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Apple Announces iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max With Triple-Lens Rear Camera and Midnight Green Color
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Physics is a bit of a problem. To get the same amount of light sensitivity with a single “good” sensor would require a sensor with pixels approximately 3x as big. You can achieve that with a much bigger sensor, or reduce the megapixels. If you increase the sensor size, you need to increase the distance between the lens and the sensor, and increase the size of the sensor. This requires a thicker phone or much bigger camera bump.
Using multiple smaller sensors and computationally combining the results is actually a very clever method of achieving what otherwise would require a much bigger device.
I'm pre-ordering the 256 GB 11 Pro Max. Coming from a three year old 64 GB SE on its second battery, this will be a major upgrade for me. I'll be going to Hawaii on vacation on the 30th so I hope to have this phone in time to test the camera.
Yeah, because OLED automatically means better...
The display you will find in a $200 Galaxy device is way lower quality than an iPhone's LCD, the only advantage being OLED blacks.
Well, I suppose competition is catching up fast. And Apple delivers less and less.
2007: iPhone introduction.
2008: iPhone 3G brought 3G connectivity, a redesign, and double the storage.
2009: iPhone 3GS brought a better camera, twice the processing speed, double the storage, better battery life, better connectivity.
2010: iPhone 4 brought a Retina Display, a front-facing camera, a better rear camera, a faster processor, and a new design.
2011: iPhone 4S brought an improved processor (dual-core) and more memory, improved antenna, better camera, better connectivity (Bluetooth 4.0), more storage, and introduced Siri.
2012: iPhone 5 brought a redesign (larger but lighter), taller screen, LTE support, dual-band Wi-Fi, better front-facing camera, faster processor, and Lightning.
2013: iPhone 5s brought Touch ID, an improved 64-bit processor, better camera, better connectivity, better battery life. The iPhone 5c (similar to iPhone 5 but on a plastic case) was introduced.
2014: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are two brand new models, with larger screens, slightly better processor, and more storage.
2015: iPhone 6s and 6s Plus brought 3D Touch, improved Touch ID, a faster processor, more RAM, better camera (with 4K video).
2016: iPhone 7 and 7s brought a much improved quad-core processor, water resistance, better brightness and color support on the screen, faster LTE speeds, better cameras, slightly better battery life, no headphone jack.
2017: iPhone X brought a brand-new design and a higher price, but also a new OLED display with a different aspect ratio and a higher resolution, smaller bezels, Face ID, faster processor, better battery life, wireless charging, more storage. The iPhone 8 and 8s also brought an improved processor, wireless charging, and more storage.
2018: iPhone XS brought a faster processor, slightly better camera, support for Gigabit LTE, better face ID, better water resistance. The iPhone XS Max was introduced with a larger screen, and the iPhone XR was the replacement for the iPhone 8, with a redesign, a different aspect ratio, and more features.
2019: iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max brought (in relation to XS and XS Max) much improved battery life, improved processor, more brightness in the screen, and a better camera. The iPhone 11 (in relation to XR) brought an improved processor, battery life and camera.
Looking at improvements every year, they felt less and less incremental. Some years have been considered lackluster in the past, such as the introduction of iPhone 7 and last year's iPhone XS (but at least new models were introduced). This year, though, seems to be the weakest of all. It looked like Apple was introducing a new camera, instead of a phone.
No OLED screen in the cheaper model (even though $200 phones now have it). No 5G connectivity (how is a $1,000 phone expected to last for years without it?). No USB-C support (although every cheap phone has one now). No 120 Hz screen. Very disappointing.
Yes, but I would argue that you lost more by not capturing that great UFO photo or family photo with the highest resolution camera - the one you always have with you on your iPhone. Also you might get new and better ideas to invent something by having the latest tech. iPhones are like a pair of shoes - it's nice to have new shoes often even if the old one's still work.
Forget the iPhone 11s...definitely skipping this year. I’ve upgraded to the best since the iPhone 6. Apple definitely dropped the ball this year. Why even call it 11 when it’s pretty much an iPhone XS Max “S”. Prediction: iPhone 11 Pro sales will be significantly less than previous years. iPhone 11 will go up quite a bit.
My prediction is that a super-cycle happens this year and next year too!
Pent up demand is going to hit critical mass - those iPhone 7's are really surprising to me - I see lots of them.
Objectively, Consumer confidence is high. Walmart and Home Depot are doing well.
Interest Rates are low and going lower - this helps business and it helps consumer confidence.
People are going to make the connection that they are spending money on their cellular service plan already, and spending way too many hours on their iPhones, and they will realize that the upgrade is worth paying for. If they need to make cuts in spending, they can do that on something else - but not for their beloved iPhones that they use so much every single day.
The world before iPhone is hard to remember. It was only 12 years ago - but iPhone has changed the world a lot.
Apple won't be telling you the numbers for iPhone 11 Pro etc. But guess what? That super cycle will be measured in terms of revenue. Apple has iPhones from $450 for the iPhone 8 all the way up to iPhone 11. Maybe a lot of people will be upgrading, but not to the very latest. I guess they are not "Pro".
Canada. But I am beyond "shopping around" for cellular service plans - they are confusing, and those contracts probably should be long gone. Maybe they are, but I doubt it, because that's how to sell a car or sell something to a person who has poor sense of financial management - you don't tell them the price of the car - you sell them on $299 per month for the car and they don't notice that they are paying more than retail price.
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It's not US Robotics 14.4 is it?
Hey guys, I have a sneak peak of the 2025 iPhones! Naming to be determined, but I would gamble to call it iPhone SLR XX Max Pro S Turbocharge. This IS the greatest innovation you’ve ever seen to come to iPhone. Tim Cook really pulled the strings on this technological genius. It will only cost you $8000! Check it out...
Hopefully more bandwidth to support more users in a given area. If you have ever been in a crowded place where there are lots of people, you will know what I am talking about. Sports stadiums and amusement parks being the worst!
***sigh***
The only major upgrade to the iPhone this year is just the camera...
Now you’ve made the joke less funny.
No, you have to have an IQ of at least 120 to get them...I know it’s quite hard to connect the dots but jokes come out quite funnier when you’re capable of doing so
“Unfunnied” isn’t a word btw. Just wanted to help you out. ***hugs***
No, you have to have an IQ of at least 120 to get them...I know it’s quite hard to connect the dots but jokes come out quite funnier when you’re capable of doing so
“Unfunnied” isn’t a word btw. Just wanted to help you out. ***hugs***
Your inappropriate personal insults might have hurt my feelings but for my three advanced degrees.
This is what I think of when I see that 3-eyed monstrosity that is the front face of the new iPhone Pro:
Ok, that was a bit disturbing, I'll admit. How about this as a new representation of the new iPhone Pro camera system:
Ok, that was a bit disturbing, I'll admit. How about this as a new representation of the new iPhone Pro camera system:
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Lol I’m sorry but your three advanced degrees from your local for profit university is an insult in itself
This is going nowhere. Google me and then let’s return to the topic.Lol I’m sorry but your three advanced degrees from your local for profit university is an insult in itself
Cameras are a great thing for apple to focus on because cameras are a key differentiator between phones.
I kind of like the lens design. It reminds me of a lens turret
