The iPhone Xr is one of the best-selling iPhones of 2018 due to its high performance and relatively low price. But is it worth the attention of consumers and is there a need for it?
Design
The manufacturer releases this smartphone in several color variations, including bright ones: red, yellow, white, blue, black, coral. Previous models, in comparison, were very poor in terms of color: of the unusual colors, only golden was.
The thickness of the phone is 8.3 mm. Therefore, it seems a little thick and heavy in the hand - it weighs 194 grams. The case is very fragile, and it seems that this is a developer's strategy to artificially underestimate the characteristics. The glass body is very easy to break even from low heights. There is no special film under it that would prevent the fragments from scattering, and therefore it is best to wear a cover. Of course, it does not come with the kit. Because of this, the bright colors of the case go unnoticed.
The device retains the bezels, so the screen area takes up a little less space on the front panel. The "bangs" on which the front camera is located have also been preserved. It can be removed in the settings, but then the display area will decrease even more.
Camera
The front camera has 7 MP and does not stand out in any way compared to other flagships. She can automatically detect the main subject in the frame and blur the background, which is extremely good. Can shoot video in Full HD (1080p) at 60 frames per second. This is a rather weak result for a smartphone of this level when compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, for example.
A rather unusual solution in the form of the main camera is to create a module with one lens. It has 12 MP, and there is also the ability to glue frames, thereby creating a larger picture coverage. Shooting at night is quite good, but still there are extra shadows, no clouds or stars are visible in the sky. You can only compare the camera with the Samsung Galaxy S8 + smartphone, which was released two years before the iPhone Xr was released. And all the same, daytime photos come out worse - this is understandable from the palette of colors and the preservation of shadows.
Accordingly, we can conclude that the camera here is rather mediocre. You can shoot movies in maximum 4K quality at 30 frames per second.
Specifications
The iPhone Xr is powered by a six-core A12 Bionic processor. The RAM is 3 GB. Internal storage ranges from 64GB to 256GB and expandable via microSD card only in the Asian market. There is no slot for a second SIM card. The battery with a capacity of 2940 mAh does not allow using the smartphone actively even during the day and requires recharging. There is a fast and wireless charging mode, but you need to buy the devices for this separately.
