Other new features and pricing

To be frank, aside from the camera, there's no reason to upgrade if you have an iPhone XS or XS Max. And if you have last year's iPhone XR, the differences between it and the base iPhone 11 are minimal. But, if you are moving from an older iPhone, especially a pre-X model, then you'll be delighted with these new devices. The displays are better, battery life is significantly improved, and if you're bumping up a couple of generations, you'll notice the zippier processor.

Price-wise, the iPhone 11 is much more affordable; it costs one-third less than the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Starting at $699 (compared to $999 for the iPhone 11 Pro and $1099 for the iPhone 11 Pro Max), the iPhone 11 is a drop in price from last year's iPhone XR (which started at $749), and really is good value for money. Even with 256 GB storage, it's only $849, although most people can get by with less, since much of their content is in the cloud.