Apple on September 10 unveiled the iPhone 11, its new flagship models sporting dual-lens camera, improved durability, and a faster A13 chip. The iPhone 11 starts at $699 and is sold alongside iPhone 11 Pro ($999) and iPhone 11 Pro Max ($1099).
What does Apple have in store for us? Below we’ve listed all key specs and features of the new iPhone 11.
What’s new in iPhone 11?
iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max come in gorgeous midnight green, space gray, silver and gold finishes.
iPhone 11 Display
The iPhone 11 features a 6.1-inch LCD display that Apple calls a Liquid Retina HD Display. It comes with a 1792 x 828 pixels display at 326ppi, a 1400:1 contrast ratio, 625-nit peak brightness. iPhone 11 Pro houses a 5.-8 inch Super Retina XDR 1125×2436 pixels) OLED display with 458ppi and 800-nit peak brightness, whereas iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with a 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR (1,242×2,688 pixels) OLED display with 458ppi and 800-nit peak brightness.
The Apple-designed A13 Bionic sets a new bar for smartphone performance and power efficiency.
Like its predecessor, the iPhone 11 has ditched 3D Touch. Instead, it is equipped with Haptic Touch.
“Haptic Touch lets you do things faster, like take selfies without launching the Camera app,” Apple says on the official website.
Haptic Touch is similar to 3D Touch but lacks the pressure sensitivity.
iPhone 11 Design
iPhone 11 features a glass body that comes in six different colors: Black, Yellow, White, Red, Purple, and Green. Purple and Green are new in 2019.
Apple says iPhone 11 is made from the toughest glass ever made in a smartphone. It offers improved shatter and water resistance. With rating of IP68, it has the highest dust- and water-resistance given to consumer products. It’s an upgrade from the IP67 given to iPhone XR. Apple boasts that this year’s phones are protected against accidental spills from water, coffee and other common liquids.
The new triple-camera system offers major advancements in photography, including Night mode.
iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max are more water-resistant than iPhone 11. They are rated as water-resistant at up to 4m depth, for up to 30 minutes. Whereas, iPhone 11 can only last up to 2 meters underwater for up to 20 minutes.
iPhone 11 Camera
iPhone 11 is a sequel to the iPhone XR but the camera system is what sets it apart from its predecessor. The new dual-lens camera system is a wide improvement over the previous single-lens camera. There is a 12MP wide camera with a 26mm lens. It’s paired with a 12MP ultra wide-angle camera that has 120-degree field of view.
Introducing iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, the most powerful and advanced smartphones ever.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have the same triple camera setup of the imaging capabilities.
Night Mode on iPhone 11 is quite similar to Google’s Night Sight on Pixel phones. It comes turned on by default on the iPhone 11. It captures clear, crisp and bright pictures even in low lighting conditions.
iPhone 11 Specs and Performance
iPhone 11 comes equipped with the A13 Bionic chipset. Apple claims it has the fastest CPU and GPU in a smartphone.
Apple iPhone 11 battery packs a punch. The Cupertino-based smartphone maker boasts it’ll last an hour longer than the iPhone XR.
The phone will be available in 64GB, 128GB or 256GB options. The iPhone 11 will be available for preorder on Friday, September 13 at 5 a.m. Pacific Time or 8 a.m. Eastern Time. The device will be released on Friday, September 20.
