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If you are in the market for a new iPhone,
this is the one you should be getting.
Not the iPhone 11 Pro, not the 11 Pro Max,
not the new iPhone SE, but the iPhone 11.
And in this video, I am going to tell you
why.
Hey guys its Sagar from Tecworkz, and let’s
get started with this video.
I like to take my time reviewing these smartphones
because, with a new product, there is a honeymoon
period, where almost everything feels just
right.
And we tend to overlook some of the wrinkles
that are clearly visible after a while.
It also gives the phone some time to mature,
both physically as in show us its durability
and how it withstands to daily wear and tear,
and give the software some time to fix some
of the minor bugs, that are always a part
of any new device.
In the US there is a $300 difference between
the price of the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro.
But in India, difference between these phones
is almost $525.
Making the iPhone 11 the popular choice.
And honestly, for the extra price, other than
the higher resolution OLED displays, and 1
extra camera at the back, there is not a lot
that the Pro’s offer over the regular iPhone
11.
2 things that disappointed most people more
than anything, when this phone came out, were
the lower resolution display, and the measly
5 watt charger in the box.
And one of those things still annoy me.
It is the 5 watt charger.
This phone supports fast charging via the
18 watt fast charger that comes with the iPhone
11 Pro models, but you will have to buy that
charger, and the USB C to lightning cable
separately.
I have the iPad Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro,
so I use that 18 watt charger to juice this
phone up, and I don’t think I can ever go
back to charging my phone with the 5 watt
charger again.
About the lower resolution LCD screen that
everyone was so angry about, truth is, you
won’t even notice that it is not an OLED
display.
It was the same for the iPhone XR.
Last year I switched from the iPhone XS Max
to the iPhone XR, and this year I am using
both the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Max together.
But unless I am holding the phone just a few
inches from my face (which we never are in
normal day to day usage), or I am using a
camera to zoom way in on these displays, I
can barely tell the difference in resolution.
Apple calibrates their LCD panels better than
anyone in the industry, and the colour accuracy
and viewing angles on this display are simply
the best amongst any LCD displays out there.
You might hear about the specs and straightaway
think that it is inferior to even many of
the budget smartphones.
But all displays are not created equal, and
this one is much nicer than the LCD screens
that the budget devices have.
Something that I would say I miss when moving
from iPhone 11 Pro to iPhone 11 is the support
for HDR playback.
Other than that, unless you compare these
displays side by side, it is difficult to
tell the difference between OLED and LCD,
yes Apple’s LCD displays are that good.
You don’t have to take my word for it, go
to the nearest Apple store or one of their
resellers, and check the display out for yourself.
You just have to see one to believe it.
I think the 6.1 inch is a very comfortable
display size.
Actually I think a 5.8 inch iPhone 11 at an
ever lower price point, would have been the
ideal device for my needs.
The notch is still there, and it is just as
big as it was on the iPhone X.
At first, I was not too bothered by this notch,
because the tech that hides behind that notch
works perfectly.
But having a look at what Android manufacturers
are doing with the notch, I’ve started to
wish that the notch was a bit smaller.
It is not too intrusive, or anything, and
just like you forget about the display having
slightly lower resolution than other smartphones,
you also get used to the notch, and start
looking past it in a day or 2.
What i miss on this iPhone 11 and even on
the iPhone 11 Pro Max, is that 3D touch is
now replaced with Haptic Touch.
While Haptic touch made way for a bigger battery
and lets you use most functions of the 3D
touch by long pressing on a particular part,
it misses out on some features, and it is
not as fast.
I was one of the few people who used 3D touch
a lot, so much so, that I made a dedicated
video showing what all it can do, and now
that it is gone, I miss it.
- Design of the iPhone 11 is identical to
that of the iPhone XR, with just the addition
of the extra camera in a raised square camera
module at the back.
While it’s not too different, I don’t
mind having this design, as it worked pretty
well for me.
There are now different colour options to
choose from.
I would have loved to see the matt glass back
on the iPhone 11, just like the 11 Pro.
But that process seems to be a bit costly,
and including it on the iPhone 11 would have
increased its price.
- I talked about the durability at the start
and I would like to elaborate a bit on that.
Like on the iPhone XR, Apple has again used
anodised aluminium for the frame of this iPhone
11, which has held up pretty great for me
so far.
Most of the time I do have a case on it, but
every now and then I use it without a case.
And I have accidentally banged it against
a wall once, but it didn’t even gather a
scratch.
This year Apple is using the same best gorilla
glass that corning has to offer, for the front
and back glass of this phone, as they do on
iPhone 11 Pro’s.
