NFT: EricFromBBI: Upgrading my iPhone. I need help

I upgraded a few months ago and got the Xr. A lot of people knocked it because I believe it was supposed to be not as good as the XS. I love this thing. My wife has the X and it’s a nice phone as well, but she also actually prefers the XR as well. I am sure plenty of others can chime in and give you more detailed information than I, but at the time I upgraded the XS was considered the top of the line, but price was a good chunk more than the XR.

My wife and I took the same photo a few times with both phones and the XR comes out better every time. I don’t really care about what phone I have but my wife kind of does, and she is disappointed with the X vs the XR. She also is a graphic designer and I am certain would have gotten the XS all things considered. I think her phone (X) is totally fine as well, but I preferred the feel of the XR to that one (weight, hand comfort wise). The XS was just too much money for me to justify. So in the end I choose the XR over the X. That’s a whole lot of just useless opinion right there.

and wrote this as it were to Eric. Nonetheless LT, that is my not valuable opinion lol.

The X is no longer being sold by Apple. The X is very similar to the XS but only with a slightly weaker processor. It has the same great camera, face id and full screen which I believe is OLED. Since Apple no longer sells it you should be able to get a substantial discount from retailers that do.

IMHO stay away from the XR. It has a single lens camera that is inferior to anything Apple has made recently. If you find the XR's price attractive, you'd be better off getting an 8 plus. It has a better camera for less money.

In comment 14474546 Ron from Ninerland said:

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The X is no longer being sold by Apple. The X is very similar to the XS but only with a slightly weaker processor. It has the same great camera, face id and full screen which I believe is OLED. Since Apple no longer sells it you should be able to get a substantial discount from retailers that do. IMHO stay away from the XR. It has a single lens camera that is inferior to anything Apple has made recently. If you find the XR's price attractive, you'd be better off getting an 8 plus. It has a better camera for less money.

Not sure this is totally fair to the XR. For most photos, it's just as good as anything. The 8plus is better if you're really into iphone photography, because of the dual cameras - 8plus has real zoom while XR has only digital zoom. But the XR is better in low light.

But the XR has better processor than 8 plus, better battery life and face ID and wireless charging.

In comment 14474514 mattyblue said:

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I upgraded a few months ago and got the Xr. A lot of people knocked it because I believe it was supposed to be not as good as the XS. I love this thing. My wife has the X and it’s a nice phone as well, but she also actually prefers the XR as well. I am sure plenty of others can chime in and give you more detailed information than I, but at the time I upgraded the XS was considered the top of the line, but price was a good chunk more than the XR. My wife and I took the same photo a few times with both phones and the XR comes out better every time. I don’t really care about what phone I have but my wife kind of does, and she is disappointed with the X vs the XR. She also is a graphic designer and I am certain would have gotten the XS all things considered. I think her phone (X) is totally fine as well, but I preferred the feel of the XR to that one (weight, hand comfort wise). The XS was just too much money for me to justify. So in the end I choose the XR over the X. That’s a whole lot of just useless opinion right there.

I feel the same way and upgraded from the 6 to XR. I love it! My wife and daughter both went with the 8 for many different reasons but I think you get more for your money with the XR.

XR and absolutely love it!! Apple is supposedly modeling its next phone utilizing most of the XR specs save for the camera, which imo is pretty good as well

In comment 14474546 Ron from Ninerland said:

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The X is no longer being sold by Apple. The X is very similar to the XS but only with a slightly weaker processor. It has the same great camera, face id and full screen which I believe is OLED. Since Apple no longer sells it you should be able to get a substantial discount from retailers that do. IMHO stay away from the XR. It has a single lens camera that is inferior to anything Apple has made recently. If you find the XR's price attractive, you'd be better off getting an 8 plus. It has a better camera for less money.

I gotta disagree, and I don’t want to sound like I want to argue because I wouldn’t, and definitely don’t have the knowledge or interest. However, my wife is a graphic designer and was a professional photographer. She has worked for National Geographic and Sports Illustrated back when she was doing photography. She did a bunch of tests with the cameras and basically says that outside of needing to photograph something in the distance, the camera on the XR is much much better than the 8, and for your typical type of pictures as in two people standing next to each other type of stuff, she feels you would be better off with the XR over the X, especially at the price. She might be one of the most laid back type of woman I have ever met but if you mention the dual camera as an argument she can almost get annoyed lol. She thinks it is mainly just a gimmick. She also goes everywhere with cameras that cost a fortune, so her mindset is different.

Nonetheless, I like technology but I am not someone that has to have every gadget or new phone, but the XR has been awesome to me. I don’t really have a single complaint about it. The battery has been awesome and I would recommend it to anybody that asks. Especially considering the price differences, at least when I bought mine.