Apple iPhone XR pre-orders start in India from October 19
Apple's recently launched iPhone XR will be available for pre-orders in India and other major markets starting tomorrow i.e. October 19. Notably, the phone will go on sale starting October 26. The iPhone XR starts at Rs. 76,900 for the 64GB storage variant and the e-SIM support will be offered by Airtel and Jio in India. Here's our roundup.
Pricing and Availability
The iPhone XR starts at Rs. 76,900 for the 64GB storage variant. Further, the 128GB and 256GB variants have been priced at Rs. 81,900 and Rs. 91,900, respectively. The phone will be available in Black, Blue, Coral, White, Yellow and Red colors.
iPhone XR: At a glance
The iPhone XR features an iPhone X-like design with a notched display but with proportional ultra-small bezels. The phone gets a 7000-series aerospace-grade Aluminum frame with a glass back and is IP 67 rated. Up front, there's an iPhone X-like notch with Face ID setup and front camera. On the back, there is a single camera module with a quad-LED True Tone flash.
iPhone XR features the most-advanced LCD display yet
iPhone XR sports a 6.1-inch "Liquid Retina" LCD display with a 1792x828 pixels resolution, a pixel density of 326ppi and support for P3 wide-color-gamut, Dolby Vision and HDR10. Further, the phone comes with True Tone display technology that adjusts the color-tone depending on the ambient light. However, there's no 3D Touch, as seen on iPhone 6S and its successors, but a Haptic Touch.
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The iPhone XR sports a single 12MP (f/1.8) wide-angle camera with OIS, 5x digital zoom, and a Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync. The primary camera offers features such as Smart HDR, Portrait mode, Portrait Lighting and supports 4K video recording at up to 60fps, and 1080p slow-motion recording at 120/240fps. Up front, there's a 7MP (f/2.2) 'TrueDepth' camera which offers Portrait mode.
Under the hood
The iPhone XR, like iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, is powered by the 7nm A12 Bionic chip which has a 6-core CPU, a 4-core GPU and comes paired with an 8-core Apple-designed Neural Engine. The phone comes in 64GB/128GB/256GB storage options and will run iOS12. Further, Apple says iPhone XR will last up to 1.5 hours longer than iPhone 8 Plus (2,691mAh battery).
Onboard sensors and connectivity options
In terms of onboard sensors, iPhone XR has Face ID, barometer, three‑axis gyroscope, accelerometer, proximity sensor, and an ambient light sensor. Connectivity options on the phone include Gigabit LTE, dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM) support, GPS, VoLTE, GPS, 802.11a/c Wi‑Fi with 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and Lightning port for charging and audio. Moreover, iPhone XR supports wireless charging (Qi standard) and fast charging.
