Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims

Re:Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, r... by henrikschroder on Thursday November 22, 2018 @04:27PM (#18512689)

"The cheaper iPhone XR is thought to be particularly struggling, as budget-conscious customers opt instead for last year’s iPhone 8, which continues to be available and is priced lower than this year’s budget model."

No, no, no, no, no!

I wouldn't choose the 8 over the XR because the 8 is cheaper, it's because the XR has a bunch of crap I don't want. It's larger, I don't want larger. The camera has a sharp edge, making a case a necessity. I don't want a case. It has FaceID instead of the fingerprint reader. I don't want FaceID.

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Re:Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, r... by lostmsu on Thursday November 22, 2018 @04:41PM (#18512755)

I bet you did not want large 5" screen before.

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Re:Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, r... by calgoo on Thursday November 22, 2018 @04:52PM (#18512798)

I don't know what the parent poster prefers, but i find the 4/4.5 screens a bit too small and anything larger then 5.5 a bit to big. 5 or 5.1 or 5.2 is my sweet-spot in screen size. Its just what fits my hand the best. Im currently looking at changing from the S7 Edge that i find a little too big and was looking at the XR and 8 in the store yesterday. The 8 fits exactly what i want in phone size, and im having a hard time finding good android phones with good battery life at that size.

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Re:Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, r... by princeb on Thursday November 22, 2018 @04:45PM (#18512776)

up until a couple of months ago, apple was the only company selling a proper 4-inch smartphone.

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