Apple has announced the iPhone 11 with a new dual-camera and the iPhone 11 Pro with a triple-camera system.
The iPhone 11 has a wide and ultra-wide camera and the iPhone 11 Pro adds a 120mm telephoto module.
Price and Availability
While the iPhone 11’s price starts at $699/£729, the iPhone 11 Pro is set to retail from $999, and the iPhone 11 Pro Max $1,099. All three phones are available to order from this Friday and will ship on September 20th.
The iPhone 11 is available in six colours, purple, green, yellow, black, white and PRODUCT(RED) with capacities of 64GB, 128GB or 256GB. It’s also possible to purchase the iPhone 11 for £21.99 a month or £529 with trade-in from apple.com, in the Apple Store app and Apple Stores.
The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max will be available in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB models in midnight green, space grey, silver and gold starting at £1,049 and £1,149, respectively.
It’s also possible to buy the iPhone 11 Pro for £30.99 a month or £759 with trade-in and iPhone 11 Pro Max for £34.99 a month or £859 with trade-in from apple.com/uk, in the Apple Store app and Apple Stores.
Apple iPhone 11
The iPhone 11 has a dual-camera system with a new Night mode for photos in low light.
It’s powered by the A13 Bionic chip, has an 18-hour battery and has improved water resistance with an IP68 rating which means it can survive down to 2 metres for up to 30 minutes.
Design and Display
The back of the iPhone 11 is milled and sculpted from a single piece of glass which Apple claims is the toughest glass in a smartphone to date.
Apple has used a 6.1-inch all-screen Liquid Retina display with wide colour support and True Tone. Meanwhile, the iOS 13 will enable app shortcuts for everyday tasks straight from the Home screen, including taking a selfie in Camera, checking an appointment in Calendar or previewing email within Mail with just a press.
A13 Bionic — Fastest Chip in a Smartphone
Thanks to the A13 Bionic chip, the iPhone 11 is up to 20% than the previous incarnation. The new chip can also use machine learning, and the Neural Engine for real-time photo and video analysis, along with Machine Learning Accelerators that enable the CPU to deliver more than 1 trillion operations per second.
New Dual-Camera System
The Apple iPhone 11 introduces a dual-camera system with new Ultra Wide and Wide cameras. Both are 4K-enabled and capture video with extended dynamic range.
The dual-camera system lets users switch/zoom between each camera while the Audio Zoom matches the audio to the video framing. They also enable Portrait mode for better people and pet photos with attractive bokeh.
iOS 13 also features powerful video editing tools are accessible to everyone with the ability to rotate, crop, increase exposure and apply filters to videos instantly all within the new, easy-to-use Camera interface.
A new Wide sensor with 100% Focus Pixels also enables Night mode, for better low-light images with more natural colour and reduced noise.
Next-generation Smart HDR uses advanced machine learning to capture more natural-looking images with beautiful highlight and shadow detail on the subject and in the background. Deep Fusion, coming later this autumn, uses advanced machine learning to do pixel-by-pixel processing of photos, optimising for texture, details and noise in every part of the photo.
For the first time, users can easily record video without switching out of Photo mode with QuickTake by simply holding the shutter button to start recording.
The updated TrueDepth camera introduces a new 12MP camera with a wider field of view to capture more in selfies, and next-generation Smart HDR enables more natural-looking photos. Expressive selfie videos take on a whole new look on the TrueDepth camera, now recording 4K video at up to 60 fps and 120 fps slo-mo.
Additional Features
The new Apple-designed U1 chip uses Ultra Wideband technology, the first ever in a smartphone, for spatial awareness. With iOS 13.1 coming on September 30, AirDrop gets even better with directionally aware suggestions.
Face ID, the most secure facial authentication in a smartphone, gets up to 30% faster and easier to use with improved performance at varying distances and support for more angles.
Spatial audio provides an immersive surround sound experience and Dolby Atmos delivers powerful, moving audio to iPhone 11.
