In a few days (this week, in fact), Apple would offer its users iPhone XR for free. For the moment, however, we do not yet know which countries will be affected by this welcome new program.MacRumorsonly seems to know that the United States would obviously be on board, as well as others “regions” which are not specified by the source. Let us add that this is generally very reliable when it comes to sharing unpublished rumors about poisonous products.
Requirements
In reality, as you might expect, there will be some criteria to qualify for this iPhone XR. This will only be loaned to customers who come to have their mobile repaired at an Apple Store and whose repair process is long. The precise duration of eligible operations is also not known at this time. We know that it is not uncommon to see certain technicians ask for several weeks of waiting, especially since the coronavirus crisis has taken over on certain continents.
This initiative is more than beneficial for end consumers. Let's take the case of an editor who works on a 2018 MacBook Pro whose famous butterfly keyboard has been acting up for over a year. By going to the Apple Store, the Genius Bar informs him that the replacement program is indeed required... But also that he must wait three weeks to recover the repaired computer! Without providing a replacement Mac, this situation is obviously more than problematic for any professional. We have also experienced it ourselves atiPhon.fr, where article writing is regularly slowed down by dysfunctional machines. This is still the case.
iPhone XR data sheet
Planning to get your iPhone repaired soon and want to know more about the value proposition of the XR model? Here's everything you need to know about mobile.
The iPhone XR offers a screen with a diagonal of 6.1 inches for 1792 x 828 pixels of resolution (326 ppi density). It recharges using a proprietary Lighting socket, and is compatible with the latest version of iOS 15 (learn more about its features right here). Everything is powered by an A12 Bionic chip with eight-core Neural Engine, and has a battery life of one day without intensive use.
