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Apple iPhone XR review: Plans | Pricing | Specs

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Apple iPhone XR
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  • Battery Score 3.5
  • Camera Score 4
  • Design Score 4
  • Performance Score 4.5

Summary

Apple's iPhone XR is probably the iPhone you should buy this year, but it's a phone full of unusual design decisions, not all of which have a positive overall impact.

In this guide

  • Review
  • Details
    • Pricing & Availability

Details

Pricing & Availability

Launch price (RRP) $1,229
Launch date 2018-09
Apple iPhone XR

The good

  • Good battery life
  • A12 Bionic processor is still great
  • Wide choice of colours

The bad

  • Apple's still pricing it at a premium, even if it is "less expensive"
  • Single lens camera limits camera functions.
  • Slower onboard modem
  • No 3D Touch capability.
The iPhone XR impresses with solid CPU performance and the best battery life of any iPhone we've tested so far. It's Apple's "lower cost" iPhone this year, but it's pretty far from being "affordable", with some notable limitations that you don't hit with the iPhone XS to take into consideration.

Design

  • Wide and pleasing range of colours.
  • Aluminium frame.
  • LCD display, but larger than the iPhone XS.
  • No headphone jack.
  • Only one offical Apple case for protection.
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Camera

  • Single, not dual lens.
  • Portrait mode, but limited effects.
  • Post shot focus adjustment works well.
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Performance

  • A12 Bionic still impresses, even with less RAM.
  • Lower water resistance than other 2018 iPhones.
  • Slower category speeds than premium iPhones.
  • 3D Touch is missing.
  • eSIM for dual SIM support – sort of.

Battery life

  • Impressive battery life compared to other iPhones.
  • Apple still has to catch up to competitors for battery endurance.
  • Wireless charging.
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Verdict

  • An obvious choice for the Apple faithful.
  • But Apple's redefining where it sees "entry level" pricing.
  • Compromises may make the iPhone XS your better match.

Pricing and availability


Compare iPhone XR plans

You can also purchase the iPhone XR on a handset repayment plan from Telstra or TeleChoice.

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Specifications

Display

Display Size
6.1 inches
Resolution
828 x 1792px
Pixels per inch (PPI)
326 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels
12MP
Rear camera aperture size
f/1.8
Video recording
4K
Front camera megapixels
7MP
Front camera aperture size
f/2.2

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions
150.9mm x 75.7mm x 8.3mm
Weight
194g

Connectivity

NFC
Yes
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Network category speed
Category 12

Power, storage and battery

Processor
Apple A12
RAM
3GB
Operating system
iOS 12
Internal storage
64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Battery capacity
2,942mAh

Device features

Headphone jack
No
Fingerprint sensor
No
Water resistance rating
IP67
Wireless charging
Qi
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