The X is already a heavy phone though. So anything even heavier is obviously worse.
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The Next iPhone XR Will Supposedly Have a Nearly 6% Larger Battery
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I personally don’t like square designed back lens. That’s just me though. I like simplicity and eloquent.
You the nail right on the head. Android phones in general drop in price very quickly. The unlocked S10+ can be had for $699 right now. And if AT&T didn't keep features from you because you use an unlocked phone (besides an iPhone lol) I'd buy one and put it through its paces for a couple weeks. It was refreshing to use, the two times I used one. It doesn't feel like a brick like the XS Max, and with its one handed mode, it was even easier to use one handed.
What stops Apple from putting a 4,000mah battery in the big boy phones? Is it cause they know they'll sell battery cases or is there something internal that takes up too much room?
This must have to do with the material being used. The XS and XS Max are in Glass while the XR is in Metal. My wife went from the 8 Plus, also metal to the XS Max and I indeed noticed the sound isn't as loud.
That's an interesting question. I would think it would have less of an impact on battery? I'm running the iOS 13 beta and it is DARK. It's pretty great.
I hope this is true, I hated the phase Apple went through where they obsessed with shaving fractions of a millimeter from phone thickness and not increasing battery capacity.
A few months ago, I got a new Apple battery under the battery replacement program, but more and more I have apps that are running in the background and taking up precious battery power. Yes, I am very careful of which apps I allow to use Background App Refresh, but my current battery life is still not as good as in the past, when I had fewer background apps.
Apple must improve battery capacity AND battery drain (chip) efficiency ... this problem of battery drain from more and more apps will only get worse.
A few months ago, I got a new Apple battery under the battery replacement program, but more and more I have apps that are running in the background and taking up precious battery power. Yes, I am very careful of which apps I allow to use Background App Refresh, but my current battery life is still not as good as in the past, when I had fewer background apps.
Apple must improve battery capacity AND battery drain (chip) efficiency ... this problem of battery drain from more and more apps will only get worse.
I wonder if this is because of that study from somewhere in the EU showing that the XR doesn't actually get the listed talk time that Apple states.
6% more *yawn*...........How about the display? Are they going to finally put a 1080p screen?
I’m confused. Macrumors says in this article that the XS consumes more power than the XR (paragraph after the first quote). How is that possible? The XS runs an OLED aaand it’s a smaller screen. How could the XS possibly draw more power than a XR?? We’ve been getting told all along “OLED, gooood. LCD, baaaad.”
I eventually upgraded from the 6S to the XR. Mainly because I decided the most important feature on any phone for me now is battery life.
This battery increase is welcome news but I do wish I could have a phone with the XR's camera/power/battery life, but the same size as an iPhone 4.
I don't hate the size of it, but for me there is just no need in a time where I'm trying to use my phone less.
This battery increase is welcome news but I do wish I could have a phone with the XR's camera/power/battery life, but the same size as an iPhone 4.
I don't hate the size of it, but for me there is just no need in a time where I'm trying to use my phone less.
Apple knew that one day they would need this to sell phones and exceed sales and that day has come with less than stellar sales from the past 2 yrs. Apple knew they could keep this in their pocket for only so long and now they will have to make a larger battery to market hype and make you feel you “need” this new iPhone.
[doublepost=1560375656][/doublepost]Also with a new chip, slightly larger battery and dark mode in iOS 13 could all translate to an hour more and that would be huge and a major selling point to get people to upgrade from their older phones like me on a 6s.
[doublepost=1560375656][/doublepost]Also with a new chip, slightly larger battery and dark mode in iOS 13 could all translate to an hour more and that would be huge and a major selling point to get people to upgrade from their older phones like me on a 6s.
TBH... I really am seeing myself wanting to do something similar with going back and forth. After all it is the best of both worlds.
Just don't have the time right now, or necessarily the means (especially, after buying Xs Max 256GB outright). HOWEVER, I feel an itch growing in my spirit to give Android a serious try. The last time I used Android as a daily driver was 2013, I had a brief fling in 2014 with the S5. So yeah, I'm well past due.
If I do anything this year, it'll be between Pixel 4 and/or One Plus Pro 7t. My only hangup at this point is Dual Sim. It is a "mandatory" feature for me from here on out. I hope Pixel 4 makes great strides in this regard, as I heard it's somewhat cumbersome on Pixel 3.
The XR at 5.0-5.5” would be glorious in both size and weight.
It would have been the greatest phone of all time if it had the PPI of the unbelievably great LCD screen of the plus phones.
After years of not seeing pixels, there's no way I'm going back to a grainy LCD or pentile OLED screen.
YUCK
Voltage. mAh is not a good way to compare batteries, since their capacity will be different unless they have the same voltage rating. Watt hours (Wh) are the appropriate way to compare the power capacity of different batteries.
