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Itโs been a little over a year since our review of the iPhone XS and XS Max, and itโs that time of the year to investigate Appleโs latest and greatest: the iPhone 11 family. This time around Apple was able to launch all three phones, the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max simultaneously, and weโve gotten our hands on all of them. Weโll be running them through our extensive testing marathon, again hopefully revealing more about how Appleโs newest hardware improvements change the product experience.
This year weโre not seeing major changes how Apple is slicing up their market segments among the phone models, though we are seeing bit of a name change for the new phones. The iPhone 11 is the direct successor to the iPhone XR: The new phone largely remains similar to its predecessor in terms of externals, although weโre seeing the newest internal hardware as well as adoption of two of the three new cameras in the series.
The iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max succeed the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Here again, weโre not seeing too major of changes in the design, although the backs of the phones differ more significantly to the regular iPhone 11. These are also the first devices that employ Appleโs new full triple-camera system, utilizing a new generation main camera sensor, the well-known telephoto module, and Appleโs first ultra-wide-angle module, matching a significant feature set thatโs been prevalent in many 2019 flagship smartphones.
Alongside the usual yearly SoC upgrade and the new generation A13, a big area Apple has improved the hardware design this year is in terms of battery capacities and screen efficiency, with the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max particularly benefiting from some remarkable changes here.
TO GO PRO OR NOT?
The differences between iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are the display and a telephoto camera. The Pro line uses Apple's Super Retina XDR OLED display. It's a much brighter screen, capable of displaying more colors at a higher resolution.ย
Comparing the two screens next to each other, the differences are fairly obvious. However, after using iPhone 11 for a week, I've fully adjusted to the screen and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. I'd wager that most users would have the same experience.ย
Then there's the additional camera on the Pro. It's a telephoto lens that boasts a 2x optical zoom. It's another tool on your iPhone belt, so to speak, and for some, that's an important factor.ย
At the end of the day, most people don't need the iPhone 11 Pro or even the iPhone Pro Max. The iPhone 11 is one of the best iPhones I've used, and it's half the price of the iPhone 11 Pro Max that will arrive at my door via UPS any minute now.
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