The iPhone 14 Pro’s camera upgrades should appeal to photographers, filmmakers and creative types on TikTok and YouTube. Apple made significant improvements to the iPhone’s camera hardware, like adding a larger, 48-megapixel sensor. The 14 Pro also uses Apple’s revamped image processing system, which is supposed to improve image quality in darker environments. Factor in the new A16 Bionic chip, and you get features like a new video stabilization mode, the ability to film Cinematic mode videos in 4K, higher resolution ProRaw photos, and pictures and videos with better image quality when captured in medium- and low-light situations.

Read more: iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max Review: Welcome to Apple’s Dynamic Island

I used the iPhone 14 Pro as my main shooter for a week to document two of my favorite places in San Francisco: the Mission District and the Embarcadero. I encountered fog, beer, a collegiate marching band and various tacos, and I used the iPhone 14 Pro to chronicle them all. I ended up with hundreds of photos and dozens of video clips on the 1TB iPhone 14 Pro review sample that Apple had lent me.

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The iPhone 14 Pro and its 48-megapixel camera

The iPhone 14 Pro has three rear cameras: a main wide-angle camera, an ultrawide, and a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. The lens on the main camera has a wider focal length, going from a 26mm equivalent on previous iPhone models to a 24mm one. It isn’t drastically different, but it helps get more of the scene into the frame.

The main camera also gets a new, larger, 48-megapixel sensor. Though more megapixels doesn’t necessarily mean better photos, Apple divides the pixels into groups of four and combines the four in each group into one larger pixel. This technique is called pixel binning, and it’s been used on Android phones for years. The results are brighter photos that have less image noise (and as a bonus, less noise-reduction blur). Apple’s new imagining pipeline, called the Photonic Engine, takes things further and helps improve color accuracy and protect details. Take a look below at a photo I shot of a streetcar just after sunset. Pay special attention to the texture of the pavement and the details in the leaves and building behind the streetcar. This isn’t the best photo I took with the iPhone 14 Pro, but it shows how the camera handles an everyday situation when things aren’t bright and sunny. The photo’s contrast is a bit much, and I’d likely reduce it when I edited the picture, or set up a Photographic Style with less contrast.

The main camera takes excellent photos. The image quality and details look great for a phone photo. I noticed that the most improvement came in medium- and low-light situations. Colors and textures look good. Check out the photo below, which I took on a foggy morning. Notice the textures in the buildings’ bricks and the way the 14 Pro captured the fog gradually engulfing the top of Salesforce Tower.

For the past year, I’ve mainly used an iPhone 13 Pro as my daily driver. During the week I had the 14 Pro, I saw an improvement in the photos I took. Image detail was better, due in part to the new Photonic Engine processing pipeline. Check out the photo below of a cookie and cappuccino from Four Barrel Coffee, a hip java spot in the Mission.

The photo below was shot under a palm tree’s dark canopy. The 14 Pro boosted the brightness and did a solid job of capturing the different textures in the stem and fronds.

If you’re so inclined, you can capture 48-megapixel photos using the phone’s ProRaw setting. I should warn you that these files are big. The file for the photo below of the Bay Bridge at sunset is 48 megabytes. After editing, the photo is saved as a much smaller JPEG. Look closely at the sky’s color gradient, and the details of the cars and the bridge’s support cables.

Night mode on the iPhone 14 Pro

When the iPhone 11 series launched in 2019, it included Night mode, which takes a series of images over a few seconds and combines them to create a photo that’s brighter and has better colors and less image noise. Three years later, on the 14 Pro, Night mode has blossomed even more. Capture-times are much faster. Most of the time, Night mode needed just a couple of seconds to get a good photo in a bar or other dark locale.

Take a look at the photo below that I took indoors at Zeitgeist in the Mission. Essentially, all the lights are pointed at the walls, leaving the middle of the bar a dark void that’s a perfect place for punk Gen Xers and millennials to sip their IPAs in quiet angst. Night mode took two seconds to capture this photo. It did a great job balancing the bright lights on the red sign-filled wall with the dark middle of the bar. Though most of the people are in shadow, the 14 Pro did a solid job of capturing skin tones.

The photo below is of Taqueria El Buen Sabor, a terrific place for some post-drinks burritos. It was very dark and I used Night mode to take the photo. This isn’t my best Night mode snap with the new phone, but it shows what’s capable under a less than ideal situation. Had I put the phone on a tripod for a longer Night mode exposure time, or if the lights weren’t as bright (compared with the dark cloudy sky), I think it would’ve been a better photo. But it’s still decent. There’s some image noise in the cloudy sky, and the details in the building are a little soft.

I visited another Mission taco spot, Tacolicious, with some friends. (I warned you there were lots of tacos in this review.) The snap below was taken with Night mode. It wasn’t as dark as when I took the other two Night mode photos, but it definitely wasn’t overly bright either. Pay close attention to the texture of the tortillas and the detail of the cilantro. I was hand-holding the 14 Pro, and I’m proud of the results.

The iPhone 14 Pro’s ultrawide camera gets a new lens

The ultrawide camera gets a new sensor, with more focus pixels and a stepped-down f/2.2 aperture lens. All this adds up to much sharper ultrawide photos. The sensor, combined with the Photonic Engine, helps improve image quality in less than ideal situations. Ultrawide photos and videos are still a step down compared with those from the main camera, but these improvements are welcome.

Below is a great example of the limits of the 14 Pro’s ultrawide camera. In particular, notice how the highlights in the sky are blown completely out to white.

