All you need to know about the iPhone 11 series
Yes, it’s finally here. The most awaited iPhone 11 series is here with us. The company has officially launched the series with three models i.e. the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro max. Three smartphones are quite attractive in looks and design. The company claims this to be the most secured and customer friendly smartphone ever. And also it’s the most efficient iPhone they have ever made. The company also claims that the phone is built with the most advanced A13 bionic chipset. Well, a hands-on review of the smartphone is yet to come. The launch was announced on September 11, 2019.
The line of new iPhones is bold in style packed with powerful specifications. The event revealed many other things like the Apple Arcade, one of the most surprising launches of gaming platform by Apple. The company also launched Apple Watch 5 with WatchOS 6, Apple TV+ was another launch with the company’s own series i.e. SEE.
The company also launched a new upgrade of Apple iPad Pro. Also launched an official operating system for iPad named iPadOS. The company also added a triple camera setup in its iPhone for the very first time. iPhone 11 comes with a dual-camera setup but this time at the cost of iPhone 8 while a triple camera setup in the iPhone 11 Pro which cost the same as that of the last year’s iPhone XS i.e. $999.
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iPhone 11
The iPhone 11 is the successor of last year’s iPhone XR, the most budget-friendly iPhone ever. It was iPhone XR which captured almost 50% of the total shipment of the smartphone in the first half of 2019. The company claims that this new dual-camera system capture more of what you see and love. With all-day battery life and powerful optics, it’s more loving and efficient. As we all know that iPhones are well known for their endless camera quality, the company had done a little more with these new camera’s.
With iPhone 11 the company is serving the highest quality video in a smartphone which makes it more loving to see your memories. The availability of new colors makes it more enticing for users. The new addition to the colours of the iPhone is the new green color which looks stunning and the product red which seems to be a one made for women.
iPhone 11 Pro
This is happening for the very first time when Apple had introduced a triple camera setup in its iPhone. The triple camera setup of iPhone 11 Pro gives an immense look to the back panel of the iPhone and also serves a new style and dynamics. The smartphone is named as Pro because it actually serves as Pro of every other smartphone present in the market. The company has transformed the level of its iPhone with this new A13 bionic chipset, triple camera, more water and dust resistance, and upgraded hardware.
iPhone 11 Pro is actually the successor of last year’s iPhone XS, which I personally used and liked. This iPhone 11 Pro resembles the dynamic of the iPhone XS and also looks alike the iPhone XS from the front. A complete steel body and matt back gives it a more enchanting look. The new triple camera setup at the top right corner of the phone makes it perfect. The company gave its level best to create a beautiful finish in the smartphone. With a price tag of $999, the company has tried to enthusiast its retaining customer to upgrade their old smartphone to this new iPhone 11 Pro with no extra cost. And with trade-in, it’s a deal which one should not miss.
iPhone 11 Pro Max
The biggest iPhone 11 namely the iPhone 11 Pro Max will give you a life king size. Yes, the newly launched iPhone 11 Pro Max is the one which we call a successor of last year’s iPhone XS Max. With almost the same features and specifications just like the iPhone 11 Pro, this smartphone seems to be a sibling of the lower sized one.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is the bigger sized variant of the iPhone 11 Pro which gives a perfect feel of the luxury handset. The device is meant for those who love to catch the bigger size of smartphone Not like a phablet, more like a decent smartphone. With a triple camera setup at the back, it serves a world-class photography experience.
Availability
The pre-orders for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro is starting from September 13, 2019, 5:00 AM onwards. Just like every year the company will have limited stock at the early stage so the one who’ll order first will get the delivery quickly. One can also buy the smartphone either incomplete payment or can choose a trade-in as well which will help him to save dollars for future upgrades to iPhone 12.
While the availability of iPhone 11 Pro Max is still not clear. On the official website of Apple, it’s not mentioned anywhere that from when the company will serve the orders of the big-sized iPhone 11. The delivery of the newly launched iPhones will get started from September 20 in the US and September 27, in India and some other countries.
The company has launched the product in more than 150+ countries while the product will also come with a one-year free membership of Apple TV+ and a month of free trial for the Apple Arcade. One can also purchase iPhone based official accessories like cases and others in authorized Apple retail stores. Also, the smartphone will be available to buy from some partner websites like Amazon and others.
Pricing
Wow, it looks like Apple is now following the pricing strategy of OnePlus. Just like Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, Apple has also announced its new iPhones on the prices last year’s iPhone. The company has officially launched its three news iPhone on the prices of $699, $999, $1099 for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max respectively. The prices to be the same that of last year’s iPhone. Also, the company believes that this year the iPhone will touch a new benchmark of shipment and sales al across the world.