Gigabit-class LTE and Wi-Fi 6 allow for even faster download speeds4 and Dual SIM with eSIM.5
iOS 13
iOS 13 delivers a seamless experience with heightened software and hardware integration. It also introduces Dark Mode, a more private way to sign in to apps and websites with Sign In with Apple, and an new Maps experience.6
With advanced Camera and Photos features, photo editing is more comprehensive and intuitive with powerful new tools that now extend to video editing. Portrait Lighting adjustments can be made right in the Camera app to adjust the intensity of light on a subject, and a new High-Key Mono effect creates a beautiful, monochromatic look for Portrait mode photos.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple today announced a new pro line for iPhone with advanced performance. These phones feature the new Super Retina XDR display which is the brightest display ever on an iPhone and the A13 Bionic chip.
In addition, the new triple-camera system provides an enhanced camera experience with an Ultra Wide, Wide and Telephoto cameras. According to Apple, these cameras deliver huge improvements to low-light photography and the best quality video in a smartphone.
Pro Design and Display
iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have a textured matte glass back and polished stainless steel band, and come in four stunning finishes including a beautiful new midnight green. The most powerful devices are also designed to be durable — iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max feature the toughest glass ever in a smartphone and are rated IP68 for water resistance up to 4 meters for up to 30 minutes, and are protected against everyday spills including coffee and soda.1
The new Super Retina XDR display, a custom-designed OLED, provides users an immersive HDR viewing experience for movies and other high-definition video with up to 1,200 nits brightness. Super Retina XDR features wide colour support with system-wide colour management and True Tone to offer a more natural viewing experience. With a 2 million-to-one contrast ratio with true blacks, pro users can enjoy a more vivid viewing experience for HDR videos and photos, and the Super Retina XDR display is even more power efficient. Customers can interact with their favourite apps in a quick, seamless way with Haptic Touch deeply integrated across iOS 13 to provide app shortcuts for everyday tasks right from the Home screen, including taking a selfie in Camera, checking an appointment in Calendar or previewing email within Mail with just a simple press.
Fastest Performance with the Best Battery Life
A13 Bionic, the fastest chip ever in a smartphone, provides unparalleled performance for every task iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max handle and features up to 20 percent faster CPU and GPU than A12. A13 Bionic is built for machine learning, with a faster Neural Engine for real-time photo and video analysis, and new Machine Learning Accelerators that allow the CPU to deliver more than 1 trillion operations per second. Together, A13 Bionic and iOS 13 make up the best machine learning platform in a smartphone.
All of this compute, graphics and ML performance is delivered while still enabling an unprecedented leap in battery life, with iPhone 11 Pro offering up to four more hours of battery life in a day than iPhone Xs, and iPhone 11 Pro Max offering up to five hours more than iPhone Xs Max.
Pro Camera System
iPhone 11 Pro introduces a transformative triple-camera system with all-new Ultra Wide, Wide and Telephoto cameras, deeply integrated into iOS to create a ‘pro-level’ camera experience.
Each camera in the triple-camera system records 4K video with extended dynamic range and cinematic stabilisation. Users can easily zoom between each of the three cameras, while Audio Zoom matches the audio to the video framing for more dynamic sound. With iOS 13, video editing tools offer the ability to rotate, crop, increase exposure and apply filters to videos instantly. These adjustments are easy to apply and review at a glance, so even a novice can create professional quality video projects.
The triple-camera system takes Portrait mode to a new level with the ability to choose Wide and Telephoto framing, enabling Portrait mode with a wider field of view for group shots. The Telephoto camera features a larger ƒ/2.0 aperture to capture 40% more light compared to iPhone Xs.
Next-generation Smart HDR uses advanced machine learning to recognise subjects in the frame and intelligently relight them for more natural-looking images with greater detail. A new True Tone flash is over 30% brighter. A new image processing system called Deep Fusion, which coming later this autumn, will use advanced machine learning to do pixel-by-pixel processing of photos, optimising for texture, details and noise in every part of the photo.
In addition, the redesigned camera interface lets users see and capture the area outside of the frame. Also, users can easily record video without switching out of Photo mode with QuickTake by simply holding the shutter button to start recording.
The new TrueDepth camera introduces a new 12MP camera with a wider field of view to capture selfies, and next-generation Smart HDR enables more natural-looking photos. Expressive selfie videos take on a whole new look with the TrueDepth camera that now records 4K video at up to 60 fps and 120 fps slo-mo.