iPhone XR review: The colourful value iPhone that outsold every flagship of its year.
A 2018 value iPhone with a remarkably long support life.
The iPhone XR was the affordable hit of its generation and, thanks to the A12, lasted all the way to iOS 18. The LCD and lack of 5G are why newer buyers should look elsewhere.
01Display
64/10064/100 puts it above the 62-point average for premium phones of 2018.
02Camera
72/10072/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2018.
03Performance
68/10068/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2018.
04Battery
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among premium phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.
05Build
80/10080/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2018.
06Value
76/10076/100 puts it above the 71-point average for premium phones of 2018.
- A12 Bionic kept it fast for years.
- Long iOS support — reached iOS 18.
- Good single-camera output and battery life.
- Fun colour range.
- Low-resolution 60 Hz LCD.
- No 5G; single rear camera.
- Lightning port; 64 GB base.
- Discontinued by Apple.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .