Update: The newer model Apple iPhone 12 and its smaller version the iPhone 12 mini are now available! You may also want to buy the Apple AirPods Pro or AirPods 2 to go with your new iPhone. IP68 Waterproof Waterproof: all phones are rated IP68, but the Pros can be submerged to a further depth without sustaining damage Zooming out feels like the image should be more distorted, and while there is some slight stretching Apple has offset it well.

That's fine, and the implementation works well when you get used to the 'rhythm' of having to wait – but it means that when you hold down on icons on the home screen you’ll now need to choose the option to rearrange apps (or wiggle your finger on the screen slightly), rather than it just happening naturally. iPhone 11: battery life The 11 gets the same A13 Bionic chipset as the two Pro models. Apple claims it is 20% faster than last year's A12. Paired with 4 GB RAM, it should offer a noticeable boost in the area of gaming performance as well as overall system performance compared to previous models. Longer Battery Life That’s lower than the 2436 x 1125 of the iPhone 11 Pro, yet you don’t feel like you’re getting a low-res screen here – the brightness and strong color reproduction see to that. This isn’t something we normally do, but we’re going to get right to the simple fact that the iPhone 11 camera is easily the standout feature on this handset.New to the Portrait mode effects in iOS 13 is High Key Mono, joining the Stage Light and Stage Light Mono options – at times it looks arty and professional, but if that foreground image isn't captured precisely, it looks a bit poor. The High Key Light Mono mode is generally pretty accurate and allows you to appear in your very own Calvin Klein advert.

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. The design of the iPhone 11 is rather similar to that of the iPhone XR from 2018; in fact, if you place it face-down and cover the camera, there’s very little to show it’s a new phone at all. Shooting at 60fps will bring a certain fluidity to the shot, although some might not enjoy the effect as it doesn't look like the footage you’re used to seeing on TV. The iPhone 11 wasn’t quite so rapid across all tasks – saving photos or video to the camera roll sometimes took a second or two, but then again you’re processing large amounts of data (especially for Night mode or 4K video), so that’s perhaps to be expected; however, some people might expect performance to be instant all the time. Apple made a lot of noise about how the iPhone 11 can shoot 4K footage at 60 frames per second (fps), and it had good reason to: having such a feature on a phone at this price is attractive to a lot of people.The inbuilt filters, applied at shooting, allow you to decide on the look of the snap before pressing the shutter button. As far as size, the 6.1-inch display of the iPhone 11 falls between the Pro (5.8) and the Pro Max (6.5). It is an LCD panel rather than OLED, and with 1792 x 828 pixels, only delivers HD resolution. A13 Bionic Chipset One of the highlights of the iPhone XR was that it was easily one of the longest-lasting iPhones we’d seen, if not the longest-lasting.

Let’s talk about something that does work well – the low-light performance. Historically Apple’s iPhone cameras have never been great here, but with its improved AI smarts the iPhone 11 is capable of rendering some amazing night snaps. This is something we expected to disappear, and it could herald the point where we see the model number or name disappear completely. The results are startling, elevating Apple to the level of Huawei, Samsung and Google when it comes to taking low-light and night photos – and in some ways enabling it to surpass its rivals. Night mode can make photos shot at 1am look as if they were taken in late afternoon, and if you can get your subjects to remain still, you’ll take great snaps.All of this builds on what was found in iOS 13, and the first thing we really like with that is that the OS now has more well-rounded, intelligent mini-notifications. That means that when you switch the phone to silent, or you change the volume, the little element that pops up to tell you what's happening is more useful and also interactive. Both the dual camera and the 12 MP selfie camera are capable of shooting 4K video with a maximum of 60 fps. In addition, the main camera offers time-lapse. To make switching between photo and video modes as easy as possible, Apple has revised the system of controls. With the touch of a finger, you can now switch directly from one to the other. The same applies to switching from wide-angle to ultra-wide angle. The convenient user interface reproduces both angles, so you can determine which lens is best for any particular subject. Moreover, a new feature called Deep Fusion takes 8 shots, including a long-exposure. It then selects the best pixel from each image. Creative Photo Modes Mercury Free Display, Arsenic Free Display, Free of Brominated Flame Retardants, Return System for Old Models, PVC Free, Beryllium Free Apple has doubled the number of lenses on offer here: where the iPhone XR had one, porthole-like sensor on the rear, things are much more grandiose for 2019, with a whole window on the rear containing two 12MP sensors.

This works by the iPhone 11 automatically telling you to hold the handset steady for 2-5 seconds so that the shutter can stay open for longer; the phone then captures a number of photos at different exposures and sharpness levels, before merging the data to produce the very best photo possible. No more ultra-fragile iPhone! The new model is crafted of space-grade aluminium and what Apple calls the hardest glass ever built into a smartphone. The housing is rated IP68. It is sealed against dust and splashes. According to the manufacturer, this means it can survive submersion in up to 2 m of water for 30 minutes without damage. Weighing 194 g, it is heavier than the smaller Pro. Dual Camera with Wide Angle Now superseded by the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 13, it should be a fair bit cheaper than before. If you can find it. It's also worth seeing what Apple promo codes are out there to reduce the cost further. and while we braced our hand for the shot, the result was a small amount of wobble ruining the whole image. In reality that just translates to a solid experience when flipping in and out of apps - although we did note that the speed in firing up the camera was a little slow, and processing pictures took longer than expected for a modern phone.

While the XR only features a single rear camera, the 11 is outfitted with dual wide-angle lenses. The 13 mm ultra-wide-angle lens offers a 120° field of view, ideal for landscape or groups shots. The 26 mm wide-angle can be used as a universal lens for standard subjects. It is also equipped with optical image stabilisation. Versatile Video The iPhone 11's Liquid Retina display might not be the highest-res out there, but it's clear and bright. (Image credit: TechRadar) One the bottom of the phone you’ll still find the same old Lightning connector – we can’t help feeling that this will be replaced by a USB-C port in the near future, as it allows for faster charging. iPhone 11: display We also noticed a definite improvement in exposure and contrast, even over the iPhone XS from the previous year, with more definition and detail in the shadowy areas. The iPhone 11 is Apple's 2019 budget option. It offers several upgrades over last year's affordable phone, most notably to the processor and the main camera. But the real highlight is the price. It launched at less than 2018's iPhone XR. Of course, it's not Apple's flagship phone. The iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max share that position, and they are better spec'd. Nonetheless, it offers upgrades over the XR at a lower launch price. Due to the release of the 2019 iPhones, the XR and the iPhone 8 have both dropped in price.