iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max review: its camera system outperforms the Pixel 3 and Note10 in bright light and, with Night mode, usually beats Pixel 3 in low light
And the best camera you can get on a phone — The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max did not arrive at the splashiest Apple event ever.
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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Our iPhone 11 Pro review also includes this insane intro by @BeccaFarsace and Alix Diaconis 👏 https://www.youtube.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@rsgnl
Joe Rossignol
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Per previously-reliable filings with Chinese regulatory agency TENAA: - iPhone 11: 3,110 mAh battery (+5.7% vs. XR) - iPhone 11 Pro: 3,046 mAh battery (+14.5% vs. XS) - iPhone 11 Pro Max: 3,969 mAh battery (+25% vs. XS Max) - All three have 4GB of RAM https://twitter.com/...
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@pschiller
Philip Schiller
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#Apple #iPhone11 #iPhone11Pro and #iPhone11ProMax - The reviews are in: https://www.apple.com/...
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@saschasegan
Sascha Segan
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Field test screen reveals that yes, the iPhone 11 series have Intel modems https://www.pcmag.com/...
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@daringfireball
Daring Fireball
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[**Update:** OK, OK, we all know there's at least one person who might buy an iPhone 11 just to get the new SF Camera font.] https://twitter.com/...
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@joannastern
Joanna Stern
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Three iPhones. Two jousters. One queen. My video review of the iPhone 11 and 11 Pros new camera features: https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@llsethj
Seth Weintraub
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Today appears to be the day that everyone acknowledges that iPhone XR/XS cameras weren't great, especially vs. comp like Pixel 3 and P30. Glad I skipped (1st time ever). #iPhoneX4lyfe https://twitter.com/...
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@viticci
Federico Viticci
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Reading through these early reviews, it sounds like Apple fixed what didn't work well with the XS camera (which I never liked) and eclipsed the Pixel's night mode too. I'm excited to try the 11 Pro now. https://twitter.com/...
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@verge
@verge
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Want to know how The Verge's video team created the magical opening shot of our iPhone 11 Pro Review? https://www.youtube.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@sdw
Sebastiaan de With
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Here's my look at Technical Readouts we collected from iPhone 11 / 11 Pro units in the wild, offering a peek at what's new in iPhone camera hardware. Some notable camera changes! https://twitter.com/...
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@sdw
Sebastiaan de With
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@safesolvent @panzer @MKBHD @aundrelarrow @reneritchie Yes, the OS will still do this if the image is ‘deemed worse’. Since the sensor in the telephoto is still inferior to the wide angle, this will still happen. Hardware details: https://blog.halide.cam/...
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@pierce
David Pierce
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I'm genuinely shocked at how good the iPhone 11 camera looks. I figured best-case scenario it'd be equal to the Pixel 3, but it actually seems to be... way better? https://www.theverge.com/...
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
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I've spent the past week reviewing the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. I think Apple finally beat the Pixel camera - the iPhone 11 Pro camera is the best I've seen on a phone, and I saw a huge increase in battery life. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@dsilverman
Dwight Silverman
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Interesting. @reckless at @verge says if your iPhone is older than the XR, the 11 is worth getting. https://www.theverge.com/... But @BrianXCHEN at @nytimestech says consider it if your iPhone is 5 years or older. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@michaelbabich
Michael Babich
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So, basically Apple just managed to get to the level Pixel had two years ago doing marginally better. Just incremental improvement of Pixel's computational photography is just enough to beat it. Anyway, we all will benefit off this derby.
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@ow
Owen Williams
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The Pixel 2/3 were such a phenomenal leap ahead of the iPhone, and this seems barely a few steps ahead of those. I'd be surprised if Apple doesn't look like it's playing catchup in a few short weeks again.
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@happicamp
James Bareham
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It's no secret that I thought the camera on the XS was a hot mess. But photos taken on new iPhone 11 and 11 Pro are genuinely impressive. This is without doubt the best camera on any smartphone today. The Pixel 4 is going to have to be astonishingly good to beat it https://twitte…
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@nicolasmagand
Nicolas Magand
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Browsing through the iPhone 11 reviews: too bad the “upgrading from XS or XR” and “should you give up your XS for 11 Pro” angles are so strong, as if most readers were upgrading iPhone every year, like tech journalists. Pretty sure the vast majority is not. tip @Techmeme
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@alexhern
Alex Hern
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genuinely curious if the NYT will be given an embargoed review of the iPhone 12 next year if this is their review of the iPhone 11 https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@bxchen
Brian X. Chen
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Historically, whenever Apple releases a new iPhone, it makes the iPhone from two years ago look obsolete and meh. Not so with the iPhone 11 — the 2017 iPhone X is still great in comparison. It's time to reset our upgrade criteria. My untraditional review: https://www.nytimes.com/…
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
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I feel fairly vindicated for saying the iPhone XS camera was not great in our review last year. In comparison to the iPhone 11 it is just a blurry mess.
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
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That said, I think most people should get the regular iPhone 11, which offers most of the same features, including the main camera and terrific battery life, for $300 less. You just don't get an OLED or a telephoto camera. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@stroughtonsmith
Steve Troughton-Smith
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iOS 13 has felt like a super-messy release, something we haven't seen this bad since iOS 8 or so. Definitely needs a lengthy period of consolidation and bug fixing; Apple's adding more and more flakey layers between HW and UI, and many subsystems need much more battle-hardening
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@imagemechanics
Jason Cotterell
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Wonderfully written ‘iPhone 11 Pro’ review from @raywongy with details on the camera system along with quality photography. Comparisons with previous iPhone and Android. Enjoyable review from someone that is experienced with both platforms. https://mashable.com/...
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@stroughtonsmith
Steve Troughton-Smith
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I've thought for a while now that Apple should announce iOS releases more like a ‘season pass’; here's everything coming in the iOS 13 timeframe, but not all at once. Maybe developer betas get features/APIs early, or opt-in things. Apple needs a better content release cadence 😂
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
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I think it's very telling that @JohnPaczkowski could credibly review the new iPhone without mentioning its biggest competitor even once - because Apple's ecosystem lock-in makes that comparison somewhat irrelevant for the mainstream US audience. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ..…
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@rocco_botte
Rocco Botte
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Hell yes. Whenever a new iPhone comes out, the review I always wait for is the inevitable “I tested it at Disneyland” thread https://twitter.com/...
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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sorry but this wins https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
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@panzer
Matthew Panzarino
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Up to my old tricks. I took the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 to Disneyland and put them through their paces. Spoiler, the camera is great. Night mode destroys. https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/...