Macro photos also get a boost from the ultrawide camera upgrades. When you try to take a photo with the main camera and are standing very close to a subject, the iPhone 14 Pro switches to the ultrawide camera and crops the framing to mimic the main camera. This allows for a closer focus, which is great for close-up shots of small things. 

Last year’s 13 Pro had a similar feature, but with the new ultrawide, macro photos have better image quality, especially in medium and low light.

The 14 Pro’s telephoto camera has a 3x optical zoom

The telephoto camera is basically identical to the one on last year’s 13 Pro, but it gets a lift from the 14 Pro’s Photonic Engine. Under good lighting, like in the picture below, the telephoto camera takes good photos. Notice in particular the colors and how the camera handles skin tones.

As with the ultrawide, image quality is a step behind the main camera — especially in dimmer environments.

Below is a Portrait mode picture of Maisie the cat taken indoors with the telephoto camera. The 14 Pro and its Photonic Engine did a good job of finding the white balance and capturing the detail’s in Maisie’s fur.

Summer in San Francisco can be foggy, as you can see in the telephoto shot below. I’m impressed by how the 14 Pro was able to pull out the clouds from the otherwise concrete-colored foggy sky. Equally impressive is how well the 14 Pro was able to freeze the action of the guy in the bottom right playing stick toss.

Your selfies look better with the iPhone 14 Pro

The TrueDepth camera got an upgraded lens with a brighter f/1.9 aperture. The selfie camera has autofocus for the first time ever on an iPhone. The autofocus works great for group selfies. Take a look at the selfie below of me and my CNET colleague Jessica Fierro.

Maybe it’s because of the new Photonic Engine, but selfies look better. Previous iPhones rendered selfie photos that look muted and almost dull. The 14 Pro’s front-facing camera has better definition and a lighter touch with the way it handles skin tones.

The iPhone 14 Pro shoots excellent videos

All the improvements to the cameras and processing also make videos look even better. Apple made it so that Cinematic mode can now record in 4K and at 24 frames per second. There’s a new video image-stabilization tool, called Action mode. When you shoot a video, you can toggle it on and the phone crops in a bit to keep the image centered and the horizon level. If you’re shooting in 4K, Action mode drops the resolution to 2.8K, but the results are still impressive. Though other phones, like the Galaxy S22 Ultra, have similar stabilization functions, it’s wonderful to see the tool come to the iPhone. And it works across all three rear cameras.

During my Action mode tests, I was reminded of just how good the image stabilization is in regular video mode. Check out the video below to see the clips I shot with the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. The clips included videos shot in Action mode, slow motion, regular video mode and Cinematic mode.

Final thoughts

The iPhone 14 Pro represents one of the largest improvements to the iPhone’s cameras in years. In places with less-than-ideal lighting, I found improvements when I took photos and recorded videos. The iPhone 14 Pro also continues Apple’s reign when it comes to recording the best videos of any phone in terms of image quality. I look forward to taking more snaps and shooting more video clips.

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Have you downloaded iOS 16 yet? The iPhone update is available for anyone with a compatible device, and installing the software gives you access to loads of new features and settings. 

iOS 16, which was first announced in the spring at Apple’s WWDC conference, has gone through several beta versions prior to its public launch alongside the iPhone 14. It comes with a slew of new features and upgrades that aim to improve how your iPhone works. This includes a more customizable lock screen, a way to edit sent messages and a magic photo editing tool. Plus, the battery percentage is back. 

Read more: The Best iPhone 14 Cases So Far

If you’re curious about what else iOS 16 offers, read on as we break down the 11 best new features on your iPhone. Just make sure you’ve already completed these three steps first and check out the lesser-known features lurking in iOS 16, too. And here’s why you might want to wait a bit before updating to iOS 16.

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The ability to edit and ‘unsend’ messages

“Embarrassing typos are a thing of the past,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, said at WWDC as he introduced three of the most requested features for the Messages app.

First, in iOS 16 you’ll be able to edit sent messages. So if you notice a typo after a message, you’ll be able to edit the message after the fact. A tiny “edited” appears in the status under the message.

Next, and this might be my favorite new feature, you can immediately recall a sent message. If you accidentally send an unfinished message, you can use the Undo Send tool to prevent it from being read and hopefully look less chaotic to your friends and family.

Last, you can mark messages and threads as unread. This could be an excellent tool for when you don’t have time to respond to a message in the moment, but want to make sure you come back to it later.

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A new customizable lock screen

One of the things you look at the most on your iPhone is the lock screen, especially if you have a Face ID-equipped iPhone. iOS 16 brings the most substantial update to the iPhone’s lock screen yet. Press and hold to edit your lock screen. You can swipe to try out several different styles. Each style changes the color filter for the background photo and the font on the lock screen so everything complements each other. This feels a bit like Apple’s take on Google’s Material You, which launched with Android 12.

You can also customize the fonts for the time and date, and add lock screen widgets like temperature, activity rings and a calendar. The widgets are akin to complications on the Apple Watch lock screen. 

You can even set up multiple customized lock screens with different widgets and easily swipe to switch between them. There’s also a photo shuffle option that automatically changes the pictures on your lock screen.

One feature we’d been hoping to see Apple add was an always-on display. It’s something nearly all Android phones have; even the Apple Watch does. Well, with the new iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, the always-on display has finally arrived.

Notifications and live activities

Sometimes notifications can cover up your lock screen’s photo, so iOS 16 moves notifications to the bottom of your display. As you receive them, instead of being compiled into a list, they appear like a vertical carousel. This not only looks better but should be a big help for one-handed use of your iPhone.

iOS 16 also aims to solve another notification problem. Sometimes you get a bunch of notifications in a row from one app, like the score of a basketball game. A new tool for developers called Live Activities makes it easier to stay on top of things happening in real time from your lock screen, instead of getting a series of interruptions.

