Although iPhone XS and XS Max they represent the best they can Apple The phone currently has no significant offer, but it didn't attract much attention. Potential customers' attention was focused on the second half of October, when cheaper models started to be sold. iPhone XR. It offers essentially the same performance and almost all the main features as its more expensive, flagship siblings, but at a price several thousand less. However, there are areas where Apple had to save money to bring the price tag of the phone down to 22 crowns. Therefore, in today's review, we will focus primarily on whether, despite these limitations, it is iPhone The XR is still a great phone that's worth buying.
Packaging and design
It's a pity that Apple did not listen to customers' wishes. All three of this year's iPhones still come with a basic 5W adapter and Lightning cable with classic USB-A toonewhich. And it will soon be four years since MacBookthey have USB-C porty, and for the second year now, Apple phones have supported fast charging. On the contrary Apple hardened it even more and removed the 3,5mm adapter from the package jack for connecting headphones or a speaker. The iPhone XR, so if its owner needs an adapter, he or she must purchase it separately for 290 CZK. The rest of the packaging remained unchanged – in addition to the phone and the aforementioned adapter, the box contains EarPods with Lightninger, a couple Apple sticker and traditional instructions along with a needle to eject the SIM card slot.
In terms of design, it has iPhone XR has a kind of double face. On the one hand, it seems miniminimalist, symmetrical and sleek, which is largely due to the aluminum frame and the lower number of antennas. On the other hand, it is obvious at first glance where Apple The aluminum edges don't look as elegant as the stainless steel ones on the iPhoneXS and XS Max, on the contrary, they have the undeniable advantage of not being a magnet for fingerprints and other dirt. In any case, such smooth aluminum can slip in some situations and during testing I myself had several times when I was not sure about its manipulation in one hand and was afraid that it would slip out. However, if you use a case, then the aforementioned problem does not have to bother you.
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The second area where cost reduction is evident is the display. Due to the fact that this is an LCD panel and not an OLED, he couldn't Apple maximal narrow the frames as in more expensive models. The fact that the display does not reach perfectly to the edges is noticeable when you first turn on the phone. However, even for me, as an iPhone X owner, the frames do not seem significantly wide. Only the wider bottom edge can be distracting in some situations, but only for X, XS and XS owners Max.
The back of the phone in our white case variaThe effects are real. miniminimalist and clean. The glass that is here Apple used, although not as durable as the XS and XS Max, but it is more durable than the one protecting the back of the iPhone X. The camera lens is unusually large and, above all, quite prominent. In addition, it is protected by an aluminum frame with sharp edges, behind which dust particles easily settle, which is a common problem with the X, XS and XS models. Max. It's a pity that Apple it didn't stick with the beveled bezels like iPhone 8 and older.
However, otherwise iPhone The XR is a success in terms of design. The symmetrical speaker and microphone vents on the bottom edge of the Lightning koneAlso worth mentioning is the SIM card drawer, which has been moved a few centimeters lower and can be moved Apple decided due to the internal structure of the computeronent. And we shouldn't forget about the wide range of colors variant, of which there are six to choose from for the iPhone XR. Although I personally prefer the classic black and white, I must admit that the other color versions are also Appshe said.
It is dimensionally iPhone XR a great compromise between X/XS and XS Max, which feels closer to the 5,8″ model, but offers the features of a 6,5-inch iPhone (such as the split-screen feature in the Mail, Messages, and Settings apps). It's not heavy either, given its aluminum frame. The combination of size and weight makes the iPhone XR a phone that's relatively easy to handle. Some simpler tasks can be performed with one hand, which is not the case with the XS. Max can't say
Display
One of the most frequently criticized areas of the iPhone XR was undoubtedly the display, specifically the LCD technology it uses. Even at the phone's premiere Phil Schiller he stated that Liquid Retina The HD Display is currently the best LCD display in the smartphone field. However, it was hard not to think that this was not just marketing talk. Especially when the panel offers a resolution of 1792 × 828 pixels, which, with its 6,1-inch diagonal, only 326 pixels per inch. However, few people realized that the fineness of the iPhone XR display is exactly the same as that of the 6, 6s, 7 and 8 models.
So what is the display like in practice? Simply put, it's great. Engineers in Applu has probably managed to produce one of the best LCD displays currently available on the smartphone market. The resolution is sufficient – you can't see individual pixels with the naked eye, and I haven't had a case where the displayed content seemed poor quality or even insufficiently sharp.
