Iphone 14 Features
In addition to being a powerful powerhouse, the new A15 Bionic is also more energy efficient, so you can use your phone for longer periods. Apple promises up to 50 percent faster CPU performance than previous iPhones while using less power – the result? You can get apps like FaceTime working at "peak" performance when traveling.
When it comes to photography, the iPhone 14 series includes better video recording capabilities. With Cinematic mode on (and even 1080p at night), you can shoot in 4K or 5K with some models, but we saw noticeably reduced crop sizes on our testing device. And if you don't mind low-light images, then there are two major improvements. First, when it isn't necessary, AirPods 3 can now be used as an external mic instead of relying solely on Bluetooth headphones. Second, if you have paired a pair of earbuds and want to switch back to the music that way, the Home app has access to that data in Safari. This feature allows users to toggle between stereo speakerphones or mono speakers, which was absent before iOS 16.5.
This change allows Siri for the first time to read out loud from connected devices. That may be useful while commuting with other people or listening to podcasts during long car rides. Finally, the ability to edit photos without having to go into their editing software also continues to advance. If you've captured footage on a GoPro or other action camera already, say hello to photo edits. Or perhaps you're looking for something completely different for work? There are plenty of options.
A lot of things are similar across all three iPhone 14 models, including updated dual-SIM support, improved wireless charging, larger front-facing cameras that cover most of the display, updated storage options, a more compact design, and much bigger batteries. But each model changes slightly in terms of pricing, but they will all start at $799 (£699, AU$1,099, €799, £649, AU$1,199). However, you'll want to pick up your iPhone 14 in black, blue, green, silver, or white; prices vary widely from country to country.
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Design
Apple is aiming to make this year's iPhone 14 series sleeker and thinner. It will still have the flat edges and familiar notch design, but instead of those physical cutouts, the new phones are equipped with OLED displays. These are brighter as well as crisper images, and while this won't magically transform your photography game, it will certainly give your smartphone some extra oomph in general. As a bonus, these screens are significantly smaller than the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max screens, which makes them easier to fit in pockets and bags. We expected this would require a full redesign of the current slate, but so far it's simply been refined in an incremental form that keeps its classic squared edge and rounded corners.
The overall size of the iPhone 14 lineup is 44.7 x 174.1 x 7.9 mm, meaning it measures roughly the same as before, albeit a couple of millimeters smaller. For context, the iPhone X (53.6 x 152.8 x 7.65 mm) and Galaxy S20 series (52.6 x 146.3 x 7.45 mm) were about the same size, whereas the Oppo Find X2 Pro (53.9 x 152.4 x 6.7 mm) stood just slightly taller. So, as the smallest member of the iPhone line, the new phone is more balanced. What matters, in any case, is how many times you need to tap twice to take a screenshot because we haven't seen a complete overhaul of the hardware since the iPhone 7 Plus. Instead, minor upgrades have become commonplace, such as an increase in battery life and increased internal storage. Still, we feel like the iPhone 14's new look sets it apart from competitors, especially given the relatively small number of color choices available – only five on this particular model.
All three iPhones include facial recognition technology that recognizes your face at launch. Not only does it prevent unwanted ads from popping up, but it will also help you unlock and log in with Apple Pay and enter the secure network of iCloud services. There are also haptic feedback microphones so you can speak directly to whatever is playing right now on your iPhone. They work by sending vibrations along to the screen at exactly the right moment in time. Those who are familiar with past iterations may remember a unique element here. When you point your device toward a person, the camera locks up automatically. This means that gestures performed by touching any part of your body to a subject will activate both gestures with the same effect. As a result, tapping will often trigger the voice assistant immediately, allowing for hands-free interaction with apps and games that typically rely solely on finger movements. All of this goes into play once the system detects movement and notifies you as soon as the motion happens.
Finally, the iPhone 14 offers an understated amount of storage space – 128 GB in total for the base 128 GB variant, which is essentially equivalent to what you get with the iPhone 11 Pro model. While the iPhone Pro and Pro Max boast 256 GB of storage capacity, that's a little over half the size of the newer model (which has up to 1TB of storage). At least this version supports fast file transfers, but if you're thinking of buying a premium iPhone, the $999 iPad Pro, $1,049 for Samsung's S22 Ultra Max, or $1,300 for Huawei's Mate 20 Series, you might want to wait until after October 14.
For the 128 GB version of the iPhone 14, Apple says you will have enough storage leftover "to quickly delete content from your watchlist if needed." That's interesting since many of us use third-party apps that require media files to operate. If you choose an alternative like Spotify Premium or Amazon Music Unlimited, you could easily get rid of large amounts of local data if needed, although Apple doesn't provide an official explanation for why.
Display
The main exception here is the 6.1-inch Super Retina 5G OLED panel. No other Apple product makes it this high resolution for a flagship smartphone. By contrast, the 4.7-inch display tablet uses a 60Hz refresh rate, while the 120Hz iPad Pro supports 60 Hz, making this ultra-wide-angle screen super smooth. Also notable is how good the colors here are, although the higher frame rates on the iPhone 14 make the colors appear darker. On paper, it doesn't seem obvious, but when we tried out the HDR10+ mode on top, a scene of trees and mountains looked vibrant and bright. But do note that those settings aren't always present when performing normal manual adjustments. Some scenes might seem lighter or darken to preserve battery life, which might make perfect sense if done manually only.
The differences between the screen sizes are subtle, making it difficult to tell them apart entirely. Yet, a thing worth noting here is that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max come with Dolby Vision enabled on the latter model. Although it wasn't mentioned explicitly in our review, Dolby's inclusion probably had nothing to do with superior audio quality. Either way, it seems likely that Dolby will eventually make the feature universal. Speaking of which…
Performance
The big news here is the potential improvement in computing speed, due to the introduction of another high-power A15 Bionic processor. Currently running at 2.6GHz, depending on whether you connect a Snapdragon 888 processor within the box, it will boost processor speeds to 2.8GHz or 3.0GHz – a difference of 15 percent. More importantly, Apple claims that this A15 SoC (also known as the M1 in certain circles) delivers 40 percent faster CPU performance than the previous generation. That's pretty impressive, considering that previous iPhone generations' chips were around 400MHz and 550MHz, respectively. Again, there's no mention of specific benchmarks here, though it could be helpful to keep watching out for the latest MacRumors forums, where you can sometimes see rumors for updates.
The biggest gains are in graphics, thanks to the upgraded GPU cores. As we explained earlier, four years ago, iOS used to run on older Radeon GPUs, but the company decided it was too expensive (at the time, even compared to rival Nvidia cards) to offer integrated GPU acceleration on iOS devices. Now Apple is finally offering discrete graphics, thanks mostly to this chip.
The chip has been designed specifically to handle real-time 3D rendering tasks, but because there aren't quite enough cores inside the silicon to render everything at once, developers can focus on areas where they think GPU workloads are likely to benefit. Even though GPU processing generally requires much more power to achieve a satisfactory output, the availability of integrated graphics capability means developers won't have to sacrifice graphics performance for lower overall clock speeds. Therefore, we noticed no sign of a slowdown in gameplay, gaming, multitasking, or even taking advantage of the built-in AI in Photos or Messages, unless we excluded the background noise reduction filter in the Control Center.