Hi just a heads up, some third party apps do allow the iPhone XR to do non-human objects portrait. Here are some examples I took on my XR.
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Hi just a heads up, some third party apps do allow the iPhone XR to do non-human objects portrait. Here are some examples I took on my XR.
Hi just a heads up, some third party apps do allow the iPhone XR to do non-human objects portrait. Here are some examples I took on my XR.
Great pics! Very cool!
Nice. Which app are you using?Hi just a heads up, some third party apps do allow the iPhone XR to do non-human objects portrait. Here are some examples I took on my XR.
I am using Halide to capture depth information, Focus to increase the background blur. For the black and white photo, I used the last preset option “Noir” in Apple Photos app.
I do wish, all these functions were incorporated right in apple’s Camera app. Unfortunately, I doubt apple’s going to do that for the XR.
In any case the flexibility afforded by the single lens on the XR for wide angle portrait, close up portrait and low light portrait is absolutely amazing.
I don’t seem to be able to adjust the blur within Photo app using portrait shot of objects taking on Halide. I can do this on the Focus app but not on the Photo app. Is there some special step to achieve this?
The only reason I can think of why it wouldn't work for you is that it was taken with halide. Try to edit the depth with a regular portrait mode pic.
[doublepost=1558886836][/doublepost]When it gets it right it's great but the problem is when I go to edit the pics when it's slightly off. In most cases with the dual lens portrait mode pics focos can clean up the weird edges an in many cases make it a nicer looking pic. There are multiple levels of depth to edit vs the single level with the XR.
Hi just a heads up, some third party apps do allow the iPhone XR to do non-human objects portrait. Here are some examples I took on my XR.
Thanks, I understand what you are saying now.
Yes portrait of people taken on the XR stock Camera app can have the background blur increased right in the Camera app/Photo app.
Unfortunately this does not work with the depth information captured from the Halide app. As such I use Focus app to increase the blur for portrait of objects that I take using Halide app.
Can only answer 1 - I don’t miss it as much as I thought. I only used to use it to love the cursor in text and for notifications on the lock screen, and haptic touch seems to work well enough for both of those.
Thanks for the reply. So, "fake" 3d touch is not that bad.
I hope someone can answer the other question.
It’s a huge deal if you’re a power 3D Touch user. I use it everywhere across the OS. Starting from lock screen to notification screen to home screen to within specific apps. I’m definitely going to miss it big time if it’s taken out of the phones this year.
3D Touch and the simulated version of 3D Touch the XR uses are really two different things. One of my favorite features is 3D Touch, simply for peak/pop features for photos/notifications/short cutting third-party applications, it’s an amazing feature that’s been here since the 6S, and I’m curious to see if 2019 will continue to include it.
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1. No, I don’t miss 3D touch. Never gotten use to it, even through I had it on the 6S plus and 7 plus. Was more a novelty feature for me.
2. I do have VOLTE enable on my XR, so far no noticeable issues. Reception seems to be slightly better than on my iPhone 7 plus.
2 months in with my XR:
- I've forgotten that the iPhone used to have a home button.
- Haptic touch works where about 80% of 3D Touch was previously used. You won't miss it unless you absolutely loved 3D Touch.
- The camera is great compared to the 7.
- The battery life is awesome. I mean it's incredible.
- Because of the above point, the weight is more than I'm used to. I mean you do get used to it but I'm envious of the weight of my GF's iPhone 7 Plus often.
- The screen is much better than people say. In fact it's more than great - unless you're coming from a X or XR and maybe a 8 Plus. For everyone else, it's a clear upgrade.
- Truetone is fantastic.
- You have to use a case - unless your phone has a death wish. I'm getting a little tired of always needing to put a case on my phone and wish that Apple could start using harder wearing materials.
- I've forgotten that the iPhone used to have a home button.
- Haptic touch works where about 80% of 3D Touch was previously used. You won't miss it unless you absolutely loved 3D Touch.
- The camera is great compared to the 7.
- The battery life is awesome. I mean it's incredible.
- Because of the above point, the weight is more than I'm used to. I mean you do get used to it but I'm envious of the weight of my GF's iPhone 7 Plus often.
- The screen is much better than people say. In fact it's more than great - unless you're coming from a X or XR and maybe a 8 Plus. For everyone else, it's a clear upgrade.
- Truetone is fantastic.
- You have to use a case - unless your phone has a death wish. I'm getting a little tired of always needing to put a case on my phone and wish that Apple could start using harder wearing materials.
That's how I use 3d touch for 98% of my interactions with 3d touch and the experience is nearly identical on the XR.
Explain this one for us please. So you haven’t used it I believe. In a thread full of people who enjoys there iPhone Xʀ I see this comment.
I personally own the iPhone X, iPhone Xʀ and iPhone XS Max and I use my Xʀ more than any of the others. Yes even the Max. I would rather use a phone with the performance of the XS Max but way better battery life. To be honest the Xʀ is a win-win for anyone. If you have an iPhone X and think it’s too small than the Xʀ is a perfect upgrade (it’s an upgrade idc who wants to argue it). If a Max’s battery is disappointing then you can use the Xʀ because it will NOT disappoint.
At this very moment and time on top of the 3 X models I also have an iPhone 8 Plus, 7 Plus, 7, and a 6s Plus. I can 100% say for sure that the Xʀ even with its 326 PPI is a better LCD display than any of my plus models with there 401 PPI. This is something I witness with my own eyes. What Apple did with the display is amazing. People try and get sucked into this PPI thing as if it’s gospel. I’ve read where people will try and act like the display on the 4 and the Xʀ are the same and that is the FURTHEST thing from the truth. Same PPI on a display doesn’t equal it being the same display. The Xʀ’s display blows it out of the water. Another thing people will do and not even realize is call an iPad Pro display beautiful and vibrant but an iPad Pro display has less PPI than an Xʀ on a much bigger display. Different aspect ratios and everything.
My point is that from my experience and I’m not saying this is you, but people tried and pre-judged the Xʀ display before ever seeing it. Well some of those people I know changed their minds once the phone was released, but there was still the people who didn’t want to be wrong so they twisted it to fit there narrative. The people who went in with open minds are the ones who love the Xʀ now and made it Apple’s top selling phone of this launch cycle. There’s reasons Apple started pushing the phone more than the XS and the Max.
How's the battery life on all three phones? How much better is the Xr when compared to the Xs Max and X?