Live Activities should make it easier to follow sporting events, workouts or even the progress of an Uber ride.

Skip CAPTCHAs using Private Access Tokens

The CAPTCHA — which stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart — has been a necessary evil across the internet. CAPTCHAs are designed to make sure that a person is accessing a website or service, and not a bot. I find them annoying, as they often involve reading strangely written letters or having to find all the images that have a truck. With iOS 16, Apple plans to start replacing these awkward interactions with Private Access Tokens.

According to a video on Apple’s website demonstrating Private Access Tokens, websites that support the token will essentially log in and authenticate that you are indeed a human without your having to play any of the usual CAPTCHA games. Apple says in the video that the company is working with other companies to roll out support for this feature, so we can’t say the CAPTCHA will be dead after iOS 16 rolls out to the public. But the concept could provide some relief if it gets adopted.

Wallet and Apple Pay Later

ID cards from more states will be available in your Wallet app along with more security and privacy features. In iOS 16 you can also protect your identity and age. So rather than showing your exact birth date, the Wallet app will display your ID and that you’re over 21.

iOS 16 makes sharing keys easier with apps like Mail and Messages. When your friend receives the key, they can add it to the Wallet app on their iPhone. Apple said it’s working to make sure that shared keys are an industry standard and free for others.

Apple Pay will support new types of payments and adds a new feature called Apple Pay Later, a Klarna-like service that lets you split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments spread over six weeks, with zero interest and no fees. Upcoming payments are managed through the Wallet app, making it easy to keep track of dates and payments.

But Apple Pay doesn’t stop there. A new feature will also help you track Apple Pay orders and lets merchants deliver detailed receipts and tracking information. This should make it easier to stay up to date on the status of all your orders.

Visual Look Up’s tap and drag for photos

In iOS 15, Visual Look Up analyzes your photos and can identify objects like plants, landmarks and pets. iOS 16 takes this to the next level. When you touch a photo’s subject like the dog in the image above, you can lift it away from the background and add it to apps like Messages. Essentially it’s a tap-and-hold tool that removes a photo’s background.

Apple sometimes overuses the word “magic,” but this feature truly seems like it.

SharePlay comes to Messages

SharePlay, which debuted in iOS 15, lets you have a shared experience while connecting with someone over FaceTime. You can watch TV shows, listen to music in sync and other things. iOS 16 adds the ability to discover more apps that support SharePlay from within FaceTime.

But perhaps one of the coolest things Apple did for SharePlay was to make it work within the Messages app. Apple said that this was one of the biggest requests from app developers. Now when you want to share a movie on Disney Plus, you can start SharePlay together with a friend while chatting in Messages.

Safety Check aims to help people in abusive relationships

Safety Check is a new feature intended to be helpful for people in abusive relationships. It lets you review and reset who has access to location information as well as passwords, messages and other apps on an iPhone.

Focus mode updates and Focus filters

Focus mode gets several updates. The first applies Focus behaviors to widgets and lock screen looks. So you could have one lock screen set for when your Work Focus is enabled and another for workouts.

Apple added specific Focus filters that apply your iPhone’s Focus mode within apps. For example, in Safari, you can limit what tabs are shown depending on what Focus mode you have active.

See also

• WWDC 2022 Recap: iOS 16 and Everything Else Apple Announced
• Apple M2 MacBook Air Hands-On: Bigger Screen, Higher Price
• iOS 16 Features iPhone Users Are Going to Love Most

Apple Maps adds transit fare cards

Maps gets several updates. You’ll be able to plan trips with up to 15 different stops along the way. If you start planning a trip with the Maps app on your Mac, you’ll be able to share that to your iPhone.

And in something similar to what Google announced for Google Wallet in Android 13, you’ll be able to see transit fare estimates as well as add more money to a fare card from within Apple Maps.

iCloud family checklist

iCloud gets several new features. One of the more interesting ones is the option to quickly set up a new device for your child. When Quick Start appears, you have the option to pick a user for the new device and use all the existing parental controls you’ve previously selected and configured. However, this is not what many of us still want: the ability to set up separate users for the same device.

There’s a new family checklist with tips for updating settings for your kids as they get older, like a reminder to check location-sharing settings or share your iCloud Plus subscriptions.

For more, check out everything Apple announced at its Sept. 7 “Far Out” event. Plus, here’s how to download iOS 16.

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The iPhone 14 Pro’s camera upgrades should appeal to photographers, filmmakers and creative types on TikTok and YouTube. Apple made several significant improvements to the iPhone’s camera hardware, like adding a larger, 48-megapixel sensor. The 14 Pro also uses Apple’s revamped image processing system, which is supposed to improve image quality in darker environments. Factor in the new A16 Bionic chip, and you get features like a new video stabilization mode, the ability to film Cinematic mode videos in 4K, higher resolution ProRaw photos, and pictures and videos with better image quality when captured in medium- and low-light situations.

Read more: iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max Review: Welcome to Apple’s Dynamic Island

I used the iPhone 14 Pro as my main shooter for a week to document two of my favorite places in San Francisco: the Mission District and the Embarcadero. I encountered fog, beer, a collegiate marching band and various tacos, and I used the iPhone 14 Pro to chronicle them all. I ended up with hundreds of photos and dozens of video clips on the 1TB iPhone 14 Pro review sample that Apple had lent me.

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The iPhone 14 Pro and its 48-megapixel camera

The iPhone 14 Pro has three rear cameras: a main wide-angle camera, an ultrawide, and a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. The lens on the main camera has a wider focal length, going from a 26mm equivalent on previous iPhone models to a 24mm one. It isn’t drastically different, but it helps get more of the scene into the frame.

