--- title: "iphone xr — Niche Verdict: Worth a look (55/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/iphone-xr" last_updated: "2026-07-10T02:37:47.080Z" locale: en meta: description: "iphone xr shows low returns (1.6%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 65% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list." "og:description": "iphone xr shows low returns (1.6%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 65% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list." "og:title": "iphone xr — Niche Verdict: Worth a look (55/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **iphone xr** **Worth a look****55/100 ** iphone xr shows low returns (1.6%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 65% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list. **Market/yr** **$2.4M** **Growth (1y)** **+60.0%** **Products** **17** **Brands** **3** was 3 a year ago **Sellers** **142** **Price range** **$93.30–$200.47** **Returns** **1.6%** **Rating** **4.1★** **Worth a look** Scored 55/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **52** ×0.30 Growth **53** ×0.30 Competition **38** ×0.20 Quality gap **75** ×0.10 Returns **87** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 96 weeks — +60.0% year over year. 73K36KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Sep '24Dec '24Apr '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7× ## **Competition** - Apple84% - AT&T Prepaid14% - Straight Talk2% The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 3 brands and 142 sellers compete here. **Brands** **3 **—flat was 3 a year ago **Sellers** **142** **Top 5 brand share** **100%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Apple iPhone XR 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31nXHTagj-L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XR 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P6Y7954) Apple$152.194.4★60,89831%▼falling 2 ![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x2RKFtitL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SC58QBW) Apple$155.004.2★21,68810%▲rising 3 ![Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31ur-Qh6MOL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Gray**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3F7T32Z) AT&T Prepaid$148.523.8★1339%▲rising 4 ![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CCNb8NYnL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K4V35TJ) Apple$161.394.2★21,6888%▲rising 5 ![Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3149MqKi0LL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPKN6YR) Apple$175.304.2★60,3516%▼falling 6 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aAFmcie7L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) Apple$115.554.2★22,5025%▲rising 7 ![Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FchamoXoL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Silver**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3F7RVMM) AT&T Prepaid$140.983.5★1065%▼falling 8 ![Apple iPhone XR US Version 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31nXHTagj-L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XR US Version 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P976BBH) Apple$167.574.4★60,8984%▲rising 9 ![Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x2RKFtitL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJBCC7H) Apple$177.854.2★21,6884%▲rising 10 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQSLGN) Apple$117.114.2★22,5023%▲rising 11 ![Apple iPhone XR US Version 64GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lEsJKDOqL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XR US Version 64GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P6Y8L3F) Apple$153.724.4★60,8983%—flat 12 ![Apple iPhone 12 Mini 64GB Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31+CVZfb2uL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 12 Mini 64GB Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PNN2SKF) Apple$176.534.0★19,2382%—flat 13 ![Apple iPhone 12 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31hH5lo4O+L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 12 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PP5MSVB) Apple$200.474.1★35,6492%▼falling 14 ![Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5189pnYq1iL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) Straight Talk$93.303.9★2772%▲rising 15 ![Apple iPhone XS Max 64GB Gold - Fully Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41OgrO4cbKL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS Max 64GB Gold - Fully Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KFMTWVF) Apple$179.434.3★16,0692%—flat **~~Showing 15 of 17 — show all ~~** ## **Product shelf** All 17 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Apple iPhone XR 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31nXHTagj-L.jpg)**Apple iPhone XR 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$152.19**4.4★60,898 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P6Y7954) [![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x2RKFtitL.jpg)**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$155.00**4.2★21,688 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SC58QBW) [![Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31ur-Qh6MOL.jpg)**Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Gray** AT&T Prepaid**$148.52**3.8★133 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3F7T32Z) [![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CCNb8NYnL.jpg)**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$161.39**4.2★21,688 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K4V35TJ) [![Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3149MqKi0LL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$175.30**4.2★60,351 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPKN6YR) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aAFmcie7L.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$115.55**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) [![Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FchamoXoL.jpg)**Apple iPhone X 64GB Unlocked - Silver** AT&T Prepaid**$140.98**3.5★106 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3F7RVMM) [![Apple iPhone XR US Version 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31nXHTagj-L.jpg)**Apple iPhone XR US Version 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$167.57**4.4★60,898 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P976BBH) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Value For Money**18% *“Worth it”* **Quality-Overall**18% *“Good product from good seller”* **Battery Life**11% *“Battery life is amazing”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**7% *“Great as advertised”* **Product Condition**6% *“Like brand new”* **Efficiency**5% *“Working good”* **Durability**4% *“Work great no issue over two years”* **Functionality-Overall**3% *“This is a great phone works very well”* **Ease Of Use**2% *“This phone is easy to use”* **Charging**2% *“it charges to 100 percent quickly”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Battery Life**17% *“Battery is dead”* **Durability**14% *“breaks easily good value for children”* **Charging**12% *“Won't hold a charge”* **Functionality-Overall**8% *“Doesnt work”* **Quality-Overall**6% *“Crap product”* **Heating**4% *“Phone kept overheating”* **Connectivity-Overall**2% *“This phone had a bad wifi”* **Value For Money**2% *“costs me more money”* **Touch Screen**2% *“sometimes doesn't respond when I touch the screen”* **Audio Quality**2% *“Audio quality sucks”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall11% - Functionality-Overall11% - Charging11% - Battery Life10% - Value For Money6% - Touch Screen5% - Compatibility-Overall4% - Advertised Vs Actual Product4% - Defective Material/Parts3% - Display-Overall3%