[blind-philly-comp] iPhone 11, Pro and Max: Every spec you need to know (CNET)
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iPhone 11, Pro and Max: Every spec you need to know
Jessica Dolcourt
10-12 minutes
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The new iPhone 11 Pro has three rear cameras and starts at $999.
Shara Tibken/CNET
Apple refreshed its line of iPhones for 2019 at an event on Tuesday
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-event-2019-iphone-11-pro-watch-series-5-app
le-arcade-pad-and-everything-announced/> , announcing the iPhone 11, iPhone
11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The phones start at $699, $999 and $1,099,
respectively. These new iPhones pick up a fresh palette of colors, longer
battery life and a A13 Bionic processor
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-iphone-11-a13-processor-boosts-chip-perfor
mance-20/> inside that promises faster performance. But more than any other
feature, it's the camera hardware and software
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-iphone-11-camera-packs-wide-angle-photogra
phy-punch/> that take the headlining role. There are three cameras on the
back of the Pro phones and two on the back of the iPhone 11. See below for
our early hands-on impressions.
This new crop of iPhones may wear different colors, but in terms of overall
design, they look strikingly like last year's iPhone XS
<https://www.cnet.com/reviews/apple-iphone-xs-review/> , iPhone XS Max
<https://www.cnet.com/reviews/apple-iphone-xs-max-review/> and iPhone XR
<https://www.cnet.com/reviews/apple-iphone-xr-later-review/> -- notch and
all.
Those three cameras on the back of the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max are Apple's
biggest risks in a series that plays it safe this year
<https://www.cnet.com/news/why-apples-iphone-11-pro-is-the-safest-iphone-yet
/> . For many people, the iPhone
<https://www.cnet.com/reviews/apple-iphone-xs-review/> represents the gold
standard for smartphone design and cutting-edge features like Face ID
unlocking, which Apple says is now faster than before. But despite
bread-and-butter features, like support for Wi-Fi 6, the iPhone 11 trio
fails to push the envelope, relying instead on the big camera change and
smaller refinements to keep up momentum.
Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max are packed with camera
features
2:42
There's no 5G carrier support (we expect that to come in 2020), and none of
the reverse wireless charging that was rumored to charge the Apple AirPods,
Apple Watch and other phones of the back of the iPhone 11 -- as you can with
the Galaxy S10 <https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-galaxy-s10-plus/> and
Note 10 phones <https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-galaxy-note-10-plus/>
.
Apple also held back on rumored features
<https://www.cnet.com/news/what-we-didnt-get-at-apples-september-2019-event/
like making the new iPhone 11s compatible with the Apple Pencil, and aUSB-C port that was whispered to replace the Lightning connection.
Without a strong suite of new features to tantalize buyers, Apple has its
work cut out for it as it heads into the hyper-competitive holiday season
and 2020. Phone sales are down
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-sales-drop-but-services-and-wearable
s-offer-a-boost/> . Competitors like Samsung, Google and Huawei are pulling
ahead on camera tools and features. And then there's the question of 5G --
iPhone users will have to wait a full year unless Apple surprises us all
with a special event before September 2020.
The iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max go on preorder
<https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-11-iphone-11-pro-where-and-how-to-preorder
-on-sept-13/> starting Friday, Sept. 13 at 5 a.m. PT. They arrive in-store
on Sept. 20. Apple will continue to sell the iPhone XR for $599 and the
iPhone 8 for $449.
For now, take a look at everything important that the new iPhones have to
offer. You can catch up on everything else Apple announced here
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-event-2019-iphone-11-pro-apple-arcade-ipad-
watch-2019-and-everything-announced/> , from iOS 13's launch date
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-ios-13-will-be-released-sept-19/> to the
brand new Apple Watch Series 5
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-watch-series-5-gets-always-on-display-ceram
ic-and-titanium-models/> . Here's how the iPhone 11 phones compare to the
iPhone XS and XR
<https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-11-pro-max-specs-vs-iphone-xr-xs-max-specs
-whats-new-and-different/> .
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We tried the iPhone 11 phones and here's what we think
CNET went hands-on with the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Max. The
colors and finishes look and feel more refined -- and a lot less like
fingerprint magnets -- than last year's phones, especially compared to the
iPhone XR, which is equivalent to this year's iPhone 11.
What stood out most were the cameras, and the telephoto lens especially
because that feels like the main difference between the iPhone 11 and the
far pricier 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. All three phones share most of the other
features, at least so far as we could tell during our brief hands-on time
with the phone.
The new slow-mo video mode
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-slofies-slo-mo-selfies-get-strong-early-re
action-nope/> for the front-facing camera is fun, but not a must-have
feature by any means. Still, we wouldn't be surprised if other phone-makers
cribbed this one.
Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with the iPhone 11's ultra-wide-angle
camera
4:56
The two iPhone 11 Pro phones get a new matte finish and steel case that look
stunning, and feel dense. Maybe you think of that as gravitas. We think it's
a bit hefty. Photos don't do the midnight green shade justice. Chalk us up
as fans. We're not sure the surcharge from regular iPhone 11 to 11 Pro is
worth it for the finish alone, but having that telephoto lens does help
round out the feature set.
