Why are some people viewing the iPhone XR as an illegitimate iPhone?

[phlamethrowre]

That's weird, all these articles say the XS and XS Max are superior to the X. This first article says that if there is an issue it's with the software, not the hardware. I guess it depends on who you want to believe.

https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/01/iphone-xs-lte-performance-tests/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/364116/iphone-xs-crushes-x-in-lte-speeds-but-still-falls-short-of

https://bgr.com/2018/10/02/iphone-xs-vs-iphone-x-speed-lte-cell-signal/

 

[TylerLV76]

That's weird, all these articles say the XS and XS Max are superior to the X. This first article says that if there is an issue it's with the software, not the hardware. I guess it depends on who you want to believe.

https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/01/iphone-xs-lte-performance-tests/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/364116/iphone-xs-crushes-x-in-lte-speeds-but-still-falls-short-of

https://bgr.com/2018/10/02/iphone-xs-vs-iphone-x-speed-lte-cell-signal/

You're missing what the issue is completely. Its not a problem in high coverage areas. The phone performs perfectly and indeed is faster than the X. The issue is in lower signal areas the phone doesn't maintain signal like it does on the X and previous models as well as the XR. Something is wrong with the modem/antennas in the XS that tells the software there is no signal when it gets low. Its as if the cutoff is -110dbm when the XR is much higher. In our building, which is primarily metal, the XS goes to 1-2 bars and all apps say "no internet connection". The X and now XR has the same 2 bars but still maintains signal.

So yes, if you are in a good coverage area you won't see an issue but if you go to a lower coverage area you could very get stuck with "no internet".

 

[phlamethrowre]

You're missing what the issue is completely. Its not a problem in high coverage areas. The phone performs perfectly and indeed is faster than the X. The issue is in lower signal areas the phone doesn't maintain signal like it does on the X and previous models as well as the XR. Something is wrong with the modem/antennas in the XS that tells the software there is no signal when it gets low. Its as if the cutoff is -110dbm when the XR is much higher. In our building, which is primarily metal, the XS goes to 1-2 bars and all apps say "no internet connection". The X and now XR has the same 2 bars but still maintains signal.

So yes, if you are in a good coverage area you won't see an issue but if you go to a lower coverage area you could very get stuck with "no internet".

Seems fixable.

 

[TylerLV76]

Seems fixable.

Possibly, but the FCC filing doesn't give me much hope.

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html

 

[anon(50597)]

Seems fixable.

You can't have it both ways.
You were all over the fact that you think the XR screen is inferior to the xs and max but now that it's been proven the xs has weak signal problems you're making excuses.

 

[scruffypig]

That's weird, all these articles say the XS and XS Max are superior to the X. This first article says that if there is an issue it's with the software, not the hardware. I guess it depends on who you want to believe.

https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/01/iphone-xs-lte-performance-tests/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/364116/iphone-xs-crushes-x-in-lte-speeds-but-still-falls-short-of

https://bgr.com/2018/10/02/iphone-xs-vs-iphone-x-speed-lte-cell-signal/

Those three articles refer back to the same PC Mag article and don’t provide any additional evidence.

 

[shanghaichica]

It’s not an illegitimate phone. It’s just not the one I chose to buy.

 

[metalchick719]

I wonder how many that have an Xr have complaints about the screen quality. It may be different on paper than the other X phones but from what I’ve seen folks love it. If my Max had a 326ppi display I doubt I’d enjoy the device any less. In fact, with an LCD display like the Xr wouldn’t there be less chance, at least theoretically, of screen burn-in?

I've never had the iPhone X, but I did have the Nokia Lumia 925, which also has an OLED screen. I won't lie, that screen was amazing. I had 3 Lumias and that one was by far my favorite (not just for the screen). I have the iPhone XR now and absolutely love it. For me, having the LCD screen is fine. I do love the OLED screen, but LCD never bothered me and I certainly don't mind not having OLED anymore (I stopped using the Lumia 925 in late September 2015 when I got my iPhone 6s).

 

[phlamethrowre]

I've never had the iPhone X, but I did have the Nokia Lumia 925, which also has an OLED screen. I won't lie, that screen was amazing. I had 3 Lumias and that one was by far my favorite (not just for the screen). I have the iPhone XR now and absolutely love it. For me, having the LCD screen is fine. I do love the OLED screen, but LCD never bothered me and I certainly don't mind not having OLED anymore (I stopped using the Lumia 925 in late September 2015 when I got my iPhone 6s).

The 1520 was my favorite Lumia. I had a black one , 2 white ones, a red one and a yellow one. Finally Microsoft quit on us and I went back to Android for a while.

 

[metalchick719]

The 1520 was my favorite Lumia. I had a black one , 2 white ones, a red one and a yellow one. Finally Microsoft quit on us and I went back to Android for a while.

That's a lot of Lumia 1520s! I thought I was bad having 2 iPhone 7s! LOL

 

[phlamethrowre]

That's a lot of Lumia 1520s! I thought I was bad having 2 iPhone 7s! LOL

I had two 7+ iPhones. Silver them matte black. Loved the black one.

 

[metalchick719]

I had two 7+ iPhones. Silver them matte black. Loved the black one.

I still have a rose gold and matte black iPhone 7. Both 256GB. My friend wanted to buy one of them to give to her son, but he decided he'd rather have the Pixel 3.

 

[MasterDarque]

Interesting use of an iPhone XR...
https://iphone.appleinsider.com/art...-iphone-xr-and-voiceover-to-take-to-the-waves

 

[libra89]

Interesting use of an iPhone XR...
https://iphone.appleinsider.com/art...-iphone-xr-and-voiceover-to-take-to-the-waves

It really is. Thank you for sharing!

 

[nikkisharif]

Interesting use of an iPhone XR...
https://iphone.appleinsider.com/art...-iphone-xr-and-voiceover-to-take-to-the-waves

That’s awesome!!

 

[scruffypig]

Interesting use of an iPhone XR...
https://iphone.appleinsider.com/art...-iphone-xr-and-voiceover-to-take-to-the-waves

This is amazing!