The iPhone SE 2020 Review

The iPhone SE 2020 Review

The term SE first appeared in the iPhone world in 2018 but for whatever reason was discontinued and then revived in April 2020. The 4.7-inch model looks like an iPhone 8 on the outside. The internals can be compared to iPhone 11.

Features:

  • A13 Bionic chip
  • 3GB RAM
  • Colours are black, red and white
  • Storages are 64, 128, and 256GB of storage.
  • The display is 4.7-inch retina HD, LCD with true tone
  • Wide Dolby vision
  • The rear camera comes with a single lens
  • Built with a glass
  • Wireless charging
  • IP67 water and dust resistance
  • Works with the latest WIFI protocol

It comes with a thick top and bottom bezel just like the iPhone 8, located at the top bezel is the 7- megapixel front facing camera and a microphone. The button bezel has the Touch ID home button for fingerprint based biometric authentication.

Quick actions and contextual menus are done through haptic touch, 3D has been eliminated from the iPhone lineup.

Front Camera

  • 7 Megapixel front camera features a f/2.2 aperture with portrait mode.
  • It supports depth control despite the lack of a true depth camera system
  • It supports quick take, the first camera to come with this feature
  • A 1080p video can be recorded at 30 frames per seconds
  • Retina flash
  • Auto image stabilisation
  • Burst mode
  • Auto HDR
  • Wide colour capture

Rear camera

  • 12 megapixels with an f/1.8 aperture
  • Optical image stabilisation
  • Supports portrait mode and lighting
  • No night mode feature
  • Smart HDR
  • Supports wider colour
  • LED true tone flash with slow sync capabilities
  • Records 4K video of up to 60 frames per seconds
  • Optical image stabilisation
  • Supports slow motion and time lapse videos
  • Microphone

The front camera supports portrait mode and uses image signal processor plus neural engine of the A13 Bionic.

The iPhone SE 2020 Review

The phone is equipped with modern chip technology, it has the same A13 Bionic chip found in the iPhone 11. Apple claims it is the fastest chip in a smartphone to date, the bionic posses a dedicated 8 core neural engine which performs 5 trillion operations per seconds.

Video Capabilities

  • Shoots 4K video at up to 60 frames per seconds
  • 24 to 30 frames per seconds are also optional alongside 1080 and 720p shooting modes
  • Videos up to 30 frames per seconds has extended dynamic range available, plus optical image stabilisation
  • Quick takes video feature to run video mode by holding down the camera button in photo mode.

Battery

  • It will last up to 13 hours for watching videos
  • It will last up to 8 hours for streaming
  • 40 hours for audio
  • Charges faster
  • Charges up to 50 percent in half and hour when using 18 power adapters or higher

Design

The design is somehow like iPhone 5 even though it is identical to the iPhone 8. I will conclude that it sits between the iPhone 5 and 8. They’re top bezel features:

  • Front facing camera
  • Speakers
  • Sensors

At the bottom of the phone is a touch ID home button covered with sapphire crystal.  The phone is built with an all body glass like the iPhone 8, this gives the phone a rich depth of colour. An aluminium band holds the glass display and body together, which matches the colour for each phone.

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The iPhone SE 2020 Review

Volume buttons and mute switches are on the left side of the phone. The right side features the sleep/wake button. Lighting ports and speakers’ holes can be found at the bottom part. There is no headphone jack therefore Bluetooth or lighting headphone is a requirement.

It measures:

  • 4mm tall by 67.3mm wide
  • 3mm thick and weighs 5.22 ounces

Display

  • Resolution of 1334 by 750 to 326 pixels per inch and a 1400:1 contrast ratio

It has multi touch capabilities, P3 wide colour which supports rich true to life colour and 625 nits for maximum brightness.

Touch ID

To make this affordable phone, it comes with an all glass design with Face, ID, also offers a home button with a touch ID fingerprint sensor. The touch ID home button is covered with a sapphire crystal which does two things.

  • It protects the ID sensor and has a steel ring that detects a user’s finger sensor.

Touch ID is used for:

  • It unlocks the phone,
  • Inputs the password with key chain
  • Confirm Apple store purchases
  • Opens protected passcode apps
  • Confirms Apple pay instructions

True Tone

The phone is compatible with true tone, a feature introduced to iPad and iPhone some years ago. The functionality of true tone is taking advantage of the ambient light sensor to detect the lighting in a room. It then adjusts the colour temperature and intensity to match the light to produce a more natural paper-like viewing experience that reduces eye strain.

Haptic Touch

One of the differences between the iPhone SE and the 8 model is, the 8 model comes with a 3D touch whilst the SE comes with a haptic touch found in the 11 models. The 3D and haptic has similar functionality, but it is not pressured sensitive and doesn’t support multiple functions for each press.

Haptic Touch is used for:

  • Accessing quick actions on the home screen
  • Links preview in safari
  • Flash activation on the lock screen
  • Access to extra features in control centre.

Haptic touch does not work with notifications on the lock screen or in the notification centre.

Water and Dust Resistance

The water resistance is rated at IP67 this means the phone will still be functional after being immersed in water for up to one metre (3.3) feet for up to 30 minutes. This is not a licence to drop your phone in the water because you want to experiment. Apple’s warranty does not really cover water damage.

The Phone will survive:

  • Rain splashes
  • Rain
  • Brief water exposure

Portrait Mode and Lighting

  • This phone supports portrait mode despite not having two cameras on each side
  • The image signal processor is used for portrait lighting and depth control
  • Neural engine is used for computational photography
  • This is the first phone to use a software solution to enable portrait mode.
  • Artful blurring is possible in the background of an image because of the portrait mode
  • Portrait lighting allows six studio quality lighting effects to be added to images.
  • The amount of blur capture in a portrait mode is decided by depth control to be tuned for the best possible blend and detail.

In Conclusion

The reviews about the phone from experts reveals that it is a very good phone, claiming that although the design is outdated with the thick bezels, the display is excellent, and the quality is solid. As proclaimed by Apple Privacy is your fundamental human right. This phone was designed to protect your privacy and give you control over your information.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offer an amazing feeling of comfort and control.