The color rendering is also of high quality. Although compared to iPhonem X or XS are not as saturated, which is understandable given the different technology, so they are very close to those on the OLED display and the differences are only noticeable when compared in detail. Only the difference in black saturation is noticeable at first glance - in short, OLED displays have perfect black, which is also proven by the high contrast ratio. On the other hand, white is better on the iPhone XR, when it is truly white, and above all the display is brighter when set to maximal brightness, although on paper both phones have the same value.
It's just a shame Apple does not use the full potential of the display. For example, in the native Camera application, it could offer to take photos with an aspect ratio other than 4:3 and thus use the entire display area. Even in Apple Maps the area around the cutout is blurred rather than Apple used and, like Google, displayed a map here. However, developers of third-party applications are often no better off either, who in some cases have not even managed to adapt to the new aspect ratio. You can enjoy the entire display area to the fullest in games such as Alto's Adventure or Monument Valley. However, there are also titles where it is rather difficult to stretch across the entire screen, because the cut-out covers part of the important content - for example, Battle Bay from the creators of Angry Birds.
I have one more complaint about the display, and it's a big one. It lacks 3D Touch support, and I personally miss it most of all on the iPhone XR. Apple its absence is partially replaced by a new feature called Haptic Touch, but that's not even close nestIt does allow you to activate the flashlight or camera on the home screen by long-pressing, for example, but it is missing elsewhere in the system. I mainly miss shortcuts on application icons (especially Settings and Phone), previews of links and photos, and above all the ability to select entire words and sentences by pressing the keyboard harder (only moving the cursor works when holding your finger on the spacebar for a longer time). It's a shame that 3D Touch is missing, but this is only so that Apple saved.
Camera
It's good, isn't it Apple The iPhone XR's main camera was not spared. It is exactly the same as the iPhone XS and XS Max. Max, and thus offers not only a resolution of 12 megapixels, an aperture of f/1,8 and a pixel size of 1.4µm, but also optical image stabilization, which is crucial especially when shooting video or taking photos in poor light. The cheaper model thus lacks only a second sensor with a telephoto lens, which enables double optical zoom and Portrait mode.
However iPhone XR can also take portrait photos – where previously a second camera and the data obtained from it were needed, now software is sufficient. Unfortunately, this is evident in the resulting quality and although the portrait mode on the iPhone XR is sufficient in many ways, sometimes it is necessary to take more pictures before one perfect one is created. The software sometimes incorrectly recognizes the foreground and background, leaving some parts around the photographed person without the bokeh effect. Another major limitation is that iPhone The XR can't take portrait mode photos of anything other than people, while the dual-camera models can use the mode for animals, objects, and anything else where you can detect a foreground and background. Similarly, two portrait mode effects (Stage Spotlight and Black and White Stage Spotlight) are missing, but you can easily fix them. The good news is that all of these issues are software-related, so it's worth checking out. Apple may in future updates iOS easily eliminated. Even if it does not add the missing effects, it can modify the algorithm for obtaining depth data.
As for the quality of classic photos, it is clearly at a higher level than the images from the iPhone X. For photos in ideal lighting conditions, the difference is almost minismall, but as soon as the natural light fades or you have to photograph a sunset or a lit building at dusk, the differences in quality are immediately noticeable. iPhone The XR simply takes great photos, and to some extent this is helped by the new feature Smart HDR, which takes only the best from several images and puts together one perfect photograph.
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Battery and charging
Until now it might have seemed that iPhone The XR has only a few limitations compared to its more expensive siblings. However, when it comes to battery life, it is currently the best of all Apple phones. The combination of a 2942 mAh battery and a lower resolution LCD display ensures that the phone can easily last a whole day under heavy load. I unplugged the phone from the charger at 100% around six in the morning. During the trip, I played a game for 30 minutes, listened to downloaded music the whole time, and often replied to messages via Messenger a iMessage, or browsed Instagram several times. I then used it to navigate Google Maps, made a FaceTime call for about ten minutes or searched for connections and constantly listened to music and replied to messages. After a full day of use, specifically after 12 hours, I still had 28% of capacity left. The low power mode was not activated the entire time and communication was always via mobile data. With less load and occasional use, the phone can easily last two days.
