If they had, the XsMax sales would plummet. The 326 ppi was deliberately chosen over 401 ppi to gimp the phone.
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If they had, the XsMax sales would plummet. The 326 ppi was deliberately chosen over 401 ppi to gimp the phone.
The screen is basically your whole interaction with the device everytime you're looking at it, there's no excuse for having an handicapped screen on an expensive flagship, so your argument with the A12 or facial recognition don't make any sense.Again I’m getting an Xs max, nothing to be defensive about.
Xr isn’t a flagship, the xs max is.
Seriously next gen 3D facial biometrics and a 7nm processor is what you call a mess.
When no other oem even offers it on their flagship devices and Apple is offering it on their midrange device. Yeah your not making much sense there.
I’m sure Samsung would love what you call Apple’s mess.
No your talking about the price of the device in relation to only one metric of the display, ppi, disregarding every other feature the phone offers. Kinda weak to be honest.
But hey, if the facts don’t fit your narrative call out the other poster on being defensive, because facts don’t mean much to you. Weak indeed.
All the people with 7’s and 8’s seem to fine with their “gimped” displays! 
Don’t think porches can be considered bang for your buck
. They are fun, especially if your into tuning.
Vw and Porsche’s aren’t really comparable.
I’m assuming of course your talking about the 911.
You keep harping on that but no xs and no xr have been released.
Your actually paying more for a next generation 7nm processor, nvme storage, 3D facial recognition and edge to edge display. No chin or forehead included.
But keep focusing on the ppi and claiming your only paying for that....weak.
Yes your paying for all of that, no other android oem can even do any of that, you might be finally getting it.
But you can watch it in Dolby vision, another thing that is lacking on most flagship android devices.
If you want something better Apple offers the iPhone xs.
You are throwing so many useless arguments that it wasn't even my main point since the start, "offering" a 828p screen in 2018 for such a high price is a insult to the costumer, are you so slow to understand that? If you keep making excuses about the chip and 3D Facial recognition which probably doesn't cost near 20$ for them to make then so be it, you're sounding like a complete excuse maker for Apple about ridiculous practices they've been making over the years. If you seem to not understand a simple argument and want to take things to another level or argument then keep arguing alone. Have a nice day.
Seems ironic as iPhone is made in China.
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What’s with all the “p”s everywhere? Does everyone mean progressive scan or is it supposed to mean pixels? Thought we were talking about lines. After seeing in so many posts I’m thinking I may be reading it differently.
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Looks like your narrative is falling apart.
Doesn’t sound like your interested in the xr at all, focusing on only one metric of the display, the ppi and disregarding EVERYTHING else...weak.
What practices?
offering a device with a next generation 7nm processor, computational photography*, 3d facial recognition, edge to edge display, Dolby vision, more than 5 min of 4K recording, nvme storage and no chin and forehead on a mid range device.
As I pointed out repeatedly, features no other oem offer in the industry on their flagship devices, let alone a mid range.
Hey if that’s insulting to you, so be it.
*google offers computational photography on their flagship pixel line but their pixel 2 xl is more expensive than the iPhone XR.
Jeez let it go guys you’re never gonna convince each other!
At the end of the day 324 PPI is good enough for some people and not good enough for others. Like the Max is overpriced for some and perfectly acceptable to others.
At the end of the day 324 PPI is good enough for some people and not good enough for others. Like the Max is overpriced for some and perfectly acceptable to others.
My narrative isn't falling apart at all since my original reply was on how disappointing the XR screen was with a 720p screen, all of those fancy stuff like 7nm processor, nvme etc and and a downgraded screen from the 5.5" inch 8 Plus. Your arguments are pure excuses to seem like it packs such "wonderful" hardware to sound like the screen isn't an issue. You have such ridiculous claims just like saying no other OEM's in the industry offers those features, which makes you sound like a delusional in your own world person, since Android OEM'S have had all those features for years, such as fast processors which in fact beat the GPU in the A11 and it's actually faster in real world performance, 4k Recording, facial recognition, Dolby Vision, and edge to edge displays with no chins, just like Xiaomi and Vivo Nex S, which in fact have smaller bezels than the XR phone you try to defend so bad.