 

 

 

 

 

Discovering the IOS Mail App Features

The IOS Mail App

The mail app comes with lots of improvement to help you tackle annoying emails and manage your inbox effectively. You can block an email from someone with the block sender option and emails from the person are sent to the trash can.

The mute option allows you to mute noisy email threads by silencing all notifications across your apple devices. You can easily get notifications and a new reply menu for:

  • Replies
  • Move messages to the junk folder
  • Mark unread messages
  • And more

A new format bar was added above the keyboard for typing which includes options for:

  • Formatting
  • Attachments
  • A scan tool
  • Tools for adding photos and videos

Tools for text formatting are also included for:

  • Fonts
  • Colours
  • Sizes
  • Selection
  • Strike through
  • Alignment
  • Numbered
  • Bullet list
  • Indent
  • Out dent
  • And more

Another new feature is system and imported fonts that are supported by iOS.

IOS Mail App More features:

  • Flag messages with multi-colour
  • Improved photo selector
  • The auto complete feature has been updated

Safari

  • It comes with an updated start page that feature:
  • Favourite website
  • Frequently visited website
  • Recently visited website
  • Display website based on browse history
  • Link sent to you in messages
  • Other Siri suggestions

The smart search field offers a new view menu that offers access to:

  • Text size options
  • Reader’s view and pre settings

With pre-setting you can adjust

  • Camera
  • Microphone
  • Location access of sites

IOS Mail App 

It controls:

  • Desktop/Mobile view
  • Reader’s view
  • Enable content blockers for sites.

 

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If you use Safari to upload a photo you can choose:

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
  • And real size option

Before uploading to reduce the image size if you wish.

Email a web page as a link or a PDF or reader’s view with the share sheet in safari not much improvement regarding privacy. You’ll get a warning from safari if your password is weak when signing up for a website account. The sync tab uses end to end encryption for safari history and iCloud sync tabs.

Face and Touch ID can be authenticated by allowing iCloud logins in safari.

Download Manager

Check the status of the files being downloaded and access the ones you’ve already downloaded with the new download manager. Drag and drop files from the interface into a file and download files in the background.

IOS Mail App – Files

The file app comes with major improvements with new capabilities to the iPhone and iPad for the first time you can access files stored on

  • A USB drives
  • SD Card
  • SSD
  • Hard drive
  • SMB file server

In conclusion

It’s much easier to achieve more with less in the digital age. The main thing is to invest sometimes in acquiring the knowledge of how to become more productive investing the minimum amount of time.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offers an amazing feeling of comfort and control.

 

 

 

 

 

Avoid scary news through Health App Management

Avoid scary news through Health App Management on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch.

Health App 2Going to the doctors due to health issues is scary, nobody wants to hear bad news about their health. The best way to handle this will be through avoidance, the popular saying goes that prevention is better than cure. You can monitor your activities, thank God for modern technology to prevent any mishap.

Apps and accessories can be automated to send data, you could input the data by yourself and decide how your health priorities data from the sources.

Walking, running and your steps are counted automatically, the Apple watch tracks all your data activities automatically. If you have another app to monitor your health, you could add the data to the IOS 13 app to have all your information in one place.

How to input information about your health

  • Open the health app
  • At the upper right corner tap on your profile picture
  • There are apps you’ve already installed that should be compatible with the health app, if not they might not be compatible
  • Tap an app an activate the categories that you want the app to track
  • You might want to make changes to the settings in order to share data with health.

How to find apps that are compatible:

  • Open the health app and tap the browse the tab
  • Choose a category like sleep
  • Choose sleep analysis in the subcategory
  • A list of apps will come up recommended for the category, tap an app for more information and download
  • The app needs to read or write data in the health app, so you need to allow this in your privacy settings.

You’ll have to decide about the information that goes into your health app and the app that can retrieve information from Health. An app must have a privacy policy to access the health kit. Read through an app’s privacy policy before granting access to your health and fitness information.

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How to add information from your Apple Watch

  • Open the health app, tap browse, tap activity and view your goals, your moves, exercise and stand data.
  • Open the health app, tap browse, tap heart to reveal your heart rate data.
  • Retrieving data from breath app, open the health app, tap on browse and tap on mindfulness.
  • To enable other Apple watch app to read and write health data, this can be managed on your Apple watch by going to settings – health – apps.

If there is no tracking or other information are not provided, then try the following steps:

  • Open the health app
  • On your profile tap devices
  • Tap apple watch
  • Turn on fitness tracking in privacy settings

How health manages data from different sources

Health App Apple Watch GuidelineThe app gathers data from various sources such as steps recorded from your iPhone and activities from Apple watch. It then organises them based upon where they come from by default, Data are priorities in this order:

  • Data input manually
  • Data from the iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple watch
  • Data from apps and blue – tooth devices

If a new data source is added, it shows up at the top of all the other apps and devices that makes contribution to the health data.

How to view your Data source

  • To view  the apps and devices for specific updates in health categories:
  • Open the app and tap browse
  • Choose a category like the activity
  • Choose step in a subcategory
  • Tap data sources and access. Sources that make contribution to the data will appear

How to view all sources for the Health the app:

  • Open the app
  • Tap on your profile photo
  • Scroll to privacy and tap apps or devices

How to prioritise sources of Data

Below shows how to set health priorities

  • Tap on browse after opening the health app
  • Select a category and then a subcategory
  • Scroll down and tap on data sources and access
  • Tap Edit
  • Touch and hold the change order button which is next to the data source
  • Drag it up and down the list
  • To stop a source from providing data tap checkmate next to the source
  • Tap done

If there is same data type from multiple sources, the data sources at the top take priority. If a new app or device is added will automatically be at the top of the list of your device.

