It was officially launched in the global market on September 9.iPhone 11 series modelsThe mashdigi website has done a simple unboxing and further analysis.Related purchasing suggestionsThis time, we will focus on the relatively advanced and complete iPhone 11 Pro Max to see the charm of its triple-lens design and A13 Bionic processor.
Differences from iPhone 11
Compared to the design of the iPhone 11 Pro, the iPhone 11 Pro Max differs only in screen size. Other features, such as the built-in A13 Bionic processor and the triple-lens main camera design that includes a 120x optical zoom lens and a 11-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, are basically the same as the iPhone XNUMX Pro. Even the color scheme is differentiated by midnight green, space gray, silver and white styles.
Compared to the iPhone 11, apart from the differences in screen specifications, richer color options, and storage capacity, the iPhone 11 Pro series lacks a separately configured 120x optical zoom lens. Other usage modes are roughly the same. Even the photo function has a 3-degree ultra-wide-angle lens that is more convenient for capturing large scenes. At the same time, the two sets of lenses can also be used to create depth of field shots, or a XNUMX-second countdown long exposure can be used to achieve night shooting effects.
Therefore, of the three phones released this time, the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max can generally be determined solely by size, while the iPhone 11 falls somewhere in the middle. It has a relatively lower price than the iPhone 11 Pro and a 11-inch screen that's slightly larger than the iPhone 11 Pro and slightly smaller than the iPhone 6.1 Pro Max. While the Liquid LCD screen lacks the vibrant colors and relatively narrow bezels of the iPhone 11 Pro series' Super Retina XDR OLED screen, it's ample for practical use and offers adequate responsiveness.
Although the camera lacks an independently configured 120x optical zoom lens, which does make it less convenient for shooting distant objects, the addition of a 11-degree ultra-wide-angle lens means that the iPhone 11's camera performance will not be much different from that of the iPhone 11 Pro. Unless the user wants to use three sets of lenses simultaneously when shooting videos through a third-party app, or has more advanced applications, the iPhone XNUMX's camera lens design is also very sufficient, and it can even shoot depth of field portraits and capture ultra-wide-angle images.
However, given the iPhone 11 Pro series' product positioning, it naturally features more comprehensive app designs and targets the advanced user market. However, when looking at most popular apps, the user experience between the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max isn't significantly different.
Only the iPhone 11 Pro series will come with an 18W fast charger in the original box:
In addition, although the built-in battery capacity of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro series models varies due to their different body sizes, they basically all support 18W fast charging, and can even correspond to a charging power of more than 22W. However, only the iPhone 11 Pro series models will come with an 18W fast charging head in the original box (for use with the original USB-C to Lightning cable). The iPhone 11 still provides a regular USB-A charging head. If you want to achieve high-wattage fast charging, you must pay extra to purchase Apple's original fast charging head or other third-party fast charging accessories.
依照測試，搭配原廠18W快速充電頭，15分鐘內約可將iPhone 11 Pro Max電量充滿28%，30分鐘即可充滿55%，而完全將手機充滿電則需要1小時又42分鐘。
Triple-lens camera brings rich shooting effects
More convenient ultra-wide-angle lens:
Compared to the iPhone 7, which first added a 11x optical zoom lens to the main camera, allowing the camera shooting function to add depth of field portrait effects, Apple has added a 1200-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture, and a 13-degree ultra-wide-angle lens with an equivalent shooting distance of 120mm in the iPhone XNUMX series. Obviously, this is not just to simply increase the shooting angle.
The changes also include making the depth of field shooting effect no longer limited to facial recognition. It can now also be used to shoot pets or general static objects. At the same time, the depth of field shooting effect can be achieved through a 120x optical zoom lens or a XNUMX-degree ultra-wide-angle lens. However, the depth of field effect of the latter is generated through machine learning, which is somewhat different from the depth of field effect produced by shooting with a XNUMXx optical zoom lens.
The newly added ultra-wide-angle lens can even be used in panoramic shooting mode to capture a wider scene. In addition, by turning on the "Capture photos outside the viewfinder" or "Capture videos outside the viewfinder" options in the "Camera" option in the settings, you can use different lenses to make up for the image range that cannot be captured.
For example, when shooting through a wide-angle lens, the ultra-wide-angle lens will be used to assist in capturing the image, and when shooting through a 2x optical zoom lens, the wide-angle lens will be used as an auxiliary to compensate for the corners that could not be captured smoothly. When shooting a portrait, if you accidentally cut off the feet, or the object you want to shoot just doesn't fall into the corner range, you can correct it during the subsequent editing process. Users can also directly select automatic application in the settings item, which saves the trouble of manual adjustment later.
However, if you use an ultra-wide-angle lens when shooting, you will not be able to correct the image through a wide-angle lens or a 2x optical zoom lens, so you may need to pay attention to this.
