![]() In other words, if you want the best display, processor and cameras, the iPhone 12 is your choice. The same is true for performance – the XR is fast and nimble, it’s just the 12 is even faster.Īnd battery life, that all-important consideration, is strong on both the iPhone 12 and iPhone XR. Though the cameras on the iPhone 12 series are better, for many the single snapper on the XR will be more than sufficient. But even then, the iPhone XR is significantly less expensive at £499 for the same storage capacity of 64GB. The cheapest iPhone 12 is currently £679, though you can save £100 by choosing the iPhone 12 mini. There’s no doubt, the iPhone 12 is better in almost every way. Turn the phone around and the twin cameras outgun the iPhone XR’s single lens. The iPhone 12’s protective glass, called ceramic shield, makes it more resistant to drops which is great for peace of mind, though the iPhone XR is not exactly fragile. The 6.1 inch display looks hugely better on the 12 because it’s OLED and higher-resolution, and because it has a slimmer display bezel and a flatter frame to the phone itself, which makes it more compact. Hold the iPhone 12 and iPhone XR side by side and you can see striking differences. ![]() It’s among the very fastest phones, especially for the price, that you can find right now. It’s a mark of just how much Apple’s chips outstrips the competition that a processor released in October 2018 (and identical to the one found on the pricier iPhone XS and XS Max phones from 2018) is still fast and capable now. Read more: Best phones 2021, from iPhone, Samsung and Huawei smartphones reviewed ![]() If you want portrait mode for pets, you need a different model, such as the iPhone 12. The iPhone XR does it entirely through software, something made popular by the A12 Bionic chip which is very fast.īut there’s a downside to this technique: portrait mode is for people only, not still lives of fruit or, more importantly, pets. Normally, a phone achieves this by shooting two cameras at the same time and combining the images. Portrait mode for example, ensures your subject is in sharp focus while the background is blurred. There’s only one rear camera on the iPhone XR, but unlike previous single-camera setups, the processor on this phone was so advanced that it could deliver effects usually reserved for two cameras. Even so, it is enough to glide through a full day with ease. It also introduced longer battery life than the iPhone had seen before, though the iPhone 12 is even longer. The iPhone 12 is also available in six shades. Read more: iPhone vs Android: Which smartphone should you buy?Īpple moved into colour with the iPhone XR and it’s available in six different finishes: blue, white, black, yellow, coral and product(red). But, while the screen looks good, it has a lower resolution than the displays on the iPhone 12, something that’s really only evident if you have both side-by-side. ![]() Measuring 6.1in it was the largest LCD screen Apple had made – a record it still holds as the iPhone 11 merely matched it and bigger iPhone displays have all used OLED. Apple used precisely milled glass and clever pixel masking to ensure the screen looked great with curved corners. This meant there was no need for a Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the front, allowing for an edge-to-edge display on the front, something no company had been able to do with an LCD screen before. This may sound minor but if you’ve been charging your phone on your desk and are continually plugging and unplugging it when you need to look at it, the change to just lifting it off the pad is a big step forward.įirst released in October 2018, the iPhone XR (the X is pronounced ten, by the way) was the first entry-level iPhone with Face ID, a feature which had previously only been seen on the top-flight iPhone X the year before. Place the iPhone on a wireless charging pad and it’ll recharge without the need for cables. Wireless charging is featured on both phones. Apple offers software support for years longer than Android does – up to six years. They’ll also both work with the updated iOS 15 when that is released this autumn. ![]() The software is called iOS and both phones are compatible with the very latest version, iOS 14. The payment system, by the way, is called Apple Pay and is very convenient. This feature is called Face ID and makes unlocking fast and intimate. Other phones have front-facing cameras which can recognise it’s you, but on the iPhone XR and iPhone 12, this is so safe that it can be used for payments. One of Apple’s special features is high-security facial recognition. ![]()
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