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and this is my two month later review
of what I believe is going to be the best selling iPhone
of the coming year and potentially even
the best selling phone, full stop, of the coming year.
It is of course the iPhone 11.
Now I did say the same for the iPhone XR last year
and I was correct.
I do think this is going to be the best selling iPhone
this year.
So why do I think this?
What do I like about the iPhone 11?
What don't I like about the iPhone 11?
How does it compare to the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max?
And should you buy this or should you save a bit
of money and get last years iPhone XR.
I'm going to be trying to answer all of this in this video
so it might be a long one.
I will try to leave some timestamps however
in the pinned comment below.
Right, now initially let's look at the overall design
and build.
Straight away it's obvious that
this is an incremental update.
Especially from the front, if we compare it
to the iPhone XR, it'll be pretty difficult
to tell them apart and that's because,
as far as I'm aware, they have pretty much
the same displays.
6.1 inches, still LCD, and still with the same resolution.
Now, Android fans want to complain about the resolution
and how this isn't even 1080p in 2019.
Get that all out of the way.
Get those frustrations out the way in the comments right now
so we can get past that and yes, I would have liked
to have seen 1080p and if we do compare this display
to the iPhone 11 Pro or the iPhone 11 Pro Max
then the difference is quite significant.
Not only do we have a superior OLED technology
on the iPhone 11 Pros, we also have a high resolution
so things are shaper, colors are more vibrant,
and the displays are also a lot brighter.
Now just to put it into perspective, if we look
at contrast ratio the iPhone 11 has a contrast ratio
of 1400 to one, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max
have a contrast ratio of two million to one
so that just goes to show that the difference
is definitely there,
but having said all of that,
the display on the iPhone 11 is not bad by any means.
It's actually a very good display.
It's bright enough.
It's actually brighter than some other devices
that I've tested such as the Google Pixel 4
and Apple have calibrated the screen very well
so colors are very accurate and viewing angles
are also pretty decent.
So yes I would have liked to have seen
some more improvements on the display side of things here,
but nevertheless I think it's going to be fine for most people.
Especially if you're somebody that's coming
from an iPhone 6S, maybe an iPhone 7, or even an iPhone 8.
Right, now that we've got the whole display debate
out of the way let's look at the rest of the design.
So we do have an aluminum frame with glass panels
on the back like we had last year so you can see
that things look very similar.
We've got a glossy glass here whereas we've got more
of a matte finish on the iPhone 11 Pros.
The biggest difference you'll notice is within
this camera module area which we'll be talking
about a little bit later.
One thing to highlight
however is that the frame is made out of recycled aluminum
so that's definitely a nice thing.
We've got IP 68 water and dust resistance
so that's slightly better than what we had last year.
You're going to be able to submerge these into water
around two meters instead of one meter, I believe.
I'm not going to go around testing this.
This should be absolutely fine if you're going to be using it
out in the rain or anything like that
and we've got a little bit of a different color line up
this year.
There are six colors to choose from
so it's nice to have that variety.
There is the yellow, the purple, and this green
that we have here.
I'd say these are a bit more of those funky vibrant colors
if you want something that's going to stand
out a little bit more and then we have the black, the white,
as well as this product red.
These are more of the elegant, sleek colors shall we say
so if you want something's that not so flashy
and maybe a bit subtle then you do have these options.
What is nice is that you have plenty of those options
so you can definitely find something that you like.
We unfortunately no longer have the blue.
Now I'm not sure why this is, maybe they didn't sell
as many blues.
I actually quite liked the blue last year,
but unfortunately there isn't no blue this year.
And in terms of the size as well, exactly the same
as what we had last year so slightly bigger
than the iPhone 11 Pro, but smaller compared
to the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Now if you are coming from maybe an iPhone 7, an iPhone 8
then you might find this a little bit large.
It is a bit on the larger size so I definitely recommend
trying it out, seeing what you think, before you go ahead
and buy this because there is a little bit of a size jump.
Not as much as you get on the 11 Pro Max,
but there is a little bit of a size jump if you are coming
from something like an iPhone 7 Plus or an 8 Plus
then this size should be absolutely fine for you.
Right, now let's talk about these cameras.
So we have this square camera module this year
and we have two cameras instead of the one
which we had last year so Apple have gone
with a primary camera as well as an ultra wide.
Now this is a great, great set up.
It's a set up that I generally prefer
and the front facing camera has also been improved
for selfies.
You've got a wider angle of view, a higher resolution,
you'll be able to get more people into your shots,
and what's really interesting is that these cameras
are exactly the same as what we've got
on the iPhone 11 Pros.
The only thing that you're missing is the two times
optical zoom telephoto camera.
So what does that mean?
Let's break it all down.
