SpecEagle review · Apple

iPhone 11 review: The value iPhone that sold by the tens of millions.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2019·$699
Overall
71/100
Class rank
#3 of 4
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

One of the best-selling iPhones ever — now an entry-level used pick.

The iPhone 11 was the value star of 2019 and still runs current iOS. The low-resolution LCD and lack of 5G are the reasons to look newer if buying today.

01Display

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker display results among premium phones of 2019 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeLiquid Retina HD IPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size6.1 inches
Resolution1,792 × 828 px (326 ppi)
Peak brightness625 nits
ProtectionGlass, oleophobic coating

02Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2019.

Main12 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.4
Selfie12 MP, f/2.2
Video4K @ 60 fps

03Performance

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2019.

ChipsetApple A13 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU6-core
GPUApple 4-core GPU
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among premium phones of 2019 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,110 mAh
Wired~18 W (Lightning)
Wireless7.5 W Qi

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for premium phones of 2019.

06Value

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2019.

What works
  • Hugely popular — strong A13 performance for its era.
  • Good dual-camera output in daylight.
  • Solid battery life.
  • Still on the iOS update track.
What doesn't
  • 720p-class LCD — low resolution and 60 Hz.
  • No 5G.
  • Lightning port; 64 GB base.
  • Discontinued by Apple.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .