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Display

Unlike the bigger 11 Pro, the iPhone 11 has a 6.1-inch display that uses LCD technology rather than OLED, calling it โ€˜Liquid Retinaโ€™. That means you wonโ€™t get the richness of colors, nor the deep blacks and bright whites, that youโ€™ll find on handsets with more advanced screen tech.

Youโ€™re still getting a decent display here though, as Apple has crafted and calibrated the screen to be clear, bright and sharp, despite only having a resolution of 1792 x 828 pixels.

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The iPhone 11's Liquid Retina display might not be the highest-res out there, but it's clear and bright. (Image credit: TechRadar)

Thatโ€™s lower than the 2436 x 1125 of the iPhone 11 Pro, yet you donโ€™t feel like youโ€™re getting a low-res screen here โ€“ the brightness and strong color reproduction see to that.

Whatโ€™s less attractive is the thicker border around the outside of the display โ€“ these days weโ€™re seeing a lot of phones, including ones with a lower price tag than the iPhone 11, come with edge-to-edge displays, and with no notch at the top .

Clearly Apple still clearly believes that this is necessary to house the front-facing camera and advanced FaceID sensor to let users get into their phone.ย 

In terms of day to day use though, we found the iPhone 11โ€™s screen to be clear, bright and easy to see even outdoors on bright days. It can run up to 625 nits of brightness, according to Apple, and thatโ€™s enough for us in most scenarios - blinding if you look at it on full brightness when opening your eyes in the morning.

In terms of cinematic prowess, thereโ€™s no high dynamic range (HDR) playback here - so you get something called โ€˜Extended Dynamic Rangeโ€™ - which doesnโ€™t have the same capability as an OLED-toting iPhone at playing back top-end movies.

The screen is slightly washed out in comparison to the iPhone 11 Pro Max, for instance, with the limitations of the LCD technology in the Liquid Retina display coming to the fore. It lacks the color depth and contrast ratio of the higher-spec phone, but is still perfectly serviceable for streaming Netflix or live sport, as we found in our testing.

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