iphone users - question for ya

[Mook]

Tho techradar makes a good case -

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/iphone-xr-review/6

The person that will enjoy the iPhone XR is someone who's due an upgrade or is struggling along with an iPhone 6S or iPhone 7, and wants to future-proof themselves a little.

The camera will be an upgrade, the battery life a welcome salve and the overall design a step forward. We’re never sold on the claims of the glass being ever-stronger – until a truly smash-proof phone appears we’re not bothered – but it’s good to see that Apple is trying to tackle what's a real issue for many users by making the front of the phone a little hardier.

With a range of colors on offer, this is the more budget- and fashion-conscious iPhone buyer’s handset of choice; if you’re ensconced in the Apple way of things then you’ll find a lot to enjoy on the iPhone XR.

My sister is stuck on a 6 still.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I look at it like this: If Apple releases a phone with more colors than Space Gray, Jet Black, Silver, or Gold/Rose Gold, it might be best to stay away. The colorful phones are always pieces of shit.

 

[Mook]

Good feedback. I have zero knowledge on these phones.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Gotchyu fam

 

[EmersonHart13]

With Apple it just pays to get the newest phone you can get....

8 is a great phone but if you can get something from the X family get it. They X gets rave reviews. Mike K didn't even upgrade his X this year and he humps Apple hard.

Future proofing is key. I think the XR is still too new to know if it will be a piece of shit.

 

[Mook]

well fuck

 

[Chester Copperpot]

With Apple it just pays to get the newest phone you can get....

8 is a great phone but if you can get something from the X family get it. They X gets rave reviews. Mike K didn't even upgrade his X this year and he humps Apple hard.

Future proofing is key. I think the XR is still too new to know if it will be a piece of shit.

It's an "entry" into the X line. Much like the 5C was the "entry" into the 5S line.

Apple has the tendency to make their "entry" phone a pile of shit a year later or skimped in places to make it entry level and it eventually falls apart. Literally. At work they bought exclusively 5Cs for employees' work phones. They were falling apart after 2 years. A few had regular 5's in better condition that were still together.

Just speaking off my experience that I've seen with Apple's "side grade", as I call them.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Fuck, now I'm an Android nutswinger.

 

[Tight Lines]

Mikes review was exactly the reason I went with an X phone over upgrading to the 8. We came from the 6 as well.

With Apple it just pays to get the newest phone you can get....

8 is a great phone but if you can get something from the X family get it. They X gets rave reviews. Mike K didn't even upgrade his X this year and he humps Apple hard.

Future proofing is key. I think the XR is still too new to know if it will be a piece of shit.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Carter I'm not pitching the XR, I'm just saying get an X family phone if you can swing it and are going to keep it awhile. X is probably the best value right now.

 

[Mook]

Might just do the XR and let her deal with whatever happens after that Its got a year warranty. That should be plenty of time for her to break it.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Apple Care is always an option.

Unfortunately some of the deductibles to fix stuff is asinine.

 

[cacicgtp7]

FWIW I had a 6S until last week. Never was wowed enough by the 8 or price tag of the first X. Got a 128GB XR and absolutely love it. Took some getting used to without the home button but the Face ID works flawlessly but I had maybe low expectations and thought it was gimmicky. I was wrong. Battery life damn near doubled for me and it’s a much quicker phone. Has much of the same hardware as the XS so not sure why people are saying entry level. The biggest difference between the two is the OLED vs LED display and stainless steel vs aluminum. Camera is a welcome upgrade from my 6S as well

 

[Chester Copperpot]

FWIW I had a 6S until last week. Never was wowed enough by the 8 or price tag of the first X. Got a 128GB XR and absolutely love it. Took some getting used to without the home button but the Face ID works flawlessly but I had maybe low expectations and thought it was gimmicky. I was wrong. Battery life damn near doubled for me and it’s a much quicker phone. Has much of the same hardware as the XS so not sure why people are saying entry level. The biggest difference between the two is the OLED vs LED display and stainless steel vs aluminum. Camera is a welcome upgrade from my 6S as well

I thought I'd miss the home button as well.

All the old phones with home buttons immediately felt clunky.

 

[cacicgtp7]

I thought I'd miss the home button as well.

All the old phones with home buttons immediately felt clunky.

Haha - I've gotten used to it pretty quickly. I really like that now you can "tap to wake" anywhere on the screen which with the 8 and earlier you had to click the home screen if it was locked to see notifications. Makes it even easier in the car to briefly see something at a stop sign or stop light.

 

[Mook]

Tap the screen to wake the phone? REVOLUTIONARY

































































































Been like that on Android for awhile now

 

[cacicgtp7]

Was waiting to see how long the iPhone v Android would take lol

 

[Mook]

Nah, I could care less about that shit anymore. But that did make me chuckle.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I will say, I am enjoying the always on screen of the PIII

 

[IZZy]

I do not miss the home button but I do really miss Touch ID, worked better than face recognition IMO

 

[bnr32]

I'm still rocking my SE, i love that phone. works perfect, battery life is good and no issues.

...........but i did just buy an android to see if I like it or not, going to use both for a while and see which one i like better. I just hate having a big phone, they are obnoxious to me.

 

[Mike K]

I love my X. If you can get anything in the X form factor it's a much better phone. I saw the display on an XR yesterday and I thought it was going to be noticeably worse than the OLED on my X but it also looked amazing. I'm sure blacks aren't true black but for most people that just won't matter.