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iPhone XR: One Week Later - The Good & The Bad

2018-10-23
what's going on guys to draft which consume right and we need to talk about the iPhone 10 our I've been using this thing for the last week and honestly I think it's gonna be the most compelling iPhone for a lot of people this year but let's talk about it all the good and the bad for those unaware the iPhone 10 are was announced alongside its more premium brother and sister the iPhone 10s and 10's max and I personally was pretty happy to see Apple offer an option that was essentially the same phone with just less premium hardware but with a $250 cheaper price tag now I say essentially but there are some pretty important to know compromises overall you're getting all that the iPhone 10s has to offer like face ID the powerful a 12 Bionic chip louder speakers wireless charging dual-sim capabilities iOS 12 and the updated wide-angle camera sensor but you are spending 250 dollars less and that brings me it's my first good the price now I am by no means saying seven hundred and fifty dollars is cheap but when you compare to a thousand dollars it's a pretty good value all things considered something about it with that $250 you can get a dope case a screen protector a fast charger which should absolutely be in the box but you can get all that and have money left over I mean come on now what makes Apple able to offer it at that price tag is the fact that it only has one camera lens in the back an aluminum casing instead of stainless steel an LCD display instead of OLED so that brings me to my first bad and that's the screen and you guys know me I am NOT that guy that goes nuts about specs so when I first held the iPhone 10 R I knew had a lower res screen you could barely tell and I honestly wasn't bothered by it you only really notice a difference if you're comparing it side-by-side with the 10s and you're looking for it it's the plenty bright and vibrant but the reason why I'm listing it under the bad is because that lower resolution and the viewing angles do kind of hurt the experience when sharing the screen with another person or even watching content at a certain angle other than directly in front of you you do get a dimmer experience the screen does look a bit less bright off sensor but this is only impacting you if you're sharing your screen or if you're coming directly from an OLED alright if you're coming from the eighth or earlier you're already used to this kind of screen behavior but honestly guys this is not a deal-breaker for anyone it shouldn't be but it might be something to take note of if you're trying to decide between the 10r or maybe the 10s or 10s max but talking about the display brings me to my next good the size.i 6.1 inches the 10 R is almost smack dab in the middle of the five point eight inch 10s and the 6.5 inch 10s Max and it really feels like the right size guys it's been really nice to me to have that big display without an oversized body and for those folks out there who have been using the plus-sized versions of the iPhones you can get something like this and it'll feel just right from my personal experience the 10s max took me a little bit longer to get used to than normal but the 10r immediately felt like the perfect size they felt great in the hand and using various gestures is a breeze and it's definitely a big enough screen for constant consumption except for those bezels which brings me to my next bad the bezels kind of suck and it's almost unfair because I'm coming from a 10 and a 10 s max so those bezels were immediately noticeable to me but if you're coming from the eighth or earlier the design is going to be a vast improvement but if you compare it to something like the 10s it's quite a difference so if you are upgrading and you want that bezel this edge to edge experience the 10s is the better bet you just gotta think about is it worth shelling out the extra $250 for now even though we got a lower res display that does mean better battery life the battery life that we're seeing with the 10r is probably better than any battery life that we've seen with an iPhone yet this battery will easily last throughout the entire day it did for me and that's with me gaming web browsing be on social media all the stuff that you'd expect and it kind of handled that with no problem I was honestly hoping for this kind of battery life with the 10s max but when it comes to battery life the 10r is the winner not to mention because of that glass back it has wireless charging and you can also fast charge this thing so battery life absolutely not an issue with this phone but aside from a lower res display the body is also what helps to keep the cost down like I mentioned earlier you have an aluminum body instead of stainless steel and while some may view this as a negative thing I actually think it's a positive for two reasons one you get better durability in the sense of not having to worry about scratches with the stainless steel and you also get a ton of color options the 10r comes in all these really fun colors I think will appeal to both a younger and older consumer base so I think this is going to be a really popular choice even though it does feel a little bit less premium than the 10s or 10s Max and that's not to say that this phone doesn't feel premium though because it still has that nice glass back which also gives us some nice half but we do have to talk about one more compromise here which is probably my biggest one and that's the camera because we only have the wide-angle lens here which really does work well we only have access to software based portrait mode and while it does work well it is only limited to working with people so that means no portrait mode photos of your pets or any objects so if you're someone that relies on portrait mode or you really want to upgrade from an older phone so you have access to that feature this is probably not the phone for you but honestly the cameras are compromised only if you care about portrait mode and some of those portrait lighting effects which honestly applies to a very small group of people I did a quick poll among my tech enthusiasts audience on Twitter and 40% of the people who have portrait mode don't even use it and this was kind of surprising because I used it all the time Porsche motor side as a regular camera it works well and takes beautiful sharp photos same as the 10s and another thing that might be considered a bad that you're not getting 3d touch you're getting half dick touch so now you're gonna be long pressing on something like the flashlight or the camera app but for me I actually really like 3d touch when I was using something like Google Maps so if I wanted directions to home I wouldn't have to jump into the app to do that can't really do that here so that's a little bit unfortunate and something that I had to get used to while using this but overall guys I really do feel like Apple did something great here I truly believe this phone was made for someone who isn't a crazy tech enthusiast but still wants an iPhone at all the iPhone 10 features like face ID access to an emojis and all that kind of stuff with the same body who doesn't care that this phone has an LCD screen versus OLED or aluminum casing versus stainless steel this is really made for the average consumer I just feel like this phone is for people who want the features of an iPhone 10 but don't want to pay a thousand dollars to get it interestingly enough there's not a ton of buzz around this phone but I feel like this is what everyone's gonna be picking up around Christmas because they don't want to shell out a thousand bucks for a phone and for those interested the 10r comes in at 750 bucks for a 64 gig option and there's a max capacity version of 250 six gigs that goes for $8.99 which is still a hundred bucks cheaper than the base model 10s but you guys let me know what you think of the 10r is it an option for you let me know with a comment down below and if you enjoyed this video be the cool guy girl that gives this video thumbs up I'll catch you guys in the next one till then is your average consumer peace
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