How to back up your Health Data

The iCloud stores your health information and it’s encrypted, as information is exchanged between iCloud and your devices. If you want to stop storing your data in the cloud go to:

  • Settings
  • Your name
  • iCloud
  • Turn off health app

In conclusion

The personalised app gives you quick access to the information that matters to you most by giving you a clearer picture of your overall health. The saying goes that prevention is better than cure and if there’s anything at all with to prevent is bad health.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offers an amazing feeling of comfort and control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Health App Apple Watch – A Guide to Healthy Lifestyle

Health App Apple Watch Guideline

The health app was redesigned to streamline available information. Quick access was created with only two tabs instead of having multiple apps. The two main tabs are: summary and browse.

In the summary section you get an overall view of your health by aggregating data from a number of sources such as:

  • Linked medical records
  • Movement of data from Apple watch
  • Heart rate data from Apple watch
  • Sleep link tracker that provides sleep information
  • Exercise details
  • And more

The feature prompts you to do certain things such as:

  • Organ donation
  • Update your medical card

You can create favourites in the summary view such as keeping the type of information you’ll like to see such as

  • Exercise time
  • Active energy
  • Workouts
  • Heart rates
  • More

There are lists of all variables which you can access in the browse view, open any one of them with a tap. The search feature can also be used to find a specific thing. The data collected by the app can be viewed by:

  • Hour
  • Day
  • Week
  • Month
  • Year

Health App Apple Watch: There are also metrics such as:

  • Historical average
  • Daily average
  • Range
  • Alerts
  • And more

If you tap on your profile picture at the top it opens to

  • New to health
  • Medical ID
  • Health record accounts
  • Apps
  • Devices

Cycle Tracking

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This tracking is for women, it allows to track the menstrual cycle data. There’s also an entry option for flow-level symptoms like:

  • Cramps or headache
  • Fertility tracking
  • Basal body temperature
  • Ovulation test results

There are two features that are extremely useful which are:

  • Period prediction
  • Fertile window prediction
  • Period notification for next period

Log into the app to get a complete cycle history via statistics such as:

  • Period length
  • Cycle length
  • Length variation
  • And more

Noise Monitoring

You will find new health features that helps to monitor the environmental audio and headphone level for hearing protection.

The noise app collects data and informs you if you’ve been in an environment where sounds above 80 decibels, which could lead to permanent damage over time. Notifications alert you when the ambient sound or your headphones are too loud or low.

Activities

Get all the support needed by logging into the activity app and view your long-term progress towards achieving your fitness goal. The app compares the last 90 days of activities versus 365 days.

If you’re not motivated because of slow or no progress, there’s a personalised coach handy to help you get back on track. You can find available trend for:

  • Active calories
  • Exercise in minutes
  • Hours spent standing
  • Minutes spent standing
  • Distance
  • Flights climbed
  • Walking
  • Work out
  • Cardio

Health App Apple Watch: Mail

The mail app comes with lots of improvement to help you tackle annoying emails and manage your inbox effectively. You can block an email from someone with the block sender option and emails from the person are sent to the trash can.

The mute option allows you to mute noisy email threads by silencing all notifications across your apple devices. You can easily get notifications from a new reply menu for:

  • Replies
  • Move messages to the junk folder
  • Mark unread messages
  • And more

A new format bar was added above the keyboard for typing which includes options for:

  • Formatting
  • Attachments
  • A scan tool
  • Tools for adding photos and videos

Tools for text formatting are also included for:

  • Fonts
  • Colours
  • Sizes
  • Selection
  • Strike through
  • Alignment
  • Numbered
  • Bullet list
  • Indent
  • Outdent
  • And more

Another new feature is system and imported fonts that are supported by iOS.

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More features:

  • Flag messages with multi-colour
  • Improved photo selector
  • Auto complete feature which has been updated

Safari

  • It comes with an updated start page that feature:
  • Favourite website
  • Frequently visited website
  • Recently visited website
  • Display website based on browse history
  • Link sent to you in messages
  • Other Siri suggestions

The smart search field offers a new view menu that offers access to:

  • Text size options
  • Reader’s view and pre settings

With pre-setting you can adjust

  • Camera
  • Microphone
  • Location access for sites

It controls:

  • Desktop/Mobile view
  • Reader’s view
  • Enable content blockers for sites

If you use Safari to upload a photo you can choose:

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
  • And real size option

Before uploading to reduce the image size if you wish.

Email a web page as a link or a PDF or reader’s view with the share sheet in safari not much improvement regarding privacy. You’ll get a warning from safari if your password is weak when signing up for a website account. The sync tab uses end to end encryption for safari history and iCloud sync tabs.

Face and Touch ID can be authenticated by allowing iCloud logins in safari.

Health App Apple Watch: Download Manager

Check the status of the files being downloaded and access the ones you’ve already downloaded with the new download manager. Drag and drop files on the interface into a file and download files in the background.

Files

The file app comes with major improvements with new capabilities to the iPhone and iPad, for the first time you can access files stored on

  • A USB drives
  • SD Card
  • SSD
  • Hard drive
  • SMB file server

In conclusion

The personalised app gives you quick access to the information that matters to you most by giving you a clearer picture of your overall health. The saying goes that prevention is better than cure and if there’s anything at all with the need to prevent is bad health.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offers an amazing feeling of comfort and control.

 

 

 

 

 

The Guide to Health App Apple Watch

Health App Apple Watch Guideline

Health App Apple WatchThe health app in the iOS 13 was redesigned to streamline available information. It’s well organised and easy access to vital information about your health. Data are collected from:

  • Apple Watch
  • iPhone
  • Third party apps

View all your progress in a one convenient place to see your long-term trends or you could view daily details for a wide range of health metrics.

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The app provides metrics that matter to you most through machine learning and it automatically creates highlights to bring the information front and centre. You can have your favourite and get alerts for things like excessive noise exposure. You will also be notified of unusually high or low heart rate.

The Guide to Health App Apple Watch

Being in good health is a lifetime pursuit, view your health trends over time through the interactive charts. Get more information with a touch, view the progress you’ve made regarding your blood pressure or cholesterol over the years. You can also review your exercise activities.

