What are the Threats Apple is Facing and Does Strengths of iPhone 11 Has

By Carrie Tsai,  Last Updated: October 11, 2019

Every year, Apple’s new launch of iPhone will be under the spotlight even though it has suffered from the slowing sales recently. But the newest iPhone is still a blockbuster in the mobile phone market. According to the internal files of the iOS 13 system, Apple’s autumn new product launch had been held on September 10.

The iPhone 11 will not only be upgraded in terms of configuration, but also has a great change in appearance while the disadvantages are obvious, too.

Now, let’s take a look on its advantages.

First of all, there are 3 versions of iPhone 11, namely the iPhone 11 with 5.8-inch OLED screen, iPhone 11R with 6.1-inch LCD screen and the iPhone 11 Max with 6.5-inch OLED screen.

Compared with the previous generation, the biggest highlight is the comprehensive upgrade of configuration. Not only is the processor and the system updated, but the camera, battery life and functionality are also greatly improved.

As for the hardware, the iPhone 11 series are equipped with the A13 processor and run the iOS 13 system, which will make it a leader in terms of performance and smoothness.

There will also be a dark theme mode and the setup operation will be simplified further, which will be equipped with a new leap haptics function, users can press the screen to achieve the interaction.

Needless to say, the A13 processor is excellent, the performance of this SOC is nearly 30% higher than its previous counterpart and the power consumption will be reduced by up to 25%, so the game experience will be amazing.

On the side of camera, both iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max have 12 megapixel AI three-shot combination while iPhone 11R has 12 megapixel AI dual-camera combination and all the iPhone 11 series support 120 degree ultra wide-angle cameras.

That feature enables users to obtain a wider viewing range with plenty of light during the day, and is also optimized for low-light imaging. It also add an algorithm similar to the Super Night Scene mode, which make it the top of the DXO camera list.

They also have good performance in terms of battery life. It is reported that the battery capacity of iPhone 11R has increased to 3110mAh. And iPhone 11 is between 3180mAh and 3300 mAh while the iPhone 11 Max will reach to 3650mAh. Moreover, it is expected to support the reverse charging and new 18W C port.

In other words, the iPhone 11 series will enter the fast charging era and be the most powerful Apple mobile phone in recent years.

But its weakness can not be neglected. First, as for the appearance, it still uses the notch screen, so the screen ratio is not so well compared with the hole-digging screen and lifting full screen.

Secondly, due to the patent dispute between Apple and Qualcomm, the iPhone 11 series will not be able to support the 5G network while many Android flagships will launch 5G version in the second half of this year.

According to the information disclosed at present, the price of iPhone 11 series will maintain the same as last year, which is likely to start around $999, a relatively high threshold for many consumers. And it may be not worth spending so much money to buy a 4G mobile phone in this 5G era.

There is also an interesting point regarding its naming. Why is it called iPhone 11 rather than iPhone 9 or iPhone 10?

In fact, the iPhone 10 has been released last year, which is also called iPhone X that we are familiar with.

If you are careful enough, you may have noticed that the publisher mentioned it as iPhone ”ten” at the Apple conference last year. X is 10 in Greek and since iPhone 10 was released last year, there is no way to return to 9 this year, so this latest iPhone series will be directly named as iPhone 11.

Conclusion

The launch of the iPhone XS series led to the decline in sales and profit loss. Later, due to the adjustment of the revenue expectations, Apple’s stock price plummeted and suffered heavy losses.

Faced with the aggressiveness of the Android phones, this year’s iPhone 11 is a flagship that surpass the previous years. It owns the advantages of strong performance, well photo-taking and long-lasting battery life, but still, the disadvantages of ugly appearance and pricey tag are evident.

It is still too early to draw a conclusion on it. Let’s just wait and see on its new product release conference on September 10!