September 20, 2019
iPhone 11 released
Apple released the iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007. 11 line on September 20, 2019 — dual cameras on the base model and Night mode computational photographyUsing software and multiple exposures to improve photos — Night mode and HDR on modern phones..
What it was for
Night mode and ultra-wide lenses made multi-camera assumptions standard even on non-Pro iPhones. Developers building ARAugmented reality — overlaying digital graphics on the real world through a camera view. and vision features could expect depth and wide-angle hardware on the mainstream model.
Companies
- Apple
Why it's here
The iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007. 11 made multi-camera computational photographyUsing software and multiple exposures to improve photos — Night mode and HDR on modern phones. the default iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. baseline.
Why it mattered
Night mode and ultra-wide sensors expanded what camera apps could assume on base iPhones.
What it solved
Low-light mobile photography required third-party hacks or Pro-tier hardware.
Media
- ImageIPhone 11
Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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