The app tracks the body system which is complex in a simple fashion. Collect a vast array of health data and sort through them in an easy manner. You can use the updated search and browse tab for:

  • Blood Glucose
  • Weight
  • Heart rate
  • Information about period

You can log your period using your iPhone or Apple watch with the new cycle tracking feature. Record symptoms such as headache and cramps, the information logged can help to predict your next period and fertility window is about to start, get simple graphical charts to quickly review cycle length and variation.

Quick access was created with only two tabs instead of having multiple apps. The two main tabs are the summary and browse.

The Guide to Health App Apple Watch

In the summary section you get an overall view of your health by aggregating data from numbers of sources such as:

  • Linked medical
  • Records
  • The movement data from Apple watch
  • Heart rate data from Apple watch
  • The sleep link tracker provides sleep information
  • Exercise details
  • And more

The feature prompts you to do certain things such as:

  • Organ donation
  • Update your medical card

You can create favourites in the summary view such as keeping the type of information you’ll like to see such as

  • Exercise time
  • Active energy
  • Workouts
  • Heart rates
  • More

There are lists of all variables which you can access in the browse view, open any one of them with a tap. The search feature can also be used to find a specific thing. The data collected by the app can be viewed by:

  • Hour
  • Day
  • Week
  • Month
  • Year

There are also metrics such as:

  • Historical average
  • Daily average
  • Range
  • Alerts
  • And more

If you tap on your profile picture at the top it opens to

  • New to health
  • Medical ID
  • Health record accounts
  • Apps
  • Devices

Cycle Tracking

This tracking is for women, which allows to track the menstrual cycle data. There’s also an entry option for the flow level symptoms like:

  • Cramps or headache
  • Fertility tracking
  • Basal body temperature
  • Ovulation test results

There are two features that are extremely useful which are:

  • Period prediction
  • Fertile window prediction
  • Period notification for next period

Log into the app to get a complete cycle history via statistics such as:

  • Period length
  • Cycle length
  • Length variation
  • And more

Noise Monitoring

You will find new health features that helps to monitor the environmental audio and headphone level for hearing protection.

The noise app collects data and informs you if you’ve been in an environment where sounds above 80 decibels, which could lead to permanent damage over time. Notifications alert you when the ambient sound or your headphones are too loud or low.

 

Get all the support needed by logging into the activity app and view your long-term progress towards achieving your fitness goal. The app compares the last 90 days of activities versus 365 days.

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If you’re not motivated because of slow or no progress, there’s a personalised coach handy to help you get back on track. You can find available trend for:

  • Active calories
  • Exercise in minutes
  • Hours spent standing
  • Minutes spent standing
  • Distance
  • Flights climbed
  • Walking
  • Work out
  • Cardio

You’re in control of all your health and fitness information and in one place on your device courtesy of the health app. The information logged in the health app is determined by you and you’re also in charge of which of the apps can access your data through the health app.

All your health and fitness data apart from your medical ID in the health app are encrypted when your face is locked with a passcode, touch ID or face ID. The iCloud ensures that your health data is up to date across your devices. There are apps that access the health kit but are required to have a privacy policy. Ensure to review the policy before granting access to any app about your health and fitness data.

The Guide to Health App Apple Watch

In conclusion

Data from thousands of apps can be incorporated by the health app from third party apps which were designed to promote healthier habits. Habits from nutrition to meditation to fitness. There is also recommendation of health apps in various categories that might be helpful. Data from your Apple watch and data collected from apps is stored alongside information that you’ve logged directly on your iPhone.

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The right Guide for the iPhone 11 Pro Max

IPhone 11 Pro Max Review

This new iPhone is for those interested in upgrading their digital lives with the best smartphone features. These new phones were revealed in September 2019.  Three things that make these phones outstanding are:

  • Pro Cameras
  • Pro Display
  • Pro Performance

Some of the Features 

  • The cameras are triple lenses
  • A13 Chips
  • The face ID is faster
  • Night Mode
  • A shatter resistant glass
  • An improvement to the water resistance
  • More durable
  • A new dark green colour with matte finish
  • A night mode to enhance low light images
  • Haptic touch replaces the 3D touch
  • Ultra-wideband Support
  • The fastest WIFI and LTE

The iPhone 11 Pro measures at 5.8 inches and the iPhone 11 pro max measures at 6.5 inches. These two phones were designed for users who wants the best smartphones available, thereby calling them the Pro. The two phones have:

  • Super retina XDR OLED display
  • The iPhone pro 11 offers a 2426 x 1124 resolution
  • The iPhone pro 11 max a 2688 x 1242 resolution
  • HDR support at 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 800 nits max brightness (1200 for HDR)
  • The ambient lighting in the room is comfortable to the eyes because of the true tone included for matching white balance.
  • The haptic touch that replaces the 3D is supported by the iOS 13 without the pressure sensitivity of the 3D touch.

iPhone 11 Pro Max: Design

The two new phones are like the iPhone XS and XS max, but designed with texture matte finishes. They are available in various colours such as:

  • Gold
  • Space Grey
  • Silver
  • And for the first time, a midnight green

Even though there aren’t many differences between these phones and their X’s counterparts, Apple claimed they were made from the most durable glass ever produced for a smart phone. The improved water resistance (IP68) boast of overall durability. An immersive sound experience is offered through the spatial audio support and Dolby Atmos is also supported.

One of the major differences between these phones and the other phones is the triple lens camera set up. It’s a:

  • 12 – megapixel ultra-wide angle,
  • Wide angle
  • Telephoto cameras

The field of view of this ultra-wide camera is 120 degrees. This produces better landscape shots and tight shots that captures more without any adjustments. The telephoto lens has a larger f/2.0 aperture, this enables it to capture 40 percent lighter in comparison to the iPhone XS. The additional ultra-wide camera supports

  • 2x optical zoom in
  • 2x optical zoom out
  • Digital zoom of up to 10x
  • Dual optical image stabilisation is available for the wide angle and telephoto lenses
  • The true tone flash is brighter

The next generation smart HDR built into the camera intelligently recognise subjects in frames and relight them to give a natural look photo with more details. You’re able to see and capture the area outside the frame with the assistance of the ultra-wide-angle camera, this is due to the camera interface being overhauled.

