Why the iPhone 11 Pro Succeeded - 4 Month Review!

The iPhone 11 Pro has been out for about 4 months now, and it’s clear that a lot of people are happy with it. Even a lot of those who were initially disappointed with it, have now changed their minds, and a lot of Android users have actually gained a newfound respect for this years’ iPhones. So in this video, I’m gonna talk about what caused the iPhone 11 Pro & Pro Max to gain so much traction after people started to get their hands on it. And I’ll also mention my thoughts after using the 11 Pro Max for 4 months, including the features that matter the most to me, and a couple of disappointments as well.

There’s actually one feature that I honestly didn’t care much for before I received my Pro Max, but quickly became the most important feature, hands-down, of the iPhone 11 Pro. I’ll talk about that feature in a moment, but let’s get into what makes this year’s Apple flagship so special.

First off, the most controversial change was the design. From the front, you honestly can’t tell the difference between last year’s iPhone and the 11 Pro, but the back is where we got some huge changes.

The biggest one is of course, the new glass square camera bump that’s fitted with three large camera bumps in an array that’s never been seen before on any smartphone. And even if you think it looks ugly, you’ve gotta admit that it stands out from the crowd. If you see this triple camera bump, you know it’s the iPhone 11 Pro, and honestly, that’s a big reason why it’s doing so well.

I loved the design as soon as I got it in my hands and saw it in person. To me, it just looks very solid and premium. Another change is the new matte glass, which after four months, I’m extremely happy about.

My previous iPhone XS Max started developing micro scratches on the back from regular use, and so far, it seems like the matte finish has been protecting my 11 Pro Max from those same scratches, which is very surprising! I also thought that the matte finish would feel very slick in my hands and make it easier to drop, but thanks to the glossy stainless steel frame, I haven’t dropped it once.

This is the midnight green color, which is honestly the best color I’ve had on any iPhone. The green tint is very subtle but it helps it stand out from the space gray. So whether you believe it or not, the rear of this new iPhone 11 Pro has helped sell more of them because it looks and feels different from other iPhones, and that’s what matters to people.

Now let’s talk about the internal features that I believe have made the iPhone 11 Pro so successful. The absolute most important feature of all is the battery life. Apple did say that we get a couple more hours of battery life with the 11 Pro, but I think they underestimated it, I’m getting so much more battery life now that I don’t know how I was able to get through the day with my previous iPhone XS Max. It’s kind of ironic that we get a new 18 watt fast-charger in the box, which I’ll talk about in a minute, because I’m honestly only using it every other day now.

With my old iPhone, I would 100% have to plug it in every single night to make sure I would

get through the next day. But now, with the 11 Pro Max, the battery seriously gets me well into the next day, and there have been many occasions where it would last me two full days if I turned on battery saving mode towards the end of the second day.

This was impossible on the XS Max, and that have pretty decent battery life. And that’s why I think it’s the most important feature of the 11 Pro Max. It’s the first iPhone ever that allows you to do anything all day without worrying about your battery life.

Yes, the body itself did have to get a bit thicker and a bit heavier to fit the larger battery, but the extra weight does make it feel more solid and premium.

The second piece of this battery life puzzle is the fast-charger, and although I don’t use it as often, it’s super important. Now that it charges so quickly, like 50% in only half an hour, I know that I don’t have to be as careful with battery life anymore. I can use my 11 Pro for 2 days and get it down to 5% battery life, and simple throw it on the fast charger for half an hour and be good to go.

The old 5W charger with my XS Max would charge so slow that I’d only charge it overnight, so that forced me to be very careful with my cell phone usage to make sure the battery would last me to the end of the night. With the new fast-charger, all of that extra care is gone, and with the 11 Pro Max, I feel perfectly comfortable going to bed with only 50% battery life without having to plug in.

Now before I mention a few things that I’m a bit disappointed with, let me talk about two more features that I think made the 11 Pro succeed. The first one is performance, which you honestly don’t notice much with regular usage, but it makes a huge difference behind the scenes. Because the performance of the 11 Pro is overkill, every single task, including playing high-end games and streaming video, is very easy for the processor to handle. So because of that, it heats a lot less because it’s using less watts to get the job done, and that ends up giving us better efficiency and battery life. My old iPhone XS Max would get hot while playing games, and I’d constantly have to check on the battery life because it would drain so quickly.

And now, with the 11 Pro Max, it doesn’t get nearly as hot and I don’t have to check the battery life at all. The extra performance also gives me a lot of peace of mind, knowing that it will easily be able to handle anything I throw at it without any issues.

And there’s one last thing the awesome performance does that not a lot of people realize, it allows for the best cameras on any smartphone. The 11 Pro can shoot 4K 60 fps on any of the four cameras, including the selfie camera, which can also record 1080P at 120 frames per second. There is no other phone on the market that can record video this good at frame rates this.