Who takes the best? The iPhone XR is facing the XS and XS Max in comparison to the cameras

The number of cameras is the only major difference between the 2018 versions of Apple. While the iPhone XR has only one back sensor, the big brothers (iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max) are equipped with a dual purpose.

Is the simple camera of the iPhone XR able to cope with dual sensors from other Apple devices? The Apple Insider website has tested the goals and their results in different situations.

The sensors on the three models measure 12 megapixels with a wide-angle lens. However, the telephoto lens is not used on the iPhone XR for portrait and zoom modes.

the same internal components of the IPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max, including the A12 processor, and all the wide-angle lens photos will be virtually identical across the board.

The advantage of the XS line appears when you change the lens. for telephoto and zoom in. With 2x optical zoom, there is a noticeable difference in detail and quality.

Not having a telephoto lens, the iPhone XR only has a 5x digital zoom, compared to the 10x optical and digital combo of the iPhone XS Max using the telephoto lens, while offering similar levels of detail.

To record videos, the iPhone XR only has a 3x zoom compared to 6x on the iPhone XS, for the same reasons as still images. The limitation is a little higher here compared to the photos. Having this telephoto lens helps a lot, especially since you can shoot great telephoto portraits.

The iPhone XR is the only one able to produce portrait mode with the help of wide angle lens. However, the result is not the same, although the camera has the same functions of depth control and portrait lighting.

Thus, the iPhone XR camera can not bokeh objects that are not human, a possibility that only exists in larger siblings – or more expensive.

Samsung is able to produce a bokeh effect of objects via software since the Galaxy S5, just like the Google Pixel 3, which also has a single sensor. This is why we wonder why Apple did not activate this option.

Face images lose in quality when the lens is wider. The image below shows the differences of a person's face at different distances.

Also modifies the understanding of the background and the depth of field. How can these images be taken with the telephoto lens of the iPhone XS issue.

The portrait taken with the telephoto lens, this seems more natural, and the increased compression makes less annoying objects in the background.

This difference appears when a car is at the bottom of the photo. This example shows how the larger lens distorts the lines on the body of the car, which gives it a slightly strange appearance.

The iPhone XR also benefits from the depth control feature that allows you to increase the blur to enhance the appearance