Apple begins selling SIM-free iPhone XR in the United States
Apple is now offering customers in the United States the option to order SIM-free/unlocked models of the iPhone XR in the United States, ideal for users who want the freedom to swap SIMS without being locked to one specific network.
iPhone XR went on sale in October, and while SIM-free models have been available from launch in a number of countries such as the United Kingdom, only today have the devices been released in the United States.
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 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 the software does a very good job at matching the results.
SIM-free iPhone XR models start at $749 for the 64GB version, available in white, black, blue, yellow, coral, and (PRODUCT)RED. Customers can also pick-up the 128GB version for $799, at 256GB for $899.