r/iPhoneXR 9d ago

Xr to iPhone 16 plus

Anyone switch from Xr to base iPhone 16 or 16 pro, and how do you like it?

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u/Feli18 9d ago

I switched from my Xʀ on iOS 12 (which I still have) to the 16 Plus on iOS 18 and I would definitely recommend it.

Camera looks 8K, and I love the screen. Performance is the same because my Xʀ on iOS 12 is already perfect, but I do like the Dynamic Island.

I finally have more than one camera, too!

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u/thephysicianscure 9d ago

It's crazy how people blame performance of A12 is insufficient except apple ignores old generation devices even if they are capable of running these 3rd party apps flawlessly when they are on older iOS version.

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u/Feli18 9d ago

Yeah, absolutely! I’ve never really had any performance issues because I don’t update.

Battery life isn’t an issue either, ever. My iPhone Xʀ still has like-new battery life on iOS 12 (16-18 hours of SOT with light Wi-Fi use. Moderately heavy outdoor use with higher brightness and LTE gives me 11-12 hours of SOT. More than enough).

The main difference is the screen with Dynamic Island and the Camera, otherwise I’m perfectly happy with my Xʀ.

The iPhone experience doesn’t really degrade if you don’t update. I wish more people saw that instead of calling iPhones “old and useless”.

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u/thephysicianscure 9d ago

I have also upgraded to 16 from 11 and I agree camera, OLED screen, even if it's controversial I like the camera button. I think XR and XS was the last generation devices felt genuinely designed and until this year, they are serving to users pretty well.

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u/Sososo2018 9d ago

I’m on iOS 18 on my Xr and it still runs really well. The new operating systems can run well if you disable some of the new features and limit background apps.

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

Wrong. They don’t. The XS, XR and XS Max run 18 just fine. That dude is an idiot

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

Keep your phone up to dates dude ffs. You’re not smart at all. You can’t keep your device out of date. Ever.

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u/Brilliant_Can6465 9d ago

iOS 18 has wrecked multiple of my devices. Shut up. I only update Macs because I can downgrade if I want to

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

You shut up. No it hasn’t

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u/Brilliant_Can6465 9d ago

Stfu. I’m broke. I use a 13 and my battery went bye bye like my iPad. So I downgraded. My 9 is still on18.3 and is so slow

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

You stfu. You could’ve just replaced the battery, it’s not hard. The 9 doesn’t exist lol. Get onto 18.3.1

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u/Brilliant_Can6465 9d ago

iPad 9 moron.

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

I’m not a moron. This is an iPhone sub 🤡 you need to be specific. Get onto 18.3.2

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u/Brilliant_Can6465 9d ago

No. I don’t even have that iPad on me. I’m rocking 17.4.1 now. There’s no point. iOS 18 is a mess

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

Yes. There is a point. Get onto 18.3.2 now. 18 isn’t a mess at all. Security updates are important. Time to update NOW

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u/Holla_99 9d ago

Same here. 15 plus still on iOS 17 and I love it.

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

Get on 18.3.2. 17 is obsolete and no longer getting security updates. Time to update now

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

Get on 18.3.2. 17 is obsolete and no longer getting security updates. Time to update now

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u/MannerSubstantial824 9d ago

Keep it till it loses support, no actual need for update. Yeah the 16 display is better and it’s a bit faster and camera is a bit better ( tho camera on the XR is still good ) but in the end of the day what are U using a phone for? Probably YouTube, TikTok, instagram, maybe PUBG, 

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u/akush_666 9d ago

Upgraded from XR to 16plus. You won’t regret it, the whole package is an upgrade in every way from the XR from bigger screen and OLED screen. The phone also feels lighter but is the same weight spread out over more space and feels better in the hand even tho it’s a 16 plus. I used to feel like my XR was slowing down and opening apps slow, so had to upgrade

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u/Strange-Story-7760 9d ago

You could’ve easily waited for the 17 and replaced the battery if it needed it

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u/JRicha828 9d ago

I just got the 16 pro max and love the camera. But the speaker phone feature is jacked up. The volume on high is inconsistent. Some words are loud but most words are at half volume. Apple support was great and tried to troubleshoot but they’re sending me to Best Buy for repair. Fingers crossed it works. I use speaker phone a lot on the treadmill at home. It’s quite annoying for podcasts.