The main camera also gets a new, larger, 48-megapixel sensor. Though more megapixels doesn’t necessarily mean better photos, Apple divides the pixels into groups of four and combines the four in each group into one larger pixel. This technique is called pixel binning, and it’s been used on Android phones for years. The results are brighter photos that have less image noise (and as a bonus, less noise-reduction blur). Apple’s new imagining pipeline, called the Photonic Engine, takes things further and helps improve color accuracy and protect details. Take a look below at a photo I shot of a streetcar just after sunset. Pay special attention to the texture of the pavement and the details in the leaves and building behind the streetcar. This isn’t the best photo I took with the iPhone 14 Pro, but it shows how the camera handles an everyday situation when things aren’t bright and sunny. The photo’s contrast is a bit much, and I’d likely reduce it when I edited the picture, or set up a Photographic Style with less contrast.

The main camera takes excellent photos. The image quality and details look great for a phone photo. I noticed that the most improvement came in medium- and low-light situations. Colors and textures look good. Check out the photo below, which I took on a foggy morning. Notice the textures in the buildings’ bricks and the way the 14 Pro captured the fog gradually engulfing the top of Salesforce Tower.

For the past year, I’ve mainly used an iPhone 13 Pro as my daily driver. During the week I had the 14 Pro, I saw an improvement in the photos I took. Image detail was better, due in part to the new Photonic Engine processing pipeline. Check out the photo below of a cookie and cappuccino from Four Barrel Coffee, a hip java spot in the Mission.

The photo below was shot under a palm tree’s dark canopy. The 14 Pro boosted the brightness and did a solid job of capturing the different textures in the stem and fronds.

If you’re so inclined, you can capture 48-megapixel photos using the phone’s ProRaw setting. I should warn you that these files are big. The file for the photo below of the Bay Bridge at sunset is 48 megabytes. After editing, the photo is saved as a much smaller JPEG. Look closely at the sky’s color gradient, and the details of the cars and the bridge’s support cables.

Night mode on the iPhone 14 Pro

When the iPhone 11 series launched in 2019, it included Night mode, which takes a series of images over a few seconds and combines them to create a photo that’s brighter and has better colors and less image noise. Three years later, on the 14 Pro, Night mode has blossomed even more. Capture-times are much faster. Most of the time, Night mode needed just a couple of seconds to get a good photo in a bar or other dark locale.

Take a look at the photo below that I took indoors at Zeitgeist in the Mission. Essentially, all the lights are pointed at the walls, leaving the middle of the bar a dark void that’s a perfect place for punk Gen Xers and millennials to sip their IPAs in quiet angst. Night mode took two seconds to capture this photo. It did a great job balancing the bright lights on the red sign-filled wall with the dark middle of the bar. Though most of the people are in shadow, the 14 Pro did a solid job of capturing skin tones.

The photo below is of Taqueria El Buen Sabor, a terrific place for some post-drinks burritos. It was very dark and I used Night mode to take the photo. This isn’t my best Night mode snap with the new phone, but it shows what’s capable under a less than ideal situation. Had I put the phone on a tripod for a longer Night mode exposure time, or if the lights weren’t as bright (compared with the dark cloudy sky), I think it would’ve been a better photo. But it’s still decent. There’s some image noise in the cloudy sky, and the details in the building are a little soft.

I visited another Mission taco spot, Tacolicious, with some friends. (I warned you there were lots of tacos in this review.) The snap below was taken with Night mode. It wasn’t as dark as when I took the other two Night mode photos, but it definitely wasn’t overly bright either. Pay close attention to the texture of the tortillas and the detail of the cilantro. I was hand-holding the 14 Pro, and I’m proud of the results.

The iPhone 14 Pro’s ultrawide camera gets a new lens

The ultrawide camera gets a new sensor, with more focus pixels and a stepped-down f/2.2 aperture lens. All this adds up to much sharper ultrawide photos. The sensor, combined with the Photonic Engine, helps improve image quality in less than ideal situations. Ultrawide photos and videos are still a step down compared with those from the main camera, but these improvements are welcome.

Below is a great example of the limits of the 14 Pro’s ultrawide camera. In particular, notice how the highlights in the sky are blown completely out to white.

Macro photos also get a boost from the ultrawide camera upgrades. When you try to take a photo with the main camera and are standing very close to a subject, the iPhone 14 Pro switches to the ultrawide camera and crops the framing to mimic the main camera. This allows for a closer focus, which is great for close-up shots of small things. 

Last year’s 13 Pro had a similar feature, but with the new ultrawide, macro photos have better image quality, especially in medium and low light.

The 14 Pro’s telephoto camera has a 3x optical zoom

The telephoto camera is basically identical to the one on last year’s 13 Pro, but it gets a lift from the 14 Pro’s Photonic Engine. Under good lighting, like in the picture below, the telephoto camera takes good photos. Notice in particular the colors and how the camera handles skin tones.

As with the ultrawide, image quality is a step behind the main camera — especially in dimmer environments.

Below is a Portrait mode picture of Maisie the cat taken indoors with the telephoto camera. The 14 Pro and its Photonic Engine did a good job of finding the white balance and capturing the detail’s in Maisie’s fur.

Summer in San Francisco can be foggy, as you can see in the telephoto shot below. I’m impressed by how the 14 Pro was able to pull out the clouds from the otherwise concrete-colored foggy sky. Equally impressive is how well the 14 Pro was able to freeze the action of the guy in the bottom right playing stick toss.