Why would I be interested in the XR since my main point of the reply on this thread was exactly at how disappointing the phone was for having such a bad screen resolution for today's standards? Did you even read the thread title?
i'm really done arguing with this since all your arguments are about the same "fancy" hardware... but but the XR costs $2500 with a 360p, but hey you're paying for an amazing CPU and 3D Facial Hadrware so it's fine, I'm happy. That's excatly what your arguments sound like. Say that in front of a mirror to see how delusional and closed minded you sound. Bye
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The point is that it's a rip off from Apple in even thinking of offering such a bad screen resolution for today's standards, I don't mean like it isn't acceptable for users but for such a rich company who prides itself of having the "best" it does make them look like money grabbers because it's all they care about now.
True but as a Business if they think it will sell then they will sell it
And we know it will sell, just as we know the £1.5k phone will sell!
The XR is not a flagship phone. It's their "value" phone, and that's why maybe most will purchase it.
It will, it's just disappointing, I mean a 720p screen on a 4.7" but on a 6.1" which is almost the double of the size is just crazy.True but as a Business if they think it will sell then they will sell it
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It will sell well because the XS is too expensive so costumers will settle for the XR.
I guess so, but think how many people have a 6/6s/7/8 for whom the screen won't be a downgrade at all and they will feel like they're getting a lot of the "X" experience... I believe that's who it's aimed at (and I am one of them, very excited!)
That's fair enough but still disappointing to see a screen like that in 2018 and claiming it as the "Best LCD display ever on a phone".I guess so, but think how many people have a 6/6s/7/8 for whom the screen won't be a downgrade at all and they will feel like they're getting a lot of the "X" experience... I believe that's who it's aimed at (and I am one of them, very excited!)
My narrative isn't falling apart at all since my original reply was on how disappointing the XR screen was with a 720p screen, all of those fancy stuff like 7nm processor, nvme etc and and a downgraded screen from the 5.5" inch 8 Plus. Your arguments are pure excuses to seem like it packs such "wonderful" hardware to sound like the screen isn't an issue. You have such ridiculous claims just like saying no other OEM's in the industry offers those features, which makes you sound like a delusional in your own world person, since Android OEM'S have had all those features for years, such as fast processors which in fact beat the GPU in the A11 and it's actually faster in real world performance, 4k Recording, facial recognition, Dolby Vision, and edge to edge displays with no chins, just like Xiaomi and Vivo Nex S, which in fact have smaller bezels than the XR phone you try to defend so bad.
Why would I be interested in the XR since my main point of the reply on this thread was exactly at how disappointing the phone was for having such a bad screen resolution for today's standards? Did you even read the thread title?
i'm really done arguing with this since all your arguments are about the same "fancy" hardware... but but the XR costs $2500 with a 360p, but hey you're paying for an amazing CPU and 3D Facial Hadrware so it's fine, I'm happy. That's excatly what your arguments sound like. Say that in front of a mirror to see how delusional and closed minded you sound. Bye
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The point is that it's a rip off from Apple in even thinking of offering such a bad screen resolution for today's standards, I don't mean like it isn't acceptable for users but for such a rich company who prides itself of having the "best" it does make them look like money grabbers because it's all they care about now.
I think the XR is about 50 quid more expensive than it should have been and the screen could have at least matched the 8+ for resolution. This is Apple though and they know the XR is going to be their most popular new device this year and understand consumers often don’t check technical specs. They also needed it to be a certain amount inferior to the XS for sales I think. I agree it does feel like Apple are short changing us somewhat but hey. If I didn’t mind a huge phone like the XR I’d probably buy the 8+ anyway and save £100. There’s nothing on the XR that’s largely superior in terms of experience in my opinion and they are roughly the same size as each other.
You're right. Flagship is not the right term for it. But I do believe it will be their highest selling model in the next calendar year.
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That's right. The most appealing part of the XR is the price, which is huge to consumers.
I also think you are way too hung up on the PPI of the XR. I use an iPad Mini daily. 326 PPI (same as an XR) on a 7.9" screen and it looks great.
Specs is irrevelant nowadays on phones. I use a iPhone 6s and this thing is still fast.
However I would never pick a android phone just because it runs android. I fall in love with the operating system not so much about the phone looks and specs itself
It might look "great" but not as sharp as other phones which cost less, and that's what's bad here. We'd thought Apple would stop with this spec downgrades since the 4.7" inch phones with 720p displays but they don't as they increased the size to 6.1" it would be reasonable to atleast keep the 1080P resolution from the 5.5" Plus sized devices.