Target exposure is mostly very good, with a very wide dynamic range, and colors are generally bold and vivid under indoor and outdoor lighting. In outdoor and bright-light videos, both the tracking and smoothness of the autofocus are also excellent; and although the performance isn’t quite as robust in low-light situations, it remains very good. Target exposures are generally accurate in indoor lighting conditions, with good contrast and good detail preservation in the highlight and shadow regions. Read our full review to find out. The Apple iPhone XR achieves an excellent Video score of 96 points, thanks to an outstanding performance in bright light conditions. Want to speed up your video or slow it down? The lack of a tele-lens on the iPhone XR also has implications for the quality of images in Portrait mode. As we’ve come to expect on high-end devices featuring phase-detection autofocus (PDAF), the autofocus on the iPhone XR is excellent. The iPhone XR offers the same texture-versus-noise compromise as the iPhone XS Max. There's a problem loading this menu right now. If you want to start from the right, tap the arrow and change its direction. Overall, the camera quality on the iPhone XR is just fine, and it can go toe to toe with a multitude of other handsets on the market. Texture preservation is good in outdoor and indoor videos, and although it suffers a little in low-light videos, the noise-versus-detail compromise is well-managed overall. But when you play it back, you see the slo-mo effect. Thanks to this technology, the latest iPhones can display HDR images in real time, making for a true “what you see is what you get” preview image. Yes, you can wear your favorite cases !!!. In the 4x samples below, you can see that the iPhone XS Max preserves noticeably more fine detail in intricate areas, such as the railings on the bridge. The iPhone XR maintains accurate color, especially in bright light conditions between 300 and 1000 lux; there is some modest but not overly problematic undersaturation in lower light conditions. To use Portrait mode, open the Camera app and swipe to Portrait mode. The Apple iPhone XR Photo score of 103 points is calculated from sub-scores in tests that examine different aspects of its performance under different lighting conditions. About DxOMark Mobile tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DxOMark engineers capture and evaluate over 1500 test images and more than 2 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor and outdoor scenes, using the camera’s default settings. Just like the user’s description above, iPhone camera becomes blurry or wobbly – saying iPhone camera not focusing. Color saturation in low-light shots down to 20 lux remains very good, although perhaps just fractionally behind both the XS Max and the Pixel 2. Square mode limits the frame of your camera screen to a square — the optimal photo size for many social media apps. On the front camera, both phones feature the same 7MP sensor, but the front camera on the iPhone XR is a TrueDepth system that supports Face ID. A good score for exposure, thanks to accurate target exposures and wide dynamic range in both outdoor and indoor conditions. Otherwise, there’s very little difference between the two models. Even in very low light (20 lux), the Apple iPhone XR’s PDAF autofocus system is excellent, always delivering an in-focus image with fast response times. You can see from the Patch chart analysis below that reds, yellows, greens, and blues are rendered very accurately between 300 to 1000 lux, with the reds, greens, and blues showing a tendency to be slightly undersaturated in lower light conditions. Colors are also vivid and pleasant in most test conditions; and although the iPhone XR tends to veer towards a slightly cool white balance in outdoor pictures, with warmer tones recorded indoors, it certainly avoids any nasty or offensive color casts. Noise, as well as some artifacts such as aliasing, become prevalent at medium and long range (4x and 8x magnification, respectively), and fine details are noticeably lost. 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We zoomed to the maximum setting on the XR, but still could not achieve the same magnification as on the other two cameras. Winner: Apple iPhone XR Camera In low-contrast conditions, colors are more subtle, but they remain pleasant. That way, you always start with a brightly lit photo. Try slo-mo or time-lapse modes. So don’t expect the same quality for zoom shots. Get it as soon as Wed, Sep 23. You can see that the iPhone XS Max at 1 lux provides a slightly brighter target exposure than its sibling, giving the bigger and more expensive iPhone the edge in the exposure category. Using shutter speeds slower than 1/40 second in very low-light conditions of 20 lux and below, both handheld and on a tripod, reduces detail somewhat in scenes with some subject movement, with low acutance at 1 lux for such images, but this isn’t unexpected; overall, the iPhone XR does an excellent job of recording detail. The iPhone images are slightly brighter as well. Facial detail is probably its best attribute; and although its bokeh simulation effect helps isolate your subject from the background, it’s far from perfect. All three devices capture excellent fine detail and sharp edges in the static areas of this bright outdoor scene. So how does the quality of the iPhone XR’s images stack up against the competition’s? After you take your photo, tap Edit and choose from Studio Light, Contour Light, Stage Light, or Stage Light Mono. Capture footage at selected intervals to create a time‑lapse video that’s quick and easy to share. First of all, the wide field of view captured by its 26mm lens isn’t ideally suited for portraits, and although you can fill the frame by getting close to your subject, some distortion of facial features, and anamorphosis, particularly on elements close to the edge of the frame, is evident. The difference becomes more visible as you increase the zoom range. 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