Your selfies look better with the iPhone 14 Pro

The TrueDepth camera got an upgraded lens with a brighter f/1.9 aperture. The selfie camera has autofocus for the first time ever on an iPhone. The autofocus works great for group selfies. Take a look at the selfie below of me and my CNET colleague Jessica Fierro.

Maybe it’s because of the new Photonic Engine, but selfies look better. Previous iPhones rendered selfie photos that look muted and almost dull. The 14 Pro’s front-facing camera has better definition and a lighter touch with the way it handles skin tones.

The iPhone 14 Pro shoots excellent videos

All the improvements to the cameras and processing also make videos look even better. Apple made it so that Cinematic mode can now record in 4K and at 24 frames per second. There’s a new video image-stabilization tool, called Action mode. When you shoot a video, you can toggle it on and the phone crops in a bit to keep the image centered and the horizon level. If you’re shooting in 4K, Action mode drops the resolution to 2.8K, but the results are still impressive. Though other phones, like the Galaxy S22 Ultra, have similar stabilization functions, it’s wonderful to see the tool come to the iPhone. And it works across all three rear cameras.

During my Action mode tests, I was reminded of just how good the image stabilization is in regular video mode. Check out the video below to see the clips I shot with the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. The clips included videos shot in Action mode, slow motion, regular video mode and Cinematic mode.

Final thoughts

The iPhone 14 Pro represents one of the largest improvements to the iPhone’s cameras in years. In places with less-than-ideal lighting, I found improvements when I took photos and recorded videos. The iPhone 14 Pro also continues Apple’s reign when it comes to recording the best videos of any phone in terms of image quality. I look forward to taking more snaps and shooting more video clips.

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The iPhone 14 is both an improvement on last year’s iPhone 13 and one of the most minimal year-over-year upgrades in Apple’s history. On the outside, the 14 inherits the iPhone 13’s tried and true flat-sided aluminum design. On the inside, Apple essentially repackaged the iPhone 13 Pro, sans the telephoto camera and high-refresh-rate screen. The result is lovely and the iPhone 14 is a good upgrade for most people.

The iPhone 14 starts at $799 (including a $30 connectivity discount if you activate it with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon), the same price as the iPhone 12 and 13 when they first went on sale. If you’re hoping for more significant improvements, there’s the more expensive iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, both of which are brimming with updates. 

As Americans grapple with inflation, some companies have kept costs the same by offering a little less. The iPhone 14 seems like a way for Apple to release a new phone while maintaining last year’s price. Is this a case of “shrinkflation“? Maybe, but not necessarily.

The iPhone 14 reminds me of the iPhone 5C, which came out in 2013 alongside the iPhone 5S. The 5C was basically an iPhone 5 inside a new plastic body that was meant to appeal to a more budget-minded audience. While there are some similarities, the 14 seems to be aimed at balancing price and adding new features.

Apple added a number of safety tools to the 14 including Crash Detection and satellite connectivity for sending emergency messages when you’re out of range of a cell tower. The iPhone 14 also got an internal redesign that helps dissipate heat better and allows its glass back to be repaired more easily and for less money.

But these are features most people will hopefully never use and they’re largely invisible. Even the iPhone’s move away from physical SIM cards to eSIM on US models is something most people will only deal with once when transferring their number.

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• Main camera upgrade is great
• Autofocus makes selfies look better
• Improved repairability is welcomed
• Action mode is smooth

Don’t Like

• Ultrawide photos are a step down in image quality
• Year-over-year upgrades are minimal
• Videos recorded in low light look just OK

The most obvious upgrade is the new larger version of the iPhone 14, called the iPhone 14 Plus. With the same sized 6.7-inch screen as the 14 Pro Max, the iPhone 14 Plus should appeal to people who want a large phone but don’t want to spend $1,099. However, the 14 Plus won’t be out until Oct. 7.

The iPhone 14 goes on sale Friday, Sept. 16, and is currently available for preorder.

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iPhone 14 features

Familiarity is an underrated quality, and the iPhone 14 is filled with it. The 6.1-inch OLED screen has the same Ceramic Shield, screen notch and matte-finished aluminum as the iPhone 13. And it weighs 17% less than the iPhone 14 Pro, despite being nearly identical in size. That lighter weight makes the 14 a joy to hold and use with or without a case.

The iPhone 14 is rated IP68 for water- and dust-resistance, meaning it can survive being submerged under 6 meters of water (about 20 feet). So it should have no trouble having a can of Yerba Mate spilled on it.

One thing that’s missing from the 14 is a SIM card tray. In the US, the iPhone 14 will only work with an eSIM. Apple has partnered with US carriers to ensure the process of moving the number from your old phone to an iPhone 14 is as simple as putting your old iPhone next to your new one and following a few prompts. Smaller carriers like Mint Mobile and US Mobile also offer eSIMs.

My personal phone is on Google Fi, which supports eSIMs. But when I tried to transfer my number to a review unit, I had to contact the carrier for assistance. (Turns out my SIM card was very, very old.)

The iPhone 14 is available in five colors: Product Red, midnight, starlight, purple and blue, which is the color of the review unit Apple lent me.

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iPhone 14 cameras

The iPhone 14 has three cameras: a main wide angle and ultrawide cameras on the back, and a new updated TrueDepth camera system on the front. The iPhone 14’s camera is similar to the main camera on the iPhone 13 Pro, which is one of the reasons why I called it an iPhone 13 Pro without the telephoto camera.

Compared to the iPhone 13, the 14’s main camera has a larger sensor and a new lens with a faster f1.5 aperture. All that hardware combined with Apple’s new processing pipeline, called Photonic Engine, helps improve image quality, especially when you take photos in darker environments.

