Apple iPhone XR review
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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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- Bwya
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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
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- Galaxy Note 10
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- 23 Oct 2018
ALL, 23 Oct 2018Overpriced low to mid-range phone with high end processor. Innovative categorisation by Apple... You can't exclude anything
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- DarthSneed
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- 23 Oct 2018
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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- Stele
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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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- Anonymous
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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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- Anonymous
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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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- Anonymous
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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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- Anonymous
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- 23 Oct 2018
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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- Anonymous
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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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- Anonymous
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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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- chinchan
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- 23 Oct 2018
Oh god! The bezel is bigger than some of latest android-phone's chin hahaaa
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- Galaxy Note 10
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- 23 Oct 2018
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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- marcello25
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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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- Charles
- 0Wi
- 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$$. Look at *cough Sams**g *cough Galaxy A9 (2018) at roughly the same price as iPhone XR which has an all-rounded package.
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- dres
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- 23 Oct 2018
ery very ugly display
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Oct 2018
I know it may be the same as the previous iPhone XS Max Cons, but let me add what GSMArena is missing from this review.
Cons
-Recycled design
-Charging is slow with the provided charger
-It's iOS and it has a ton of restrictions, especially customization-wise
-The most expensive smartphone with absurdly costly storage upgrades
-(Cr)Apple, please put the camera settings in the camera where they belong already!
-No 3.5mm jack since iPhone 7, now since iPhone XS / XS Max / XR, we need to pay for a $$ dongle, come on! PUT the 3.5mm jack where it belongs like iPhone SE, iPhone 6S and below for convenience, practicality and logical sake!
-No microsd slot since Original iPhone 2G, come on! It's 2018 already! It's been MORE THAN 10 years and you couldn't bother including it at least on proper dual-SIM models like a hybrid slot for example! Everyone should have CHOICES where they want to store! NOT everyone wants to store data in a cloud!
-No fast charger in the box, come on! It's 2018 already! Yet we have to "donate" $$ to get fast charger. Even your closest rival, *cough* Sams*** *cough* has one in the box!
-FUGLY NOTCH since iPhone X. Its hideous! Just like the upcoming Pixel 3 XL! That blocks the full-screen experience when playing games / watching videos etc.
-No home button since iPhone X. How is that going to be easy for a first time iPhone buyer? Using gestures?? What if the screen gets cracked at the bottom, you can't go back to the home screen & you're pretty much f****d.
-No Touch ID since iPhone X. (Cr)Apple, at least implement it in the power button! Not EVERYONE wants to use Face ID because of security, privacy reasons!
There, editor, fixed it for you.
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Oct 2018
AnonD-632062, 23 Oct 2018As expected, Apple iPhone XR crushes the benchmarks. The Ap... moreOf course, we are not forgetting the audio test like some recent jackless iPhones reviews because it doesn't come with a headphone jack as STANDARD.