I recently went from iPhone 7 to XR. Getting used to the large screen and no home button took about 2 minutes. I really loved Touch ID and I was a bit skeptic. However, Face ID is simply brilliant.
On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 at 14:37, brian albriton <autoharp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately, I cannot put my face in the pocket, and unlock the phone! I > prefer the discretion of the touch ID > > On Mar 16, 2020, at 10:48 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > I would say they are hugely different since the XR has no home button and > uses Facetime for authentication and the iPhone 8 still uses the virtual home > button with Touch Id. > > This means you have to learn and get used to the gestures which replace > single and double pressing the home button. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Simon > A Fogarty > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 12:33 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iphone 8 or XR? > > > > For long life coverage, > > Go the XR > > They are a very similar phone in most ways although the processor in the XR > is the year later I believe. > > > > But either way both the 8 and the xr should be around / supported for another > couple of years yet, > > > > And ask your Verizon sales person why you should get the latest when the 8 or > the XR would be very suitable for a person with a visual impairment > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of R Van > Lant > Sent: Monday, 16 March 2020 5:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: iphone 8 or XR? > > > > Hi, > > I am currently on an iphone 6S and want to upgrade my phone, as I have > noticed performance issues since moving to IOS 13 and I want to be able to > start using the Way Around tags. With an $80 trade-in value, I’m debating > between the iphoen which I can get new for $369 from Apple or the iPhone XR > for $519. Is the iphone XR a good model? The main reason I was thinking of > spending a bit more is to stave off any planned obsolescence of the 8, but my > budget would prefer the iphone 8. I can also see that the screen size is a > bit bigger on the XR at 6.1 inches. I really rely mainly on VoiceOver, so > the screen clarity isn’t that important, nor is the fancy camera, other than > OCR capability. Yeah, battery life is nice, but I’ve managed fine with my > 6S and a portable battery pack for the rare occasion I need extra power on > the go. Yes, I prefer finger print reader to the idea of face ID, but I’m > sure I’d adjust. > > > > With Apple stores closed, I cannot get my hands on samples and the sales guy > at Verizon was really pushy, trying to shame me out of anything but the > newest model. So, hoping a coupld of you smart people wouldn’t mind telling > me your thoughts for budget conscious shoppers. My biggest fear is getting > an iphone 8 and having similar performance issues to what I have now where, > even with four bars of cell service, my emails and web pages take super long > to load. > > > > Robin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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