Well, as a totally blind person, I’m certainly happy with my purchase and thus far. I don’t care about any of the camera or the display things. In this phone is really amazing battery life. Admittedly, the battery on my 7+ isn’t what it used to be. But this thing is really awesome!
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2018, at 5:33 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > What Reviewers Are Saying About the New Apple iPhone XR > By David Marino-Nachison > Oct. 28, 2018 8:00 a.m. ET > > When Apple 's (ticker: APPL) first two new iPhones-the XS and XS Max-came > out, many reviewers suggested that shoppers wait a few weeks until the > slightly less-expensive XR came out. > "Good news, Apple loyalists: You won't have to burn $1,000 on your next > iPhone," Brian X. Chen wrote for the New York Times. "That's because for > about $750, you can have the iPhone XR, which is just as fast and nearly as > capable as its more expensive counterparts. The cheaper iPhone, which > becomes available this Friday, is the model that most people should buy." > We already rounded up reviews of the first phones. Here's a selection of > highlights from reviews of the newest one. > . First off: What's the difference? Edward Baig collected some of the > distinctions, including different screen technology and some cosmetic > changes, for USA Today. There's also screen size: > The XR, he wrote, "has a display size of 6.1 inches, putting it in between > the XS screen (5.8 inches) and the XS Max (6.5 inches). Accordingly, the > phone is slightly larger than the XS and slightly smaller than the XS Max." > . Nilay Patel, writing for the Verge, went pretty deep on what the screen > technology differences really mean to users. > "The iPhone XR LCD definitely shifts a little pink and drops brightness > quickly when you look at it off-axis, which often leads to a bit of a > shimmery effect when you move the phone around," Patel wrote. "I noticed > that shimmer right away, but I had to point it out to other people for them > to see it. (It's one of those things you might not notice at first, but you > can't un-see it.)" > . Power users of phone cameras may wish they had the more expensive models, > according to The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern. > "The XR has the same great wide-angle camera as the XS phones, but lacks the > second telephoto lens for true optical zoom..With just one camera, Apple > still enables Portrait Mode-the setting that tries to mimic SLR cameras by > applying artificial blur around a subject. Instead of using the two cameras, > Apple uses software tricks to try to distinguish the main subject from the > background," Stern wrote. > "As crazy as it seems, this is actually a deal breaker for me, as I snap > tons of photos of my son and dog together. (I did confirm, however, that the > front-facing selfie camera will work for those animal portrait shots.) On > the plus side, portrait shots in low light on the XR were better than on the > XS since the wide-angle camera lets in more light," according to Stern. > . And the phone doesn't share a touch feature with its more expensive > siblings, noted Scott Stein for CNET. > "The iPhone XR doesn't have the pressure-sensitive 3-D Touch feature that > lets you do things like preview links, messages and files before opening > them, as the iPhones 6S, 7, 8, X and XS series do," he wrote. "In its place, > the iPhone XR gives little pulses of vibration feedback-called 'haptics'-for > the lock screen camera and flashlight icons. Instead of pressing down, > holding a finger on them will open them. Same for the Control Center's > deeper controls. It kinda feels the same as 3-D Touch." > . The XR may be the least expensive of the phones, Chris Velazco wrote for > Engaget, but that doesn't mean it's "cheap." > "The XR is a little wider, thicker and taller than the XS, but it never > feels unwieldy," he wrote. "In fact, since it in sits in a nice little sweet > spot between the XS and the massive Max, the XR arguably offers the best > blend of size and usability. Build quality is up to Apple's usual standards, > which is to say it's impeccable. The iPhone XR may cost less than the phones > I reviewed a month ago, but it doesn't feel like it." > . If you care about phone colors, read Raymond Wong's review for Mashable. > "I've been using the yellow iPhone XR for a week, and oooh, is it gorgeous," > he wrote. "Besides pairing well with my yellow sunglasses, the color just > makes me happy. Imagine that: In 2018, when phone anxiety is real and tech > companies are inventing new ways to make us use our phones less, a gadget's > brightly colored paint job actually puts me at ease. The five other colors > the iPhone XR comes in are just as fun. I have a soft spot for the coral > after yellow." > . From a buyers' perspective, Lauren Goode's take for Wired seems to sum up > what many reviewers think about how to choose between the three new iPhones. > > "The iPhone XR is not the most technologically advanced iPhone; many of > Apple's superior components have been reserved for the costlier device," she > wrote. "But the iPhone XR is still a moderately great phone. It's great not > in the way that super-futuristic, game-changing technology devices are. It's > great in the way that a bunch of already-possible things have been packaged > together cleanly and nicely. > "Most people-those who don't spend their lives comparing specs and staring > at bezels on multiple models of new smartphones each fall-are going to be > very happy with this phone if they buy it," she wrote. > > Original Article at: > https://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-iphone-xr-reviews-1540728000 > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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