Qualité Photo Iphone X Vs Xr

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Apple'southward iPhone 11 is the 2019 replacement for the immensely popular 2018 iPhone XR. AppleInsider pits both phones against each another to test what may be the most of import consumer feature — the camera quality.

Tacked onto the rear is a 2nd lens which adds many new features and shooting styles.

Hither, we will compare the image quality directly between the iPhone XR and the iPhone eleven to see the touch on those changes take made. Nosotros won't go through all the changes in the camera app itself, so for all of those, be certain to check out our standalone tutorial.

A whole new lens

The iPhone xi didn't gain a 2X tele lens this year, rather it got an ultra-wide lens. This opens new perspectives for capturing images by fitting in twice every bit much into a single shot.

This is hugely useful for capturing landscapes, tight spaces, and more. Nosotros've already seen and so many smashing uses of the ultra-wide and we will certainly run into more than.

Here is just one image we captured with the ultra-wide compared to the standard broad.

Wide versus ultra-wide lenses on iPhone 11

Wide versus ultra-broad lenses on iPhone 11

Equally a byproduct from the 2nd lens, iPhone 11 at present has proper Portrait mode. iPhone XR captured Portrait mode images of people, but it did then through software and didn't work on pets or objects.

Coffee cup in iPhone 11's Portrait mode (left) and standard mode on iPhone XR (right)

Coffee cup in iPhone 11's Portrait style (left) and standard way on iPhone XR (right)

A second lens unlocks stereoscopic 3D imagery which allows better Portrait manner and it now works on objects and pets — aforementioned as iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Portrait mode shot of flowers on the iPhone 11

Compared next, with Portrait mode, the images look a whole lot better. We saw some images where the iPhone XR besides had issues with the white balance on these tricky shots, merely that can ever be corrected in postal service.

Portrait mode shot of mini donuts, the iPhone XR (right) had a too warm white balance

Portrait mode shot of mini donuts, the iPhone XR (right) had a too warm white remainder

Above yous can just a few of the Portrait mode shots we captured and information technology is almost night and day which of the handsets produces the better images.

Better composed photos

Focusing on standard photos, we can see how the iPhone 11 improves on the iPhone XR. This shot of a field is better balanced on the iPhone 11. The background flowers have a chip more than yellowish, though the purple flowers are more punchy on the iPhone XR.

iPhone 11 (left) and iPhone XR (right)

We used this as an opportunity to test the 5X digital zoom on each photo and you tin can see that below.

5X digital zoom on the iPhone 11 (left) and iPhone XR (right)

The iPhone XR, as has been criticized in the past, is overly saturated, skewing the epitome warm. On the iPhone xi image, the flowers aren't as vivid, simply truer to life. It was also able to capture more than detail and keep the epitome sharper.

iPhone XR (right) has better white balance, but the whites are overblown

This standard image to a higher place of the bee on the flower looks better balanced on the iPhone XR, with the iPhone 11 this time skewing too warm. Nevertheless, information technology did blow out the highlights on the flowers, losing quite a bit of the detail.

Nighttime way is maybe the almost exciting image manner for the iPhone 11, and with proficient reason. We took both phones and three unlike levels of depression light to see how each performed.

For this test, we dimmed the brightness in steps. Starting with soft low lite, reducing it to a mere tiny scrap of twilight akin to the moon through a window, finally shutting down everything with the only illumination coming from what's bouncing off our faces from the iPhone screen.

Night mode low-light photography test

Night style low-low-cal photography test

You tin see the stark differences in the 2 series of photos above. iPhone 11 dominated this test. In the first level of effulgence, the iPhone XR movie is near unusable where the iPhone 11 looks peachy. As we step downwards to the twilight set, the iPhone XR is a mere shadow while the iPhone 11 looks better than the iPhone XR's first image.

Lastly, in pitch black where we couldn't fifty-fifty see the subject, iPhone 11 produced a grainy-just visible prototype where the iPhone XR was nothing more than black. At to the lowest degree the pitch-black iPhone XR epitome had no grain to information technology!

Improved selfie cam

On the front side, iPhone 11 has a 12MP selfie cam rather than the 7MP of the XR. It can also optionally capture wide-angle selfies, as well as 120 frames per second "slofies."

Ultra-wide versus wide angle selfies on iPhone 11

Ultra-wide versus broad angle selfies on iPhone 11

If you capture a lot of selfies, these improvements will be substantial.

The new go-to camera

There is no doubt — the iPhone 11 has a much better camera system versus the organization in the iPhone XR.

Photos are sharper, improve balanced, and more impressive on the iPhonve 11 versus the iPhone XR. Portrait mode looks better and works on pets and objects. The new broad-angle lens allows vastly more encompassing images. The selfie cam is higher resolution, wider, and can capture slofies.

By themselves, the improvements are enough to warrant an upgrade to the iPhone 11.

Check out the full-sized images below. In every photo, the iPhone 11 images are on the left.

Where to purchase

The iPhone eleven is bachelor at a discount through popular wireless carriers. Find buy ane, get ane offers, instant rebates and no interest financing incentives on the new phones at printing fourth dimension.

Meanwhile, the iPhone XR has received a $150 toll drop now that the iPhone 11 has been released with prices starting at $599 at AT&T, Verizon and Dart.

iPhone eleven deals

AT&T Wireless: Buy an eligible iPhone and go the iPhone 11 for free when you buy both on a qualifying installment plan with an eligible AT&T unlimited plan. Plus, get a $300 reward card.
Verizon Wireless: Get a free iPhone 11 (64GB) via bill credits when you switch to Verizon with select merchandise-in and Unlimited plan.
Sprint: Starting at $0 per month with Sprint Flex charter and select trade-ins.
T-Mobile: Trade up to the new iPhone 11 and get up to fifty% off.
Walmart: Save up to $100 on the iPhone xi. Offer valid but on purchase with installment plan.
Sam's Club: Get a $150 Sam'south Club gift card when you lot purchase and activate the iPhone 11 past November. viii.