Swapping among the three camera lenses on the Pro and Pro Max feels
seamless, and a new "Haptic Touch" feedback that Apple's using instead of 3D
Touch is pretty easy to invoke on the sharp new display -- just hold down
your finger.
For the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, the cameras are everything.
James Martin/CNET
Rear cameras: Wide, ultrawide, telephoto
The iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max are all about the camera. Competing brands
are no stranger to the three-camera system (or even four!), but this marks
Apple's first time pairing a wide-angle lens with both telephoto and
ultrawide-angle sensors.
We're working up a camera deep dive for you soon, but what you really need
to know is that Apple wants to make it as easy for you to switch from the
main 12-megapixel camera lens to the 13-megapixel ultrawide-angle lens to
the 12-megapixel telephoto sensor, which you do from the main camera screen.
Having used this type of system on other phones, like the Huawei P30 Pro
<https://www.cnet.com/reviews/huawei-p30-pro-review/> and Galaxy Note 10
<https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-galaxy-note-10-plus/> for example,
it really can make photos more atmospheric or striking -- especially
landscape shots -- when taken with the ultrawide lens. Apple says it will
fit in four times the amount of scenery compared to the main camera.
On the flip side, a telephoto shot can make the difference between grabbing
your picture or not when you're too far to really see the face or detail
you're trying to capture because you're simply too far away. A concert, a
cornice on a historical building, a celebrity behind a velvet rope. That
sort of thing. Apple says it'll deliver a total of 4x optical zoom through
its camera system, though the telephoto lens is specced out for 2x optical
zoom.
Dedicated night mode is another thing that's become a base feature in
premium phones. It's intended to make details brighter and reduce noise in
low-lit conditions.
But the most interesting feature, which we won't see at the iPhone 11's
launch (it'll come to all three phones) is Deep Fusion
<https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-11-pros-new-deep-fusion-is-coming-to-boost
-your-photos-take-on-google/> , which takes the best features from nine
different images that the iPhone automatically takes. It uses machine
learning to combine these disparate shots in a second, then serve up a
compilation with sharper details than you'd get if you took it yourself.
That's the theory, anyway.
The last feature we can't wait to try out is slow-motion video for the
front-facing camera, but maybe that's just so we can say we took a "slofie
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-slofies-slo-mo-selfies-get-strong-early-re
action-nope/> ". We're not sure if we're going to love to hate it or hate to
love it, but yeah, one of those.
Apple/Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET
New iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max key specs
* Two screen sizes: 5.8- and 6.5-inch OLED displays (both 458 ppi
pixel density)
* "Super Retina XDR" display supports HDR 10 with Dolby Vision (and
Dolby Atmos sound)
* Phone body: Textured matte finish
* 64GB, 256GB, 512GB storage capacities
* Three rear cameras with 4x optical zoom: Wide, ultrawide, telephoto
lenses (OIS for wide and telephoto)
* Upcoming camera feature called Deep Fusion
<https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-11-pros-new-deep-fusion-is-coming-to-boost
-your-photos-take-on-google/> compiles nine images to reduce noise and amp
up details
* 4 hours more battery life (Pro) and 5 hours longer battery life (Pro
Max) than last year's models
* Faster Face ID unlocking
* Wi-Fi 6 support, but no 5G
* 4K video for both front and rear cameras, with slow-motion video for
the selfie camera (aka "slofies
<https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-slofies-slo-mo-selfies-get-strong-early-re
action-nope/> ")
* New portrait lighting effect: Monochrome
* iOS 13 on-board
<https://www.cnet.com/news/ios-13-and-ipados-how-to-join-the-beta-use-the-be
st-new-features-on-your-iphone-and-ipad/>
* Fast charging adapter
* Colors: midnight green, space gray, silver, gold
* iPhone 11 Pro starts at $999 or $25 per month (£1,049, AU$1,749)
* iPhone 11 Pro Max starts at $1,099 or $29 per month (£1,149,
AU$1,899)
Apple/Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET
What's new in the iPhone 11
* Six colors: black, white, yellow, purple
<https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-11-doubters-reconsider-oh-wait-it-comes-in
-purple/> , green, Product Red
* A13 Bionic chip
* 64GB, 128GB, 512GB storage capacities
* Hour more battery life than iPhone XR
* Faster Face ID unlocking
* Wi-Fi 6 support, but no 5G
* Dual camera system with a 12-megapixel lenses: wide and ultrawide
(switch by tapping on the screen)
* Camera night mode
* 2x optical zoom
* New portrait lighting in monochrome
* 12-megapixel front-facing camera (up from 7 megapixels)
* 4K video for both front and rear cameras, with slow-motion video for
the selfie camera
* iOS 13
* Starts at $699 or $17 per month (£729, AU$1,199)
Will the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max reinvigorate Apple's iPhones, or will
excitement flag? Stay tuned as we weigh in on Apple's announcement and go
hands-on when we see Apple's new iPhones after the event.
Scott Stein contributed to this story, which was updated throughout the day.
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