And in my tests, the iPhone 14 takes great photos and videos. I was able to get a respectable snap, even when the lighting wasn’t good. Check out the photo below of a dog that I took in the not-so-bright interior of a coffee shop. Notice how well the 14 captures the texture and detail in the dog’s fur. It also did a good job of freezing the action even though the dog was moving his head as I was taking the photo. 

Although the 14’s ultrawide camera is one of my favorite cameras, it’s still a step down from the main camera in terms of overall image quality and performance. And the ultrawide camera can’t double as a Macro camera like it does on the iPhone 14 Pro. But I do appreciate how the extreme field of view gives photos and videos a dramatic look.

The iPhone 14’s Night mode is improved, but still suffers from light source reflections. Take a look at the below photo of an overpass. Notice how the store’s sign is reflected in the night sky.

Here are some other photos I took with the iPhone 14.

Cinematic mode got an upgrade and it can now record 4K video at 24 fps. There’s also a new tool for video image stability called Action mode. Basically, it applies GoPro-like levels of image stabilization when you’re recording a video. The Galaxy S22 has a similar feature called Super Steady. If you’re shooting 4K video on the iPhone and use Action mode, the resolution drops to 2.8K. But the results are fantastic.

Video quality is excellent overall in bright light, but under dimmer lighting the details look muddy. Check out my iPhone 14 review video to see a bunch of clips I shot using the phone.

iPhone 14 processor: A15 Bionic chip

The iPhone 14 has Apple’s A15 Bionic chip, which is the other reason it seems like a repackaged 13 Pro. Last year, there were two versions of this chip: One for the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini, and another with an extra GPU core for the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. The 14 has the one with the extra GPU core.

In terms of performance, the iPhone 14 is speedy. Animations look smooth. Gaming is fun and the iPhone 14 handled everything I threw at it, from Call of Duty Mobile and Asphalt 8: Airbourne Plus to Warped Kart Racers and Lego Brawls.

In our benchmark tests, the iPhone 14 performed on par with last year’s iPhone 13 but is still faster and more powerful than any Android phone currently sold. Such high performance isn’t necessarily something you’ll use today, but it’ll future-proof the phone for years. Check out the results of our benchmark tests below.

In terms of battery, the iPhone 14 lasts a tad longer than the iPhone 13. I can easily get through a full day with my screen-on time averaging 5 hours a day, which is on average with other phones we’ve tested. The increase in battery life comes in part from the redesigned interior as well as iOS 16, which in my time with the phone was peppy, smooth and lacked any bugs. iOS 16 is also available as a free update for the iPhone 8 and later. 

The iPhone 14 can charge quickly. It’s nowhere near the fast charging speeds on the OnePlus 10 Pro, but the 14’s battery went from 18% to 81% in 45 minutes. I charged it using the included Lightning-to-USB-C cable and a third-party 20-watt wall adapter that I bought since Apple doesn’t ship one in the box.

iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 13, 12, 11

So, should you upgrade? If you like the iPhone 12 and 13, you’ll be right at home on the iPhone 14, but there’s no compelling reason to upgrade from either of those phones. The iPhone 14 is a great upgrade if you’re using an 11 or older iPhone as it provides longer battery life, faster performance, a much better screen, increased durability and cameras as well as safety features like Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite.

If you’re trying to decide between getting an iPhone 14 or the iPhone 13, I’d advise you to save money and go for the recently discounted $699 iPhone 13 or the smaller $599 13 Mini. But if you want those new safety features, it’s worth considering the iPhone 14.

I enjoyed my time with the iPhone 14. Standard upgrades like the ones found in the iPhone 14 are geared at people who just want a new iPhone and are upgrading from models that are years old. While the iPhone Pros have the flashiest new features, it’s easy to overlook the improvements Apple made to the iPhone 14. But the familiar iPhone 14 is like comfort food and will definitely hit the spot for most people. 

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Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max may look identical to last year’s iPhone 13 Pro on the back, but don’t let that fool you. It’s the iPhone 14 Pro’s screen where there’s something different and wonderful going on. The iPhone’s display notch, which has defined Face ID iPhones since 2017’s iPhone X, has been replaced with a pill-shaped screen cutout that houses an upgraded TrueDepth camera system. On its own, that cutout will make some people happier than the notch did. But it’s the space around the cutout, which now shows system alerts and background activities, that’s become one of my favorite features.

Apple calls it the Dynamic Island, and it enlarges and shrinks when you receive a call and to display the music you’re playing, timers and other notifications. I know it’s not the best name, but it’s truly one of the best features on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

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• The Dynamic Island is delightful
• Main camera takes excellent photos
• A16 Bionic chip is blazing fast

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• Telephoto camera is only good in bright light
• Wish there was an easier way to simplify the always-on display
• Both phones are hefty

The new Apple phones also get upgraded cameras, a faster processor, an always-on display and iOS 16 as well as new safety features including Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite.

The 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro starts at $999 (£1,099, AU$1,749) and the 6.7-inch 14 Pro Max at $1,099 — which are the same prices as 2019’s iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. After spending some time with the phones, I think they’re worth every penny.

The new Pros come in space black, gold, silver and deep purple — which, depending on the light, can look like a drab shade of gray or like Grimace purple. The iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max go on sale Friday, Sept. 16, and are currently available for preorder.

Up to $720 off the iPhone 14 Pro with trade-in

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How iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island works

There are few external ways that the iPhone 14 Pro is different from previous models. There’s the aforementioned display cutout. The camera bump is a skosh chunkier. And, like the iPhone 14, US models lack a SIM card tray and instead use an eSIM.

