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iPhone XR
The iPhone XR is Apple's lower-priced Face ID iPhone from 2018, with a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina LCD, the A12 Bionic chip, a single 12-megapixel camera with Portrait mode and six colours of aluminium and glass, suited to anyone comparing older standard iPhones before upgrading.
Model history · 12 models, 2007–2018
- Screen
- 6.1″
- Display
- LCD, 60 Hz
- Chip
- A12 Bionic
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB – 256 GB
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Zoom
- –
- Battery
- 2,942 mAh
- Weight
- 194 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the XR delivers most of the XS's features for much less, with fast performance, a capable camera and battery life that is good for an iPhone. TechRadar and Trusted Reviews note the lower-resolution LCD screen, though Trusted Reviews still found it colourful; TechRadar was unimpressed by portrait mode, and Trusted Reviews missed a fast charger in the box.
From techradar.com, cnet.com and trustedreviews.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 6.1″
- Resolution
- 1792 × 828
- Sharpness
- 324 pixels per inch
- Panel
- LCD
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 625 nits
- Display type
- Liquid Retina HD display; 6.1-inch (diagonal) all-screen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology and rounded corners; 6.06 inches measured as a standard rectangle
- Pixel density
- 326 ppi
- Brightness detail
- 625 nits max brightness (typical)
- Screen protection
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Display features
- True Tone; wide colour display (P3); Haptic Touch; 1400:1 contrast ratio (typical)
Performance
- Chip
- A12 Bionic
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- CPU
- Six-core (2x 2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x 1.6 GHz Tempest) (GSMArena); 3 GB of Micron LPDDR4X RAM (iFixit)
- GPU
- Apple-designed four-core GPU (GSMArena)
- AI engine
- Second-generation Neural Engine
Cameras
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Ultra wide camera
- None
- Telephoto camera
- None
- Optical zoom
- None
- Front camera
- 7 MP
- Main camera
- 12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilisation, six-element lens, LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
- Front camera
- 7MP TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash
- Zoom
- Digital zoom up to 5x (photos) and 3x (video)
- Video recording
- 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; extended dynamic range up to 30 fps; optical image stabilisation for video; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; stereo recording
- Front video
- 1080p HD at 30 or 60 fps; extended dynamic range at 30 fps
- Camera features
- Smart HDR; Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control; Portrait Lighting with three effects (rear) and six effects (front); Animoji and Memoji; Live Photos; panorama (up to 63MP); HEIF and JPEG
Battery and charging
- Battery
- 2,942 mAh
- Video playback (maker's claim)
- Up to 16 hours
- Wireless charging
- Yes (wattage not published)
- Battery life detail
- Talk time up to 25 hours; internet use up to 15 hours; video playback up to 16 hours; audio playback up to 65 hours; 11.16 Wh (iFixit); 2,942 mAh (GSMArena)
- Wired charging
- Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
- Wireless charging
- Works with Qi chargers
Design
- Type
- Standard
- Weight
- 194 g
- Thickness
- 8.3 mm
- Height × width
- 150.9 × 75.7 mm
- Water and dust resistance
- IP67
- Materials
- Aerospace-grade aluminium and glass enclosure
- Colours
- (PRODUCT)RED, Yellow, White, Coral, Black, Blue
- Buttons
- Side button; volume buttons; Ring/Silent switch
- Water resistance detail
- IP67 (maximum depth of 1 metre up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
- Biometrics
- Face ID, enabled by the TrueDepth camera
- Sensors
- Face ID; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor
- Speakers
- Wider stereo playback
Software
- Operating system
- iOS
- Software at launch
- iOS 12
Connectivity
- Mobile network
- LTE Advanced; model A1984: FDD-LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71), TD-LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling
- SIM
- Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac with 2x2 MIMO
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- NFC
- NFC with reader mode; Express Cards with power reserve
- USB
- Lightning connector; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
- Positioning
- Built-in GPS/GNSS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation
Storage options
| Storage |
|---|
| 64 GB |
| 128 GB |
| 256 GB |
Pros and cons
Pros
- A12 Bionic chip and Face ID, as in the iPhone XS
- Up to 16 hours of video playback, against 14 hours for the XS
- Six colours
Cons
- 1792 × 828 LCD at 326 ppi, against 458 ppi OLED on the XS
- Single rear camera with no telephoto
- IP67 rather than IP68, and 194 g
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | Display | Chip | Memory | Storage | Main camera | Zoom | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1″ | LCD, 60 Hz | A13 Bionic | 4 GB | 64 GB – 256 GB | 12 MP | – | 3,110 mAh | 194 g | Sept 2019 | |
| 6″ | OLED | Exynos 7885 | 4 GB | 64 GB | 24 MP | – | 3,300 mAh | 168 g | Sept 2018 | |
| 6″ | OLED | Snapdragon 845 | 4 GB | 64 GB | 19 MP | – | 3,330 mAh | 193 g | Oct 2018 |
Previous model: iPhone 8. Newer model: iPhone 11.
Sources
- support.apple.com/en-gb/111868
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2018/09/apple-introduces-iphone-xr
- gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_xr-9320.php
- ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+XR+Teardown/114123
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