Apple iPhone XR Q & A: Your questions answered!

Sharing tons of features and hardware with its more expensive and premium brethren, the new iPhone XR XS is the latest iPhone app for iPhone and iPod touch. experience. Even more so for users of older iPhones which are in need of an upgrade, because let's face it, the XR is just as snappy as the XS and XS Max, though clad in cheaper clothes.
Long story short, a few days ago we gave the chance to ask anything about the iPhone XR. We just got our hands on a snazzy yellow iPhone XR, the most affordable iPhone released in 2018.

Well, most of you asked great questions, which will be given adequate answers right about …

…NOW!

PA: Well, it depends, but in the case of the iPhone XR, the display is good enough. The lower resolution will not be a problem as long as you're not a specs sheet nerd. The pixel density is high enough to prevent you from discerning individual pixels. However, we have a few issues with some other important properties of the display. For one, the LCD that's been used is a far-cry from the perfect blacks and zero-motion-blur OLED displays the iPhone XS and XS Max.

PA: Your mileage may vary, but it would not be uncommon to hit 10 hours or more of use. They could use their XR more sparingly. The XR hit 11 hours and 1 minute in our proprietary battery life test, but real-life use.

The camera itself is in a weird, middle-ground position between the iPhone X and the XS / XS Max. It's not as powerful as the one on the premium iPhones, but thanks to the new sensor and Smart HDR, it's a worthy successor to the discontinued iPhone X.

CandyBar: I have a 5S – it's still being updated but it's having some issues with iOS12 – would it be a good upgrade or should I hang in one more year?

PA: Weird that your 5S feels wonky on iOS 12 – the general opinion is that iOS 12 actually reinvigorated older iPhones and iPads. While it will definitely depend on your budget, the XR should be viewed as a very nice upgrade from the iPhone 5S, provided you'll be comfortable with the much larger display footprint. However, you can see that you've been rocking the iPhone 5S for a long time, and I do not need to upgrade every two years, I'd suggest getting the iPhone XS for the ultimate experience in a more manageable footprint.

PA: 3D Touch-specific features, like the submenu that appears when hard-pressing the app; s icon to access different shortcuts, are gone. However, long-pressing the icons to access the move / uninstall functionalities gives a reassuring feedback from the taptic engine. As far as the bezels are concerned, the iPhone XR has 3.5mm ones on the sides and at the bottom, using last year's iPhone 8 Plus measures up 2.6mm on the sides. Thicker bezels on the XR for the sake of clarity, but you have to make the most of the colorful frame.

PA: The sound is louder and deeper in comparison with the iPhone 8/8 Plus, but we all know louder does not equal better. We are happy to report that the base feels richer, while the earpiece is not as tinny as before.