Which means even the lower priced iPhone 11,
gets top of the line protection.
Now my iPhone had held up pretty well against
the scratches, but I have seen other peoples
phone gathering some big scratches, from nothing
but carrying them in their pockets.
So although Apple says this is the toughest
glass, it won’t hurt to use a good tempered
glass screen protector.
This phone also has better resistance against
water.
XR was able to withstand being submerged under
1m of water for 30 min, and the 11 can be
submerged in 2m of water for up to 30 min.
- Remember, I came to the iPhone 11 after
using the iPhone XR for a long time.
So the cameras while falling 1 lens short
than the Pro’s is still an upgrade for me,
both in quality and quantity.
While the camera on the iPhone XR was a beast,
the ones on the iPhone 11 are even better.
Both the normal and wide cameras are same
as the ones on the iPhone 11 Pro.
Features like a better smart HDR algorithm,
Deep Fusion and Night mode, makes this the
best camera at its price.
Front camera also gets a bump in resolution
from 7 to 12 megapixels, and now you can take
normal or wide selfies with it.
I have made a very detailed video about the
cameras on the iPhone 11, with lot of image
and video samples from various lighting situations.
Make sure to check that out for a detailed
look into the cameras.
I will leave card to to it on the top right
corner of therein, and also link it in the
description section.
Apple is not doing anything too crazy like
adding a lot of megapixels, or an absurd amount
of zoom to one of its lenses.
But whatever they are doing, has been working
out pretty well.
I just hope they start using physically larger
sensors like some of the recent Huawei and
Samsung phones.
I just want to see what Apple can achieve
with that sort of data and their computational
photography algorithms.
All of that, may be in store for the next
iPhones, but on the iPhone 11, we are left
with these cameras, and I think they are capable
of taking on any of the competing smartphones.
Video performance of the iPhones has been
the best for some time now.
It is so good, that many times when I am taking
outdoor shots, I take a few shots with this
phone, and mix them up in the video.
And even after watching, no one can differentiate
between shots taken with the iPhone 11 and
my DSLR.
- If you have ever used an iPhone, you know
that performance is not one of the things
that you have to worry about.
iPhone 11 gets the same Apple A13 Bionic Processor
as the Pro’s.
So just as you would expect, iPhone 11 can
handle anything that you can throw at it.
In fact, there are not many apps out there
which can fully take advantage of the hardware
that this phone packs in.
All this headroom means this iPhone 11 is
built to last.
As and when developers will develop better
apps in the future, this phone will be able
to run them without any issue.
Apple generally provides software updates
and support for any phone for 5 years.
So rest assured that the performance of this
phone will last far longer than your willingness
to use it.
Chances are, you might get bored and want
to upgrade to a newer iPhone just because
it is available, and not because there is
some issue with this ones performance.
Software and hardware work hand in hand on
the iPhones like they do on no other phones.
Apple tightly integrates the software and
hardware, and keeps most of it under walled
gardens, and that’s the reason performance
of these iPhones is so good.
Everything, right from the processor is designed
by Apple, so they know how to get the most
out of their hardware via the software, at
any given time.
Simplicity of iOS is what attracts most people
to iPhones.
And if you have more than 1 Apple devices,
all of them work together flawlessly.
Like with many other devices, there were a
few bugs on the iPhone 11 at the launch.
But with each subsequent updates Apple has
been fixing them, and adding more features
to the phone.
I think iOS 13 has been Apples buggiest version
of iOS till date, and I just hope, they straighten
things out on the iOS 14, right from the start.
I know any operating system has its share
of bugs, and I am glad that Apple has been
on top of fixing them bugs right from the
early days on this phone.
But I would expect that a huge company like
Apple, with its huge program for developers
and Beta testers, would iron this bugs out
prior to releasing these versions to all the
users.
Somethings I wish Apple gives us with the
next version of iOS, is relatively bug free
experience from the start, ability to put
some sort of widgets on the home screen.
I know I can put some widgets on the left
most page, but that is not nearly as convent
as having them on your main homepage.
I would also wish to have the ability to use
multiple apps at the same time.
With the screen becoming bigger, I think we
can easily use at least 2 apps at a time,
if not more.
I would also like for them to add night mode
to the ultra wide lens and more importantly,
to the front facing camera.
And maybe a few more computational photography
features to make the cameras even better.
I love that with each new update Apple has
kept on adding a few new features to this
phone.
Features like the deep fusion mode, which
helps camera take much better and detailed
images in indoor light was added later on,
and even the option to change the video resolution
and frame rate right from the viewfinder,
was added to iOS 13 in a later update.