Night shooting mode and easy-to-use selfie camera that make up for past shortcomings:
The Night Mode, with its automatic countdown long exposure of up to 3 seconds, complements the shortcomings of previous iPhone cameras in low-light shooting. Users can even manually disable or adjust the long exposure time if they desire to capture even more diverse night photography effects.
In addition, when the phone is placed on a tripod or a stable surface, the built-in gyroscope can detect that the phone is stable and extend the long exposure time to up to 30 seconds (the actual time will depend on the system's judgment of the shooting environment), thereby improving the shooting effect in low-light environments.
The 11-megapixel video camera on the iPhone 1200 series actually records images in 700-megapixel mode by default when the phone is held vertically. Only when switching to wide-angle shooting mode will it record images in 1200-megapixel format. However, if the user holds the phone horizontally when taking a selfie, the image will be recorded directly in 1200-megapixel format. Similarly, the user can switch to the narrower 700-megapixel recording mode by clicking.
In terms of selfie camera functions, this time the iPhone 11 has added a slow-motion selfie recording function. Apple has even applied for a patent for the name "Slofie", hoping to create more interesting content through slow-motion selfie recording.
Different shooting operation functions:
In the front and rear camera shooting interfaces of the iPhone 11 series models, Apple has changed the QuickTake operation mode, which originally activated continuous shooting by long pressing the camera shutter, to directly activating the video recording function, allowing users to record dynamic videos at a faster speed without having to switch the shooting function one by one.
The original continuous shooting function has been changed to sliding the camera shutter to the left when holding the phone upright, or sliding the camera shutter downward when holding the phone horizontally. In addition, sliding the camera shutter to the right when holding the phone upright, or sliding the camera shutter upward when holding the phone horizontally, will directly activate the video function, which is basically the same as long-pressing the camera shutter.
If you use the volume button, a single press will still capture a still image, but a long press will activate the video recording function instead of continuous shooting. Currently, according to Apple's design, continuous shooting of still images using the volume button is not yet available.
However, in models other than the iPhone 11 series, all shooting functions still maintain their original settings, that is, pressing the camera shutter or volume button will enable continuous shooting, and the video recording function still needs to be switched by tapping.
More practical built-in photo post-production functions:
As for the iOS 13 version update, it adds detailed adjustments such as exposure, highlight enhancement, highlights, shadows, contrast, brightness, black points, saturation, natural saturation, color temperature, hue, clarity, image quality, noise removal, and vignetting for post-production after shooting. It even adds applications such as distortion adjustment to the original cropping function. In addition, you can manually select the main image in the original photo recorded in 6 seconds, or adjust the display range.
Even if users are not using an iPhone 11 series model, they can still get the above-mentioned photo post-production functions through the iOS 13 version update. However, the addition of quick options such as the 16:9 image ratio and long-exposure night shooting mode in the shooting function are only available on the iPhone 11 series models.
There are still some regrets:
However, although the camera function design has been improved and a more convenient ultra-wide-angle lens has been added, there are still some drawbacks. For example, the night shooting mode is still limited to the regular wide-angle lens and the 2x optical zoom lens. The ultra-wide-angle lens, which is generally more likely to be used for shooting night scenes, does not have a night shooting mode. The night shooting mode cannot be used when recording videos. This part may depend on whether third-party application services can provide additional functions.
In addition, although Apple's camera function in iOS 13 does not support simultaneous shooting with all lenses, third-party application services such as the FiLMic Pro app provided by FiLMic can be used to record videos simultaneously through all front and rear lenses, thereby recording video content in different styles. It can even capture images through three lenses and synthesize photos with deeper tones.
Actual recording (switching between different shots)
Actual shooting (mainly wide-angle lens):
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Actual shooting comparison (mainly wide-angle lens):
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | iPhone XS Max | Galaxy Note 10 | P30 Pro | Xperia 1 |
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Actual shooting comparison (wide-angle, telephoto, and ultra-wide-angle shooting effects): iPhone 11 Pro Max, Galaxy Note 10, P30 Pro, and Xperia 1
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | wide angle | long distance | Ultra wide angle |
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| Galaxy Note 10 | wide angle | long distance | Ultra wide angle |
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| P30 Pro | wide angle | long distance | Ultra wide angle |
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| Xperia 1 | wide angle | long distance | Ultra wide angle |
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Actual shooting comparison (night shooting effect): iPhone 11 Pro Max, Galaxy Note 10, P30 Pro
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | Long exposure is not enabled | Turn on long exposure |
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| Galaxy Note 10 | Long exposure is not enabled | Turn on long exposure |
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| P30 Pro | Long exposure is not enabled | Turn on long exposure |
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A13 Bionic processor brings more performance
During the launch of these new phones, Apple spent a relatively brief time introducing the features of the phones, but spent a longer time explaining the details of the A13 Bionic processor used in the three new phones.
