Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone 7 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XR

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Apple iPhone XR or Apple iPhone 7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XR Apple iPhone 7
Rating (+1) (+0)
Release date 2018, September 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in
Weight 194 g | 6.84 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front glass, aluminum body
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Approximate price 850 EUR 550 EUR

Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inc 4.7" inc
Screen area 90.3 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 65.6%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
- Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 101 85
DxOMark Photo 103 85
DxOMark Video 96 85
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676475 291935
Antutu 10 CPU 191136 84657
Antutu 10 GPU 175470 91546
Antutu 10 Mem 133543 48762
Antutu 10 UX 191136 84657
Antutu 8 Total 414479 218894
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1235 778
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2248 928
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126 3666
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1108 729
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575 1289
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819 3410
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408 5745
GeekBench 4 Battery 1927

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1660, A1778
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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