But it’s that strangely named Dynamic Island that defines the phone. The more time I spent with the 14 Pro, the more delightful I found it. It works in numerous situations and is an easy way to see what’s going on without pulling your attention completely away from what you’re doing.

The Dynamic Island is interactive. For example, if music is playing, a miniature waveform and tiny thumbnail of the album artwork appears on either side of the cutout. When you tap either side, Spotify brings up the song that’s currently playing. If you’re on a FaceTime call, you can tap and hold on the interface to bring up controls.

You can tap directly on the TrueDepth cameras or off to the sides. In my time using it, I didn’t notice any smudges accumulating over the selfie camera and Face ID didn’t seem to be affected.

If you have more than one background activity in progress, like maybe you’re listening to music and have a timer on, the Dynamic Island splits into two parts like a sideways lower-case letter i.

The iPhone 14 Pro and the Dynamic Island are an excellent example of Apple packaging a powerful tool into an enjoyable interface. It’s a shame you can only use it on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. Such a fun and approachable feature is bound to be a big hit with people who don’t use Pro versions of the iPhone.

iPhone 14 Pro has an always-on display

The iPhone 14 Pro runs on iOS 16, which adds a bunch of welcome features including new ways to customize your lock screen. But there’s one lock screen feature reserved for the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max: an always-on display.

The always-on display is a low-power version of your lock screen that can show essential information when your phone is locked. Most Android phones have had the feature for years, but Apple’s implementation might be the most gorgeous one yet.

The 14 Pro’s always-on display shows the time, date, your widgets, notifications and shaded-out version of your lock screen’s wallpaper. Depending on how your lock screen is set up, it can look vastly different when it’s shown as an always-on display. I had fun auditioning different lock screen combinations of wallpaper and widgets to see how they’d look. The color wallpaper is also the biggest difference Apple’s always-on display makes from Android phones, which typically just light up the time and notifications in monochrome.

Seeing my iPhone 14 Pro sitting on a table with its screen on took some getting used to. I kept thinking that I’d forgotten to lock it. To wake, just tap the screen or unlock the phone.

When the 14 Pro is faced down, in a pocket, in a bag or near another Apple device that you’re using, it doesn’t turn on. Also, there’s an option in Settings to turn it off completely.

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I wish there was an option to make the always-on display look more discreet and, for example, just show the time and date. Technically, you could probably set a black wallpaper as your lock screen and only select the date and time for a more minimal always-on display. Visually, the 14 Pro’s always-on display has a lot going on which I found distracting when my phone was face-up next to me.

Taken in total, the Dynamic Island, the new lock screen layout and the always-on display make the 14 Pro the most approachable iPhone for managing alerts and notifications. And I imagine that experience will only get better once live activities for the lock screen in iOS 16 is available in full. (The live activities feature displays real time updates from apps on your lock screen, so you can track the progress of a rideshare or follow the score of a sporting event.) 

iPhone 14 Pro camera

The iPhone 14 Pro has three rear cameras: a main wide-angle camera, an ultrawide and a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. The lens on the main camera has a wider focal length, going from a 26mm equivalent on previous iPhone models to a 24mm one. It’s not drastically different, but it helps get more of the scene into the frame.

The main camera also gets a new larger 48-megapixel sensor. While more megapixels doesn’t necessarily mean better photos, Apple divides the pixels into groups of four and combines them into one larger pixel. The result is a 12-megapixel photo that’s brighter, has less image noise and better detail.

The main camera takes excellent photos: The image quality and details are great for a phone. I noticed the most improvement is in medium and low-light situations: Colors look good and textures are great. Check out the photo below, which I took on a foggy morning in San Francisco. Notice the textures in the buildings’ bricks and the gradual way the 14 Pro captured the fog engulfing the top of Salesforce Tower.

The photo below was shot under a palm tree’s dark canopy. The 14 Pro did a solid job of capturing the different textures in the leaves and bark while also boosting the brightness.

If you’re so inclined, you can capture 48-megapixel photos using the phone’s ProRaw setting. I should warn you that these files are big. The file for the photo below of the Bay Bridge at sunset is 48 megabytes. After editing, the photo is saved as a much smaller JPEG. Look closely at the details of the cars and the bridge’s support cables.

The ultrawide camera gets a new sensor with more focus pixels and a stepped-down f2.2 aperture lens. All this adds up to much sharper ultrawide photos. The sensor — combined with Apple’s revamped photo processing, which it calls the Photonic Engine — gives you much better photos in less ideal situations.

Ultrawide photos and videos are still a step down compared to those from the main camera, but these improvements are welcomed.

Macro photos also get a boost. When you try to take a photo with the main camera when standing close to a subject, the iPhone 14 Pro switches to the ultrawide camera and crops the framing to mimic the main camera. This allows for a closer focus, which is great for close-up shots of small things. Last year’s 13 Pro had a similar feature, but with the new ultrawide, macro photos have better image quality, especially in medium and low light.

The telephoto camera is basically identical to the one on last year’s 13 Pro, but gets a lift from the 14 Pro’s Photonic Engine processing. As with the ultrawide, image quality is a step behind the main camera — especially in dimmer environments.

The TrueDepth camera got an upgraded lens with a brighter f1.9 aperture. And the selfie camera has autofocus for the first time ever, which works great for group selfies. Here are some more photos that I took with the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

Cinematic mode can now record in 4K and at 24 frames per second. There’s a new video image stabilization tool called Action mode. When you shoot a video you can toggle it on and the phone crops in a bit to keep the image centered and the horizon level. If you’re shooting in 4K, Action mode drops the resolution to 2.8K but the results are still impressive. While other phones, like the Galaxy S22 Ultra, have similar stabilization functions, it’s wonderful to see the tool come to the iPhone. And it works across all three rear cameras.

