IOS 12 is so much more than puppeteering talking unicorns.Īs default on the XR, you’ll be able to set App limits which is probably the best update from Apple in a very long time. But for most general users, the XR does everything required. If you demand extra grunt, then perhaps the 3GB of RAM won’t cut the mustard for you, so it’s worth considering forking out for the XS. There’s only so long once can force a smile. This only happened a few times over the 10 days testing, but it’s infuriating when you’ve got subjects waiting for you to take the bloody photo. There was the occasion bug when taking a photo and the screen would go black and I’d have to re-launch the camera. The XR is a delight to use, carrying out everything I demanded of it, which includes heavy photo editing/sorting, occasional gaming and voracious social media consumption.Īnd it takes it all in its slide, whipping under the finger gracefully and swiftly. And looking at performance alone, it most certainly is. And when it’s over £200 cheaper – Apple has somehow convinced me that it’s a good deal. The iPhone XR is on a par with the XS on Geekbench as it houses A12 bionic chip. The speakers emit stereo sound and when testing them out, they seemed to do the trick, as good as one might require from their smartphone, but nowhere near as loud as the iPhone XS or as dynamic as the sound on the Pixel 3 and 3XL for that matter. Thing is, it’s not really edge-to-edge as promised and it’s especially noticeable on the black version, whereas the blue model and all the colour options do offer a distraction to the bezelephant in the room. In 2018, bezels are the enemy of the smartphone, so no one is that pleased to see the thick black border around the screen. Yes, it’s annoying having a chunk taken out of the screen when watching films or playing games, but it contains lots of important tech hidden in there: the remarkable Face ID, the front-facing camera and various other sensors. Something we’ve come accostomed to nowadays. If you’re upgrading from an iPhone 8 or anything older, what you will notice is that notch. The screen isn’t going to be as sharp as there simply aren’t as many pixels packed in there, only 326 pixels per inch as opposed to 458 on the XS. Though, I’m not sure that’s really much of an issue. However, I did notice some of the text on Whatsapp rendered a touch pixelated. Scrutinising the same images on Instagram on both the XR and XS, although the colour reproduction looked a little different, there was no loss in detail. And who, other than the likes of Stuff is going to partake in such screen comparison hijinks? When analysed side-by-side, I noticed that where the whites looked iridescently bright on a video of crashing waves, they didn’t quite render as bright on the XR. In fact, it was only when placed side by side with the XS, we were able to tell the difference. And although that screen is enough to put off some, it was surprisingly great delivering crisp lines and vibrant colours. These screens have been custom made to allow for the fully rounded edges of the phone. Well off course Apple had to come up with a sexy name for its less than premium screen. What you do get is 6.1in Liquid Retina LCD. So, why is the XR substantially cheaper than its siblings? In short – because it’s not got that lovely OLED screen adorned by its XS elders, and even 2017’s iPhone X. So I can only imagine it would be fine in most everyday water-based threats. Not out of choice, or journalistic integrity, but we’ve tried and tested the XR in torrential downpour riding a bike and its IP67 water-proofing meant it was up to the challenge.
So you’ll need to get yourself a headphone jack to lightning dongle for your wired cans.
What is a pain though, is that Apple don’t include the adapter in the box as was supplied with 2017’s iPhone X. It’s no surprise that this phone is devoid of a headphone jack and every iPhone going forward will be too. Similar to the iPhone X and XS, there’s the slender lock/Siri button where the power key once was, with the volume buttons and the mute switch on the left. It’s not going to boing back up from the ground if you drop it, but it’s a lot harder to cause any cosmetic damage – and for that, I am glad. It really feels sturdier than any iPhone I’ve had.
Not the case with the XR, and admittedly I’ve dropped it more than one ought to. I’m a little, er, heavy handed and usually manage to get a couple of scratches after a few weeks with a new phone. The glass on the front is apparently among the strongest on any phone, and that seems to stand true.
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