It means that we've got some of the best cameras
in the market here.
Especially when it comes to video you've got up
to 4k 60 frames a second across all of the cameras
and if you're somebody who likes to shoot a lot
of video I don't think you're going to be disappointed
with the iPhone 11's.
I've said this before, but in my opinion the iPhone 11's
have the best video shooting on any smartphone right now
and for images across the board you're getting great
dynamic range, lots of detail, nice colors,
as well as great low light images.
We do now have a dedicated night mode on the iPhones
which is going to allow you to get much better shots
in low light environments.
However, the night mode is only available
from the primary camera.
It's not available from the ultra wide
or the front facing camera so if you do take shots
with those cameras in low light situations,
they're not going to come out that great.
This is something that I would like to see improved
hopefully via software or in the next version.
Now what does not having that telephoto camera mean
for the iPhone 11?
Well firstly, zoom is not going to be as good.
I believe that's not as important to a lot of people
however the area where I tend to use the telephoto camera
most if for portraits.
Now on the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
you can get portraits from both the telephoto camera
as well as the primary camera.
So you do have the option of switching between the two.
So these are the blurry background and nice looking shots.
You can still get these on the iPhone 11,
but only from the primary camera.
Now as somebody who used to do a lot of photography
before and if you speak to lots of photographers
they'll tell you that portraits generally look best
around 50 mmm or above
and the telephoto camera on the iPhone 11 Pros
is roughly the equivalent of 50 mm
on a professional camera and in my opinion
that gives you better more flattering portraits
and that's something that I do enjoy using
on the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
It's something that I do miss when I'm using the iPhone 11.
However, I know this is something that comes down
to personal preference.
You may actually prefer the portraits that come
from the wide angle of view.
You're going to be able to get more of your shot in there.
It's just nice to have those two options
on the iPhone 11 Pros, but overall I have to say
that the iPhone 11's have some of the best cameras
out there.
They're very, very good and I don't think you're going to
be disappointed.
I've actually compared the iPhone 11 to the OnePlus 7T
and although that has a much, much better display,
when it came to images and video hands down,
in my opinion, the iPhone 11 was just miles
and miles better.
Now let's move onto the internals.
What's powering these?
Well you'll be pleased to know that we have pretty
much the same internals on the iPhone 11's as we do
on the Pro models.
So we do have the A 13 bionic chip which is very, very fast.
It's one of the fastest chips that's out there
and I don't think you're going to have any issues
in terms of speed and performance.
It's very, very good and for softwares
as well you've got IOS 13.
Things are pretty much identical.
You're not really missing out on any features
in particular by going for an iPhone 11 compared
to an 11 Pro.
So we've got the dark mode, we do have the ability
to change resolution and frame rates
within the video app itself which is something
that we don't have on other older iPhones,
and generally speaking things will be very, very familiar
on the iPhone 11 if you're somebody that
has been using IOS 13.
The one thing that I did mention in my iPhone 11 Pro Max
review around software, which a lot of people did criticize
me for, was around one handed usage.
So I did say that I think that IOS can still be improved
for better one handed usage
and everybody was saying that you can simply
use reachability.
Now I'm fully aware of reachability,
if you're not it's simply a way to bring everything down.
Which is quite nice.
It's actually quite nice to have that.
You can just swipe down here in the middle
and it's going to bring everything down,
but my point was really that I would like a little bit
more flexibility in terms of arranging the icons.
So I wouldn't have to keep doing that every time I wanted
to reach to the corners.
I could just place my icons a little bit lower
on the screen so then that way they would be much
more reachable instead of them always snapping
to this fixed grid which, you know, stacks everything
at the top.
If I'm on a page that doesn't have as many icons
so they're all towards the top, I have to keep
using reach ability to get to those.
If I could just put those towards the bottom,
stack them towards the bottom, instead of the top
then that would just make my life so much easier.
So that's kind of what my point was in that review
and that same point remains on the iPhone 11.
It's a decent size phone especially if you're coming
from a smaller size phone and I would like to see
an improvement in IOS for better overall one handed usage
and not just relying on reach ability
for every little thing.
Now let's talk about some more of the features.
So we do have face ID and it works really, really well.
It's actually been improved compared to last year
and it works with more angles, it's a little bit faster,
I really do like it, and we also do have stereo speakers
so one is in the earpiece and one is bottom firing
and they sound absolutely fine to me as well.
There might be other devices which sound a little bit
better, but generally speaking I don't think you're
going to have a problem in terms of the audio on the iPhone 11.
Now let's talk about the battery.
So you may remember that the iPhone XR
had the best battery life on any iPhone at that time.
This is no longer the case.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max now has the best overall battery
and that has great battery life.
