iPhone XR iPhone Xr screen size, opinion wanted

Maybe just wait a few weeks and try all the phones out for yourself side by side in a store?

 

I'm coming from the SE so, enough said lol.

 

It is discussed in this thread. From page 3 onwards.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/so-xr’s-screen-is-only-720p.2136774/page-3

Member EugW gives an explanation.

 

Honestly I think you're overthinking this somewhat.

Just go into a store and play with the XS and XS Max, the XR is between the two. Your best bet might be to just wait until all three are in stores, don't worry about stock levels or anything - after a couple of weeks you'll be fine picking either up.

Personally I went from a 6 and was very interested in the XR, however after playing with the XS/Max I really felt the XS was 'perfect' for me. I can use it one-handed and it's still a much bigger screen, the Max was great but just too big to comfortably use one-handed (Resting on your finger), whilst I think it's great for media, it was a little too cumbersome to use for me. As the XR would be bigger than the XS (Albeit very minutely) I opted for the regular XS.

So I would encourage you to play with them. If you feel the XS is still too small but the Max too big, then the XR would be perfect - and I do think it's a great screen size choice, but to me an XS and iPad combo is better.

If you're coming from a 6 then anything will feel like an improvement, the XS is about the same size as the 6 just all screen, if you're comfortable using it then hold it in one hand and try reach all the points. If you use the phone two-handed most of the time then get the XR maybe.

As for the extra real-estate on the screen, it's mostly covered by UI buffering around icons. Videos will obviously be bigger but as it's not a 16:9 display you're only gaining a tiny bit extra. So yes there is extra screen, however the usability trade off is in ergonomically accessing this, and it's mostly a visual thing - maybe one extra line of text when horizontal.

To each their own, some want a phone as big as possible and the Max is definitely that.

 

XR. The Pitaka case came in yesterday actually. 4 to 6.1 one shot LOL but really though it's smaller physically than a 8+ but .3 bigger screen size

Wins all around.

 

i have fairly large hands and used an iPhone 6 for 2 years, followed by another 2 years with a 7, so i'm familiar with that size. i could easily span corner to corner on the 6 and 7, yet with the XS, i can no longer do that.

that being said, i love the XS. the extra screen accomplished by removing the top and bottom bezels mean there is a lot more readable text on the screen for emails, web pages, etc. at a given time. that is a huge improvement to me.

even though i cannot fully one hand the XS, i wouldn't want to go up to the XR or XS max. this is about as big a phone as i want and i hope this "getting bigger every year or two" trend ends.

the most notable thing which you will notice is all of these new phones are appreciably heavier than the 6. while the XS is almost the same footprint as the 6, it is significantly heavier. (look up the specs) it took me a little while to get used to, but it's something i didn't realize until after i had gotten the phone.

finally, as others have suggested: spend a little time with the different models in the store. while its not a full test drive you'll get an idea of what you are getting with the added screen real estate, as well as the size / weight differences.

 

I went from 8 Plus to XS. Partner went from 7 to XS.

He much prefers the size of the XS over his old iPhone 7. When it comes to things like watching YouTube videos, the difference is less noticeable, but where he’s found it a lot better is the less cramped UI. For example, when typing an iMessage - there’s much more space to see the message thread and the keyboard doesn’t feel so busy.

For me, coming from a Plus model, I find the XS screen size to be perfect. It’s exactly the right balance of feeling that you have a large screen and also feeling you have a device that is comfortable to use and carry.

 

I can’t speak from any long term experience handing a large phone, but your reasoning coming from the SE and finding it almost perfect except for the screen real estate, makes you an ideal customer for the XR. You know the difference between pixels and points and you care about the points. So why pay $250 more for an XS, which shows less points with more pixels?

 

I thought the 8+ was 5.5.

 

I went from an iPhone 6+ to iPhone 8 earlier this year. I love the size of the smaller phone in the pockets. But using the phone, I really miss the larger screen (and the longer battery life). I got used to the amount of information I can see on the 6+. I have smaller hands so the 6+ was a bit of a challenge using it one handed. I've honestly never used reachability, and I just do some 6+ hand juggling (I do have a grippy/ribbed "thin-ish" case I like so I've never dropped the phone while using it in my hands). The 6+ I always felt was just slightly too tall for my pants (I don't wear skinny jeans). With my 6+, I basically stopped using my iPad Mini. But with the 8, I'm back to using my iPad Mini more.

In terms of app difference between a larger vs smaller phone.. For things like my RSS feeds or Reddit, I find the smaller 8 to fit less text per line and less lines are displayed vertically so I'm scrolling a lot more with my 8. The weekend we spent at Disneyland, it felt like I see such a small part of the map and see less restaurant menu items in the Disneyland app as compared to the 6+. On the 6+, I can fit more of the map at the same zoom level while still have the text labels for the attractions. Personally, it was pretty frustrating for me.

I'm at the point I only like my iPhone 8 only while its in the pockets. Otherwise, I love using my iPhone 6+ so much more.

I'm currently waiting for some feedback for the XR, but I'm totally ready to jump back to the larger phone.

Edit: If you're really worried about one hand use, maybe go for the XS and don't think twice about the XR. But if you're willing to give it a try, then maybe consider waiting for the XR. If its still too large, then exchange it for the XS.

 

Oh **** right. Even better