You might not be aware that Apple is the first company of this entire world to have trillion customers following Amazon. In the first half of the year 2019, last year’s iPhone XR is the smartphone which took more than 50% of the total shipment of the smartphone.
Earlier the iPhone XS was costing $999 while the iPhone XS Max was costing around $1100. The cheapest variant was the iPhone XR which was at around $699, this year you can upgrade your iPhone with the same costing of your last year’s iPhone. Also one of the major points of attraction is now you can have a triple camera setup in the price of two.
iPhone 11 Pricing: $699
iPhone 11 Pro Pricing: $999
iPhone 11 Pro Max Pricing: $1099
Colour Variants
The newly launched iPhone 11 series is now available in some cool and catchy color variants which include the Purple, Yellow, Green, Black, Yellow and Product Red for the iPhone 11. While a Pearl White, Midnight Black, Gold, & Green color for the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Green color is the new addition for the company in the line of iPhones. And the matt glass at the back panel of the iPhone gives it an attractive look and luxury feel.
As the iPhone 11 is the most budget-friendly smartphone hence, the company had added new color options like Purple and Yellow in this segment of iPhones. One can also buy the colorful accessories from the Apple retail stores which will allow a user to flip the back cover of their iPhone.
Camera & Optics
The most anticipated part of this year’s iPhone is the optics. The optics which made it impossible to beat the photography experience with the iPhone 11 series. The new setup of three different cameras in the higher variants of the iPhone 11 series is frankly amazing. The best part about this new setup is actually looking nice under square box placed at the right-hand side corner of the smartphone. The company has made it in that alignment it isn’t going beyond the level of the back panel of the smartphone.
The iPhone 11 carries a new dual-camera setup placed in the box alignment just like the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The dual-camera setup makes it more efficient for the phone who wants to get the best optics in the budget range.
The dual-camera setup of the iPhone 11 comprises a wide and an ultra-wide camera lens. The new setup of camera introduces a new ultra-wide camera setup which can help you to know what’s happening out of the frame. Like this ultra-wide camera lens can help you to capture to moment from a wide range of angle. And frankly, this is the best one for group photographs and selfies. The setup is comprising of one 12MP wide sensor which has 100 percent Focus Pixels which serves almost three times faster autofocus in low light. While another camera is the 12MP Ultra Wide which captured four times more than the screen and serves its specialty in the landscape shots, travel clicks, and group photographs.
iPhone 11 Pro is a device which carries the latest technology of triple camera by Apple. The company introduced this triple camera lens for the very first time. With Stainless steel and glass design, the triple camera setup is actually giving an attractive look.
The company is calling its three-camera setup as the Pro Camera system as it serves one of the best photography experience. The tricamera setup with cutting-edge technology with the legendary simplicity of the iPhone. This helps a user to capture up to four times more scene. The newly added optics will help you to click more perfect shots in the low light areas as well.
The specifications of the three lenses are given below:
Wide Angle Lens: The first lens in the tricamera setup is the Wide Angle lens which serves as the ordinary lens with a higher range of capture. The lens is of 26 mm of focal length, Larger f/1.8 aperture. The lens also serves optical zoom stabilization along with 100% focus pixels and 12MP sensor.
Ultra-Wide Lens: The second conjoint in this tricamera setup is the ultra-wide lens which helps you to click ultra-wide shots perfect for travel, group, and wide space photography. The lens serves 13 mm of focal length with f/2.4 aperture and comes with a 5-element lens. The lens serves a 120-degree field of view with 4x more scene and 12MP of optics power.
Telephoto Lens: The third and the most powerful lens if the telephoto lens with 52 mm focal length, large f/2.0 aperture, 6-element lens, and optical image stabilization. The lens also serves a 2x optical zoom and 12MP sensor.
The new iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max shares the same optics and camera setup but they just differ in the screen size.
Addons with the new optics:
1. Now edit your videos on the go — Now you the user can edit a video on the go without any third-party application. One can edit, crop, change contrast, temperature and much more by the default camera app of Apple.
2. Zoom In & Out during recording — One can now zoom in and out during a video like you can shift your focus of camera from one lens to another during a record. Like you can either shift on an ultra-wide camera for a vivid look or you can shift on a telephoto lens for a larger shot which can get settled in your phone’s screen.