The iPhone 11 is suppose to be slightly improved compared
to the iPhone XR.
In my usage it's been roughly about the same,
maybe slightly better.
However, it's been absolutely fine.
It's been very good and lasts me through the day
and I think it's going to last most people through the day
as well and we do have wireless charging.
I absolutely love wireless charging.
You can just drop this on a wireless charger
and it's going to charge overnight
which is generally my sort of usage.
I'll use it through the day, this lasts me through the day,
I can put it on my wireless charger,
I can wake up to a full charge,
and the iPhone 11 also supports fast charging.
However, unfortunately, the fast charger is not included
out of the box.
This is something that I've been ranting about
for many, many years.
In my opinion, the iPhones should come
with a fast charger out of the box.
It's 2019 there's lots of devices that are much,
much cheaper than this and do come with a fast charger
out of the box.
The iPhone 11 Pros do come with a fast charger in the box.
The iPhone 11 does not.
Now this might not be a big deal for a lot of people
because as mentioned the iPhone 11 does have great battery
life and it should last you through the day,
but just for those occasionally emergency situations
it would have been nice if they included a fast charger
out of the box.
Now let's talk about pricing.
This is actually coming in cheaper compared
to the iPhone XR last year.
So it's starting at $700 or around 730 pounds
for the 64 GB option.
Why is it more expensive in the UK?
I don't know, you're going to have to ask Apple that.
If you ask me I assume it's because
of the whole Brexit situation.
The pound is currently unstable here in the UK
so it might fluctuate and Apple does not change the prices
of their devices.
They set them at the start of the year
and they remain the same throughout the year
and this may be the reason why they've gone
for something slightly higher.
I don't know, but nevertheless this is the reason
why I think the iPhone 11 is going to be the best selling
iPhone of the coming year and that's
because it's a lot more accessible to a lot of people.
You are not going to have to put out a thousand pounds
like you're going to have to do on the iPhone 11 Pros,
but you're still getting a lot of the features
that you get on the Pro models here on the iPhone 11's.
Now my advice would be is if you're thinking
of going for this then go for the 128 GB option
unless you have a good cloud storage option available
and that's because the storage you get you're going to have
to stick with and it's around 50 pounds
or $50 more to go for the 128 GB option
and long term I think it's just going to be better
and a little bit more safe to go for that larger option.
Especially if you're going to be shooting lots of video
on here.
4K 60 frames a second is going to eat through storage very,
very quickly.
So who is the iPhone for?
Let's answer some of those questions.
Well, in my opinion, if you're somebody that's maybe
on an iPhone 6S, maybe an iPhone 7, iPhone 8,
I think this is going to be a great upgrade for you.
I think you're going to really appreciate the improvements
in terms of speed and performance.
The cameras as well as the display which now
has a much better screen to body ration
or maybe you're somebody who's wanted to get
a brand new iPhone, but traditionally they've been
out of reach because of the price point
then this may be a good option for you considering
the lower price point that it's starting at
and to answer the question whether you should buy this
or the iPhone XR because the XR is still
on sale on the Apple website is coming in
around 100 pounds or $100 cheaper compared to the iPhone 11.
Take my advice, spend the extra 100 pounds
and buy the iPhone 11.
Think about it this way, the iPhone should last
you a year longer compared to the iPhone XR
which is last years model
and the improvements on the camera side of things
and speed and performance are definitely worth
it in my opinion.
If you can pick up the iPhone XR maybe second hand
and get it quite cheap then by all means you can check
that out, but if you are going to be buying it brand new
I definitely recommend getting the iPhone 11
over the iPhone XR.
And finally to answer the question,
should you go for the iPhone 11 or should you go
for the iPhone 11 Pro or 11 Pro Max?
Now the biggest difference is of course the price.
What are you getting for that price?
Let me summarize it for you.
You're getting, I'd say pretty much four things.
Firstly, you're getting much better displays,
you're getting far superior displays.
Brighter, sharper, better colors.
You're then also getting a telephoto camera
which is going to give you better zoom
and it's also going to give you the option
of telephoto portraits.
You're generally getting a better build
with stainless steel instead of aluminum as well
as a higher IP rating and a matte finish back.
And finally, you are getting the fast chargers
out of the box on the iPhone 11 Pros
whereas you are not going to be getting these
on the iPhone 11's and generally speaking I'd say
those are the four main things.
How important are those four things to you
and are they worth that extra price point?
I think it's around $300 or around 320 pounds
more here in the UK.
If they are important to you, then of course
the iPhone 11 Pros are better devices
and I'd recommend maybe going for those,
but if they aren't then you are getting a pretty good deal
here in my opinion with the iPhone 11's
and I think a lot of people are going to opt for these.
That's what I think anyway.
What do you guys think?
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