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Hey, what's up guys,
welcome back to TechSmartt for the video
I've been waiting to make, hoping to make,
and am about to make.
So you guys have heard of the iPhone X already.
There's been a few videos on the channel.
We've done a drop test.
iPhone XR in three, two,
flame throwing tests,
even a scratch test.
Oh that's like some Friday the 13th.
Keep going.
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The iPhone XR though has been a phone
that has continued to surprise me
every single day I have used it.
If you can make a phone at the right price
and offer the right specs and kind of right selling point
I'm all for it.
And that's what the iPhone XR is.
Hey Keaton,
why are you riding the iPhone XR so hard?
And that's a really good question.
For me, it's a few things.
It's the price, it's the specs, it's the timing.
And honestly, it's the color.
So, right in front of me I have the two iPhone XRs
I've been loving.
The XR, the XR, we're just gonna go between both
because we can right.
Having up to six colors to pick from
honestly is refreshing.
I hope more phone companies do this.
I know OnePlus is super big into it.
I know Samsung is with making
some of their custom Marvel editions.
And I think they're fun and if you can release them
on launch date and give everyone the chance
to pick them up, that's awesome.
And that's really why I chose the yellow XR
as my daily driver.
And that really goes into the whole price.
The XR starts at $750.
Think about that for a sec.
With the iPhone XS, as I'm,
almost about to do a drop test,
the iPhone XS starts at $1000.
And then the XS Max with the new 6.5 inch screen
starts at $1100.
So let's jut break this down.
Here are the phones that Apple is selling this year.
On the right we have the XS,
then the XS Max in the center,
and then the XR.
Each with kind of a few different specs,
and honestly just the whole refresh.
There's nothing groundbreaking on the XS and XS Max.
In my opinion, I think it really shines on the XR.
And here's where it gets spicy.
For $750, $1100, and $1000,
which phone are you gonna wanna pick?
One that has the same camera as all the other
expensive phones, the same chip and processor,
the A12 in all three phones,
face ID in all three phones.
It really is kind of why are you spending more money
when you have something with a 6.1 inch screen?
It's larger than the iPhone X in 2017.
It's larger than the iPhone XS.
For me 6.1 inches is that perfect screen size.
And honestly I can't wait for this to be OLED.
The panel's gonna look amazing.
And the price, when in time, and in the future,
I could see them keeping this at $750
and basically recycling all the great features
in the XS Max in about a year's time.
If it's in something that costs $750,
I'm all for it.
And what's amazing is because I saved $250
by not getting the XS or 350 with the XS Max,
I can now spend that money on cases,
wireless chargers 'cause all three phones have it,
or what I could do is actually get
a 128 gigabyte iPhone XR for only $50 more.
That's right, you've heard it.
It is time to say it.
Apple the killers of the headphone jack.
The inventors of the notch.
Whatever you wanna call them.
They finally are coming to their senses
on more of a budget but not budget phone.
For $50 more, you can double the storage.
At purchase, right then and there.
That means for $800 you're getting a phone
you could basically use for two maybe three years.
And the reason why the XR is such a big deal
whether you might love it or hate it
or even believe it this phone's for the people
that have iPhone 6Ss.
That's right, the ones that were on the 5S,
didn't wanna get the 6.
Wanted to wait.
Got the 6S and then haven't done anything since.
There's a lot of you out there.
If you're there, drop a comment.
A bunch of you guys are my friends in real life.
And I love seeing the 6Ss.
They're still chugging hard.
But now you have a XR.
And this thing has the same specs
as basically the XS and XS Max,
with the exception of three gigabytes of RAM in here,
versus four on here.
So, if you're really switching between apps
and need a powerhouse of a phone,
the XS is where you gotta go.
The XR is basically for everyone else.
So with that $750 price tag what are you missing out on?
And there's some things that I thought I'd really be missing
because I didn't pick up a XS or XS Max,
I did, okay, that's why they're here,
but in terms of my daily driver,
which I put my SIM card into,
what phone do I wanna use and where am I okay compromising?
