iPhone XS vs. iPhone XR: Design, Tech Specs, and Price Comparison

[Baymowe335]

Or even my iPhone 6s Plus from 2015. The lack of 3D Touch and lower pixel density make the iPhone Xr a partial downgrade from a three-year-old iPhone...

Sure, if you cherrypick two features and ignore FaceID, far nicer form factor, larger screen, A12, and a camera that destroys the 6s Plus.

Let’s talk the features you mentioned:

• 3D Touch is nice to have, but let’s get real, do you use it that much? You do? OK, haptic touch will do the same thing.

• The screen resolution, while perhaps a decent gripe, is still a retina 326ppi display that is likely better in every other way than your 6s Plus. Brighter, better contrast, better color accuracy, and still probably imperceptibly less sharp.

Remember, the fantastic iPad Pro screen is 264ppi.

 

[cocoua]

except that apple will drop support for those older phones years earlier than the others being offered.....
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huh?

the se had the latest chipset as the 6s at the time, hardly older hardware (that mattered from an iOS support standpoint) and NOT the same as buying a iPhone 7.

SE went out in half time between 6s and 7, so you can say, it webt 6 months later than its same generation. As 6 months later the new one came out

https://www.statista.com/chart/5824/ios-iphone-compatibility/

I bet SE and 6s will hace same life support.

Same as 7,8 and X. Hardware is getting better with time and specs stay for longer, RAM changed a lot at the begining, now it barely changes. Etc

 

[Applemaniac7]

I truly think that for 90% of the population, the XR is the way to go. Have have to have specific requirements, desires, preferences to need to go XS or XS Max.

Of the population..? All 7 billion of us.. wow.. think there might be shortages.... I suspect you mean iOS folk ready for an upgrade.. not exactly the same thing old boy...

 

[SoN1NjA]

IPhone SE wasnt a premium phone but a special edition apple did for new markets as india, with old hardware and smaller form factor. Same as buying an iPhone 7 today.
It was sold 6 months after iPhone6s (and 6 months earlier thsn iPhone 7) with 80% of its features ( no touch id2, no 3dtouch, 1,2mp front canera, smaller disk size capacity...)


Samsung doesnt sell themselves as a premium brand, all their products are plastic based, they know androod market change devices every 2 years, while apple’s are 3 years, and then you are entering in the android vs ios discussion.
Compare android to android or ios to ios, because if not, you are talking about hardaware + software+ ecosystem+user experience+tech support+second market life+ etc etc etc , not just components on paper
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Or are you blaming BMW because their cara are more expensive than Skoda? (Sorry car european comparation)

Samsung doesn’t sell themselves as a premium brand but they sell phones for $1250 so they’re not trying to be a cheap brand

 

[Naimfan]

Sure, if you cherrypick two features and ignore FaceID, far nicer form factor, larger screen, A12, and a camera that destroys the 6s Plus.

Let’s talk the features you mentioned:

• 3D Touch is nice to have, but let’s get real, do you use it that much? You do? OK, haptic touch will do the same thing.

• The screen resolution, while perhaps a decent gripe, is still a retina 326ppi display that is likely better in every other way than your 6s Plus. Brighter, better contrast, better color accuracy, and still probably imperceptibly less sharp.

Remember, the fantastic iPad Pro screen is 264ppi.

When one of the “features” is a gimmicky way to make the device available for use, the company making it has officially entered Xerox territory.

 

[Baymowe335]

When one of the “features” is a gimmicky way to make the device available for use, the company making it has officially entered Xerox territory.

The iPhone has serious hardware, not gimmicks. FaceID is phenomenal.

 

[Naimfan]

The iPhone has serious hardware, not gimmicks. FaceID is phenomenal.

FaceID is a solution in search of a problem, and is, hence, a gimmick.

 

[Baymowe335]

FaceID is a solution in search of a problem, and is, hence, a gimmick.

No it isn’t. More secure, more convenient, no bezel, no dirty hands problems, etc. TouchID is inferior...I hate using it on my iPad now.

 

[Naimfan]

No it isn’t. More secure, more convenient, no bezel, no dirty hands problems, etc. TouchID is inferior...I hate using it on my iPad now.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion . . .

 

[cocoua]

Samsung doesn’t sell themselves as a premium brand but they sell phones for $1250 so they’re not trying to be a cheap brand

well, to be fair most expenvie samsung was SN9 release date is 999USD, of course you can buy the most expensive version, but that nos the point.

The iPhone SE was a premium phone that didn’t cost $750

The OnePlus 6T is a premium phone that doesn’t cost $750

The Galaxy S9 is a premium phone that doesn’t cost $750

https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-s9-and-s9-plus-price-and-release-date-mwc-2018/

GS9 was 720usd on release date, iPhone XR is 750usd, there is only 30USD difference, and you are getting a smarthphone from Apple, different materials, different iOS....

 

[SoN1NjA]

well, to be fair most expenvie samsung was SN9 release date is 999USD, of course you can buy the most expensive version, but that nos the point.

https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-s9-and-s9-plus-price-and-release-date-mwc-2018/

GS9 was 720usd on release date, iPhone XR is 750usd, there is only 30USD difference, and you are getting a smarthphone from Apple, different materials, different iOS....

Doesn’t matter what the most expensive Samsung is now, the S9 was the only flagship phone at release

Also, are we really gon say that the S9 is worse — and it doesn’t matter how little much the XR cost, why the **** would a Toyota Camary cost more than a BMW 5 Series? Even if it’s 1¢, it shouldn’t cost near that price!

 

[cocoua]

Doesn’t matter what the most expensive Samsung is now, the S9 was the only flagship phone at release

Also, are we really gon say that the S9 is worse — and it doesn’t matter how little much the XR cost, why the **** would a Toyota Camary cost more than a BMW 5 Series? Even if it’s 1¢, it shouldn’t cost near that price!

OK if you think there should not be different price between a plastic phone for 720USD and a glass and aluminium one for 750USD, but that's how the market works.

build a device implies many many things, not just the overall specs in paper.

you can buy cheaper phones than GS9 with same specs, so go for the cheaper option if that is your only concern, this is free market, there are options for everyone. why some milk cost 0,62 USD and other 1,20 USD.? ETC... everything works this way

cost are based on many things, is a very important and difficult move for all brands to set a price for their products