Apple slashes price of old iPhone XR and iPhone 11 – and scraps another beloved model completely

APPLE has reduced the price of its iPhone XR and iPhone 11 models by $100/£100.

The price cuttings come after the tech giant revealed four new iPhone 12 models.

This means the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 now start at $499/£499 and $599/£599 respectively.

Both models are good options if you want an iPhone but you’re not interested in the new and more expensive 5G offerings.

However, there’s some sad news for iPhone 11 fans.

Apple is discounting the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

You may still be able to buy them if you search around for any that are currently in stock but Apple won’t be officially selling them.

This move is likely to encourage people to buy the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

The iPhone 12 starts at $699(£699) and the iPhone 12 Pro starts at $999(£999).

The newer phones are supposed to provide you with the best camera quality and faster internet as well as a range of other features.

However, you can still download the new iOS 14 software on a lot of the older models, meaning you can have a similar experience.

One major difference of the new phones is that Apple has put a new charging coil within the iPhone 12 for easier wireless charging.

It also created a new “ecosystem” called MagSafe, that lets cases and accessories snap onto the back of the phone.

Companies will need to make their accessories MagSafe friendly.

Check out the brand-new iPhone 12 Pro, Apple’s most powerful phone yet!

Here are some of the best…

Typing cursor – When typing, hold down the space bar to turn your keyboard into a trackpad, letting you move around words and sentences more easily
Close all Safari tabs – To do this in one go, simply hold the overlapped squares in the bottom right-hand corner, and press close all tabs
Delete lots of photos quickly – Hold down on a photo and then drag your finger diagonally in Photos to select lots of images at once, then hit delete
Convert currency quickly – Swipe down from the top of your Home screen (or swipe left to right on an iPhone X), then tap in the bar and type a currency (like $200) and it will automatically covert to your local currency
Check if you’re due a battery upgrade – Batteries inside smartphones degrade over time. Just go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health, and check out the Maximum Capacity reading. Generally a battery is considered worn when you’re down to 80% capacity. If you’re below, you can buy a battery swap from Apple
Move apps around faster – Hold an app until it starts wiggling, then (while still holding) tap other apps, causing them to stack so you can move them around easier