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My wife and I bought an XS (for her) and XR (for me). We both had Nexus 6p and they were at end of life and wanted to get her a nicer phone for Christmas. Well

My wife and I bought an XS (for her) and XR (for me). We both had Nexus 6p and they were at end of life and wanted to get her a nicer phone for Christmas. Well, after playing with both the XR takes better photos, generally. In addition, the XR gets probably 30% more life on a single charge. Nothing else on the XS is really much better (outside of a couple nice to haves). So now she has the XR and I have the XS. ID recommend and XR over the XS for everyone.

freediver 8y ago
Would have bought XR if it was smaller. Currently using 7 and even XR is just too large to be called a phone anymore. XS is a monstrosity from my point of view.
- cyxxon 8y ago
  Indeed. I upgraded from a 6S, and was going to order a XR, when I finally, in the last minute, actually measured the dimentsions out in comparison to my current phone. Then I basically said WTF and waited for some deal on the XS and bought that. Not really happy, though, as all friends who did the same aren't: it is stilltoo big and too expensive for what it does - and we are in Europe, so the prices are even more ridiculous...
- gmac 8y ago
  Absolutely agree. I was hoping the XR would work for me, but I went to the Apple Store to try it and it's just far too big for my (reasonably big) hands. So now I have to pay lots more for a phone whose main feature is that it's smaller? No thanks.
mrpippy 8y ago
They have exactly the same rear camera (the XS just adds an additional camera with a telephoto lens)
- harrygeez 8y ago
  The XS uses the telephoto lens for portrait shots whereas the XR has no choice but to use its sole wide angle lens, which makes it look bad but not really because some people prefer the portraits taken with the primary lens.
cageface 8y ago
I'm kind of sorry to see the XR doing so poorly myself because I think it's a great phone and I've been saying for years that Apple needs to get its devices into more hands to expand the market for its services. I don't know what it is exactly about the XR that turns people off but I can afford an XS Max but opted instead for the XR and I don't regret it. Since the 5C was also a disappointment maybe it's just that people buy Apple because they want a premium phone and a 5C/XR, even with Apple's premium components isn't perceived as such?
- Findeton 8y ago
  Not many people want to pay premium price for a SECOND-best quality. XR is way more expensive than comparable Android devices, and still is not the top device (XS: two rear cameras, oled screen). And at the same time, XS is just too expensive.
orloffm 8y ago
Just to note as a single lacking feature of XR: it doesn't have the ForceTouch, so one cannot easily move cursor around text.
- rjknight 8y ago
  You can get the same feature by doing a long press on the space bar, though!

freediver 8y ago

Would have bought XR if it was smaller. Currently using 7 and even XR is just too large to be called a phone anymore. XS is a monstrosity from my point of view.

cyxxon 8y ago
Indeed. I upgraded from a 6S, and was going to order a XR, when I finally, in the last minute, actually measured the dimentsions out in comparison to my current phone. Then I basically said WTF and waited for some deal on the XS and bought that. Not really happy, though, as all friends who did the same aren't: it is stilltoo big and too expensive for what it does - and we are in Europe, so the prices are even more ridiculous...
gmac 8y ago
Absolutely agree. I was hoping the XR would work for me, but I went to the Apple Store to try it and it's just far too big for my (reasonably big) hands. So now I have to pay lots more for a phone whose main feature is that it's smaller? No thanks.

mrpippy 8y ago

They have exactly the same rear camera (the XS just adds an additional camera with a telephoto lens)

harrygeez 8y ago
The XS uses the telephoto lens for portrait shots whereas the XR has no choice but to use its sole wide angle lens, which makes it look bad but not really because some people prefer the portraits taken with the primary lens.

cageface 8y ago

I'm kind of sorry to see the XR doing so poorly myself because I think it's a great phone and I've been saying for years that Apple needs to get its devices into more hands to expand the market for its services. I don't know what it is exactly about the XR that turns people off but I can afford an XS Max but opted instead for the XR and I don't regret it. Since the 5C was also a disappointment maybe it's just that people buy Apple because they want a premium phone and a 5C/XR, even with Apple's premium components isn't perceived as such?

Findeton 8y ago
Not many people want to pay premium price for a SECOND-best quality. XR is way more expensive than comparable Android devices, and still is not the top device (XS: two rear cameras, oled screen). And at the same time, XS is just too expensive.

orloffm 8y ago

Just to note as a single lacking feature of XR: it doesn't have the ForceTouch, so one cannot easily move cursor around text.

rjknight 8y ago
You can get the same feature by doing a long press on the space bar, though!