The new night mode is a new feature for the processing capabilities to capture crisps, clear, bright photos even in poor lighting conditions, it’s like the night side mode found in Google’s devices. You can choose a wide and telephoto framing when in a portrait mode, the wider view is good for portraits of multiple objects.

There will be a new deep fusion feature in the IOS 13.2, this is an advanced learning technique for:

  • Pixel by pixel
  • Processing photos
  • Optimising textures
  • Details
  • Noise

The camera is also perfect for recordings with swapping available, the 4K recording with extended dynamic range is available at 24, 30 or 60fps. You can automatically record videos with subject tracking because of the quick take video mode which allows you to hold down the shutter’s button. The video framing audio is match with the audio zoom to produce a more dynamic sound.

There’s been an upgrade to the front facing true depth camera system with a 12- megapixel camera, this makes the face ID up to 30 percent faster and does work from different angles. The camera supports 120fps slo-mo for the first time, this allows users to capture slo-mo selfies. The true depth also supports next generation smart HDR for more natural looking photos and records 4K video at 60fps.

The phones boast of A13 Bionic 7 – nanometre chip along with a third generation neural engine. This happens to be the fastest chip ever in a smartphone as claimed by Apple with 20 percent faster CPU and GPU than the A12. The CPU delivers more than 1 trillion operations per seconds because of the new machine learning accelerator. The neural engine is faster than ever for real time photo and video analysis.

Battery

There’s been an improvement to the batteries lifespan for different phones over the years and this is at the top of such improvements.

The iPhone 11 Pro offers:

  • 18 hours of video playback
  • About 65 hours of audio playback
  • 11 hours of streamed audio playback

The iPhone 11 Pro max offers:

  • 20 hours of video playback
  • 80 hours of audio playback
  • 12 hours of streamed video playback

An 18w USB – C adapter and a USB – C lighting cables are included for faster charging speed, up to 50 percent can be charged within 30 minutes.

The iPhone 11 Pro max features:

  • Gigabit – glass LTE with intel modems
  • 4 x 4 Mimo
  • LAA speeds up to 1.6Gb/s
  • WIFI support (802.11ax)
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Dual sim with eSIM
  • UI ultra-band chip which improves spatial awareness and operates indoor tracking
  • Directionally aware suggestion for air drop will be allowed via the chip in the IOS 13

The iPhone 11 Pro and Max:

  • The OLED display has been replaced with an LCD display
  • There are ranges of colour including lavender and mint green shades
  • A dual lens camera, a similar spec to the one in iPhone 11 pro with A13 chip
  • iPhone 11 Pro is the same size with iPhone XS which measures at 5.8 inches
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max which is the same size as XS Max measures at 6.5 inches
  • The full screen OLED display stretches from edges to edges at the top and bottom with minimum bezels

These phones lack some features such as:

  • Home button
  • Bottom Bezels
  • Touch ID fingerprint sensor

The mute switch and the volume buttons can be found on the left side of the phones while on the right side you will find the power button. The front parts are the same as the XS models, but Apple decided to make changes to the back. A camera bump in the form of a large square shape houses three lenses, these were arranged in a triangle shape plus a flash and a microphone.

YouTube player

The bump was manufactured with the same glass material used for the iPhone. The lenses are easily noticeable because they are bigger than the dual lens in the XS models. The phones are thicker which makes them quite heavy compared to their predecessors most especially because of the triple lens camera system.

The iPhone 11 Pro measures at:

  • 144mm, 71.4 mm wide and 8.1mm thick
  • It weighs 188 grams

The iPhone 11 Pro Max measures at:

  • 158 mm, 77.8mm wide and 8.1 mm thick.
  • It weighs 226 grams

Colours and Finish

The matte finish implemented by Apple resembles a brushed glass.

Durability

They were manufactured from the most durable glass ever used to manufacture a smartphone. This means that it has more resistance to:

  • Scratches
  • Accidental bumps
  • Drops
  • Minor damages

Despite the durability, it’s advisable that adequate care is required to avoid serious damages. The dual exchange process was used to reinforce the glass thereby making it more durable compared to previous models.

IPhone 11 Pro and Max

Water and Dust Resistance

  • IP68 water resistance rating just like the previous models
  • It could survive a depth of up to 4 meters, about 13 feet for about 30 minutes
  • The 6 in the IP68 means resistance to dirt, dust and other particles
  • The 8 in the IP68 means water resistance

The IP68 water resistance rating means being able to resist:

  • Rain
  • Splashes
  • Water exposure

Apple said that persistence water exposure and dust will damage the device.

Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos

A new feature introduced is the spatial audio feature. Its function is to simulate surround sound to provide an impressive audio encounter. It also supports Dolby Atmos sound.

Display

The phones produce a super retina XDR display, this is the best display in any of the iPhone models as claimed by Apple. This super retina supports:

  • Dolby vision
  • HDR10
  • Wide colour gamut for unparalleled colour accuracy

The higher quality of the display is easily noticeable especially when compared to the LCD display, this was proven with highlights and shadows. White becomes whiter while black becomes darker because everything looks real. An improved in brightness is about 800 nits, normally it was about 625 in other phones.

Phones ambient light sensor are used to adjust the white balance because of True tone which matches the ambient lighting in the room thereby reducing eye strained especially for reading.

  • The iPhone 11 Pro resolution is 2436 x 1125 at 458 ppi
  • The iPhone 11 Pro max resolution is 2688 x 1242 at 458 ppi

The latest display from Apple is 15 percent more powerful and this contributes to the battery life gains in these models. Display mate, the testing and calibration firm testify that the iPhone Pro 11 max has the highest grade ever regarding display. It proclaimed that the iPhone Pro 11 max offers better display performance than any other smartphone.

Haptic Touch

The 3D touch which was invented with the introduction of the iPhone 6 no longer exist as one of the features in 2019 iPhone. They now feature a haptic touch which was introduced when the iPhone XR was produced. The haptic touch is almost the same as the 3D touch in terms of functionality but not pressure sensitive. There are no multiple functions for each press but regarding the haptic touch it’s a long press with haptic feedback.

