All you need to know about the iPhone 11 − Apple's new flagship
iPhone 11 price, specs and features: All the facts about Apple’s newest handset
Apple’s latest flagship is the iPhone 11 and after being unveiled in September it is now available to buy globally.
In this handy article we have rounded up a load of information on the new phone, including specs, deals and what kind of features you can find.
If you want a more in-depth look about we feel about the iPhone 11 then you need to head to our full iPhone 11 review. Here we delve deep into the phone’s performance, test out the completely new dual rear camera and put the battery through its paces. We’ve also updated our guide to the best iPhone to reflect the new devices. And you can read our definitive verdict too.
Want to know more about the iPhone 11 Pro? You can check out our iPhone 11 Pro review and our iPhone 11 Pro Max review.
The iPhone 11: key facts
- You can buy the iPhone 11 now, both sim-free and through networks
- It is very much an update to the iPhone XR, rather than the iPhone XS
- It has an Apple A13 Bionic chipset running the show
- You’ll find two cameras on the back: a 12-megapixel main wide and a secondary 12-megapixel ultra wide
- Storage starts at 64GB and there are 128GB and 256GB options
- It runs iOS 13 and has access to Apple Arcade
- Battery life is excellent
The iPhone 11 was unveiled alongside the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max on September 10 and, despite its name, it’s actually the spiritual successor to Apple’s previous generation iPhone XR.
They share very similar specs and a fairly similar design, with the only big immediately noticeable difference is that the iPhone 11 is available in different colour options.
Related: iPhone 11 colours
Confused about why the iPhone 11 isn’t the company’s main flagship? You’re not alone. Many potential buyers have been wondering what the difference between the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone XR are.
For a detailed comparison of the iPhone 11 with Apple’s other models, check out one of the below comparison articles:
If you’re interested in the iPhone 11, and only the iPhone11, keep scrolling!
iPhone 11 price − How much does the new iPhone cost?
Apple is selling the iPhone 11 for $699 (∼£560) in the US, but a much steeper £729 in the UK.
- iPhone 11: £729 (64GB); £779 (128GB); £879 (256GB)
- iPhone 11: $699 (64GB); $749 (128GB); $849 (256GB)
In previous years the price in dollars was matched exactly by the price in Sterling, which put UK customers at a slight disadvantage due to the exchange rate. But this year the price is significantly more expensive. The bad news for Brits is likely due to Apple taking precautions for a possible fall in the value of the pound due to Brexit.
If you’re interested in buying the iPhone 11 and want to cash in your older model, here’s where you can sell your iPhone.
iPhone 11 design and display – what do we think?
The iPhone 11 looks very familiar, but the biggest change to the design is a controversial one.
- It has a massive camera bump on its back, to house the new double-camera array. That bump looks considerably chunkier than the ones you’ll find on the back of Android flagships like the Huawei P30 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10, and it’s bound to divide Apple fans.
- However, the step up in camera performance (explained in more depth in the section below) should be worth it.
- Apple has also clung onto the divisive screen notch, which was popularised by the iPhone X two years ago, for at least one more year. Many Android manufacturers have now ditched it for more subtle solutions like the teardrop notch, cutout camera, and pop-up camera, and the iPhone notch is starting to look a bit dated in comparison.
Related: iPhone 12: what we’d like to see
While the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max boast OLED displays, the iPhone 11 has to make to do with LCD. Apple is still sticking with the “Liquid Retina” moniker for the iPhone 11 display instead of adopting the new “Super Retina XDR“, and it remains 6.1-inches large with a resolution that’s only slightly above 720p.
What’s the iPhone 11 camera like?
The iPhone 11 has a dual-lens camera array. The extra lens is an upgrade on the iPhone XR’s single camera, but the Pro and Pro Max devices have a total of three lenses.
The new secondary sensor is a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle snapper, which can capture much wider shots thanks to the 120-degree lens. During the demo, Apple showed that you could easily switch between the two with the tap of a soft-key, and you can shoot video in wide-angle too.
Another new camera feature is slow-motion selfies, or ‘slofies‘, as Apple is calling them. This uses the updated 12-megapixel True Depth camera on the front to snap selfies that move. It sounds slightly gimmicky, but it has the potential to be another seriously popular feature like Animoji.
Another new camera feature is a dedicated Night Mode for shooting shots in low-light situations.
The design of the iPhone 11’s camera module has proven to be controversial, but we’re happy that Apple has introduced a secondary sensor to the cheaper model.
- Want to know just how good the camera is? Read our iPhone 11 camera review
iPhone 11 specs and performance
The iPhone 11 packs an A13 Bionic CPU, which keeps the same 7nm architecture as before. Apple claimed during its demos that this was the fastest chip on the market both in terms of performance and graphics.
iOS 13 comes on the iPhone 11 and this brings highly-requested features like a system-wide dark mode, improved mapping service and more.
iPhone 11 – 5G, battery life and USB-C
If you were waiting to pick up the iPhone 11 in the hope it would ditch Lightning, we’ve got some bad news. Even though some early rumours had suggested Apple would drop its proprietary port for the common USB-C standard, that hasn’t happened.
The iPhone 11 is capable of Qi wireless charging, but it is still packaged with the puny 5W charger that iPhones have used for a decade now. The premium Pro and Pro Max models finally come with an 18W charger as standard, but iPhone 11 customers will have to shell out on a brand new charger straight away to get decent charging speeds.
5G connectivity isn’t supported by any models in the new range, which is a bit of a shame considering how impressive we’ve been by 5G in the UK so far.
While mobile connectivity might not be the fastest around, the iPhone 11 has super-fast Wi-Fi. The latest Wi-Fi 802.11 ax standard, more commonly known as Wi-Fi 6, brings with it up to a 4x performance boost in crowded areas and up to 40% higher data speeds.
Read on for a more in-depth look at the iPhone 11, or check out some of our other iPhone 11-related content through the links below:
- The Apple Watch 5 is way more interesting than the iPhone 11 for one key reason
- iPhone 11 Colours: Midnight green headlines Pro range, but that’s not all
- Does the iPhone 11 have a 90Hz screen?
- Why the iPhone 11 Pro’s Deep Fusion tech could make it a Pixel 4 rival
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