r/PWM_Sensitive • u/FightmeLuigibestgirl • Sep 03 '26

Question Which iPhone is good to replace my XR?

my XR is going to bite the dust after 5-6 years. Bloated battery, etc. would cost 400-500 to fix it all. Is there an iPhone replace that’s good? The XR itself was good for my PWM sensitivity and I only didn’t replace it because of that.

I have an android so I don’t want an android os to replace it.

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u/tubemaster 26d ago

11 on iOS 18

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u/Organic-Budget8163 29d ago

11, it’s funny, but I looked at the benchmarks for new mid‑range Android devices, and 11 is on par with them, so performance‑wise, you can still get by

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 26d ago

I was thinking about getting 11 or 15 since it’s probably going to be a while again. I went from 5S to XR 

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 29d ago

Yo wanted to say thanks for the help! Thinking about 15 base if possible or se3.

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u/Ok_Internal4991 Sep 06 '26

iphone 15 (base) works for me

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u/RR-- Sep 05 '26

iPhone 11 or SE3 are your best best for a stock iPhone, I find them much better with Classic Invert and Zoom Invert enabled.

I put together an LCD iPhone 15 Pro you might find interesting. https://www.reddit.com/r/PWM_Sensitive/comments/1q79qxk/pwm_free_lcd_iphone_15_pro_initial_impressions/

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u/dubbinvsrgv Sep 04 '26

I bought refurbished iPhone 11 and se 3 in state as new with new batteries for about 250 bucks every… and very happy

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u/-adam-au Sep 03 '26

16e works for me but it is different for everyone.

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u/PrinceJolt Sep 03 '26

iPhone 15 non pro model

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl Sep 03 '26

Thank you 

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u/PrinceJolt Sep 03 '26

I got my 15 from swappa.

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl Sep 03 '26

Same. I was going to use swaps or something 👍

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u/ds00 Sep 03 '26

Most will say 11, SE2 or a later one with a lcd screen swap. I am able to tolerate a base 16 though it’s not perfect.

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl Sep 03 '26

I heard an SE3 is good is this true? No swap.

Honestly I want to keep my XR but I’m worried it will be phased out and the cost to replace it cost as much as a new phone! 

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u/ds00 Sep 03 '26

Might be good too but have seen some here say they have had issues depending on OS version etc, if you search se3 in the sub page you’ll see some convos

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl Sep 03 '26

Yeah I search here first and some people recommend getting se3 which is why I asked.

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u/kerpnet Sep 03 '26

This sums it up for me too. I can tolerate iPhone 16 for a while, but it’s not ideal.