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Apple Reveals 'iPhone XR' With 6.1-Inch Liquid Retina LCD Display and Six Color Options Starting at $749

lec0rsaire said:
The SoC is great. It’s everything else that is the problem. Inferior resolution, no 3D Touch, inferior camera. I have to wait for the entire specs to be released before I pass final judgment of course but it is underwhelming. I don’t see why most would choose the XR instead of a discounted 8 or 8 Plus or even a discounted original NIB X over the XR unless they don’t want to be seen with the “old” design.
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How is the camera inferior to the 8?
 
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The best thing about this is LCD instead of OLED but everything else is 5C all over again. It freakin huge! Can we get something compact cause X is huge as well.
 
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What a garbage phone. Clearly an attempt by Apple to get people to start paying $1k for phones instead of going for cheaper options. It's kind of sad you have to buy a 1 year old phone if you want a new phone that's reasonably sized and priced.
 
Who cares for starting at 749, this phone is useless with 64gb. They only offer this for marketing reasons.

With proper memory installed, this „low cost“ phone is a thousand bucks. Have they finally totally lost their mind ?
 
I'm surprised they are not selling them for $2k a pop....its getting ridiculous now on how expensive they are, this is becoming a very greedy company and obviously does not care about core users of MacBooks, iMacs and iPads
 
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iPhone XS:
Smaller Screen (5.8)
Higher Resolution (458ppi)
Wide+Telephoto lens
Portrait Lighting w/5 Effects
HDR screen
OLED
IP68 Waterproofing
Gigabit LTE
Shorter Battery (compared to XR)
3D Touch
Smaller, Thinner, Lighter
$1000

iPhone XR:
Bigger Screen (6.1)
Lower Resolution (326)
Wide lens
Portrait Lighting w/3 Effects
No HDR screen
LCD
IP67 Waterproofing
LTE Advanced
Longer Battery (Compared to XS)
Haptic Touch
Bigger, Thicker, Heavier
$750

Some Unknowns: Wifi speeds (2x2 vs 4x4 MIMO), RAM

Missing anything? This is just looking at 64GB models, obviously different size models available between the two.
 
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Tim Cook lost it way as well as Apple. It truly shows with the current prices, that the only thing he cares is about performing for the investors and charge outrageous prices rather than for users that actually purchase the Apple products (innovation). You can see all along the Apple line up with the iMac Pro, and the Macbook Pro both ridiculously expensive.
 
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Domen151 said:
I'm sorry but this resolution on a 2018 phone... even midrange smartphones from other manufacturers have higher resolution. I am sure its still going to sell well though.
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OldSchoolMacGuy said:
People don't buy this thing for the resolution. They buy the Xs if they care about resolution and display.
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Exactly. It’s just different trim levels for different needs. The Xr is perfect for people (like me) who are interested in the camera features, larger screen size, Face ID, and quicker processor, but who don’t watch lots of video on the phone, and who want to save a few hundred bucks.
 
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munpip214 said:
iPhone XS:
Smaller Screen (5.8)
Higher Resolution (458ppi)
Wide+Telephoto lens
Portrait Lighting w/5 Effects
HDR screen
OLED
IP68 Waterproofing
Gigabit LTE
Shorter Battery (compared to XR)
3D Touch
Smaller, Thinner, Lighter
$1000

iPhone XR:
Bigger Screen (6.1)
Lower Resolution (326)
Wide lens
Portrait Lighting w/3 Effects
No HDR
LCD
IP67 Waterproofing
LTE Advanced
Longer Battery (Compared to XS)
Haptic Touch
Bigger, Thicker , Heavier
$750

Some Unknowns: Wifi speeds (2x2 vs 4x4 MIMO), RAM

Missing anything? This is just looking at 64GB models, obviously different size models available between the two.
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XR has Smart HDR.

Also, do you know any iPhone that has a bigger screen than another iPhone that wasn’t bigger, thicker, and heavier?
 
dampfnudel said:
Yeah, but still it’s kind of disappointing that it’s not a 1080p+ display. Of course, Apple would prefer you to fix that by spending an additional 250.
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Yeah it would be nice if it was higher but as I'm coming from a 6S, it should be enough for me, I can't wait to try out FaceID and have a bright blue phone :)
 
Was really hoping for a budget version of the iPhone X display but at 4.7-5.5-inch range. Anyway, probably will wait, prices are very high since our currency (Swedish Krona) is so weak as of now :s
 
martin2345uk said:
Yeah it would be nice if it was higher but as I'm coming from a 6S, it should be enough for me, I can't wait to try out FaceID and have a bright blue phone :)
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The XR has a larger display, increased resolution, and same PPI as your 6s. This still counts as a worthwhile upgrade.
 
Icaras said:
XR has Smart HDR.

Also, do you know any iPhone that has a bigger screen than another iPhone that wasn’t bigger, thicker, and heavier?
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Smart HDR is referring to Camera. "HDR" was display.
Also, not always thicker.
 
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