As for charging, the speeds are very similar to other models this year and last year. I tested both charging speeds through the supplied 5W adapter and faster wireless charging through Applem recommended pad from mophie. Classic, wired charging via the basic adapter takes just over three hours. Wireless charging is then approximately half an hour faster. You can see the specific test results in the table below. The phone was always charged under exactly the same conditions - powered on, at 1% capacity, low power mode active, flight mode switched and brightness reduced to the lowest setting.
| 0,5 pm | 1 pm | 1,5 pm | 2 pm | 2,5 pm | 3 pm | |
| 5W adapter | 21% | 38% | 56% | 74% | 91% | 98% * |
| Wireless charging | 25% | 49% | 70% | 88% | 98% * |
*after 15 minutes to 100%
Summary
It is necessary to realize that iPhone The XR is cheaper, but not cheap. It's still a smartphone.one, which with its starting price of CZK 22 competes with the flagship models of competing brands. It thus becomes more of an alternative for those who want a top-of-the-line phone from Applu, but they don't want to give miniat least 30 thousand crowns for XS and are therefore willing to forgo some features. And to be honest, these are limitations that you can overcome relatively easily. In my opinion, it is iPhone XR is a great phone that is currently one of the best buys. You get a smartphoneone with the main functions of XS and XS Max, but at a price several thousand crowns lower and with higher durability. The only shame is the lack of 3D Touch.
The slow charger is really punishable, only good for overnight charging. If I needed to recharge during the day and put the phone on the charger during lunch, how much will I charge in half an hour? About 17%? This is ridiculous, in half an hour I can charge 40-50% and not 17%!
It's different at night, I slowly charge it there.
I completely lack the logic why iP7 and 8 owners should switch to XR, when they will lose 3D touch for a lot of money for more.
I don't understand either, people have started to use their phones a lot. Yes, it makes photos a few percent better, so even if I'm a layman who doesn't know anything anyway, I still have to have it. Yes, it's 1 second faster to react, unless you're on I'll get used to it in a month and it will feel as fast as Ip7, I'LL JUST BUY IT :D :D
For example, I switched from the seventh and I am very satisfied. Beautiful big display, games play great on it. Photos also supr. And most importantly, FaceID. In my life, I don't even want to see TouchID anymore, which I couldn't even use in half of the cases, just a little water, dirt, sweat, etc. and it's unusable. For me, the Xr is definitely a great phone
Switching every year makes no sense, but if you change your phone once every 2-3 years (the older one is inherited by someone from the family and is very satisfied), then why not go for the XR, if the XS does not bring anything new compared to the X.
Maggots true - but these are 1st world problems - they just don't have anything to eat anywhere and in the USA children cry when they unwrap only xr under the tree and their classmates have xs max
Anyway, of the 4,7" models, it is always an update, even if not one would be surprised that his 6s for 399 euros has 3d touch and the model from 2018 does not...
The transition from ip7 and 8plus is questionable - it seems to me that xr made a special marketing bubble - where it is as if "so much" better that ppi, 3d touch, telephoto, thickness, weight and frames are forgiven 😊
And until haptic touch will replace 3D touch in all models and Apple maybe make it an even more useful feature, then you'll all be crying that the Xs "only" has 3D Touch. Instead of whining now, people should have used it, but since it only does minimum of people, there simply won't be room for him...
That's right - just calling finger-holding flashy haptic touch oh my
For a while, tapping on the display will be normal "feeling exclusive real tap"
The rear glass is definitely not more scratch resistantancum, development has been focused on higher shatter resistance for a few years now, while scratch resistance remains the same. They should have used a different material, but glass is just cheap and trendy.
"However, few have realized that the iPhone XR's screen finesse is exactly the same as the 6, 6s, 7 and 8." But also the same as for models 4, 4s, 5, 5s. Everyone just realized that, that's why it's criticized, which won't bother those who used these models, but those who switched from a better one can see the deterioration. It's quite interesting that they had the courage to write it in this review https://mobil.idnes.cz/apple-iphone-xr-test-recenze-dgl-/iphone.aspx?c=A181028_155238_iphone_vok "On the iPhone XR, we no longer need to read texts on the web so comfortably, because the font can be a little rough. The resolution is also noticeable when viewing photos, and some people might find it bothersome when watching a video, although here the disadvantage partially disappears when moving through the scenes.
Ah, so actually the smoothness has been the same for several years and while no one bothered with the iPhone 8 a year ago, now with the iPhone XR, which has exactly the same, does everyone need to deal with it? I have an XR myself and the display resolution is absolutely sufficient. What they write on iDnes is a fabrication, under no circumstances did I notice that the writing was grainy or the photos blurred.
