IPhone XR

The iPhone X R  (pronounced ten-R) was a smartphone released by Apple in September 2018, with the iPhone X S and X S Max. The device served as a lower-priced alternative to the expensive iPhone X, and was later succeeded by the iPhone 11. The phone came in 6 different colors: Yellow, Blue, White, Coral, Black, and a special edition.

Release
The iPhone X R was available for pre-order on October 19, 2020 and it was released on October 26. It was larger than the iPhone X with a faster Apple A12 "Bionic" chip, despite its lower price. However, it was positioned towards customers of the iPhone 8 Plus.

Features
Cost-cutting was made possible through the use of a more conventional LED "Liquid Retina" display instead of an OLED-based Super Retina HD display. Instead of dual rear-facing cameras like the iPhone X and X S, the X R had only one rear-facing camera. The X R also uses a 2x2 MIMO 4G antenna, like the preceding iPhone X, but with less maximum cellular bandwidth than that of the 4x4 antennae in the more expensive iPhone X S and X S Max.

Specifications

 * 6.1-inch Retina display with 326 pixels-per-inch
 * Apple A12 Bionic chip with all-new Neural Engine
 * Up to 256 GB of storage
 * 12 MP camera with optical image stabilization
 * 7 MP front-facing camera with Face ID
 * Built-in stereo speakers
 * Fast wired and wireless charging
 * IP67 water-resistant
 * Dual-SIM capable
 * 6 color options

Lawsuits
A lawsuit was filed in California in April 2020 on behalf of plaintiffs upset that the 2x2 MIMO antenna array of the iPhone X R was "inferior" to the 4x4 version in the more expensive iPhone X S  and X S Max. However, this antenna configuration was noted as part of Apple's published technical specifications since the launch of the X R, and the first lawsuit was dropped in June 2020. A second lawsuit was filed in the same court alleging that Apple had profited from knowingly selling technology that was "inferior" to the X S and X S Max. In November 2020, a federal judge allowed the suit to proceed, but trimmed it by throwing out breach of warranty claims.

Trivia

 * The iPhone X R was the first iPhone to feature blue and yellow color options since the iPhone 5 C.