I definitely need to retire my iPhone 7. Now the question is 11 or 11 Pro.
I’m not a pro photography nor do I use a lot o video. BUT I love the latest and greatest tech.
The only aspect of the 11 Pro that I fancy is the OLED screen. Everything else sounds like I could go with the 11 (and increase its storage to 128 as opposed to the 64Gb I would select on the 11 Pro).
I can’t tell the difference between OLED and LCD on a phone. They say that the OLED has deeper blacks (true), but for all practical purposes (for me; I don’t want movies on my phone) it makes no difference and I wouldn’t pay anything extra just for OLED. Others swear it’s much better though, so take what I’m saying with a grain of salt
When I shopped for my iPhone last year I actually preferred the LCD screen which was brighter. But I bought the XS Max not for the OLED but for (a) the higher pixel density (the iPhone 10 offered less screen real estate than my 6s Plus) and (b) the better camera. That would be my recommendation today as well: if you don’t want the cutting edge camera, and you’re okay with a big, less-pixel-dense screen you’ll be delighted with the iPhone 11 and its LCD.
My eyes are getting older. One day I will not be able to appreciate OLED, so I say go for an OLED. I did that with the Xs and I love apps that let me have black theme, instead of dark. I think iOS 13 Dark Mode will be really nice.
Thanks everyone. Though I want the latest and greatest, I think I’ll save that money and go with the iPhone11 128Gb. Will invest the savings on a new iPad (if one is released )
Part of my decision in getting the XR last year was that I find OLED screens cause eye strain for me, and I’ve never had problems with LCD displays. It’s best to go to store and do and side by side comparison, if you can.
OLED has better contrast and black. It also has slimmer bezels.
LCDs from Apple are very good and unless you have the OLED display right next to it, you are not able to see a difference (unless you have great eyes and/or are a nerd )