3. Night Mode — Apple has really worked hard for the low light photography effect of the new iPhones. The company had added more focused optics which can help you to clock more accurate and perfect shots even in the midnight when no light is there.
4. Selfie Slo-mo — Now you can also avail the feature of selfie slomo in the new iPhones 11 series with 30 frames per second. This is one of the most awaited features for all smartphone users.
Display:
Despite being the cheapest from the iPhone 11 segment, the iPhone 11 series is still having one of the best display quality ever. The iPhone 11 comes with a Liquid Retina LCD display which makes everything looks amazing. The screen adjusts the white balance to match the color temperature of the light around you. The haptic touch of the iPhone for menus and shortcuts makes it more user-friendly and efficient.
In comparison to the iPhone 11, the Pro models are actually worth buying. The Pro versions of the iPhone 11 come with a Super Retina XDR display with two new peaks of brightness and study when to use them. The screen hits up to 800 nits when you’re under sunlight which seems to be great for shooting which can be stretched up to 1200 nits when you’ll be in extreme dynamic range of content.
The iPhone Pro variants serve as the best, brightest and sharpest display ever. And the screen serves a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1 with 458 pixels per inch and this is stunning.
Hardware:
When it comes to performance, Apple ways serves the best out of any possibility. The company is serving this year’s iPhone with the new and advanced A13 Bionic chipset with a focus on machine learning on the entire chipset. The company claims that you cannot find this kind of smart hardware anywhere else in a smartphone.
With a fast CPU and GPU, the company is serving more than strong experience to its users. As the company asked in the launch event that their last year’s series captured 99% customer satisfaction hence this will also serve some of the best positive impacts on the iOS users.
The neural engine will help the hardware for the machine learning of the smartphone. The 8-core, Apple-designed Neural Engine is up to 20% faster and uses up to 15% less power. This neural engine is driving the force behind the triple-camera system, Face ID, AR apps and more. Much more things are there in the hardware of the smartphone like the Core ML3, Machine Learning accelerators, etc.
Battery:
One of the major loopholes in the iPhones was their battery life. It seems like the company is actually working on the same. The company launched its new series of iPhone with more intense battery backup. The company claims the iPhone 11 to go at least one hour more than the last year’s iPhone XR while the iPhone 11 Pro to go at least 5 hours more than the last year’s iPhone 11 Pro. The company is now serving a dash charger or fast charging accessory with the launch of these iPhones which will help you to gain at least 50% of the charge in just 30 minutes.
This fast charging option seems to be one more enticing feature of these iPhone 11 models. While the iPhone 11 Pro Max is also coming with a better battery backup.
Audio:
This is one more point where the tech giant Apple is ruling over our heart. The company now upgrade the audio system of their smartphones with the speakers from renowned company Dolby Atmos. The sound system makes the sound moves around you in a 3D space. And the Spatial Audio will serve the more immersive experience of sound.
Extras:
Faster Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) which helps you to download up to 38 percent faster.
Audio Sharing – With the new audio sharing, you can now pair two pairs of AirPods and Beats headphones to one iPhone.
Dual SIM with e-SIM – This one is not a new one but the company is serving the better experience of dual SIM smartphone with Gigabit-Class LTE system.
Water Resistance – These new iPhones are most resistant to water. The iPhone 11 is resistant to 2 meters for up to 30 minutes while the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max can bear water to a depth of 4 meters for up to 30 minutes.
Spill-Resistant – The new iPhones are now capable of spill incidents like these iPhone can now bear the common spills of liquids like Coffee, Tea, and Soda.
Dust Resistant – Thanks all to the precision-fitted seals. This new iPhone 11 series more dust resistant and protects your from dust issues.
Faster Face ID – The company claims that they’ve upgraded the Face ID and have made it even faster. The company has made it 30 percent faster than it even detects your face from wider angles.
Security – Apple claims that iPhones are the most encrypted smartphones ever. Like the Maps will show where you’re going but will not reveal to anyone like where you are. The iMessages are secured from end-to-end. The Face ID will serve access to the phone but the iCloud still needs a permit. That’s how the company is serving x-grade security with its new iPhones.
Toughest Glass – The iPhone 11 series holds the toughest glass in any smartphone at the front and back both. The company is actually using one of the strongest glass ever and at the back panel, the glass is looking fabulous in the matt finish.
Wireless Charging – The higher models of the iPhone 11 series i.e. the iPhone 11 Pro and the Pro Max serves a wireless charging with any Qi-certified wireless charging case. Apple has now announced its wireless charging panel yet but we can expect it soon officially from the company.
