My guess is that it isn’t as feature packed as the Xs so they chose the letter before it to signify that. Complete speculation on my part though. Curious to hear Apple’s reasoning.
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Apple Reveals 'iPhone XR' With 6.1-Inch Liquid Retina LCD Display and Six Color Options Starting at $749
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My guess is that it isn’t as feature packed as the Xs so they chose the letter before it to signify that. Complete speculation on my part though. Curious to hear Apple’s reasoning.
The obvious solution is for you to stop complaining and go start a company to make a comparable phone and sell it for less. A huge plus is if you do it without using Android (that wasn't a knock against Android, which is a solid OS).
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The 326 ppi and lack of 3d touch is disappointing, though the FaceID, and portrait mode were nice to see in a "cheaper" phone.
Jesus, not a single positive comment yet? You are all nuts. This isn't the phone for me, but it's pretty impressive what they did for an LCD phone.
These are actually kind of more desirable than the iPhone Xs. A bigger screen with the same A12 Bionic and other internals and with fewer compromises than in previous generations on camera features even with just a single lens. In practice, all you're really missing out on is the true blacks of the OLED.
That red and that blue iPhone XR are really tempting me and I have an iPhone X already.
That red and that blue iPhone XR are really tempting me and I have an iPhone X already.
It’s more akin to the “c” series. The “s” series being an incremental internal update to an existing design.
Yep. Colours weren’t enough to make XR owners feel like crap, they had to kill something else people loved as well.
This is the screen they'll use in the new iPad Pro. Except with thicker bezels so it wont have a notch on the top
Where is iPhone SE 2 ? I hope they release one at least for India.
It's absurd to have a non 1080p res screen on 2018 iPhone. Insane decision from Apple.
And huge bezel.
And huge bezel.
Why? It's the size of a Plus phone. The base Plus phone model was $800. The iPhone 8 is still there for those of you who want a smaller screen.
/I have an iPhone 7 and am not planning on upgrading this year because I'd rather get an Apple Watch than a new phone (I haven't ever had an Apple Watch but the 4 looks like the right time to jump in).
Why would they price it lower than people would pay for it? Especially when they're still selling the 7 and 8 models?
How is it a price hike? It's a new model that sits in a product slot that never existed before.
What in the hell was that? I'm so disappointed at the price point, I understand that it's got the latest specifications but I would've settled on earlier generation chipsets at a lower price. This is ridiculous! Apple has the opportunity to truly be worldwide and easily exceed Android marketshare if they wanted to but they refuse to do it.
I know it's often been said that they hate producing "garbage products" but the truth is we have many examples of companies creating quality products for a lot less. I do love the new design of the iPhone 10R but man what a disappointment. I was actually thinking they might let it go for $499 but I was dead wrong. Yes, some people will argue "Oh, just earn more" but it's not even about the money, it's about the price to performance/feature benefits. Why would anyone simply spend more for an Apple label?
Anyway, I'm incredibly disappointed. I do love the design more of the iPhone 10 R over the other iPhones but I guess I'll stick with Android for longer. Just as an example we have companies like Xiaomi, One Plus and others creating the same space grade aluminum phones with curved glass and they start as low as $189USD with a Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM & excellent cameras for the price point. I'm not suggesting Apple has to go that low, but the point is you can get amazing phones for a lot less on the Android side and it should be possible for Apple to do it.
I know it's often been said that they hate producing "garbage products" but the truth is we have many examples of companies creating quality products for a lot less. I do love the new design of the iPhone 10R but man what a disappointment. I was actually thinking they might let it go for $499 but I was dead wrong. Yes, some people will argue "Oh, just earn more" but it's not even about the money, it's about the price to performance/feature benefits. Why would anyone simply spend more for an Apple label?
Anyway, I'm incredibly disappointed. I do love the design more of the iPhone 10 R over the other iPhones but I guess I'll stick with Android for longer. Just as an example we have companies like Xiaomi, One Plus and others creating the same space grade aluminum phones with curved glass and they start as low as $189USD with a Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM & excellent cameras for the price point. I'm not suggesting Apple has to go that low, but the point is you can get amazing phones for a lot less on the Android side and it should be possible for Apple to do it.
The saving grace for the XR is its only £50 more for 128GB. So only the base model has increased compared to the 8.
Apple no longer sell the iPhone SE on their website now...
Whats impressive about it? It's not even 1080p.
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On the brightside, Band 71 LTE is in the new iPhones. Good news for T-Mobile users.