A13 Bionic Processor

The A13 Bionic chip in these phones is the updated next generation chip which is faster and more efficient than the A12 Bionic chip in the previous generation iPhone and it’s the fastest chip ever used in a smartphone according to Apple. The two performance cores in the A13’s CPU is 20 percent faster and consumes 30 percent less power compare to the A12. The four efficiency cores are up to 20 percent faster and consumes about 40 percent less power.

Neural Engine

The real time photo and video analysis features the A13 chip next generation 8 -Core neural engine. The CPU is six times faster because of the machine learning accelerators which allows it to run faster thereby delivering more than 1 trillion operations per second. Neural engine is up to 20 percent faster and consumes 15 percent less power compared to previous neural engines. Neural engines powers:

  • The camera system
  • Face ID
  • AR apps
  • And more

Ram and Storage Space

A 4GB of RAM available for apps and the IOS system. It’s not clear if the extra RAM meant for the camera is mixed. Further information will reveal if this is true, rumour has it that there’s 4GB RAM in the two devices, but bench marked claimed this is not true. Another rumour claimed there’s 6GB but only time will tell. Storage spaces are available in 64, 256 and 512 GB capacities.

True Depth Camera and Face ID

The phones features include Face ID, the facial recognition biometric authentication system which has been in operation since 2017. The true depth camera system houses the face ID components in the notch at the front of the camera. There’s an updated True Depth camera system with a new hardware. It’s 30 percent faster when unlocking the device, password authentication and purchases. It’s designed to work from wider ranges of angles.

Face ID is used to perform tasks such as:

  • Unlocking the phone
  • Granting access to third party passcode protected apps
  • iTunes Apps purchase confirmation
  • Apple payments authentication

Face ID functions through a set of sensor and camera built into the true depth system.  A Dot projector projects more than 30,000 invisible infrared dots unto the surface of the skin and read by infrared camera to create a 3D facial effect that maps the curves and panes of each unique face. This facial depth map is transpose to the A13 bionic processor and transformed into a mathematical model which the iPhone uses to ensure the owner is the one trying to access the phone.

Face ID functions well in either low light or even in the dark with a built-in floor illuminator because of the infra-red. It ensures there’s always adequate light for facial scan. Face ID works with:

  • Hats
  • Beards
  • Glasses
  • Sunglasses
  • Scarves
  • Make up
  • And all other accessories

If there are changes to your features such as having a longer hair or growing a beard, the face ID has an adjustment features and will continue to unlock your phone with no problems.

Face ID Security and Privacy

The face ID which operates with a detailed 3D facial scan cannot be fooled by a photo mask or other facial imitation. The face ID unlocks with An Attention Aware security features when you look at the phone with your eyes open. It doesn’t work when you’re:

  • Asleep
  • Unconscious
  • Your eyes are closed
  • When you look away from the phone

You’re able to turn off the Attention aware feature especially for those who are unable to focus on the screen. It’s better to have it on for extra security. Face ID displays notifications and messages when you look at the phone, the volume is turn down automatically and the screen is lit. Face ID is encrypted and stored in a secured enclave. No one can access your data. There’s 1 in 1,000,000 of someone tricking the face ID the error rate increase to 1 in 1 in 500,000 with and alternate appearance registered in IOS 13.

Face ID was tricked by identical twins, crafted mask, children but was still secured, therefore there’s nothing to worry about regarding security threats. The true depth camera system comes with a front facing camera which is good for selfies. It was an upgrade from 7 megapixels to 12 megapixels in iPhone XS and supports the next generation smart HDR for better than ever contrast and colour. The updated camera records up to 60 fps video in 4K with an extended range video at 30 fps.

The standard portrait orientation functions with 7 megapixels zoom in but the landscape allows more frame and results in 12 – mega pixels photo. The front camera allows a change from portrait to landscape mode to zoom out automatically to capture more in the frame which is very good for group selfie.

Triple Lens Rear Camera

This is the first phone to boast of a triple lens camera. The three lenses are 12 – mega pixels, details below:

Ultra-wide-Angle Camera

  • 13mm focal length
  • f/2.4 aperture
  • 5 – element lens
  • 120-degree field view

Wide Angle Camera

  • f/1.8 aperture
  • Optical image stabilisation
  • 100 percent focus pixels
  • 12 – megapixel sensor with more light

Telephoto camera

  • 6 – element lens
  • 2 x zoom
  • 40 percent more light compare to previous iPhone
  • f/2.0 aperture

In Conclusion

The Pro models are awesome devices with an outstanding camera equipment that add qualities to photos and video recordings. An improvement to the battery’s life span and a mind blowing chip with a machine learning that enlarges the boundaries of a smartphone.

The new iPhone 11 Pro and Max are for those interested in upgrading their digital lives with the best smartphone features. These new phones were revealed in September 2019.  Three things that makes these phones outstanding are:

  • Pro Cameras
  • Pro Display
  • Pro Performance

Some of the Features

  • The cameras are triple lenses
  • A13 Chips
  • The face ID is faster
  • Night Mode
  • A shatter resistance glass
  • An improvement to the water resistance
  • More durable
  • A new dark green colour with matte finish
  • A night mode to enhance lowlight images
  • Haptic touch replaces the 3D touch
  • Ultra-wideband Support
  • The fastest WIFI and LTE

The iPhone 11 Pro measures at 5.8 inches and the iPhone 11 pro max measures at 6.5 inches. These two phones were designed for users who wants the best smartphones available thereby calling them the Pro. The two phones have:

  • Super retina XDR OLED display
  • The iPhone pro 11 offers a 2426 x 1124 resolution
  • The iPhone pro 11 max a 2688 x 1242 resolution
  • HDR support at 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 800 nit’s max brightness (1200 for HDR)
  • The ambient lighting in the room is comfortable to the eyes because of the true tone included for matching white balance.
  • The haptic touch that replaces the 3D is support by the iOS 13 without the pressure sensitivity of the 3D touch.

