You can now pre-order the cheaper iPhone XR from Apple

If you wait for a cheaper iPhone, you're in luck.

Preorders for Apple iPhone XR started at 12 o'clock on Friday. The device will visit the stores on October 26th. The only model that will not be delivered on launch day is T-Mobile's 128GB yellow model. This will be shipped in one to two weeks.

You can preorder the iPhone XR at the address: Apple Store | Sprint | Best buy | Walmart | Verizon | AT & T | T Mobile.

The starting price for the iPhone XR is $ 749 for 64GB of storage. That's $ 5099 from $ 699 last year for the iPhone 8, itself a rise in 2016. But it's a big price reduction of its iPhone XS and XS Max brothers and sisters, who hit the market a month ago. The iPhone XS, like last year iPhone Xwill cost you $ 999 to $ 1,349. The largest Max costs between $ 1,099 and $ 1,449, depending on the amount of storage.

It is difficult to assess the demand of the iPhone from pre-orders. Apple's inventory varies from one model to another, depending on the number of devices that can be manufactured before it is launched. Some iPhone models have sold in less than 10 minutes in the past. Many models of iPhone XS and XS Max were still available for the launch of September 21, but the largest and most expensive iPhone XS Max from Verizon and AT & T's is revealed difficult to find.

All Apple phone launches did not go smoothly. In the past, the Apple website was not loaded quickly and only people with access to its iPhone and iPad apps could preorder their devices when sales began. When launching the iPhone X last year, the Apple application only worked about 10 minutes after the start of pending orders.

The iPhone XR uses cheaper components than the XS and XS Max models, including an aluminum body and an LCD instead of stainless steel and OLED. Cameras are one of the biggest differences between the XS and the XS Max. The XR has only one lens on the back of the phone instead of two.

While prices for super-premium phones such as the iPhone XS Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 are rising higher than evereven a company as loyal as Apple has to do more than target the better-off. The iPhone X may have been a success, but overall, Apple is starting to see its market share erode more and more more affordable options Huawei, OnePlus and Xiaomi attract people's attention.

If you wanted one of Apple's smartphones last year, but you could not spend for the iPhone X, you were stuck in buying the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus – phones that sport a design introduced for the first time in 2014. You also have not had access to Apple's Face ID technology, the new feature of last year.

Not the technology last year

The XR does not use the "technology of last year". Most of the components and features of the camera are identical to those of the more expensive iPhone XS models. This includes the new A12 Bionic processor, a wide angle camera sensor, face recognition, wireless charging and dual SIM card.

The phone's LCD screen measures about 6.1 inches, which is greater than the XS's 5.8 inches (but lower than the XS Max's 6.5 inches). It is available in several bright colors: red, coral, yellow, blue, black and white. It also offers the best autonomy of all new Apple phones.

Apple claims that the XR will have 15 hours of Internet use (against 12 for the XS and 13 for the XS Max) or 16 hours of video playback (14 hours for the XS and 15 for the Max).

There is no telephoto at the back of the screen, but LTE connectivity speeds are slower. The body of the phone is made of aluminum instead of steel. It is not as resistant to water as XS and XS Max. But overall, this is the first positive impression of the commentators.

"Although it was released a month after the iPhone XS and XS Max, the XR is the 2018 iPhone that most of you should wear there before deciding to go for it. buy a new phone this year ", Scott Stein, CNET m said.

Originally released at 12:05 Pacific Time
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