Should the iPhone 11 have gotten a telephoto camera instead?

So, the new iPhones are here, and that base “iPhone 11” is looking pretty, pretty good! Not only does it have a powerful, future-proof chip, more mature colors, and a second camera, but it actually came out with a much more sensible price tag. But it’s the camera we want to talk about here.

iPhones have had a dual camera module for some years now — since the iPhone 7 Plus launched with a telephoto lens and the coveted Portrait Mode. In current generation iPhones, the telephoto camera is kept as a feature for the more expensive, Pro models. The “affordable” iPhone 11 did get its own secondary ...