Apple announces new iPhone XR, featuring 6.1-inch LCD display and new color options
As expected, iPhone XS & iPhone XS Max weren’t the only new iPhone models lunching at Apple’s highly anticipated fall event on Wednesday. Following the introduction of their premium counterparts, Apple introduced the iPhone XR, a new more affordable 6.1-inch LCD iPhone model available in a selection of new colorful finishes.
Featuring an edge-to-edge display and a single rear camera, iPhone XR is Apple’s lower-cost alternative to the iPhone XS. Featuring a new 6.1-inch LCD Liquid Retina display, Face ID and the same powerful A12 Bionic chip found with the new OLED models, iPhone XR is a powerful device that uses all but a few of Apple’s most sought after iPhone X/iPhone XS features.
The iPhone XR features a larger, sharper display than the iPhone 8 Plus, with a screen resolution of 1792×828. Apple as replaced 3D Touch (as expected in earlier reports from The Apple Post), with a new Haptic touch system, that offers similar feedback to the buttonless MacBook Pro trackpad.
Apple has given the iPhone XR a 12-megapixel f/1.8 aperture wide-angle lens with an all-new sensor. Despite there being only one camera on the rear, Apple is enabling the iPhone XR to mimic Portrait Mode photographs using image segmentation through a mix of camera and software technology. – The end result won’t be identical to “proper” Portrait Mode, but from Apple’s examples it does a very good job at matching the results.
Apple is launching the device in six new color finishes: White, Black, Blue, Yellow, Coral and (PRODUCT)RED. – You can view all new iPhone XR finishes in the gallery below.
Empty gallery item. Please make sure you have upload image to it or check the short code.Unlike the premium iPhone XS & iPhone XS Max, pre-orders for the iPhone XR won’t be starting until next month. Apple has delayed the launch of the device until October, something The Apple Post reported on last month. – This is believed to be due to an earlier delay in production caused by the LCD display on the device.
iPhone XR is priced at $749 for 64GB of storage, with 128GB selling for $799, and the 256GB configuration retailing for $899. A full list of Apple’s pricing can be found on Apple.com, as well as their iPhone Upgrade Program financing options.