Consumer Reports puts iPhone 11 Pro Max at top of smartphone rankings
Consumer Reports has rated the iPhone 11 Pro Max at the top of their smartphone list, citing improved battery life and camera quality as favored factors.
Consumer Reports has released a piece discussing the many improvements the new iPhone 11 Pro Max has received over last year's iPhone XS Max, which also did well in their testing.
In their battery life test, the iPhone 11 Pro Max lasted for 40.5 hours, an increase over the 29.5 hours of the iPhone XS Max. They also stated that the iPhone 11 Pro lasted 34 hours on a single charge, over the iPhone XS's 27.5 hours. The iPhone 11 lasted 28 hours, which was still an improvement over the iPhone XR.
Camera improvement was also a crucial factor in Consumer Report's glowing review. Their testers stated that the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max received some of the highest scores in the ratings for still-image quality. All three phones in the iPhone 11 line received excellent ratings for rear-video quality.
The testers also found that the A13 bionic chip in all three phones in the iPhone 11 line was significantly faster than the 2018 Phone models, as well as the highest-end Android models. They point out that this is especially useful for editing 4K video and gaming.
Other factors included a durability test in which both the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro Max did well, with the iPhone 11 Pro not surviving the repeated drop test.
Overall, Consumer Reports seemed quite impressed with the iPhone 11 line. Though they echoed the same concerns that many have about purchasing an iPhone that isn't 5G capable, they did call them "high-performing, sleek machines."
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is the first Apple phone to top the rankings in several years. The iPhone XS series lost out to the Samsung Note 9. Notably, the iPhone also came in second to the Galaxy Note 7, which was plagued by battery fires shortly after examination.
Consumer Reports has released a piece discussing the many improvements the new iPhone 11 Pro Max has received over last year's iPhone XS Max, which also did well in their testing.
In their battery life test, the iPhone 11 Pro Max lasted for 40.5 hours, an increase over the 29.5 hours of the iPhone XS Max. They also stated that the iPhone 11 Pro lasted 34 hours on a single charge, over the iPhone XS's 27.5 hours. The iPhone 11 lasted 28 hours, which was still an improvement over the iPhone XR.
Camera improvement was also a crucial factor in Consumer Report's glowing review. Their testers stated that the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max received some of the highest scores in the ratings for still-image quality. All three phones in the iPhone 11 line received excellent ratings for rear-video quality.
The testers also found that the A13 bionic chip in all three phones in the iPhone 11 line was significantly faster than the 2018 Phone models, as well as the highest-end Android models. They point out that this is especially useful for editing 4K video and gaming.
Other factors included a durability test in which both the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro Max did well, with the iPhone 11 Pro not surviving the repeated drop test.
Overall, Consumer Reports seemed quite impressed with the iPhone 11 line. Though they echoed the same concerns that many have about purchasing an iPhone that isn't 5G capable, they did call them "high-performing, sleek machines."
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is the first Apple phone to top the rankings in several years. The iPhone XS series lost out to the Samsung Note 9. Notably, the iPhone also came in second to the Galaxy Note 7, which was plagued by battery fires shortly after examination.
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I stopped paying attention to CR years ago due to what I considered shoddy reviewing and their weird recommendations (like giving a recommendation on a product that THEY didn't rate well but had a low price - bizarre!).
Personally I know only one individual who uses CR to make buying decisions. I imagine most people buy what they think is best for them and don't care what some reviewer says.
The only thing I use Consumer Reports for is for car ratings. Not that they're totally unbiased there, either, but they're less biased than most sources, and the reliability/repair ratings are based on survey information, so they're about as good as you can get.
While I’m glad they’ve acknowledged that the iPhones 11 have no peer in the smartphone industry at this time, their view on tech stuff generally is pretty worthless except to fellow clueless technophobes, which I think these reviews are written towards. I will take the harshest professional Apple-centric website’s review over CR each and every time, and ditto for PC and Android pro sites over CR for those platform’s reviews.
Like Bill Gates Shouted in a Famous Clip during an Employee Meeting at Microsoft: “You Never Understood the First Thing About This!” I Repeat that now since Consumer Reports has never Understood the First thing about Computer Tech., among other categories. It isn't just the Camera or Battery Life that makes iPhones Great, Current or Past Models... It's the User Experience brought to Life in iOS & Mac OS Apps that makes these mobile devices, laptops & desktops from Apple, Insanely Great. Steve Jobs had an often-used Moniker for people who are ignorant or incompetent, “BOZOS.“ Yes Consumer Reports, You Are ALL BOZOS!
From my own observations, I'm pretty sure most people's dissatisfaction with CR is based on a couple of things. One is a favorite product gets a less than stellar review. The other when a person buys a well reviewed product, and they get a bad one. That's usually a lack of understanding of production processes and statistics.
Yes, CR sometimes gets it wrong. Not very often are they very wrong, however. At least for the things that I buy. YMMV.