๐ฌ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ! ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ! ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐!
Iโm happy with Apple sticking with FaceID as I firmly believe itโs the most reliable unlocking solution out there. However, the idea of TouchID returning with an Apple-developed in-display fingerprint is certainly exciting for those times โ like in the middle of the night โ where FaceID feels inadequate. Again, adding something like this might have done more to back-up the โProโย tag.
Another missing feature that might be a big omission (for some, anyway) is 5G. Samsung, LG, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi all have 5G-enabled phones available to buy, and Three, EE and Vodafone (with o2 arriving soon) have 5G networks turned on in the UK. Of course, 5G is still in its infancy and its not like Apple to jump on a bandwagon before its fully realised, so itโs hardly surprising 5G is lacking.
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The updated A13 chipset should also ensure the iPhone 11 Pro stays fast over the next couple of years, something I canโt comfortably say about even high-end Android devices. Pick up the two-year-old iPhone 8 and it still performs admirably and has access to the latest software โ the same should be true of the 11 Pro in two years. This is of course very important these days as phones get more and more expensive and consumers generally upgrade less.
Like the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro has improved audio. The โSpatialโ audio supports formats Dolby 5.1 (if youโre watching from Netflix) and Atmos (iTunes) with the purpose being to make noise seem like itโs coming from around the whole device, rather than just the speakers at either end. Audio quality is actually fantastic from both the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max and the effect (thatโs all it really is) seems to work as well as expected.
One big issue I have with these new Pro phones are the meagre amounts of base storage. If youโre touting your new flagship as a professional device then it needs to come with more than 64GB of storage. I would recommend to anyone spending upwards of ยฃ/$1000 on this phone to skip that option completely and jump straight to the 256GB size. It would be easy to fill up 64GB with a bit of 4K60fps shooting (this uses up roughly 400/450MB per minute), a number of Apple Arcade games (about 1GB each) and a load of photos. 64GB is hardly โProโ.
iOS 13 isnโt a huge overhaul of the iOS formula, however it does add a few new features that improve the experience. Dark Mode turns all the system apps an easier to read shade of black, and you can now swipe around the keyboard instead of tapping. Photos and Maps have both received healthy updates that seriously improve their functionality.ย