During the last keynote,summary here, Apple presentedl’iPhone XSin great pomp, with two variations, one of5.8 inchesand the other of6.5 inches. And as rumors had announced in recent months, a third model completed this batch of new generation iPhones:l’iPhone XR. Displayed at a lower price, the latter seems less well equipped than its big brother XS. But the two share many characteristics according to Apple. We wanted to see things more clearly by inspecting each person’s specification sheets. So here is alist of differences between the two models iPhone XS and iPhone XR, a comparative table and our opinion.
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As part of this comparison, the differences between iPhone XR and iPhone XS are taken into account only. The iPhone XS Max being a large format version of the iPhone XS, it shares the majority of the latter's characteristics seen here.
Very different screens
- Technology: LCD Liquid Retina HD pour l’iPhone XR,OLED Super Retina HD pour l’iPhone XS
- Screen diagonal:6.1 inches for iPhone XR, 5.8 inches for iPhone XS
- Resolution: 1792 x 828 pixels at 326 ppi for the iPhone XR,2436 x 1125 pixels at 458 ppi for iPhone XS
- Contrast: 1,400/1 for the iPhone XR,1 000 000/1 pour l’iPhone XS
- 3D Touch: absent from the iPhone XR,present on the iPhone XS
Finish, dimensions and weight
- Housing material: aluminium pour l’iPhone XR,stainless steel for iPhone XS
- Dimensions height x width x thickness: 150,9 x 75,7 x 8,3 mm pour l’iPhone XR, 143,6 x 70,9 x 7,7 mm pour l’iPhone XS
- Weight: 194 g pour l’iPhone XR,177 pour l’iPhone XS
Photo and video capabilities
Both XR and XS models share the same front camera. At the rear, however, there are some notable differences:
- Sensor: a single 12 Mpx sensor for the iPhone XR,two sensors12 Mpx each for the iPhone XS (a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens)
- Opening: f/1.8 for the iPhone XR, f/1.8 and f/2.4 for respectively one of the two lenses of the iPhone XS
- Digital zoom photo: up to 5x for iPhone XR, up to 10x for iPhone XS
- Photo and video optical zoom: unavailable on iPhone XR, up to 2x on iPhone XS
- Video digital zoom: up to 3x for iPhone XR, up to 6x for iPhone XS
- Portrait Light Mode: 3 effects for the iPhone XR (Natural, Studio, Contour), compared to 5 effects for the iPhone XS (Scene and Mono Scene in addition)
- Video playback: Dolby Vision and HDR10 support for iPhone XR, Dolby Vision HDR support and HDR10 for iPhone XS
Food and autonomy
Autonomy appears according to Apple figures asbest on iPhone XR:
- Advertised talk time: up to 25 hours for iPhone XR, 20 hours for iPhone XS
- Navigation internet: up to 15 hours for iPhone XR, 12 hours for iPhone XS
- Video playback: up to 16 hours for iPhone XR, 14 hours for iPhone XS
- Lecture audio: up to 65 hours for iPhone XR, 60 hours for iPhone XS
Other differences
- RAM: the iPhone XS and XS Max have 4 GB of RAM, and 3 GB of RAM for the iPhone XR. More detailsin this article.
- Waterproofing: IP 67 (resistance up to 1 m depth for 30 minutes) for the iPhone XR,IP 68(resistance up to 2 m depth for 30 minutes) foriPhone XS
- Storage capacities offered: 64, 128 and 256 for the iPhone XR, 64, 256 and 512 for the iPhone XS
- Colors: 5 for iPhone XR (black, white, red, yellow, coral orange, blue), 3 for iPhone XS (space gray, silver and gold)
- 4G: LTE Advanced sur l’iPhone XS,Gigabit-class LTE on the iPhone XR
- 64 Go: €859 for the iPhone XR, €1,129 for the iPhone XS
- 256 Go: €1,029 for the iPhone XR, €1,329 for the iPhone XS
- 128 Go: only available foriPhone XR, at €919
- 512 Go: only available for the iPhone XS, at €1,559
Comparison table iPhone XR compared to iPhone XS
Here are the main differencesbetween iPhone XR and iPhone XS summarized in a single image:
Conclusion
Ultimately, the differences between the models arerelatively restricted, we retain alarger screen but much lower definition for the iPhone XR, whileautonomy is to the advantage of the XR. Theprixis another element that will largely work in favor of the XR.
So apart from technology fans, or those who need a zoom or a high contrast screen (photo, video), theThe choice should naturally fall towards the iPhone XR for the vast majority of buyers. There remains the size of the XS Max screen which will convince the most demanding, as long as the budget allows it, which could be the case for users in a professional environment.
Finally, what is the visual/perceived quality of the screen when compared between the two, both in contrast and definition. We were able to compare the screens and the definition is indeed much finer on the XS/Max, but in everyday life, the difference is only really visible to the most trained eyes.
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Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.
