Apple Stores to start offering iPhone XR as a loanerWhat you need to know
Apple is upgrading the loaner phone for its repair service.
Apple and its authorized service providers will now offer customers an iPhone XR as a loaner device.
The company currently offers an iPhone 8.
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As reported by MacRumors, Apple is changing its loaner device from an iPhone 8 to the newer and nicer iPhone XR. According to a memo obtained by the outlet, Apple Stores and Apple's Authorized Service Providers will start offering the newer iPhone as a loaner later this week.
According to the report, the change will occur on Thursday, November 4:
iPhone XR will be available as a loaner starting November 4, which will be an upgrade over the iPhone 8 that Apple currently offers as a loaner. As a one year newer device than the iPhone 8, the iPhone XR has more modern features like Face ID and Dual SIM support, and the iPhone XR also has a newer A...
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Apple Stores to start offering iPhone XR as a loaner