iPhone 11 Pro Review
Pricing and Availability
The iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max became available for pre-order on Friday, September 13, with the device's official launch following on Friday, September 20. The new phones are available from the Apple online store, Apple retail locations, and third-party retailers.
The iPhone 11 Pro is priced starting at $999 for the 64GB model, with a 256GB model available for $1149 and a 512GB model available for $1349. With the Apple Upgrade Program, pricing on the 11 Pro starts at $41.62 per month.
Reviews
Reviews for the iPhone 11 Pro have been largely positive, with reviewers praising the new triple-lens camera system, which is a huge improvement over the camera in the iPhone XS and XS Max.
Night mode especially has received high praise as it allows for crisp, clear photos even in poor lighting. Reviewers have also noted the incredible battery life of the 11 Pro and Pro Max, which last for hours longer than the XS and XS Max.
Aside from the triple-lens camera and the longer battery life, the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max have been described as iterative updates over the previous-generation iPhones.
Reviewers generally agree that the new devices are ideal for those who are heavily invested in iPhone photography or those who have an older iPhone, but the upgrade may not be worth the money if you have an XS or XS Max.
Display
The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max use a "Super Retina" XDR display, which Apple says is its best display ever in an iPhone. The Super Retina display features support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and wide color gamut for unparalleled color accuracy.
The Super Retina display features vivid, true-to-life colors, deeper blacks, and, new this year, a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, up from 1,000,000:1.
Compared to a traditional LCD display, such as the display in the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro is noticeably higher quality, especially when it comes to highlights and shadows. Blacks are blacker, whites are whiter, and everything just looks more realistic and like it does in real life.
Maximum brightness has been improved in the iPhone 11 Pro models, with 800 nits max brightness in typical use (up from 625 nits) and 1200 nits max brightness for HDR.
True Tone support is included, allowing the iPhone's ambient light sensor to adjust the white balance of the display to match the ambient lighting in a room, cutting down on eyestrain for a more paper-like reading experience.
The iPhone 11 Pro, which has a 5.8-inch display, features a resolution of 2436 x 1125 at 458 ppi, while the 6.5-inch iPhone 11 Pro Max features a resolution of 2688 x 1242 at 458 ppi. Apple's newest display is 15 percent more power efficient, which contributes to some impressive battery life gains in the iPhone 11 Pro models.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has received the highest grade ever for a display from testing and calibration firm DisplayMate. DisplayMate says the iPhone 11 Pro Max offers "considerably better display performance than other competing smartphones."