iPhone XR release date, price & specs


Apple's slightly cheaper, full-screen iPhone XR model is going on sale on Friday 26 October! Here's everything you need to know about the cheaper iPhone, including: when is iPhone XR coming out; How to get an iPhone XR; iPhone XR price (in the UK and elsewhere), and how the iPhone XR is different to the iPhone XS.
By Dominic Preston | 26 Oct 18
CONTENTS
> Release date & time > Design and build  > How to get the iPhone XR > Features and specs  > Price
At its September 2018 event Apple announced a few new iPhones: not just the new high-end iPhone XS and XS Max, but also a cheaper option for people who don't have a spare grand: the iPhone XR.

The iPhone XR has the same notched design of last year's iPhone X (Face ID, not a Home button), together with the new A12 Bionic processor, an updated single lens camera, and a choice of six different coloured finishes.

It's also a lot cheaper than the iPhone XS and XS Max, starting at £749/$749, compared to £999/$999 or £1,099/$1,099 for the other phones.

The only downside was that the iPhone XR wasn't launching until 26 October, with pre-orders of the handset starting on Friday 19 October, and quickly selling out for launch-day delivery. But now the new iPhone XR has arrived!

If you are wondering if it was worth the wait, read our comparison of the iPhone XR and XS, and the iPhone XR and iPhone XS Max.

We also compare this 'budget' offering with Apple's current cheapest handset in iPhone 8 vs iPhone XR and iPhone 7 vs iPhone XR, and with a similarly priced Android flagship in iPhone XR vs Sony Xperia XZ3 the Huawei Mate 20, and the Pixel 3 vs iPhone XR You should also note that this isn't the long-rumoured update to the iPhone SE, which would have been much cheaper - though naturally we're now less and less convinced that an iPhone SE 2 is ever going to come out.

iPhone XR: Release date & time
The iPhone XR became available to pre-order on Friday 19 October and started arriving on door steps and in stores on Friday 26 October. The new iPhone sold out pretty quickly, but if you missed out on the pre-orders, we explain how to get your hands on the iPhone XR below.

How to get the iPhone XR
The easiest way to pre-order the new iPhone XR is to install Apple’s App Store app on your iPhone if you haven’t already. You can actually run through all the options for the iPhone XR, choosing the model you want. Click add to Bag and you will see options to have it delivered or to pick it up from your local Apple Store.

Of course you don't need to go to Apple to buy your iPhone XR, you might be able to get a new iPhone XR from your mobile phone network. We have collated the best iPhone XR deals in this article.

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