Apple iPhone 14 — Review & Full Phone Specifications
The iPhone 14 the new vanilla model and Apple’s yearly lineup not a lot has changed since last year and on top of that the gap between the iPhone14 and the Pro Models is wider than ever so is this phone still a relevant Choice a new model with some incremental upgrades that’s pretty much par for the course when it comes to the iPhones but just how incremental can we get it seems like we might find out with the new iPhone 14.
this year’s vanilla model gets a couple of features from last year’s iPhone 13 Pro the a15 bionic chipset with a 5 Core GPU and the main camera there is also a new selfie cam which has autofocus another new feature is that the internals have been rearranged so that the iPhone 14 is easier to service and repair there are a couple of additions when it comes to connectivity as well there’s new Bluetooth 5.3 and a region specific satellite connection that you can use to contact emergency services handy
if you don’t have network coverage and that’s about it for the meaningful changes the compact design is exactly the same and as premium as ever with ip68 rated ingress protection against up to 6meters of water holding the phone in hand you’d be hard-pressed to tell if this is the new model or the old one it’s not like the Pro Models are breaking the mode this year either but they do bring a new hyped up Selfie cut out with extra functionality and they also support an always-on display for the first time on an iPhone it’s too bad that we don’t get anything new like that
here even just an upgrade of the screen refresh rate to match the pros would have been awesome but no it’s still 60hertz and compared to most phones in this price segment swiping and scrolling feels a bit choppy it remains a nice screen though a 6.1inch OLED with a pixel density of 460PPI and ceramic Shield protection this display is quite bright achieving a maximum of about 800 nits with a brightness slider the same as last year unlike the Pro Models there is no auto brightness boost.
Specifications of the iPhone 14
The iPhone 14 looks great too the panel is sharp contrast and colorful and the color accuracy is excellent here there’s also HDR 10 and Dolby Vision support of course the notch cutout is into the content of it but that’s expected here for audio the iPhone 14 has a pair of stereo speakers with the earpiece doubling as the second one they sport very good loudness and the sound quality is excellent with great mids and highs and nice Bass and for storage you get your choice of128 256 or 512 gigs on board last year’s iPhones ran on the a15 bionic chipset
but they weren’t all the same the vanilla models had four GPU cores while the Pro Models had five cores that a15 Bionic chip with 5 cores is being reused in the iPhone 14 and as you’d expect it provides excellent Benchmark performance on par with last year’s iPhone 13 Pro there’s an edge over the regular iPhone13 when it comes to GPU tasks but cpu-wise is quite similar and when it comes to Thermal management the iPhone 14 throttles its performance quite a bit with prolonged stress but does so in a gradual way without sudden ips that might cause hiccups or lag the iPhone 14 has a3279 milliamp hour battery capacity as opposed to 3240 in the iPhone 13.
it’s basically the same thing we did however measure an increase in the screen on time with the iPhone 14but the overall endurance rating was similar at 90 hours once again there is no charger bundled with the new iPhones and you’d have to get your own this is where you green the sponsor of this video comes in if your phone doesn’t ship with a charger don’t be left with an old thing you found under the couch the u-green nexoed 140watt charger can top up your devices at maximum speed because it fully complies to the power delivery 3.1 protocol with the PPS it’s safe to use with safeguards to preserve your battery and to prevent overheating
using this charger we clocked 60 of the battery on the iPhone14 in 30 minutes which is just as fast as if you were using Apple’s own 20 watt charger and for some reason a bit faster than the previous iPhone 13.but this charger isn’t just for smartphones it also works with laptops like the MacBook and thanks to multiple ports you can charge more than one device at the same time we’ll make sure to put a link to the charger down in the video description below now back to our review let’s talk about the interface Apple’s new iOS 16.
it’s not a ground breaking update over iOS 15 but there are a few changes worth mentioning the lock screen doesn’t double isn’t always on display here but it brings a few refinements it houses your notifications which swipe up from the bottom there’s widget support and you can customize several different layouts for the lock screen and switch between them on the Fly the lock screen layouts can also be linked directly to specific Focus profiles or within settings in each profile you can set up its preferred lock screen the focus profiles are already there to filter your messages and notifications but now they can even connect to your mail and messaging apps to filter them right from the source and plenty of apps have seen upgrades including Face Time and the wallet app among many others
Camera Features of the iPhone 14
finally let’s go over the cameras the 12 megapixel main cam is the same as the iPhone 13 pros and compared to the vanilla 13 has a brighter aperture and larger pixels the 12 megapixel Ultra wide cam was identical to the one on the previous model this year Apple also brings an update to the HDR image stacking tag where before it was called Deep Fusion now it’s the photonic engine anyway in daylight the 12 megapixel photos from the main cam are great and typical for an iPhone there’s plenty of detail low noise and natural looking colors
dynamic range is good but not too wide as we’ve observed on previous iPhones find details like foliage have natural over processed look that not everyone is a fan of and compared to the iPhone 13 the main cameras on both phones producer mark ably similar photos portrait shots from the main cam are very competent the subject detection and separation are nearly perfect and the background bokeh is convincing 12 megapixel photos from the ultra wide camera are pretty wide and there’s a solid amount of detail good contrast and accurate colors
like the main cam the dynamic range is balanced but not too wide unlike some of the other recent iPhones there’s no autofocus on this camera and that means you can’t use it to shoot macro close-ups when shooting with the main Cam and lowlight conditions an automatic night mode will kick in and it generally does a great job the photos are clean looking and detailed with well-controlled light sources dark areas also contain plenty of detail as well despite having a brighter main camera lens and the new photonic engine
the iPhone 14’s low light photos are very similar in quality to those from the iPhone 13. the most notable upgrade was that the overall capture time was much faster on the new model low light photos taken with the ultra wide cam also make use of the auto net mode the images have balance exposure and nicely saturated colors but they still remain on the soft and noisy side onto the 12 megapixel selfies and they are excellent the detail level is great and the skin texture and colors look very natural there’s low noise and the contrast and dynamic range are praise worthy too
About iPhone 14
the iPhone 14 has phase detection autofocus which is quite reliable the iPhone 14 can record video in up to 4K at 60fps with any of its three cameras and all modes also feature an expanded dynamic range thanks to the smart HDR 4K videos from the selfie cam are awesome they’re very clean and detailed with nice looking textures and skin tones the stabilization could be better but the bigger bumps and shakes are still handled well4K videos from the main camera are excellent there’s plenty of detail vibrant yet true to life colors and solid dynamic range
we have no complaints whatsoever the 4K videos from the ultra wide camera are equally brilliant they excel in everything and have to be among the most detailed we’ve seen as far as ultrawide cameras go the iPhone 14 has excellent stabilization all around there’s optional Eis for all of its cameras and the main one also gets the benefit of ois plus there’s a new action mode which offers an extra smooth effect at the cost of some resolution and a narrower field of view it does a splendid job so that’s the iPhone 14.
you get a compact form factor and the high quality you expect from an iPhone and that pretty much sums it up actually there is autofocus on the selfie cam now which is nice but the other changes are small and hardly noticeable you don’t even get the signature newlook of the iPhone 14 generation with a dynamic island or the new always on display overall I would call the iPhone 14 more of a refresh than an actual upgrade and while it is a great phone.
Originally published at https://www.technews20-21.in on October 5, 2022.
