iPhone XR's build quality is on par with the XS, durability test reveals

27 October 2018
Apple may have cut some corners with the screen and camera but build quality is just right.

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  • Nj5
  • 23 Nov 2018

Hello Life, 01 Nov 2018First thing. You can't compare battery by mah between andro... more2800 mah battery beats 4000 or 5000 android phones are you just kidding ?
This is not true I know that apple optimization is better but not like this 2800 on ios is just like 3200 for android
And don't forget that not all androids phone are equivalent interms of optimization And many androids have a good (but not like iphone ) optimization especially the ones that don't run stock android
For my experience xiaomi is better than samsung

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    • AnonD-731363
    • SH3
    • 05 Nov 2018

    Hello Life, 01 Nov 2018First thing. You can't compare battery by mah between andro... moreWell i dont think so.
    Anywhere on a youtube are done battery tests and most of them proven apple is efficient but boring.
    Even if a hone would last longer on battery charge android phones can charge fuly within the hour where apple is maybe at 30% which is awfully bad.

      AnonD-731363, 31 Oct 2018For that Razer have huge 4000 mAh battery compared to tiny ... moreFirst thing. You can't compare battery by mah between android and ios. Depending on the task you do, ios can be hugely efficient. For example gaming, ios will shame any android except samsung which gets their optimization due to exynos chips. 2nd the display which is the main deciding factor for battery life. In XR the display is atleast 5 times less power consuming. Thirs is the processor, the Apple A series chips don't utilise more than 2 cores in any hardcore tasks, and can do the job at much lower frequency. Now 4th and most important thing is the background process. In android multiple, sometimes 100s of task work together. Basically in my experience, an iphone with 2800mah is better than random android phone at 4000 even 5000mah. My ipad has around 8500mah battery. It lasts 4 times more than google pixel with 3000mah battery

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        • AnonD-731363
        • SH3
        • 31 Oct 2018

        Hello Life, 31 Oct 2018display is good, but the battery life is very poor. The dis... moreFor that Razer have huge 4000 mAh battery compared to tiny 2800 by XR apple.

          AnonD-731363, 28 Oct 2018Well i can agree with that but best LCD screen of the year ... moredisplay is good, but the battery life is very poor. The display is highly power consuming.

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            • jtrogr
            • dPU
            • 30 Oct 2018

            Anonymous, 29 Oct 2018Nope, you cant tell any difference between 326 ppi and 518 ... moreI can clearly see the difference between my note 9 display and the XR just by holding them side by side. The screen is not bad but it definitely is not on the level especially when turning it sideways.

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              • Anonymous
              • m%5
              • 29 Oct 2018

              jtrogr, 29 Oct 2018People only look at the display in the menus and it looks f... moreNope, you cant tell any difference between 326 ppi and 518 ppi at 10 inches/25 cm or further away from your eyes. Unless you use your phone in a VR headset, anything over 326 ppi is just unused tech that only looks good on paper. But in real life it makes absolutely no difference.

              Amoled pentile screens need higher resolution (1080p) to be on par with a 720p LCD.

              iPhones have had this 326-330 ppi resolution starting with iPhone 4. You never heard people saying something looked pixelized. It is just a sweet spot between functionality, looks and power consumption.

                Well at least it's durable... everything else isn't that impressive.

                  Anonymous, 28 Oct 2018@CptPower Apple NEVER had micro-SD card support on their... moreAn agreement with the music industry that goes against the interests of the people who buy the product is surely not a valid reason.
                  Suppose Ford started selling cars with a special tweak so they could only be filled at Exxon filling stations. It would be legal because Ford doesn't have a monopoly, but it would work against their actual customers.
                  Call the omission of the SD socket what it is: a way of increasing profits.

                    S6 User, 28 Oct 2018That is not a comparison. I can buy 4x Galaxy A5 (2017) @ ... morePeople seem to forget that 1080p on a pentile AMOLED is very close to a 720p LCD in terms of actual sharpness.
                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family

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                      • dudecool
                      • uK6
                      • 29 Oct 2018

                      geewaiho, 29 Oct 2018I Was very vocal about the 828p resolution but having playe... moreOh no doubt you'd definitely notice the difference once going above 720p for videos and youtube but just everyday browsing and just using apps, I could not tell the difference between the XR and XS, both are really sharp.

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                        • jtrogr
                        • dPU
                        • 29 Oct 2018

                        People only look at the display in the menus and it looks fine like that. Try to start youtube or surf the web and compare it directly to a 1080 screen and you will see the difference.

