Looks like a great phone. Will sell heaps in markets where the price is no problem.
Shame about all the hate coming in for the review itself but trolling is huge nowadays.
Stick to your guns GSMARENA, you gave an iPhone a positive review and some people can not cope. That is their problem not yours.
Must have been hard, so much research into stereo sound recording, or how to put bigger sensor in a phone. Though all phones lags behind if considering what tech is and was introduced, better sensor tech, 3D stereo, or even loud sound rec/ p20pro hdr, AIS/ raw/OIS/color calibration, so even if iphone faults are most visible/hearable,
May we some day welcome even camera hw shutter(or other dedicated sensors for launching) in most phones, for now sony?
niki, 24 Oct 2018Wow king of on paper performance, in real life scenarios well, even Xiaomi kills it...patheticThe XS Max destroyed the Note 9 and Pixel 3 XL. This has the same chipset and much lower screen resolution so what are you talking about?
Apple are the biggest rip off merchants ever, when is a phone above 700 dollars a budget device? One day the millions of isheep eyes will open and it will all come crashing down for Apple just like it did with BlackBerry and Nokia, it's just a matter of time. Apple's castle of greed and exploitation won't last forever.
penguines, 24 Oct 2018didn't iphone 7 come in silver, matte black, shining black, rose gold, gold, and red? it's sev... moreIt's 4 colours, the other 3 are shades of 2 out of those 4 colours.
Moto Master, 24 Oct 2018LCD means it is full RGB while OLED has pentile matrix. Nothing to complain about here. Those ... moreIt looks worse than phones in the same price range, so...yeah.
AnonD-632062, 23 Oct 2018As expected, Apple iPhone XR crushes the benchmarks. The Apple A12 is a beast.
Bonus point:... moreWell, here is a newsflash for you. There is a huuuuuge difference between being fast and being powerful.
Just because the A12 CPU is powerful, it doesn't automaticly means it's fast or faster than other phones because of it.
And also, no one cares about some benchmark scores. Because they says nothing about how good and fast the phones are in real usage.
Anonymous, 24 Oct 2018gsm arena would do well to just get rid of the comments section altogether, its the same rabid... moreWho says they contribute nothing?? At least there are different opinions.
Wow king of on paper performance, in real life scenarios well, even Xiaomi kills it...pathetic
Yusuf , 24 Oct 2018So this is a budget phone? 1792 x 828 resolution! On a 6 inch screen. That's really basic, and... moreLCD means it is full RGB while OLED has pentile matrix. Nothing to complain about here. Those numbers mean nothing! Look at the real screen!
Can't help but the thick rim makes it look a bit old fashioned. Missing 3d touch is also a no go nowadays. Should be like 600€ or $ at max!
Regarding the reviewer's comment that none of the phones support wide colour gamut, I remember reading in the review of pixel 3 by Display mate that, it supports wide colour gamut. Hope such discrepancies shall be avoided in the future.
This is the same with 3d touch. In fact even without 3d touch, a simple long press on pixels app (for instance phone, message app) opens up a number of relevant details unlike the details on pressing 3d touch. As readers this depth of analysis is what we seek from you professional reviewers and not just having superficial goody-goody words. This reduces the reputation and standard of the site.
"The display has outstanding color performance and when Apple says it has an industry-leading color performance for an LCD, we believe it."
I expected more professionalism from GSMarena than this. How difficult is it to run a DeltaE test and substantiate your argument?
There are numerous phones selling under $250 with 1080p screens. This phone starts at $750 and has a 720p screen.
Yusuf , 24 Oct 2018So this is a budget phone? 1792 x 828 resolution! On a 6 inch screen. That's really basic, and... moreScreen is lot more than pixel count, according to reviews it's best LCD screen in the market.
So this is a budget phone? 1792 x 828 resolution! On a 6 inch screen. That's really basic, and it's LCD
didn't iphone 7 come in silver, matte black, shining black, rose gold, gold, and red? it's seven colors by the way.
I've read the review disclaimer and... I hope you'll find resources to complete this review with your usual tests :)
boyo7, 24 Oct 2018what dual sim functionality????This mobile yet to reach the hands of normal consumers for many queries to be answered. Even in X and X Max we have not heard any info on Dual SIM Functionality. Even there LTE and WiFi issues were reported in terms of signal reception, speed issues etc....It is really funny that people ready to pay huge money without seeing the handset in person. I can understand $300-$400 mobiles being bought on pre-orders....But $800, $1000, $1500 (in many places $2100)...I am not sure
Apple created it's own Oneplus...a tad worse hardware to lower the price. That's just fine to me. Its the right way to go apple. I still won't buy any apple product, but this price is more reasonable and a handset to suggest people asking for a new phone.
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