 Plus one handed too much. The iPhone X on the other hand was as comfortable as the non Plus phones whenever I’ve had one in my hand. Everyone’s hands are different though so I probably shouldn’t generalize.
Better low light on the main wide angle camera is an upgrade. I’m not sure why there is an argument there.
The only reason that actually matters with the 2nd lens is portrait mode; which they found another way to do and it’s a better quality picture on the XR for portrait shots because it’s not shooting on the 2X Sensor. The only “caveat” is no portrait on non-humans and that’s something they could actually do with software. Pixel does it already so it’s not the camera, it’s Apple’s programming.
So the only actual camera “loss” on the Xr is the 2x Zoom otherwise the camera IS an upgrade.
Zooming 2X means nothing to me especially with the noisy sensor they put on that lens.
Also Stage lighting is a gimmick I can recreate using Snapseed and also just “software based”. So that’s not a downgrade as it is just a lame feature being removed for the sake of removing it.