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iPhone XR To people who’ve switched to the XR, any regrets?

Thought I’d give a little update, I do have a couple of regrets actually. One is I miss 3D Touch, a screen with it also for me seems a bit better to type on? Like a tiny bit better? I’m thinking of my 6S here.
But I also don’t like the faint black shadowy edges around the XR screen, apparently it’s due to the filter gauze used or something like that?i can always see it at the top round the notch on this website.
Don’t know it irks me.. I may change to an XS Max when it’s price drops a lot but then again if the next XR has an OLED with no shadows I might get that. But I’m more wondering if I’d like an even bigger screen the Mac offers? It’s just the size.. please note currently my iPhone is practically my only computer I use, unless I drag out the 8 year old MB Pro..

Either way I would say 2018’s line up of iPhones for me is perfect. So I’m happy to wait for the XS Max price to drop if I did get one without being persuaded into newer devices.
 
AttilaTheHun said:
Yap I still have it its better then my 8+ and the X line I never bought PRICE NOTCH not for me
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In what way is a 6+ better than 8+ notwithstanding no headphone jack?

At least talk 6s+ if that’s the deal breaker. 1gb of ram on that 5.5” screen was limiting it couodnt keep anything in memory
 
eyeseeyou said:
Isn't the 8+ pretty much identical to the 6+ but with newer and better performing technology?
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Physically, yes. But in terms of actual features and capabilities, completely different phones. I mean, The 6+ only real advantage is the larger battery and display. That’s it. With the 8+, the aforementioned technology with 3D Touch, water resistance, stereo speakers, wireless charging and dual camera, those few features alone that I listed, separate those phones greatly.
 
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Relentless Power said:
Physically, yes. But in terms of actual features and capabilities, completely different phones. I mean, The 6+ only real advantage is the larger battery and display. That’s it. With the 8+, the aforementioned technology with 3D Touch, water resistance, stereo speakers, wireless charging and dual camera, those few features alone that I listed, separate those phones greatly.
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And $200
 
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Relentless Power said:
That’s it. With the 8+, the aforementioned technology with 3D Touch, water resistance, stereo speakers, wireless charging and dual camera, those few features alone that I listed, separate those phones greatly.
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Completely forgot the 6 plus didn't have dual cameras.

Yeah the camera is important to me. The 6 plus is not an option for me although this whole single lens portrait mode thing would change everything if it could be retro fitted onto older iphones.
 
eyeseeyou said:
Completely forgot the 6 plus didn't have dual cameras.

Yeah the camera is important to me. The 6 plus is not an option for me although this whole single lens portrait mode thing would change everything if it could be retro fitted onto older iphones.
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for camera I use the CANON 5D MK III
 
AttilaTheHun said:
for camera I use the CANON 5D MK III
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I also have an old can dslr that can take “better” pictures than most mobile phones, a canon g7x mark 2 that in some cases take better pictures than my dslr and most mobile phones and also have a GoPro 7 which can take better video than most mobile cameras and dslr’s in a lot of situations.

Out of all these cameras and my iPhone XR(which takes better pictures and video by far than the iPhone 6 Plus) gets used the most because I don’t want to have to lug around a big dslr or point n shoot or GoPro everywhere I go.

These days I only bring my dslr to family events and even then people prefer to take pics with their mobile phones because the quality of pics the latest phones take is more than adequate.

If being $200 makes a phone better than other iphones then you’d probably think the iPhone se is also better than the iPhone X and XR.
 
I just wish the bottom werent a warmer color! I always debate doing another screen swap, but I'll probably be worse off..

