I always wonder when these reviewers compare battery life to the older model, is it a new battery to new battery comparison? Since it's not fair if they compare a year old XS battery life to a brand new 11/pro.
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iPhone 11 Pro Review Roundup: Significant Camera Advancements and Excellent Battery Life
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Yea I decided to buy a new screen protector, new cases, and a do clean wipe on my X in anticipation of iOS13 coming Thursday. I also got a pair of Airpods and some cases for those. This will hopefully give my iphone X a bit of new factor and help me to get over the fact that I won't be getting a new phone this year since the iPhone11 is underwhelming.
I often wondered about that myself. If I don't use my phone it can last all day, but if I make one 1-hour call about 40% power is used. And if I use Maps, I will definitely need it plugged into my truck power charger or it won't last the 4-hours I am traveling.
Haha nice, I was in that crowd like a block away (Walnut and Broad). Got super crowded quickly though...
I think the images comparing night mode in your article are swapped from The Verge's article - the iPhone is on the right in your article.
My mistake. Thanks for flagging this, everyone! Fixed.
https://mashable.com/feature/apple-iphone-11-pro-max-review/
This article gives you the comparison you're looking for and explains why iPhone 11 Pro is the more natural night shot.
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Supposedly it's a new design. They've already confirmed new screen sizes.
I agree.
They should have some standard set up for these "tests". For phones it should be 12 10-minute calls from Los Angeles to New York, traveling from a point a to point b using Maps, or Waze, or Google Maps (or all 3) and some standard app usages to test this battery life.
I can just have the phone on and not use it to get 18 hours.... but one phone call or two and I get nervous and look for my phone charger.
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Unlessss.... the new iPhone has that screencast-swipe-to another surface like the one Tony Stark (Iron Man) uses in Avengers:Civil War.... now THAT would be a game changer!
No your losing more than a thousand. It’s much more if your giving away an iPhone X for $500.00 when you most likely bought that iPhone X for $1k
Not to mention the distortion in the "blue" pix compared to the "orange" pix.
The "orange" pix having less bow distortion.
I was looking at it on my phone screen. Is there confirmation on which photo is which?
The image on the right clearly has more detail, the light from the building is less bloomed, and the orange is perhaps correct if the sun was setting.
Curious about your definition of "noise". since the "blue" photo definitely has more noise-check out the sky in the upper part of the photos. The "orange" photo has less noise and is regular in it's "noise" . The "blue" photo's noise is all over scatter-gun like- larger in spots, smaller in other spots. The "blue" photo's bow distortion is way more noticeable.... if you flick from one photo to the other, you'll see the differences (especially on the tall building on the left). And an orange night sky occurs with those mercury vapor street lights from the bridge.... all in all, a more realistic photo.
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Wow those are GREAT photos! Did you just use the native iPhone camera app, or a store-boughten app?
Ok, just looked at the full images. I have no idea what you’re looking at, at all. Maybe you flipped the images?
The iPhone’s image is so much better, it isn’t even close.
Look at the detail captured on the bridge. The building light is handled far better on the iPhone. Not sure what you’re looking at, but the Pixel has more noise all over the sky. The water is nowhere near as sharp.
Color I feel like is preference. I’m not sure what is correct, but I prefer the warmer iPhone image for sure.
Thanks. Just checked the EXIF data. Those were JPGs (not even RAW DNGs) taken with the native app. I've tried some other camera apps over the years, and always come back to the default camera.app; the only other one I use sometimes is Lightroom's built-in camera app and that one only to capture RAW DNGs. That said, I did process these images in Lr afterwards.
PS: shameless plug for my photography website, which really needs an update, www.AManWithACamera.com
I'm not a pro, just a on again/off again -- time-permitting -- hobbyist.
I posted this to another thread, but John Gruber posted some XS vs 11 Pro shots, the original files! I made a little cropped side by side, the XS looks like mud and the 11 has a ton of detail:
https://daringfireball.net/2019/09/the_iphone_11_and_iphones_11_pro
https://daringfireball.net/2019/09/the_iphone_11_and_iphones_11_pro
Not even Apple it’s assuming anyone will be upgrading perfectly working phones every year - Apple has adjusted to a 3-4 year cycle so yes 2020 will be a new design so waiting will work for you
I, too have tried many, many other photo apps, but usually end up using the iPhone camera app because it is so easy and versatile to use. I have to try the Lightroom app-I didn't even know it shot DNG's! I have deleted all but 2 third party photo apps, Obscura, and DSLR Camera... and I am not sure why I keep Obscura....
On a related note, I did look at your website and the photos are GREAT! They show patience and artistry.
Nilay Patel...he's so pathetic. I can't watch his videos, because I can't get over the time he cried about people laughing at his "bracelet". This was after he said that he would be embarrassed to wear the Milanese Loop band.
The copy at the bottom was changed after complaints surfaced on which photo was which. Sometime between comments. Now, it is correct, i.e. the photo an the RIGHT is the iPhone, and the one on the LEFT s the Pixel
Thank you, very kind!
Yeah, I end up downloading camera or photo editing and/or effects apps from time to time. End up using none of them, ever, full stop. Just looked in my photography folder, and this is after recently cleaning up quiet a bit; I've got Focos, Obscura, Slow Shutter in there for camera apps. Also Enlight, Pixomatic, Circular and something called LD for editing/effects apps. I can all but guarantee you that I've never used any of them. Honestly, I don't even remember what half of these do or why I have them.
The default camera app is quick, easily accessible from anywhere on the phone, and does the job well enough in most cases. Lightroom app is a backup that shoots DNGs, there are other apps as well. I do pay the Lr subscription, so all of my images are synced between and are accessible on desktop and mobile.
So the great breakthrough of nightmode is prolonged exposure? Optics...working as expected. I guess it now sums the images computationally so that you don't need to hold perfectly still. But if the child moves...night mode not going to work as well as flash. Great reviews.