"[13] According to Apple, the full charge of the XR battery lasts up to one-and-a-half hours longer than that of its direct predecessor, the iPhone 8 Plus.

[3] The iPhone XR was available in six colors: black, white, blue, yellow, coral (a shade of pink and orange), and Product Red.

As of September 2020, the iPhone XR has sold 77.4 million units worldwide, making it the eighth best-selling smartphone of all time.

However, the XR has slightly larger bezels, a bigger screen, an aluminum frame, and is available in a wide variety of colors.

Released as part of the same twelfth generation, the XR has similar hardware to the XS, but with a few features removed or downgraded to reduce the price.

[26] DxOMark gave the camera on the iPhone XR a rating of 101, giving the title "Top-ranked single-lens phone".

It works unaltered while using the TrueDepth front camera, but with the rear camera, it attempts to calculate the depth of field using a combination of the focus pixels on the image sensor and AI, resulting in more limitations including lower resolution depth data and subjects not being close enough due to the wide-angle lens being used instead of the missing telephoto lens.

It is claimed that removing these items will reduce e-waste and permit a smaller iPhone box, allowing more devices to be shipped simultaneously to decrease carbon footprint.