                        There is no excuse for this screen in this day and age on a premium device just like there is none for the lack of fast charger.

                          dudecool, 29 Oct 2018had a hold of one this morning, they look good but just qui... moreI Was very vocal about the 828p resolution but having played with the red version in store, Im digging it. The build quality is superb and I love the red color. The display is decent but Deffo does not rival xs when I was comparing YouTube videos, but not awful as anticipated. Still should of been 1080pbut it is what it is

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                            • 29 Oct 2018

                            had a hold of one this morning, they look good but just quite big in size..too big for me.

                            the 720p screen on the XR looks just as good as the 10s...seriously.

                              Anonymous, 29 Oct 2018Thought of the same thing until I wondered about it so much... moreSame here. I mean, it does offer some pretty great battery life, but...they could've just fitted a bigger battery. I'm not even saying like 3500 mah, hell, 3200 would be enough for the XR. The problem with the iPhones this year especially is that the battery life is fairly average, and that's not me hating it. I just really wish that Apple could take advantage of their hardware optimization ability, because its goddamn amazing

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                                • Anonymous
                                • iL5
                                • 29 Oct 2018

                                Walter C. Dornez, 28 Oct 2018I suppose the problem is the screen size. It's big, so Pixe... moreThought of the same thing until I wondered about it so much that I actually went to the apple store and checked it myself. SURPRISINGLY I didnt see any big deal about it. It’s totally fine. BUT it is noticeable only if you look at it extremely closely.

                                I honestly expected that xr will have a crappy display against 1080p ones like my xz1 but it really was fine. But still I find it bs for them not using a 1080p display.

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                                  • nFX
                                  • 28 Oct 2018

                                  alski10, 27 Oct 2018Well.. Ive already had a budget-ish phone (Samsung A5 2017)... moreThat is not a comparison.
                                  I can buy 4x Galaxy A5 (2017) @ £200, for the price of a n Apple XR @ £800, at least the A5 (2017) has Full HD screen resolution, lol.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 3EJ
                                    • 28 Oct 2018

                                    AnonD-731363, 27 Oct 2018Having LCD phone for 750 without jack and SD slot is worse ... more@CptPower

                                    Apple NEVER had micro-SD card support on their devices. There's a valid reason for that. The main one being: the agreement with the music industry regarding the distribution of music through iTunes, song by song instead of albums, for one. This is also the reason why you cannot just copy music via your computer to an Apple device through a file-manager (regardless o/t used OS).

                                    So complaining about Apple devices not having an SD-card slot is IMHO a moot point.

                                    This trend is more worrying on Android devices since they don't have these restrictions at all. The main reason for most simple users why having that card is to prevent data loss (mainly photos) in case of a damaged phone. A valid point has has been utilized to good use in the past.

                                    Having no audio jack is indeed only caused by greed. Apple saw a way to get more money from their customers and took it. Very bad since it took ages before there was a standard on media-capable phones for connecting headphones and audio-systems. At least you usually get an adaptor included or can obtain one, so it's not that we're all back in the ice age (just yet). It's a PITA that Android handset manufacturers follow that trend too.

                                    @ProJames

                                    Oh but we DO complain at Android handset manufacturers. As loud as we can. I will not stop complaining why the more expensive models have less features than the lower priced models. While it should be the other way around. The more you pay, the more you get.

                                    In fact for 1000 bucks I expect AT LEAST an audio-jack coupled with HQ-DAC, big battery, NO protruding HQ-camera with proper glass-lenses (not 4 mediocre toy-camera's), IR-blaster, multi-colour notification LED (user adjustable), high performance micro-SD card expanion capable (not some weird non-standard shit Mr. Huawei!!!), USB type -C and a HQ screen (I don't care whether it's LCD or Oled) with a no discussion exchange/refund in the case of bad pixels!!!

                                    For me improving means not exchanging stuff but making the existing features better and adding new features not ditching them.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 28 Oct 2018

                                      AnonD-558092, 27 Oct 2018How surprising, you didn't bother comment on the latest And... moreTotally agree.

                                      Fandroids don't care about how bad Android is failing these past years cause they secretly want Apple to succeed :)

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • n58
                                        • 28 Oct 2018

                                        Anonymous, 27 Oct 2018Sinse the first news about the XR it's been called a budget... moreNot by apple themselves though..