Yes, no one minded lighting with kerosene for many years, but one day we switched to electricity. You don't see it because you haven't used anything better, but I see it immediately and I confirm what they wrote in that review, just a few days ago there was a review here of someone who switched from an iPhone 6 to iphone XS and you know what surprised him the most? How visibly smoother the display is. Here you have the difference magnified and someone with normal eyesight can see the difference even normally https://photos.app.goo.gl/bTmXocDzcagYaLXHA
XR is the ugliest yet iphone From what I've seen, I'd recommend it to the plus-sized ugly flops. The XS is beautiful and compact. When will it be? apple understand that we want iphone 5/SE with full view display the resulting size would be 5,3-5,5 inches it would be a hit and not something so ugly... 22000 with some maybe a little but as far as I know iphone 8 had such a price tag when it was launched.. apple He wants to buy a phone worth 7-8 thousand and 14 thousand is in his pocket super kauf kor with 1 year apple guarantee :D
I think the ugliest iphone it's not. Don't forget the plastic toy for the kids 5c 😁
Wortos, I admire your courage to advise the most valuable company in the world on how to do it and what would be better.
Don't you think that precisely because no one (i.e. customers) want a small phone, Apole stopped making them?
Note: the text can be marked even without 3d touch - hold down the spacebar, then move the cursor where you want and tap with the second finger on the area where you want the text to be marked.
such a little "trick" for how to take a photo other than 4:3 is to take a picture of it in the story on Instagram and then save it :) the photo is of good quality and also uses the full potential of the display - I have an XS :)
It does not use the entire display because it is in 16:9 format, while iPhone X, XS, XR and XS have a display with an aspect ratio of 18,5:9. In addition, the photo taken via Instagram Stories has a reduced quality.
ok, not all, but almost all. And yes, the quality is of course lower, but it is quite enough for normal use ;-)
ok, so not the whole thing, but bigger than the base in the camera. And yes, the photo is not that good, but the quality is perfectly fine for normal use ;-)
I'd rather have full quality, which I can then crop in a second. 😉
I think he will make a line out of this lsa one separate article
“Everyone pick XR over 1080p screen”
https://youtu.be/dcFXEXJicgc
I am rather surprised that by the time Iphone The discussions here were basically as follows: Higher resolution is not needed, no one can see pixels above 3xx PPI anyway, the OLED display is terrible, over-blown and the colors are unrealistic, the camera takes grayish photos, but they look much more realistic, fast charging damages the battery, if I want to charge faster, I'll use the charger from the iPad, wireless charging is not wireless, if it has to be placed on a pad anyway, I'll wait until Apple they'll invent real wireless charging, Samsung is terrible, it doesn't have it home button, it's uncontrollable, no one needs dual SIM cards, I'd rather buy two iPhones... Now it implements everything Apple and everyone suddenly needs it 😁
"There is no need for a higher resolution, no one can see the pixels above 3xx PPI anyway"
It's like that, see the link above - most certainly didn't go to X and XS precisely because of the resolution - the 400ppi would be enough for the rich, but ok - it's the same with ram - 4GB is quite enough, but they had to add it if they wanted to ask for more.
the Oled display is terrible, burned out and the colors are unrealistic
That's how it really used to be - now the oleda is at a better level, but it can still turn pink and so on
the camera takes grayish photos, but they look far more realistic
Grayed out photo iphone never did
fast charging damages the battery, if I want to charge faster, I use the charger from the iPad
This is still true - the average user probably still charges the bundled one overnight
wireless charging isn't wireless if it has to be placed on a pad anyway, I'll wait Apple invents true wireless charging
He hasn't even invented it yet. airpower 😂
The Samsung is terrible, it doesn't have it. home button, it can't be controlled
This was not used as an argument anywhere 😊
Nobody needs a dual SIM card, I'd rather buy two Iphone
After all, it can't even be used seriously - the endurance also decreases and the esim is not here - and above all, it is always better to give priority to high-quality single sims than to be cheated because of dualsim
Well, yesterday I went to look at the XR, when I read that you can see the ribbed font and I didn't see anything like that and the display seemed perfectly fine to me and the quality as well, but maybe I'm weird.
As for the discussed verses of the frame, I'm also fine with them, yes, they could be smaller, but to deal with such nonsense...
I have an Xs myself. max and when comparing the display, it didn't seem much worse than the XR.
I would be more concerned about the zoom and portrait, which can only take pictures of people.
But otherwise, the Xr is a perfectly fine phone and those who are only concerned with the price have no real argument to criticize Iphonum
I don't know which one to go to. How is the OLED, how long is it? It will last at least 2-3 years, or I'll have it pink or blue after a few months (I assume that apple does not advertise)? Otherwise, I wouldn't change if my 6 didn't fall on the tiles with the display...
