Apple iPhone XR review

23 October 2018
Now updated with full test findings. The iPhone XR is the third iPhone to be launched this year, after the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max. While the two iPhone XS models are nearly identical save for the size, the iPhone XR is a significant departure for the iPhone X series and possibly a new chapter going forward.

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  • 23 Oct 2018

Bwya, 23 Oct 2018Dude, please don't compare iPhone to that trash copycat POCO. LolWell dude..

You don’t have to compare those Two phones cause the pocophone doesn’t need an update every week to fix what the previous update messed up.
I have an iPhone and iPad and after every update there Will be a new problem.
For me never an Apple product Again...what a crap really

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    • 23 Oct 2018

    Dominique, 23 Oct 2018Add a little to the price and you can have the Mate 20. -,-I'd rather save that little money than purchasing MATE20 hahahaha

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      • confusious
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      • 23 Oct 2018

      senpai's enlighten me. what's the difference between IOS and Android???

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        • 23 Oct 2018

        Analyst, 23 Oct 2018But there is a Pocophone that does 155% of what the more ex... moreDude, please don't compare iPhone to that trash copycat POCO. Lol

          ALL, 23 Oct 2018Overpriced low to mid-range phone with high end processor. Innovative categorisation by Apple... You can't exclude anything

            Anonymous, 23 Oct 2018Just looked it up for YouTube, my iPhone 7 can display 1080... moreSo tell me, how can a display with a resolution of 750x1334 play a video at a native resolution higher than the hardware is capable of? Which, in this case, you say is 1080p (1920x1080)? That must be one super special iPhone 7!! I'd hold onto it since it's definitely the ONLY one capable of playing a native FHD video, and therefore defies the laws of physics! Wow!

            Don't be a fanboy, please. That's like me saying that I can watch native 4K YouTube videos (3840x2160) on my OnePlus 5 (1920x1080). Do you see the issue here? Upscaling/Downscaling is NOT native resolution, no matter how good you think it looks.

            So, YOU need to "stop it".

            You are entitled to your own opinions, but you are NOT entitled to you own facts.
            :-)

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              • 23 Oct 2018

              "Our recommendation would be to invest in the 12W iPad charger, which isn't too expensive but dramatically increases the charging times".

              Did you mean _reduces_ the charging times? Or increases the charging _rate_ :)

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                • 23 Oct 2018

                Galaxy Note 10, 23 Oct 2018For Apple products they are probably exempting! It's a good... moreI have a question. Fandroids are always arguing „the same grid of icons since 2007“ yet I wonder: What‘s different with Android? And don‘t Tell me your „you can arrange the icons where you want them to be“ that was also possible with the first iPhone from 2007. if we are honest, nobody uses the widgets on his android, except for a huge ass clock upfront, but that’s kinda unnecessary because you already have a clock in the status bar. Most Widgets are outdated and unoptimizable as well.

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                  • 23 Oct 2018

                  LamiaLove, 23 Oct 2018Wow, thanks for using a black iphone xr, so it is impossibl... moreI think this is the dumbest comment I read today. Every iPhone XR has a black front, and on „display“ you can exactly see the bezels

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                    • 23 Oct 2018

                    catalin, 23 Oct 2018it's really amazing that in the review, nowhere in the Disp... moreJust looked it up for YouTube, my iPhone 7 can display 1080p, so stop it

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                      ALL, 23 Oct 2018Overpriced low to mid-range phone with high end processor. And high End Design, and high End Camera, and upper mid-range Display, and high end speakers, and high end face recognition, and ...

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                        • 23 Oct 2018

                        The on-Screen graphics performance is not even funny with this one, I mean truce as fast as the best androids

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                          • 23 Oct 2018

                          I waited for this one. I can't trust Apple to make a quality device after the Xr since they can't even get the pwm frequency on their OLED displays higher than 240Hz. The Xs and Xs Max are junk phones that will ruin your eyesight with prolonged use.

                          Even Lenovo got their act together by getting rid of the pwm on their ThinkPads. Come on Apple, you need to do better.

                          Until then, it's the Xr.

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                            • 23 Oct 2018

                            Overpriced low to mid-range phone with high end processor.

                              Oh god! The bezel is bigger than some of latest android-phone's chin hahaaa

                                Charles, 23 Oct 2018Aside being ugly to my eyes, i can't find any reason for bu... moreAbsolutely, if you are from Android don't even bother to look at this minimalistic, mundane, icon filled screen with sorry fast Ferrari Engine but features of 1940 car! Good for antique shows

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                                  • 23 Oct 2018

                                  Anonymous, 23 Oct 2018more like a 2012 screen sir.Ok, you got me there, SIR. I almost forgot that Apple didn't join the 720p craze until iPhone 6 ;)

                                  I did my research:
                                  Samsung SIII (2012) - 720p screen
                                  iPhone 5c (2013) - 640 x 1136 or 640p screen

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                                    • 23 Oct 2018

                                    Aside being ugly to my eyes, i can't find any reason for buy a phone that give me less features that my Android phone, to let me do less things with it and the single thing that it can do better is score a bit more in a synthetic benchmark. I'm happy saving money and keeping in the Android side.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 23 Oct 2018

                                      "As with all new iPhones sold going forward, the iPhone XR does not come with the Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter. You do get the standard EarPods, which sound fairly decent and have audio controls built-in, but their fixed design means they don't fit everyone. At this point, Apple really just wants you to get wireless headphones, which isn't such a bad idea, except we'd still like to have the option to use wired headphones, even if with an adapter."

                                      Main reason why iPhone XR should have the 3.5mm jack where it belongs in order to conduct an audio test. Typical (Cr)Apple$$. Look at *cough Sams**g *cough Galaxy A9 (2018) at roughly the same price as iPhone XR which has an all-rounded package.

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                                        • 23 Oct 2018

                                        ery very ugly display