There are lot of more small features that
they have kept on adding, so these updates
have not just been about fixing bugs.
If there is something on the hardware side
that I don’t like, it has to be the storage
option.
I don’t like that these iPhones still start
at 64GB, because for price this high, 128GB
should be standard.
You can obviously pay Apple more and bump
up the storage.
For the iPhone 11 Pro, after 64GB, you get
the 256GB storage option, and in India with
the current pricing, you have to pay Rs.14,700
to go from 64 to 256GB.
With the iPhone 11, after the 64GB variant,
there is the 128GB storage option.
While it costs Rs.5300 to go from 64 to 128GB,
if you want to go with 256GB of internal storage,
you will have to spend Rs.15,800, which is
1100Rs. more than what you would have to spend
on the Pro’s.
Which doesn’t make any sense.
64Gb sounds good enough for most people, but
if you plan on using this phone for 3 to 4
years, choosing the 128GB storage option is
a smarter thing to do.
- Last year, I went with the XS Max because
I wanted the battery on my iPhone to last
me an entire day, but as it turns out, iPhone
XR had an even better battery life so I switched
to it.
Having a battery that lasts for more than
a day is important to me, so knowing that
this iPhone 11 could last even longer than
the XR, was an amazing thing.
My normal day to day usage compromises of
an hour or so of making and receiving calls,
about an hour or so of video calls, watching
YouTube videos for about half an hour, listening
to music for about an hour, Constantly checking
Twitter and Instagram feeds throughout the
day, chatting on iMessage and WhatsApp, and
streaming some shows on Amazon Prime, Netflix
or Apple TV, and taking a few images and videos
here and there.
And with this usage, I mostly end my day with
more than 30% of the battery still remaining.
Sometimes, I need more than a day’s battery
on my phone, because I drive a lot, and during
those days, navigation apps are used a lot,
and sometimes I just forget to carry my charger.
So having a battery that can go on for more
than a day, is very important on those days.
When it is time to charge the phone, I just
hate that Apple still included a 5 watt charger
with the 11.
I have a few 18watt Power Delivery chargers,
and after having used it, I never went back
to the 5 watt charger.
I also have a wireless charger on my desk
and on my bed side table, so sometimes, like
when i am scripting for a video or doing some
other work at the desk, I just place it on
these docs, and it is pretty much fully juiced
up when I get off the desk.
Now this is definitely the least expensive
of all the iPhone that Apple announced at
their last major keynote, but it is in no
way the lighter iPhone or the less powerful
one in any way.
So Apple was right to not call it the XR 2
or something like that and just go with the
iPhone 11, because this is every bit as powerful
as the iPhone 11 Pro’s.
With all that being said, for me this iPhone
11 has held up pretty well for the past 6
odd months, and I am sure it is still an amazing
phone to buy, even if the next phones are
scheduled to launch later this year.
It is an amazing value for money, and offers
you most of the features that the 11 Pro and
11 Pro Max do, at a much lower price point.
In china Apple has reduced the price of this
phone, considerably.
So if they follow that by further reducing
its price like they did with the iPhone XR
last year, iPhone 11 will be even more popular
in India, and I am sure people will choose
it over the iPhone XR.
Most people getting a new iPhone are bound
to use it for 2 years or more, so it is only
fair to get the one that offers you most of
the latest features that you would use, for
a reasonable price.
So if money is a factor in your buying decision,
going with the iPhone 11 over the 11 Pro is
the smarter choice.
I’ve mentioned a few times that I am using
this with the 11 Pro max, and I think I might
sell that one hold on to this iPhone 11, until
the next iPhones arrive.
If we believe some of the news that is floating
around, that could be longer wait than normal
this year, due to the outbreak and manufacturing
and supply constraints.
So if you are looking to buy a new iPhone,
and unless you have a ton of money which you
don’t need, iPhone 11 is the one to get.
I also understand that the iPhone XR is much
cheaper than the iPhone 11 in India, and some
of you might want to know what do you miss
out on, by going that route.
So if enough of you are interested, let me
know in the comments, and I will make a detailed
videos comparing all the aspects between the
iPhone 11 and iPhone XR.
Same with the new iPhone SE. iPhone 11 is
clearly much better alternative than the newly
released iPhone SE.
If you want a detailed video telling you why,
then again let me know in the comments.
How many of you own an iPhone 11, and how
has your experience been so far.
I would like to know.
I would also like to know if any of you are
planing to it the iPhone 11 and what drove
you to it.
So let’s spark up a few conversations in
the comments section.
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