According to Apple, last year's A12 Bionic processor already outperformed this year's high-end flagship processors from manufacturers like Samsung and Qualcomm. This year's A7 Bionic processor, built on TSMC's advanced 13nm FinFET process technology, further enhances AI computing applications, improving camera photography and image processing efficiency. It also boosts multitasking and intensive 3D graphics processing, allowing Apple's concurrently launched Apple Arcade gaming apps and this year's key ARKit 3.0 technology to operate more smoothly and stably thanks to the A13 Bionic processor.
Apple's emphasis on the performance improvements provided by the A13 Bionic processor naturally stems from its desire to use the iPhone (and iPad) as a vehicle for the development of various application services. Therefore, it will focus on improving processor computing performance to provide sufficient computing power, allowing users to smoothly access various services through the iPhone, thereby promoting the growth of more third-party application services.
Therefore, from the perspective of iPhone product development model, Apple is usually based on the position of creating the best computing performance platform, and allows third-party application services to fully utilize the various hardware functions of the iPhone. It even allows application service developers to easily access various hardware resources through various APIs, making it easier to create application services for the iPhone platform.
Compared to the products created by various Android phone manufacturers, Apple's product philosophy is to allow all application services to have greater room for development. Therefore, in addition to focusing on improving key hardware, the overall design of the iPhone product is to maintain the concept of simple use. Unlike different brands of Android phones, they do not place special emphasis on functional features such as the camera in order to create product differentiation, but fail to allow more developers to properly use them.
In fact, manufacturers such as Samsung, Huawei, and OPPO have opened APIs for their Android phone functions, but they still cannot achieve larger-scale application development like Apple. In addition to being limited to the demand for popular Android applications created by Google (Note), which is naturally due to the relatively high degree of integration of software and hardware in Apple’s own products. This is also the reason why many developers tend to build application services based on Apple products.
Note:From the perspective of Android platform developers, due to the significant differences between Android phones of different brands, in order to maximize the use of their own application services, they generally do not develop content for a single mobile phone hardware environment, unless the mobile phone manufacturer is promoting the service itself or there is a specific cooperation project.
Apple's foreshadowing
The U11 processor, which wasn't mentioned at the event, is Apple's way of enhancing the iPhone's spatial positioning capabilities. According to the official website, the U11 processor will utilize Ultra Wideband (UWB) to enable AirDrop sharing with greater accuracy and precision. Simply pointing the phone at the intended recipient will allow files to be pushed smoothly, eliminating previous issues where AirDrop could be unable to locate the intended recipient's device due to signal interference.
However, the U11 processor will obviously have more possible applications. For example, there have been recent rumors that Apple Tags similar to Tile may apply this function. When searching for lost Apple devices through the "Find My" function, the U11 processor may also be used to enhance the positioning effect (but the item being found may also need to have a U11 processor).
By enhancing the iPhone's spatial positioning capabilities through ultra-wideband technology, it is expected that the iPhone's geolocation and indoor navigation applications will also be more effective. Even the augmented reality applications expected to be driven by ARKit 3.0 technology may also be combined with ultra-wideband technology to make the augmented reality image presentation more stable, thereby improving the user experience of augmented reality content.
summary
Many people criticize the iPhone in recent years for being lacking in innovation and lagging behind existing Android phones in terms of functionality. Many of its features even imitate the design thinking of Android phones. However, Apple's thinking is actually based on providing a hardware operating environment with sufficient performance, while also creating basic and practical functional projects on its own, and cooperating with third-party apps to provide more diverse application services, thereby making the actual experience of each generation of iPhone better.
The same is true for the iPhone 11 series. The biggest changes this time are the addition of a 120-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, a night scene shooting mode, a more flexible lens application mode, and the A13 Bionic processor with once again excessive performance. In addition, the U11 processor that Apple has left in the dark will obviously be combined with Apple's open API application resources, allowing third-party manufacturers and developers to create more interesting applications.
Some people also believe that the iPhone 11 series launched this year is actually a transitional model. After all, Apple will not enter the development of 5G network applications until next year. Therefore, it is indeed possible that some functional designs of the new phone will be reserved. For example, there are not many changes to the screen design this time. Unlike other Android phones, the screen display ratio is not increased, and the bangs design is not further removed.
From Apple's perspective, since it plans to launch mobile phone specifications equipped with 5G network applications next year, it seems that there is no rush to change the way the screen is used and the design of the existing app operating interface. It would be better to wait until the launch of 5G network models next year to make another more significant change.
However, looking back at the iPhone 11 series models launched this time, there have actually been significant improvements in many designs, such as camera functions. Therefore, for consumers who need to change their phones, it is actually a suitable option to upgrade.
