iPhone 11 Front Camera Blurry

I just got the iPhone 11 yesterday from the 8. The camera on the 11 is terrible. Considering returning it! Both the front facing camera and the rear are grainy and blurred looking. Like other said, it looks like an android picture. Terrible!

I just got my iPhone 11 pro and I’m so disappointed because i looked forward to it for a long time and when i open the front camera it isnt nearly as good as my 6s. It looks like it has a beauty filter on, I was hoping for a detailed and real picture(not the kind of pictures the androids take)but it looks exactly like that. I don’t know what to do anymore

I am having the same issue with the Camera. To say it looks like an Android phone's camera is just stupid. Do you know how many phones are running Android? A lot. I have a Galaxy phone and it takes way better pictures than the iPhone. The Galaxy S20 makes the iPhone 11 look ridiculous in comparison.

Hi everyone. I have the same issue. I noticed that the front facing camera is a bit slower in processing the image, take a closer look once you capture the image, if you are keen enough, you’d see. What I do is stand still and give a second before moving, that’s where I get crisp and sharp images. So you capture and then don’t put down your phone to check the image immediately, hold still for a bit just for a millisecond. The images tend to be crisp and clearer. So inconvenient because hey, we all check after taking a selfie or a groufie. I hope it’s just a software issue and could be fix with a software update. But that’s the tip ya’ll.

I just got the 11 from the 8 as well and the camera is SO BAD. It looks just like my old android did years ago. Does anyone know if this is something that will be fixed? Because I’m going to return this phone if this is how it’s gonna be.

Same. “Upgraded” from iPhone 7 to iPhone 11. Really hate the camera quality and actually returned it after going to an Apple store and comparing to other iPhone 11’s. My camera seemed way worse than the other iPhone 11’s.

Hoping to get a better one now, since I really like the purple color of it

I am having the same issue. I went from the 8 to the 11 and my photos were way better on the 8. The only way I seem to get a “decent” photo is by videotaping and taping the photo button while recording. It keeps all of the resolutions then but it’s still a major major inconvenience.

I’m returning mine. The camera is not an improvement!! I can tell you this bc I’m always taking pictures. I have over 50k photos on my iPhone. I am always taking pictures and selfies.....and my iPhone X and 8 Plus took much better pictures. The quality on the 11 pro max is horrendous and everything is grainy. The camera is slow and always super blurry. Even with flash, the it’s super low quality. For example, if I took a selfie at night with flash in a cab. It wasn’t blurry. But with the iPhone 11 Pro Max. You have to stay very still. Then night mode kicks in and when someone is using your phone. It takes like 3 seconds to take a pic. If it’s a large group. No one stays still and they’re always. blurry. I am perplexed when people say it’s good quality camera. It’s a hit or miss. I’ve taken some nice portrait mode pictures. But seriously. My iPhone X and 8 plus took much better. The day time pictures I’ve taken of myself...my skin look super fake and almost like I’ve used a filter - a bad one too. My skin looks really pale when I’m actually warm tone with olive skin. Maybe I just have a faulty phone. I hate it. Ive never had any issues with any other iPhone. My pictures are just too blurry and quite frankly did what I paid, the quality should be better. Perhaps those who love the camera use it for day time and taking pictures of things and not actually selfies. I hate it.

Just went to apple yesterday to trade in my iPhone 8plus for the iPhone 11. I am highly disappointed at the camera pixelation, graininess and blurriness!! It looks like 2007 Skype laptop quality or an android phone. My iPhone 8plus had crisp resolution and was faster in capturing movement. It was even better in low light situations too! Really want my iPhone 8 Plus back and its so sad as I waited so long to get my iPhone 11. Apple, how is this possible?!? I try to film in selfie mode and it looks SO bad.

My sister and my niece both got an 11 pro max and their phone does the same pretty much. I don’t think Apple can do much about it. Also they would need to recreate the same issues/lighting conditions —-in order to fix it. Not going to happen with all the lighting at Apple. I refuse to continue to have blurry pictures. It shouldn’t take long to take a picture and the quality needs to be good. The flash should work better. I rather return it than get a new iPhone 11 Pro Max and miss the window to return this faulty phone. Thank goodness my carrier had a 30 day return policy and I still hadn’t turned my iPhone X.

My iPhone 11 Pro Front camera is making the picture looks dark. Not just the picture but in video calls too. I compared with other phones and also looking in the mirror. However when there is better lighting it gives the natural look. I hope this problem will be addressed by @Apple with an update. Now I can't return or exchange as I am in India and I bought the phone in America.

If you are using a screen protector that goes over the front selfie camera, that may be the issue as the glass or film may be of lower index than the camera glass and prevents it from taking clearer images.

Me too!! Well in the camera app they don't come blurry, but in apps like instagram or snapchat they do come blurry and looks like an android camera :(, my 8 Plus took better pictures. I hope that issue could be fixed with and iOS update :/

I planned on returning it but i found out that all the phones are like that(even those that are on display). After some time i got used to it and dont even notice it!

Sometimes the camera is a bit weird but it’s not horrible, the back cameras are amazing.

My 15-yr old cried for two hours. It was the most disappointing present. She had been working hard towards getting it for months. The camera is so important to her activities in the social media world and the pictures are just so bad...

Did Apple do this on purpose so that we all buy the new phone coming out this year? Did they cheapen the camera? If they had software for it, they would’ve rolled something out by now...it’s March. So disappointed.