Apple typically fully supports iPhone processors in new versions of iOS for about four years after they're released, so your XR should be good to go until at least 2022. That said, if you plan to switch to an iPhone for the new 5G networks in 2021, the year-old iPhone 8 and X will also be fully supported until then. The iPhone XR has a single, f/1.8 12-megapixel main camera that records 4K video at 60 frames per second. It's the same main camera as on the iPhone XS and XS Max, and took identical pictures in testing, even in poor light. It's very good —good enough that any debate between it and other top-notch mobile cameras is really just at the bragging rights level.

If a deal includes a refurb phone then you’ll see ‘ Refurbished Handset‘ in purple text next to the offer. Note: The Phone was meant to come with a Sim Card ejection key but didn’t. (That’s fine, not a big deal).It’s always the networks that make the final decision to accept or decline an application for a pay monthly phone, based on things like your credit score. Apple's A12 processor is the most powerful mobile chip available today, and one of the XR's big benefits is that it gives you access to all of that A12 juice. On Geekbench, it benchmarks at 10 to 15 percent higher than the iPhone 8 and iPhone X in terms of pure CPU performance, and 40 percent higher in terms of GPU computing performance. On GFXBench, a graphics benchmark, it's similarly 40 to 45 percent better than the iPhone 8 on offscreen tests, which don't take screen resolution into account. Having a single camera means that portrait mode isn't as well-developed as on the XS. Taking portraits with both cameras (alas, of people too shy to have their photos in a review), I found a big difference and a small one. The big difference is that the XS uses the 2x camera to take those portraits, resulting in a more tightly framed, headshot-like image at arm's length that is far more flattering. The smaller difference is that the XR's software has some problems with blurring out bits of hair that are behind other bits of hair, so when you zoom in, the silhouetting just isn't perfect.

Refurbished handsets are phones that have simply been returned with 14 days and then offered for resale at vastly reduced prices. On the day of your ‘port’, your mobile number will transfer at around 11am and usually takes around 15 minutes (it can take up to 2 hours). The coral shade sits somewhere between red and pink and is perhaps the most unusual of all the iPhone XR colors, just because it’s not a shade you see anything in very often.White is one of the two most 'ordinary' shades that you can get the iPhone XR in - it's an Apple staple, and many phones have white options. Being plain it’s less likely to turn heads than some of the shades below, but also sure to be less divisive.

As of July 1st 2019, simply text the word ‘PAC’ to 65075 and receive your PAC code within 60 seconds!). Ofcom recognised that people were paying far too much to stay with their existing network and made ‘porting’ your number really easy… Great price for this phone, in perfect condition, as good as new. Only minor issue is that when I was setting it up it said that a non-Apple battery was detected. Still, seems that it was refurbished and a new battery used, I don't mind that it is a non-Apple battery, it seems to last just fine.

How does cashback work?

The retailer will send you full details of how to claim with your new phone. How long for Delivery? Just like you switch your TV service, landline and electricity supplier etc, you can simply keep and switch your mobile number to another network to make maximum savings. It’s a bit fiddly, but people do this if their network is the only one that works in their area and they do not want to pay the higher upgrade prices offered to existing customers. The retailers usually offer their same protection for refurbished phones which covers free repairs and technical issues for 12 months. The iPhone XR, like the XS and XS Max, has Apple's innovative dual-SIM system that uses one physical SIM and one virtual SIM. The phone supports all possible US carriers on the main SIM slot, including T-Mobile's new Band 71. The secondary slot, right now, is mostly for roaming: Companies like Truphone and GigSky offer bite-sized, global data plans that are often more affordable than roaming with your primary carrier.