No offense taken. Again, I am talking about the average users (family, friends, and associates) I know and what I'd feel comfortable recommending.I don’t know... arguably the bigger screen, louder volume, better stereo separation, makes for a better media consumption device. Even coming for a plus size iPhone it is quite noticeably, much less the standard iPhone version.
The new processor keeps frame rates high and temperature low while gaming. Gaming session last much longer due to the above mention efficient processor, huge battery and also sensible screen choice. It even runs Fortnite at 60 fps which makes the game incredible smooth and the graphics just gorgeous.
Not to mention, it’s ability to capture drastically better photos and videos. On top of all day battery life.
My question is how is this not significance better than an iPhone 7/8 for and I quote “content consumption, posting pictures and videos on social media, and gaming.”
No offence intended, just really trying to understand why you would feel that these tangible benefits don’t matter.
The speakers aren't a factor because they use headphones most of the time, especially when consuming media.
Music? No benefit between models.
Games? As far as I know and was able to search online, there are no game that runs on the iPhone X models that doesn't also run on the iPhone 7, but I'm not a gamer and I could be wrong. I downloaded Fortnite to my iPhone 6S Plus (Yea gods, the game file is big!), and with my admittedly limited 10 minutes of game play on cellular only (AU Japan), it seemed very smooth and responsive, but again, I'm a noob with the game. That said, I don't have any issues with Minecraft, Pokemon Go, Monument, Ingress or other games I've tried.
Videos and pictures? Regardless of the stats for the pictures and videos they are taking, they end up on Facebook, in Messages, on Line, etc. where no one cares about the picture quantity once it's above a certain level, which i believe has been met for years. The same could be said for when they are consuming videos and pictures. The XR, 7 and 8 all have the same ppi and brightness. You are correct with regard to the screen size, but is the larger screen on the XR worth the extra $300 if they go for a 7 or $150 if they go for the 8? If they are streaming full episodes of Netflix, yes. If they are watching Facebook and YouTube videos in spurts throughout the day? Probably not.
That said, you are right that if my average non-power using friends:
- spend above the average of 5 hours per day screen time on their iPhone
- their iPhone is their only consumption device
- battery life is a major consideration
then yes, they should go for the XR.