The WIFI 802.11AX speed is huge upgrade, you get about 3.5 times faster downloads and upload with a 802.11ax router.
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iPhone XR vs. iPhone 11 Buyer's Guide
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Which did people go for if any then? Or still thinking?
Disappointed that some software features aren’t available on Xr, like QuickTake surely that’s software only?
I’m still thinking, I’m on IUP and so could just start again without hassle of selling. What I do miss is portrait from all cameras which the 11 will have.
Disappointed that some software features aren’t available on Xr, like QuickTake surely that’s software only?
I’m still thinking, I’m on IUP and so could just start again without hassle of selling. What I do miss is portrait from all cameras which the 11 will have.
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It would be very, very rare that the next version is much enough better to justify an upgrade. Unless you manage to sell yours for a good price. Most people never upgrade, they just replace their phone and buy a new one, which then is better just by being newer. (That includes old phones being handed down)
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But do they actually do that? Very very few people buy a new phone every year, I think it is about 1% to 2% of all buyers.
The processor is not the only thing using power. The biggest part is the screen. And the biggest battery saver is reducing the screen brightness, or turning the screen off quickly when the phone is not used.
It's obvious that the Pro Max is the better phone. With a better screen and so on. What everybody has to decide for themselves is whether the difference in price is worth it to them.
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Like this: "Hey Siri. Please call my wife and tell her that I'm an hour late tonight. And ask her what's up for dinner and tell me".
To be honest, when XR / XS / XS Max were released, the XR was bloody heavy compared to the others (but with a bigger battery and longer battery life, which caused to extra weight). The weight and thickness seemed Ok because it was the cheaper phone. It seems that Apple now learnt from customers that they preferred the bigger battery even though it meant thicker case and more weight. I'd guess that people preferring better battery life outweigh people preferring a thinner, lighter phone about 80:20.
So how is fast charging supposed to work?
Does it charge faster with a 12.5 Watt iPad charger? Or if I have a USB-C charger, do I need a USB-C to Lightning adapter?
In the US that phone could probably sell privately for USD425, so closer to $600 Canadian. How easy would it be to sell privately?
With a trade in you typically leave money on the table but it’s less hassle.
Yes it’ll be quite a bit faster with the 12W iPad charger, but faster still with the 18W/USB-C cable which has been supported since iPhone 8/X.
Have to add for advantages for the Xr is the blue color. Was planning on getting a blue 11.
Would not be surprised if the spatial awareness stuff and the wide angle 2nd camera gets used for AR stuff in the future (was really surprised they didn't do something with it during the keynote - cause otherwise a zoom camera would be a no brainer choice for a 2nd camera).
It's still retina resolution (the same resolution (dots per inch) as the base 8). I had a 8 Plus and didn't notice the difference with the Xr.
i have a 6s+ and to my eye all of the new phones, even the OLED, are obviously inferior screens, with visible pixels, PWM flutter at low brightness in OLED, and obviously blurry text.
I'm so disappointed.
there's nothing for me except the 8+, which only gives me a slightly better camera and then i lose the headphone jack
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No the psi on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 are the same. I went from a X to an 11, I also have an 8 and I don't notice much of a difference.
oops sorry i omitted pro from my post you are correct that the 8 and the 11 are the same.
In the list for the 11 is support for Dolby Atmos. I see elsewhere, the iOS 13.1 made it available to the XR as well. Can anyone confirm? I don't even know where to start to test, but I'd LOVE to hear the Atmos mix of Abbey Road in headphones on my iPhone Xr...
I went from an X to an XR and I didn't notice. I did notice it was LCD though. However, you could always just go to a carrier store or the Apple store and check it out.
