It is September and Apple is all set to unveil its next generation iPhones. The 11th edition of the iPhone is expected to pack quite the punch and Apple will need to deliver if it has to stand up to the Note 10 and its variants. The Apple event will be available on YouTube as well this year unlike earlier years when it was only available through the Safari browser or Microsoft Edge. The live telecast is supposed to start at 10:30 pm IST.
Apple will be launching the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. Off the three models, the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will be the premium models sporting OLED displays and offering Apple Pencil support. It does not come as a standard accessory for now. The iPhone 11 will sport an LCD display and will be a successor to the iPhone XR. Here is a quick look at the specifications:
iPhone 11
5.8-inch LCD display with a 1792x828 pixel resolution at 326 ppi
Glass design
No 3D touch
Face ID
A13 chip
4GB RAM
64GB/256GB/512GB storage
12MP front camera
Dual 12MP rear cameras
Bilateral wireless charging
WiFi 6
No Apple Pencil support
3,110 mAh battery
Price: Rs 75,000 (approx)
iPhone 11 Pro
6.1-inch OLED display with a 2436x1125 pixel resolution at 458 ppi
Frost Glass design
No 3D touch
Face ID
A13 chip
6GB RAM
128GB/256GB/512GB storage
12MP front camera
Triple 12MP rear cameras
Bilateral wireless charging
WiFi 6
Apple Pencil support
3,190 mAh battery
Price: Rs 95,000 (approx)
iPhone 11 Pro Max
6.5-inch LCD display with a 2688x1242 pixel resolution at 458 ppi
Frost Glass design
No 3D touch
Face ID
A13 chip
4GB RAM
64GB/256GB/512GB storage
12MP front camera
Dual 12MP rear cameras
Bilateral wireless charging
WiFi 6
Apple Pencil support
3,500 mAh battery
Price: Rs 1,20,000 (approx)
The iPhone 11 will have just two cameras. One a regular and the other a tele. The Pro 11 and Pro 11 Max will sport an extra ultrawide lens, a first for Apple. The latest iPhone variants will miss out on the 3D touch sensors, something that other Android phones now boast of. All three iPhones will support reverse charging meaning you can charge your Airpods and Apple watch. The new iPhones have also gotten battery upgrades over its predecessors. The new powerful A13 chipset is rumored to feature a Smart HDR that may pip competition.
Apart from the iPhones, Apple is also expected to launch Apple Watch Series 5 and the 16-inch MacBook Pro.