Design

The two new phones are like the iPhone XS and XS max but designed with texture matte finishes. They are available in various colours such as:

  • Gold
  • Space Grey
  • Silver
  • And for the first time a midnight green

Even though there aren’t much differences between these phones and their X’s counterparts, Apple claimed they were made from the most durable glass ever produced for a smart phone. The improved water resistance (IP68) boast of overall durability. An immersive sound experience is offered through the spatial audio support and Dolby Atmos is also supported.

One of the major differences between these phones and the other phones is the triple lens camera set up. It’s a:

  • 12 – megapixel ultra-wide angle,
  • Wide angle
  • Telephoto cameras

The field of view of this ultra-wide camera is 120 degrees. This produces better landscape shots and tight shots that captures more without any adjustments. The telephoto lens has a larger f/2.0 aperture, this enables it to capture 40 percent lighter in comparison to the iPhone XS. The additional ultra-wide camera supports

  • 2x optical zoom in
  • 2x optical zoom out
  • Digital zoom of up to 10x
  • Dual optical image stabilisation is available for the wide angle and telephoto lenses
  • The true tone flash is brighter

The next generation smart HDR built into the camera intelligently recognise subjects in frames and relight them to give a natural look photo with more details. You’re able to see and capture the area outside the frame with the assistance of the ultra-wide-angle camera, this is due to the camera interface being overhauled.

The new night mode is a new feature for the processing capabilities to capture crisps, clear, bright photos even in poor lighting conditions, it’s like the night side mode found in Google’s devices. You can choose a wide and telephoto framing when in a portrait mode, the wider view is good for portraits of multiple objects.

There will be a new deep fusion feature in the IOS 13.2, this is an advanced learning technique for:

  • Pixel by pixel
  • Processing photos
  • Optimising textures
  • Details
  • Noise

The camera is also perfect for recordings with swapping available, the 4K recording with extended dynamic range is available at 24, 30 or 60fps. You can automatically record videos with subject tracking because of the quick take video mode which allows you to hold down the shutter’s button. The video framing audio is match with the audio zoom to produce a more dynamic sound.

There’s been an upgrade to the front facing true depth camera system with a 12- megapixel camera, this makes the face ID up to 30 percent faster and does work from different angles. The camera supports 120fps slo-mo for the first time, this allows users to capture slo-mo selfies. The true depth also supports next generation smart HDR for more natural looking photos and records 4K video at 60fps.

The phones boast of A13 Bionic 7 – nanometre chip along with a third generation neural engine. This happens to be the fastest chip ever in a smartphone as claimed by Apple with 20 percent faster CPU and GPU than the A12. The CPU delivers more than 1 trillion operations per seconds because of the new machine learning accelerator. The neural engine is faster than ever for real time photo and video analysis.

Battery

There’s been an improvement to the batteries lifespan for different phones over the years and this is at the top of such improvements.

The iPhone 11 Pro offers:

  • 18 hours of video playback
  • About 65 hours of audio playback
  • 11 hours of streamed audio playback

The iPhone 11 Pro max offers:

  • 20 hours of video playback
  • 80 hours of audio playback
  • 12 hours of streamed video playback

An 18w USB – C adapter and a USB – C lighting cables are included for faster charging speed, up to 50 percent can be charged within 30 minutes.

The iPhone 11 Pro max features:

  • Gigabit – glass LTE with intel modems
  • 4 x 4 Mimo
  • LAA speeds up to 1.6Gb/s
  • WIFI support (802.11ax)
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Dual sim with eSIM
  • UI ultra-band chip which improves spatial awareness and operates indoor tracking
  • Directionally aware suggestion for air drop will be allowed via the chip in the IOS 13

The iPhone 11:

  • The OLED display has been replaced with an LCD display
  • There are ranges of colour including lavender and mint green shades
  • A dual lens camera, a similar spec to the one in iPhone 11 pro with A13 chip
  • iPhone 11 Pro is the same size with iPhone XS which measures at 5.8 inches
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max which is the same size as XS Max measures at 6.5 inches
  • The full screen OLED display stretches from edges to edges at the top and bottom with minimum bezels

These phones lack some features such as:

  • Home button
  • Bottom Bezels
  • Touch ID fingerprint sensor

The mute switch and the volume buttons can be found on the left side of the phones while on the right side you will find the power button. The front parts are the same as the XS models, but Apple decided to make changes to the back. A camera bump in the form of a large square shape houses three lenses, these were arranged in a triangle shape plus a flash and a microphone.

The bump was manufactured with the same glass material used for the iPhone. The lenses are easily noticeable because they are bigger than the dual lens in the XS models. The phones are thicker which makes them quite heavy compared to their predecessors most especially because of the triple lens camera system.

The iPhone 11 Pro measures at:

  • 144mm, 71.4 mm wide and 8.1mm thick
  • It weighs 188 grams

The iPhone 11 Pro Max measures at:

  • 158 mm, 77.8mm wide and 8.1 mm thick.
  • It weighs 226 grams

Colours and Finish

The matte finish implemented by Apple resembles a brushed glass.

Durability

They were manufactured from the most durable glass ever used to manufacture a smartphone. This means that it has more resistance to:

  • Scratches
  • Accidental bumps
  • Drops
  • Minor damages

Despite the durability, it’s advisable that adequate care is required to avoid serious damages. The dual exchange process was used to reinforce the glass thereby making it more durable compared to previous models.

Water and Dust Resistance

  • IP68 water resistance rating just like the previous models
  • It could survive a depth of up to 4 meters, about 13 feet for about 30 minutes
  • The 6 in the IP68 means resistance to dirt, dust and other particles
  • The 8 in the IP68 means water resistance

The IP68 water resistance rating means being able to resist:

  • Rain
  • Splashes
  • Water exposure

Apple said that persistence water exposure and dust will damage the device.

Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos

A new feature introduced is the spatial audio feature. Its function is to simulate surround sound to provide an impressive audio encounter. It also supports Dolby Atmos sound.

