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Why You Should Upgrade To The New iPhone 11?
Despite the Hideous Square Camera Bump
Every September Tim Cook walks on stage and announces a slate of new iPhones, claiming they are the “best iPhones Apple has ever made”. I do not know why this is something he explicitly claims, it’s a given because if the phones announced this year are not better than the ones made last year, the company has seriously failed. Anyways, the new range of phones come in three variants: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max; replacing iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max respectively. Gone are the days when iPhone names were as minimalistic as their designs.
Here’s what has changed in this year’s phones:
Design
Nothing much has changed in terms of design since the iPhone X which departed from the classic home-button style iPhone for a bezel-less, notch-full experience. This years’ models come in three different sizes, similar to last year: the 6.1" iPhone 11, 5.8" iPhone 11 Pro and the giant 6.5" iPhone 11 Pro Max. If you have small hands or prefer small phones, the iPhone 11 Pro is your only option. These names are starting to get to me.
The most noticeable, and personally the most unwelcome, change is the camera bump on the back. All three new phones have a square bump on the right, which…
