Apple's newly released iPhone XR is the most budget-friendly flagship iPhone. AppleInsider breaks down the top nine features of this colorful handset to show why it is worth your consideration.
Blue iPhone XR
Apple has included the all-new Liquid Retina LCD as the display on the iPhone XR. It may be an LCD rather than the OLED display found on the XS/XS Max, but it is still a beautiful display.
Colors pop, as it supports the P3 wide color gamut, and Apple claims it is the most color accurate LCD on the market.
It is also impressively large for Apple's entry-level iPhone, a whole 6.1 inches in size, larger than the iPhone XS and the largest LCD Apple has ever included on an iPhone. It still comes in a tad shy of the 6.5-inch OLED on the XS Max, but it is still a great sized screen.
iPhone XR Liquid Retina LCD display
The Liquid Retina display is also the first LCD Apple has made to include Tap to Wake functionality. Last but not least, it even supports True Tone for subtle adjustments based on the environments ambient light.
Portrait mode photos have taken off, being one of the most used features of the iPhone X and its dual camera system.
iPhone XR Camera
For the iPhone XR, Apple is only including a single lens assembly, but they are still able to replicate the Portrait mode effect via software and their upgraded Neural Engine.
With just a single camera, the iPhone XR can detect a person's face then separate them from the background, applying a subtle bokeh effect to everything but the subject. It can even be adjusted after the fact with Apple's depth control feature for fine-tuning the amount of blur and bokeh.
Talk about little touches, but the iPhone XR has symmetrical ports on the bottom of the device. Each side of the Lightning port six circles either used for the speaker or the microphone.
On the iPhone XS/XS Max, there are four circles to the left of the Lightning port and seven on the right.
iPhone XR speaker and microphone ports
This doesn't have any change in functionality, but it brings a good balance to the phone.
In a similar vein to the iPhone 5C, Apple released the iPhone XR with a smattering of color options. Both the glass back and the metal frame are brightly colored for a fun pop.
(PRODUCT)RED iPhone XR
The glass uses an in-depth seven-layer color process to achieve the rich finish and the Apple-exclusive aluminum alloy is anodized to match.
Color options include white, black, blue, yellow, coral, and (PRODUCT)RED.
Buyers of the iPhone X, XS, and XS Max will know the hefty stainless steel frame that their phone is built on.
Aluminum iPhone XR frame
For the XR, Apple opted for an aircraft-grade custom aluminum alloy with a matte finish instead. It keeps the phone exceptionally lightweight and durable, while still able to show off those vivid colorful finishes.
Each of the new iPhone XR color options come pre-loaded with custom wallpapers that are color matched with their exterior.
Exclusive iPhone XR colorful wallpapers
Our blue model, for example, features a bright blue wallpaper background. These wallpapers look great and only come with the XR. Good news is that each iPhone XR comes with all color variations of the two primary wallpaper designs for a total of 12 wallpapers no other iPhone ships with.
Instead of 3D Touch, the iPhone XR replicates the experience using what Apple calls "Haptic Touch". Instead of having a 3D sensing display, a long press simulates the effect. Whenever you long touch on an applicable element, it will perform a similar 3D Touch action and the phone will provide feedback in form of a slight vibration.
There are certainly limitations, for instance, you can't Haptic Touch Home screen icons to view widgets and actions, but you can still get into widgets within Control Center.
Haptic Touch in Control Center
Apple says this functionality will expand over time, showing in other places 3D Touch used to exist, such as the aforementioned widgets and previewing links.
Of all the iPhones Apple sells, the iPhone XR boasts the most impressive battery performance. Apple says it can achieve up to 25 hours of wireless talk time, 15 hours of internet browsing, and 16 hours of video playback.
These stats put the XR above both the iPhone XS and XS Max in terms of battery longevity.
Liquid Retina display
Apple has included the all-new Liquid Retina LCD as the display on the iPhone XR. It may be an LCD rather than the OLED display found on the XS/XS Max, but it is still a beautiful display.
Colors pop, as it supports the P3 wide color gamut, and Apple claims it is the most color accurate LCD on the market.
It is also impressively large for Apple's entry-level iPhone, a whole 6.1 inches in size, larger than the iPhone XS and the largest LCD Apple has ever included on an iPhone. It still comes in a tad shy of the 6.5-inch OLED on the XS Max, but it is still a great sized screen.
iPhone XR Liquid Retina LCD display
The Liquid Retina display is also the first LCD Apple has made to include Tap to Wake functionality. Last but not least, it even supports True Tone for subtle adjustments based on the environments ambient light.
Single-lens Portrait mode
Portrait mode photos have taken off, being one of the most used features of the iPhone X and its dual camera system.
iPhone XR Camera
For the iPhone XR, Apple is only including a single lens assembly, but they are still able to replicate the Portrait mode effect via software and their upgraded Neural Engine.
With just a single camera, the iPhone XR can detect a person's face then separate them from the background, applying a subtle bokeh effect to everything but the subject. It can even be adjusted after the fact with Apple's depth control feature for fine-tuning the amount of blur and bokeh.
Symmetrical speaker ports
Talk about little touches, but the iPhone XR has symmetrical ports on the bottom of the device. Each side of the Lightning port six circles either used for the speaker or the microphone.
On the iPhone XS/XS Max, there are four circles to the left of the Lightning port and seven on the right.
iPhone XR speaker and microphone ports
This doesn't have any change in functionality, but it brings a good balance to the phone.
Colorful finishes
In a similar vein to the iPhone 5C, Apple released the iPhone XR with a smattering of color options. Both the glass back and the metal frame are brightly colored for a fun pop.
(PRODUCT)RED iPhone XR
The glass uses an in-depth seven-layer color process to achieve the rich finish and the Apple-exclusive aluminum alloy is anodized to match.
Color options include white, black, blue, yellow, coral, and (PRODUCT)RED.
Lightweight aluminum frame
Buyers of the iPhone X, XS, and XS Max will know the hefty stainless steel frame that their phone is built on.
Aluminum iPhone XR frame
For the XR, Apple opted for an aircraft-grade custom aluminum alloy with a matte finish instead. It keeps the phone exceptionally lightweight and durable, while still able to show off those vivid colorful finishes.
Exclusive wallpapers
Each of the new iPhone XR color options come pre-loaded with custom wallpapers that are color matched with their exterior.
Exclusive iPhone XR colorful wallpapers
Our blue model, for example, features a bright blue wallpaper background. These wallpapers look great and only come with the XR. Good news is that each iPhone XR comes with all color variations of the two primary wallpaper designs for a total of 12 wallpapers no other iPhone ships with.
Haptic Touch
Instead of 3D Touch, the iPhone XR replicates the experience using what Apple calls "Haptic Touch". Instead of having a 3D sensing display, a long press simulates the effect. Whenever you long touch on an applicable element, it will perform a similar 3D Touch action and the phone will provide feedback in form of a slight vibration.
There are certainly limitations, for instance, you can't Haptic Touch Home screen icons to view widgets and actions, but you can still get into widgets within Control Center.
Haptic Touch in Control Center
Apple says this functionality will expand over time, showing in other places 3D Touch used to exist, such as the aforementioned widgets and previewing links.
Battery life
Of all the iPhones Apple sells, the iPhone XR boasts the most impressive battery performance. Apple says it can achieve up to 25 hours of wireless talk time, 15 hours of internet browsing, and 16 hours of video playback.
These stats put the XR above both the iPhone XS and XS Max in terms of battery longevity.
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