My first one had it too , but it was more faint because the color temperature was color so it masked it better overall. seemed to extended less from the edge too, (daringfireball.net grey backdrop is actually a good indicator in landscape to see it)

I still wonder if it was worth swapping the phone after a botched screen swap on my original unit, with a hot bright white pixel in the center and a weird line on bottom left / left edge with certain colors

probably so tho, nobody would want to buy a phone with those issues if I do upgrade later this year.. and getting a replacement on 12.0.1 was smoother than 12.1 was on XR.

ugh my anal retentiveness! sucks I wish i didnt see screen issues so easily. seems other people are having the issue too from reading around

Threads like this concern me too:
https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/as786a/new_iphone_xr_screen_yellowish/
 
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I have had my XR for almost 2 weeks now and love it. I am a heavy user and average 7-8 hours screen time each day. When I go to bed I still have 60 percent battery left. It’s also very stable. I think finally I have a phone I will keep longer then a year. I have no regrets. In fact next week we are buying one for my wife.
 
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Ok one update, I am slightly missing the level of depth data available in my portrait pics. It really limits the granular level of editing available.

In general, I feel like standard pics taken in decent light are better on the XR than the X and in some cases better than the XS/XS max.
 
AdamNC said:
I have had my XR for almost 2 weeks now and love it. I am a heavy user and average 7-8 hours screen time each day. When I go to bed I still have 60 percent battery left. It’s also very stable. I think finally I have a phone I will keep longer then a year. I have no regrets. In fact next week we are buying one for my wife.
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7-8 hours screen time with 60% seems impossible. I assume this is with a very strong WiFi signal and light usage such as forums and maybe reddit?
 
eyeseeyou said:
Ok one update, I am slightly missing the level of depth data available in my portrait pics. It really limits the granular level of editing available.

In general, I feel like standard pics taken in decent light are better on the XR than the X and in some cases better than the XS/XS max.
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Why would standard pics be better than the Xs when they are using the same camera.
 
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5 months later: Battery wear level 100%. Battery life is awesome and performance wise this thing is a beast. Screen is more than enough for me (coming from an iPhone 6s)
 
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GuruZac said:
For what it's worth, I've found ProCamera app, also $5.99 like the Halide camera app, even better than Halide at taking Portrait Mode shots of non-human subjects. I was a little disappointed with Halide to be honest. YMMV.
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I Love ProCamera app. It has every feature a DSLR has and then some. So may options, & formats, plus you can manually adjust every setting I believe. Great detail. To me, it's photos just look better than the others IMHO, but I'm not a professional. It's the only Camera app on my home screen.
 
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thadoggfather said:
I just wish the bottom werent a warmer color! I always debate doing another screen swap, but I'll probably be worse off..

My first one had it too , but it was more faint because the color temperature was color so it masked it better overall. seemed to extended less from the edge too, (daringfireball.net grey backdrop is actually a good indicator in landscape to see it)

I still wonder if it was worth swapping the phone after a botched screen swap on my original unit, with a hot bright white pixel in the center and a weird line on bottom left / left edge with certain colors

probably so tho, nobody would want to buy a phone with those issues if I do upgrade later this year.. and getting a replacement on 12.0.1 was smoother than 12.1 was on XR.

ugh my anal retentiveness! sucks I wish i didnt see screen issues so easily. seems other people are having the issue too from reading around

Threads like this concern me too:
https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/as786a/new_iphone_xr_screen_yellowish/
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I also notice that my XR is warmer than my previous X... Same as the ipad.mini5 i tested.. im still adjusting to the size... I still.miss X size
 
Love my XR. But have shuttering when i wipe between homepages. Example: when i close an app and wipe fast between homepages i see shuttering. It bothers me a lot. I did everything, replaced my Xr but the shuttering still there. Is that a hardware issue ? A12 is not so smooth.. Why people say that the new iPhones are smooth!? On videos the animations look fluid but in in reality not. I have no fun withy my Xr :(
 
I just saw this thread today. Funny thing is that I miss being able to hold my phone one handed. I just got rid of my XR today and went to an XS. Yes, I know it’s mid cycle and what not, but I miss the smaller footprint phone and the duel lens camera.
 
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