Which iPhone 14 model should you choose? (Buying Guide 2022)
Apple made an announcement about the iPhone 14 series on September 7, 2022 with its pre-order date starting from 5:30PM IST on September 9 and its release date on September 16, when it will be fully out for purchase.
It comes in 4 models; iPhone 14, iPhone 14 plus, iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro max. While choosing the best model to go for, a lot of features are to be considered, as the choice of every individual varies.
This iPhone model hasnt been tested but the results have been speculated based on the specs and their various experience with the past iPhone models. The new iPhone 14 is said to be released in 5 colors; Midnight, Purple, Blue, Starlight and Product Red.
While looking for the best iPhone 14 model to choose from, there are lots of features they posses which will be discussed in this article to give you a better choice to pick from.
What are the prices of these iPhone?
One factor that considers the model of iPhone 14 to pick is its price. One would think the prices would be way out of budget but the great news comes in as Apple still kept the prices the same as last year.
The price ranges are estimated to be; $799/£849 for the iPhone 14 128GB model with $1099 for the 512GB configuration.
The iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899/£949 with 128GB and $1,199 for the 512GB version.
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max goes for $999/£1099 and $1099/£1199 respectively. It all depends on your screen choices.
What are the screen resolutions of the iPhone 14 series?
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro both comes with a 6.1-inch screen while the iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch screen. If you are a heavy media user, you can surely go for the larger screen.
Regardless of which model you choose, you get a Super Retina XDR display. The Pro and Pro max gets Apple’s always-on display, which allows information to be seen at a glance even without unlocking your phone which happens because of its refresh rate as low as 1Hz which also reduces the tendency of a battery drainage.
This makes the Pro models better for gaming. So if you are a game freak, the Pro model will be best for you. Although if these don’t sound like a big deal to you, you can opt for the iPhone 14 or the larger iPhone 14 Plus which are better alternatives in terms of display technology.
What are the camera qualities of these products?
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus comes with two rear cameras, the main wide angle and the ultra-wide angle of 12MP. It has a front-facing camera of 12-megapixel and a HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60fps.
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus both posses a similar quality of 12-megapixel main lens with a faster aperture which tends to be great for motion capture, while the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max comes with the main wide-angle of 48MP, ultra-wide-angle and 3× telephoto camera of 12MP respectively which can be useful for portraits and optical zoom.
The iPhone 14 Pro comes with a 48-megapixel camera, Pro Video and Cinematic modes which can record as far as 4K and 24 frames per second. IPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max has a pixel density of 460ppi while iPhone 14 plus has 458ppi pixel density.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus has an Apple A15 Bionic Processor each while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max posses an Apple A16 Bionic processor.
Going for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max is a no-brainer when it comes to camera quality. If you enjoy photography, this is best for you as it has the features of; 3× telephoto camera, 48MP main camera with quad-pixel technology which triggers a great improvement to cinematic mode.
Does it have a long lasting battery?
The official estimate in battery capacity given by Apple are; 23 and 29 hours of video playback for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max respectively while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus should have 20 and 26 hours of video playback respectively.
So, if you are looking for the best model in terms of long battery life, you go for the iPhone 14 Pro Max or the iPhone 14 Plus, as its battery capacity seems close to the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
IPhone 14 has a battery capacity of 3,279mAh; iPhone 14 plus has a battery capacity of 4,325mAh; the iPhone 14 Pro has a capacity of 3,200mAh, while the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a battery capacity of 4,323mAh.
In Conclusion, the iPhone 14 series is set to debut with a lot of features like; the new Emergency SOS via Satellite feature in which Apple offers everyone who makes a purchase, a two-year subscription to these satellite features for free, it replaced sim trays and the idea of physical Sims with eSim compatibility which is available only on the US variants for now.
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max introduced the reduced notch and the dynamic island tag which expands and shrinks to accommodate the notifications. It also gets access to direct connection to the nearby satellites to get connected to the world in remote locations without network.
The iPhone 14 offers a good balance in performance and price and if you are looking for a smaller device in the iPhone 14 series, this would be a good offer. The iPhone 14 Plus would have great worth for lovers of large phones who don’t really need the extra features of the Pro Max.
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max would be very useful to the power users as they get to enjoy the new A16 chip, the always-on display, the Display Island, and a better camera. Whichever is your choice, you are sure to make a good decision with this guide.