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Review on Renewed Apple iPhone XR πŸ“± - US Version 64GB Coral - AT&T by Adithep Saengdern

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

Truth be told, I've never owned or even used an iPhone X. In fact, I've only ever used an iPhone 3, and my impression of the iPhone 4 was not a positive one. For some reason everyone praises the pixel, but in fact there is only a camera on its side, for everyone else moments are strictly minus, especially on the display, which may be either too "gray" or with too oversaturated colors, and I am just happy with XR. I compared Xr to X in the store before making my purchase, and ultimately decided that I preferred the look of Xr. This is because I dislike the poisonousness of amoled, which causes my eyes to hurt after prolonged exposure. Again, I compared the X and XR by holding them side by side and found that the X's bezels were a few millimeters thicker; nevertheless, this difference was not particularly noticeable. The difference in picture quality is probably only noticeable in high-definition video; I didn't see it, but then again, I didn't compare the two very closely; again, this is not important for home usage, but for someone, maybe it's important. I'd like to say that this is the most expensive smartphone I've ever purchased, but there's a school of thought that says buying a newer model is a better investment because the value of any smartphone running Google's Android system drops by roughly half a year after purchase, and so do brand-new models. To give you an idea, I just recently bought a Google Pixel 2XL for 400 euros, which is significantly less than the initial launch price. Although while I can't predict when exactly the iPhone's performance will begin to degrade (that can only be seen with time and use), I am confident that during this time it will lose far less value on the secondary market.

Pros
  • After getting acclimated to the fingerprint scanner on the back of the smartphone, I found the face id to be a very useful option, and I found the excellent IPS screen (working with amoled is less comfortable for me, my eyes start to hurt) to be a close second.
Cons
  • The most significant drawbacks are the lack of a 3.5mm jack and the extremely high pricing. Unfortunately, the benefits of a larger battery and an IPS display can also be seen as drawbacks: the casing is thicker compared to the Iphone X and XS, and the frames are actually a little larger, but this does not stand out as much as it might with many smartphones that include a "chin." I agree that iOS keyboards are inferior, and I also find that Google's native keyboard analog isn't as cool to use as it is on Android phones. As for the cost, while I did purchase the PCT edition for 50,000 won, I still believe that this is excessively high for a smartphone (see comment)

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