I'm most afraid of the OLED display, I don't want to burn my eyes. :/
you don't just burn out, old lady Galaxy S2 show a nice picture, even after so many years, today's technology is advanced and if you don't use 30 hours of static picture lighting, you won't be able to shoot anything.. My Secondary Galaxy So the S8 doesn't have anything burned in .. and in the evening you can read books perfectly on it as the black background is set
Otherwise, I prefer IPS, why? Because of the consumption of AMOLED, the consumption is much higher because the savings are only in black, the brighter the image, the greater the consumption. For example, white on AMOLED eats up the battery incredibly. Another thing that annoys me about AMOLED is the color life, which decreases with higher brightness once you have the backlight set to max The colors will fade and the probability of image burn-in also increases at higher brightness.
If you want to see a really high-quality LCD, take a look at the Mi 8 lite. You will SEE what Xiaomi is able to fit into a mobile phone for less than 1/3, i.e. CZK 6990 (4/64GB)! "Turns off" the notch almost completely = black is really BLACK :)
How do I look at the comparative photos of the XR and XS display (https://photos.app.goo.gl/bTmXocDzcagYaLXHA) so I'm at peace. I won't stuff the display under my eyelid and I won't be able to see it at a real distance when using it.
So even though it's enlarged just a little, the difference is quite big, especially with the font, which is why I find the font on the iPhone XR blurry even from a normal distance.
You only see it subconsciously, it's retina and the pixels are simply not visible there, Steve wouldn't lie :D
That's right, people wouldn't even see 100ppi if he told them there was nothing to see😀
Normal people with a magnifying glass don't go to check who has what PPI or resolution... unfortunately
Yes, normal people can see it even without a magnifying glass, thank God.
Certainly, if you let them know in advance that a specific model is supposed to have a worse display, they will see it even without a magnifying glass, so they have something to piss me off about.
They also have to let you know in advance that you have a woman in front of you, so you don't accidentally prank a guy?😂
That photo is fake.
I ordered an XR, I don't know when it will arrive, but
for me this way: steel frame - the height of bad taste and impracticality. For me, something like aluminum-steel discs. I don't worry about the charging speed - wireless chargingjackand in the car, at work, at home, on the other hand, I understand schoolchildren who spend a lot of time at school, at the bus stop, on the train and I need to charge it quickly. I don't even know what 3D touch is. Reduction in salarychatka no comment, I don't know what to do when it has bluetooth. Resolution - I don't know, I haven't thought of watching a movie on my phone yetone, I have a 65-inch QLED for that and the writing is shaky, so you must have different eyes for that, because I didn't notice it even on the iP5, from which I'm writing now. With camera on iPhone I was always satisfied, but maybe that's because I didn't even have another TV for 10 years. 95% of the reason why I ordered it is absence home a button with a fingerprint that never worked properly on seven, I am and the color is RED..and a poser. So one hundred people one hundred tastes.
I like it better xs max than xr and that's because max It's thinner and I would compare the colors to the 5C, but it's not plastic, but the back looks artificial to me.
Just like me. Feels very thick in the hand, and that's without a cover! And the colors of the back? Disgust. The colors of the aluminum are nice, but the back ones are really disgusting. It's not for nothing that it's the cheapest current model.
Mainly that they wrote "less money" and not "little money" :D
What exactly is the wireless charger that you recommend? Apple?
Díky
This one from mphia: https://www.apple.com/cz/shop/product/HL812Z/A/bezdrátová-nab%C3%ADjec%C3%AD-základna-mophie?fnode=97
The review is here: https://www.letemsvetemapplem.eu/2018/04/02/recenze-mophie-charging-base-bezdratova-nabijecka/
Caute, Christmas is coming and like everyone else I'm deciding which phone to choose? I'm deciding between XR and X. Do I listen to music, watch youtube videos, play games and surf the net? I'm just wondering which display lasts longer?
And I take pictures and make videos.
Both have peak performance. Although the XR is newer, BUT you don't have the difference in performanceancI can tell you, the X has a much better camera than the XR (dual camera, more zoom). It looks a lot better (polished steel, smaller bezels, thinner) and also has a higher pixel density in the display - which is really noticeable. I would go for the XR. It is still not and should not be the TOP model, while the X should be the TOP model and accordingly the equipment is uncompromising. I understand that the XS actually has nothing new at all. They are all "only" a hair better than the X. Decide based on the camera, display, design.