And that's where I was really shocked
in why I made so many XR versus XS Max and XS videos.
In the drop tests, as you saw,
with the XR being made out of aluminum versus steel
on the XS, you'd think they're cutting down on materials,
because they are, and that means price can be a little less.
And you're basically gonna have a phone that'll break.
That's what I thought.
But what I actually found out in the drop tests
and with, hitting both with the flame thrower,
and scratching both is,
the XR is a beast.
Literally.
It is a beast of a phone.
It is the most durable iPhone I have seen
in a very long time.
And that definitely kind of comes with a few sacrifices.
With the XR, over the XS,
you're not getting that OLED panel.
That beautiful screen with the inky blacks.
It's a beautiful panel.
Honestly, OLED panels are my favorite.
I'll say it now.
With the XR you're getting an LCD
with kind of a thicker bezel.
And the way that works is the lights taper off
towards the edges to kind of give that effect.
The difference with OLED and LCD
is how it's powered.
So with the XR it's just one light underneath.
All those pixels.
With OLED and the XS, it's individual.
And why this is such a big deal
is with the XR I thought battery life
was just gonna suck.
You know, you're compromising on price.
It's what you'd expect, right?
The only reason I picked up the XS Max
and paid the $1250 price tag for this one,
the 256 GIG, my personal one,
is battery life.
For me, I am a power user.
I'm always on email, always on Snap, Insta,
you guys know, it's just TechSmartt in case you didn't know.
It's a big deal to have a phone
that can actually last you an entire day
and still give you everything you want.
And that's what I thought the XS Max would be.
But I'm finding a little bit better usage
than the iPhone X, compared to the XS,
it's a little bit better.
Because yeah, there is a bigger battery.
And that all changed.
The XR after using it for five days
I have actually been able to finish the day out
with around 30% battery.
So for me, that's lasting an extra hour or two longer
than the iPhone XS Max or iPhone XS.
That's just what I've been seeing.
It could just be me.
How I'm actually using the XR.
It might be adjusting how I'm using my phone.
I mean it's not a 6.5 inch screen.
It's 6.1 inches.
So maybe I'm changing with this phone.
Whatever it is, I like it.
I like how much money I saved.
I like everything it's about.
You guys know everything there is to know about the XR.
There are a ton of YouTube videos on it.
And really, it's up to you to pick out
if you like the XR or don't.
And vote up in the iCard which is your favorite color.
Because that's really the biggest sell with the XR
is you're getting a little bit of color.
You're getting a little bit
of a different experience we'll say.
You're getting a wider camera lens
'cause there's only one on the back instead of two.
And yeah, you're getting better battery life.
I was shocked.
Honestly, this video surprised me.
The whole idea of the XR really surprised me.
From watching videos, to taking photos,
to literally just Instatorying,
it feels okay.
One thing that looks weird though is the display.
I'm so used to the iPhone XS Max
with those inky blacks and just what OLED looks like
and that's really the only drawback.
And yeah, that's obvious.
You're getting kind of an okay screen
compared to this amazing screen
if you really think about it.
But okay is sometimes all right.
And what I've seen is when I've actually pulled up
the viewfinder to like take a photo,
it looks a little grainy.
And then when I actually like post a photo
and check that photo on like an OLED phone,
so XS Max, it looks really good.
And that's 'cause it's the same 12 megapixel camera
as both phones, the difference is,
you don't have that telephone option
that you do on the XS or XS Max.
So, you guys basically know what this is about.
The iPhone XR is a phone I totally recommend buying.
I think it's kind of a surprise
that I wasn't expecting from Apple this year.
And that's super rare.
I've been doing this whole iPhone thing
for what eight years now.
I've been loving everything Apple's made
throughout the years.
But, honestly, I just felt kind of bored
with where things were going,
until the XR showed up.
It seems that this could be what the iPhone 5C
tried to do, just now it can actually happen.
Tim Cook, literally this wouldn't have happened
if you weren't the supply chain then.
It wouldn't, it wouldn't.
This would not actually happen.
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