The camera on the iPhone 11 is very capable though. That extra camera on the Pro widens the possibilities with photos I agree, but most people tend to use their phones as point and shoot cameras typically. Next year there will be an iPhone with a better camera again. Will we be saying those who buy the Pro at a discount aren’t interested in photography because they haven’t bought the latest best device? Unlikely.
OLED, zoom lens and stainless steel frame don’t equate to “30%” of the phone for me. YMMV
I think as contributors here we are all aware of the technical differences between the specifications of these devices. Perhaps what is subjective is the emphasis we each place on the actual feature differences of these two iPhones?
Right?! On one hand, there’s a decent chance this thread was started by someone who had remorse over cost and decided to move from the Pro to the 11. I say this because he/she decided to make a thread to try and justify their decision.
Depends. If someone was drawn to the higher resolution of the 8 Plus, the telephoto lens, preferred Touch ID, and didn’t like the aspect ratio of the narrow Xr they could easily have seen the Xr as regression. The 11 and Pro series’ at least offer more significant upgrades depending on ones use.
Yeah I can see that. Unless maybe camera was the number one priority. The low light capabilities of these new phones is pretty incredible in my opinion and that’s even before taking night mode into account. I had the Pro Max for 13 days before admitting to myself that pwm is indeed an issue for me. That’s one hell of a phone. Already miss it but I guess that’s life.
Did you notice the issues from pwm from day 1? I can’t tell if that’s my issue or something else. I’m at day 14 right now.
I’m the worst person to ask honestly because I went into these OLED options last year and this year knowing about that possibility so I hyper fixated on it. I knew I wasn’t experiencing it to the degree others were, but ‘something’ was off. Well, I returned it today and fired up the ol 8 Plus. Sure enough, same crap I was blaming the Pro Max for. So in my case, I think it was self manifested from anxiety of wondering and hyper focusing on if I was affected. I don’t know for sure, but I think for those truly affected they know pretty quickly and it’s all the time, not intermittent.
I had the Pro Max and that for me was an amazing experience. I miss the huge screen, the cameras, the speakers....pretty much was my ideal phone aside from what I think was PWM. I am torn between grabbing the regular 11 or just using this 8 Plus in hopes something changes with the screens of the 2020 phones.
That pretty much sums up this entire thread and all the back and forth between 11 vs 11 pro. Do you value the difference? If not get the 11, and if so and finances aren’t an issue then get the pro. I got the pro max but for what I use the phone for I could easily just use the regular 11. But I do enjoy the hardware aesthetics of the max over the 11. I do like the oled display with its ppi and contrast. I like the battery life. And from what I understand the connectivity is maybe better? Like 4x4 mimo vs 2x2 mimo in the 11. There may be something I missed other than the telephoto lens. could I live without those differences and probably end up using the phone the same way either one I get. Sure
You have no idea what my experience is. What a silly dismissive comment.
Really? I can get barely 5 hrs of battery life on my 2-year X :O. Battery capacity at 84% though. I don’t know why but for me, the battery life always sucked on the X from the start.
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