Display

The phones produce a super retina XDR display, this is the best display in any of the iPhone models as claimed by Apple. This super retina supports:

  • Dolby vision
  • HDR10
  • Wide colour gamut for unparalleled colour accuracy

The higher quality of the display is easily noticeable especially when compared to the LCD display, this was proven with highlights and shadows. White becomes whiter while black becomes darker because everything looks real. An improved in brightness is about 800 nits, normally it was about 625 in other phones.

YouTube player

Phones ambient light sensor are used to adjust the white balance because of True tone which matches the ambient lighting in the room thereby reducing eye strained especially for reading.

  • The iPhone 11 Pro resolution is 2436 x 1125 at 458 ppi
  • The iPhone 11 Pro max resolution is 2688 x 1242 at 458 ppi

The latest display from Apple is 15 percent more powerful and this contributes to the battery life gains in these models. Display mate, the testing and calibration firm testify that the iPhone Pro 11 max has the highest grade ever regarding display. It proclaimed that the iPhone Pro 11 max offers better display performance than any other smartphone.

Haptic Touch

The 3D touch which was invented with the introduction of the iPhone 6 no longer exist as one of the features in 2019 iPhone. They now feature a haptic touch which was introduced when the iPhone XR was produced. The haptic touch is almost the same as the 3D touch in terms of functionality but not pressure sensitive. There are no multiple functions for each press but regarding the haptic touch it’s a long press with haptic feedback.

A13 Bionic Processor

The A13 Bionic chip in these phones is the updated next generation chip which is faster and more efficient than the A12 Bionic chip in the previous generation iPhone and it’s the fastest chip ever used in a smartphone according to Apple. The two performance cores in the A13’s CPU is 20 percent faster and consumes 30 percent less power compare to the A12. The four efficiency cores are up to 20 percent faster and consumes about 40 percent less power.

Neural Engine

The real time photo and video analysis features the A13 chip next generation 8 -Core neural engine. The CPU is six times faster because of the machine learning accelerators which allows it to run faster thereby delivering more than 1 trillion operations per second. Neural engine is up to 20 percent faster and consumes 15 percent less power compared to previous neural engines. Neural engines powers:

  • The camera system
  • Face ID
  • AR apps
  • And more

Ram and Storage Space

A 4GB of RAM available for apps and the IOS system. It’s not clear if the extra RAM meant for the camera is mixed. Further information will reveal if this is true, rumour has it that there’s 4GB RAM in the two devices, but bench marked claimed this is not true. Another rumour claimed there’s 6GB but only time will tell. Storage spaces are available in 64, 256 and 512 GB capacities.

True Depth Camera and Face ID

The phones features include Face ID, the facial recognition biometric authentication system which has been in operation since 2017. The true depth camera system houses the face ID components in the notch at the front of the camera. There’s an updated True Depth camera system with a new hardware. It’s 30 percent faster when unlocking the device, password authentication and purchases. It’s designed to work from wider ranges of angles.

Face ID is used to perform tasks such as:

  • Unlocking the phone
  • Granting access to third party passcode protected apps
  • iTunes Apps purchase confirmation
  • Apple payments authentication

Face ID functions through a set of sensor and camera built into the true depth system.  A Dot projector projects more than 30,000 invisible infrared dots unto the surface of the skin and read by infrared camera to create a 3D facial effect that maps the curves and panes of each unique face. This facial depth map is transpose to the A13 bionic processor and transformed into a mathematical model which the iPhone uses to ensure the owner is the one trying to access the phone.

Face ID functions well in either low light or even in the dark with a built-in floor illuminator because of the infra-red. It ensures there’s always adequate light for facial scan. Face ID works with:

  • Hats
  • Beards
  • Glasses
  • Sunglasses
  • Scarves
  • Make up
  • And all other accessories

If there are changes to your features such as having a longer hair or growing a beard, the face ID has an adjustment features and will continue to unlock your phone with no problems.

Face ID Security and Privacy

The face ID which operates with a detailed 3D facial scan cannot be fooled by a photo mask or other facial imitation. The face ID unlocks with An Attention Aware security features when you look at the phone with your eyes open. It doesn’t work when you’re:

  • Asleep
  • Unconscious
  • Your eyes are closed
  • When you look away from the phone

You’re able to turn off the Attention aware feature especially for those who are unable to focus on the screen. It’s better to have it on for extra security. Face ID displays notifications and messages when you look at the phone, the volume is turn down automatically and the screen is lit. Face ID is encrypted and stored in a secured enclave. No one can access your data. There’s 1 in 1,000,000 of someone tricking the face ID the error rate increase to 1 in 1 in 500,000 with and alternate appearance registered in IOS 13.

Face ID was tricked by identical twins, crafted mask, children but was still secured, therefore there’s nothing to worry about regarding security threats. The true depth camera system comes with a front facing camera which is good for selfies. It was an upgrade from 7 megapixels to 12 megapixels in iPhone XS and supports the next generation smart HDR for better than ever contrast and colour. The updated camera records up to 60 fps video in 4K with an extended range video at 30 fps.

The standard portrait orientation functions with 7 megapixels zoom in but the landscape allows more frame and results in 12 – mega pixels photo. The front camera allows a change from portrait to landscape mode to zoom out automatically to capture more in the frame which is very good for group selfie.

Triple Lens Rear Camera

This is the first phone to boast of a triple lens camera. The three lenses are 12 – mega pixels, details below:

Ultra-wide-Angle Camera

  • 13mm focal length
  • f/2.4 aperture
  • 5 – element lens
  • 120-degree field view

Wide Angle Camera

  • f/1.8 aperture
  • Optical image stabilisation
  • 100 percent focus pixels
  • 12 – megapixel sensor with more light

Telephoto camera

  • 6 – element lens
  • 2 x zoom
  • 40 percent more light compare to previous iPhone
  • f/2.0 aperture

In Conclusion

The Pro models are awesome devices with an outstanding camera equipment that add qualities to photos and video recordings. An improvement to the battery’s life span and a mind blowing chip with a machine learning that enlarges the boundaries of a smartphone.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offers an amazing feeling of comfort and control.

 

 

 

 

 

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