While testing video shot with and without Action mode, I was reminded how good the image stabilization is in regular video mode. Check out the video below to see the clips I shot with the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. 

iPhone 14 Pro speed

Driving all these upgrades is Apple’s new A16 Bionic chip. In use, everything feels peppy. Gaming is an absolute delight. And subtle things, like animations as you move in and out of the Dynamic Island, are super smooth. In our benchmark tests, the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max proved that they’re not only faster than any iPhone we’ve ever tested, but they’re the fastest phones you can buy today.

Check out our benchmark test results below.

iPhone 14 Pro battery

The regular 14 Pro’s battery had no problem making it through a day. I typically got 6 hours of screen-on time. With the 14 Pro Max, I was able to consistently get a day and a half on a single charge.

Charging is OK. I charged the 14 Pro Max for 30 minutes and the battery went from 14% to 59%. The 14 Pro went from 51% to 84%.

iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro, 12 Pro, 11 Pro

If you have last year’s iPhone 13 Pro, I don’t think you should upgrade. While the improvements and new features have a lot of sizzle, you aren’t getting a drastically different experience. Upgrade your 13 Pro to iOS 16 and enjoy the new features from that software update instead.

But if you have an iPhone 12 Pro and have the itch to upgrade, the 14 Pro is a sizable step up in terms of performance, battery life, camera quality and additional features like the Dynamic Island.

And if you’re rocking an iPhone 11 Pro or older, the iPhone 14 Pro is a giant upgrade all around.

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The new iOS 16 software for all compatible iPhones was officially released to the public today, five days after the company launched its new iPhone 14 line. Along with the many cool new features included in today iOS 16’s release comes one of the easiest ways to edit photos that I’ve ever seen.

The feature doesn’t have an official name, but here’s how it works: You tap and hold on a photo to separate a picture’s subject, like a person, from the background. And if you keep holding, you can then “lift” the cutout from the photo and drag it into another app to post, share or make a collage, for example.Technically, the tap-and-lift photo feature is part of Visual Look Up, which was first launched with iOS 15 and can recognize objects in your photos such as plants, food, landmarks and even pets. In iOS 16, Visual Look Up lets you lift that object out of a photo or PDF by doing nothing more than tapping and holding.

Robby Walker, Apple senior director of Siri Language and Technologies, demonstrated during WWDC the new tap-and-lift tool on a photo of a French bulldog. The dog was “cut out” of the photo and then dragged and dropped into the text field of a message.

“It feels like magic,” Walker said.

Sometimes Apple overuses the word “magic,” but this tool does seem impressive. Walker was quick to point out that the effect was the result of an advanced machine-learning model, which is accelerated by core machine learning and Apple’s neural engine to perform 40 billion operations in a second.

Knowing the amount of processing and machine learning required to cut a dog out of a photo thrills me to no end. Many times new phone features need to be revolutionary or solve a serious problem. I guess you could say that the tap-and-hold tool solves the problem of removing the background of a photo, which to at least some could be a serious matter.

I couldn’t help notice the similarity to another photo feature in iOS 16. On the lock screen, the photo editor separates the foreground subject from the background of the photo used for your wallpaper. This makes it so lock screen elements like the time and date can be layered behind the subject of your wallpaper but in front of the photo’s background. It makes it look like the cover of a magazine.

I tried the new Visual Look Up feature in the public beta for iOS 16. I’m still impressed how quickly and reliably it works.

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Plus as the newest member of the iPhone 14 family. The announcement came Wednesday during the Cupertino company’s annual September event, when it typically launches new models of the iPhone and Apple Watch. The iPhone 14 Plus fills the spot in Apple’s phone lineup previously held by the iPhone 13 Mini. The iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899 (£949, AU$1,579).

After a quick in-person greeting from Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Steve Jobs Theater, the event film rolled, opening on a starry field before zooming in on Earth and then Apple Park. Things got off to a quick start with reveals for the new Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra. We also saw a new AirPods Pro, which includes spatial audio tuned by your iPhone’s True Depth camera system. Plus, iOS 16 is set to arrive Sept. 12.

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There are now Pro and non-Pro versions of an iPhone with a 6.7-inch screen. Up to now, if you wanted to buy an Apple phone with the largest display, you had to buy the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which was also Apple’s most expensive phone.

The iPhone 14 Plus not only gets a large display but also a bigger battery than the regular iPhone 14.

The 14 Plus uses the same A15 Bionic chip as the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. The main camera has a larger 12-megapixel sensor with a faster lens f/1.5 aperture wide-angle lens. The front-facing camera also gets an upgrade with a faster f/1.9 lens. Apple says it also improved low-light photo processing with a new technique called Photonic Engine.

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Apple introduced a new video stabilization tool called Action mode. The iPhone 14 Plus also supports a new service called Emergency SOS via Satellite. If you don’t have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, Apple essentially enables emergency connections to satellites. The iPhone 14 Plus uses a mix of a special satellite frequencies, an algorithm that shrinks a regular text message to make it 3x smaller. iPhone 14 Plus comes with two years of Emergency SOS via Satellite for free.

The 14 Plus also gets a new Car Crash Detection tool that uses a combination of processing and hardware to identify when you’ve been in a car accident.

A big-screen iPhone that’s less expensive than the Pro Max could prove to be a big hit. For years, we’ve seen phones with bigger screens become more popular. 

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The reveal of the iPhone 14 Plus comes on the heels of Galaxy Z Fold 4 launch. Samsung’s foldable phone has a 7.6-inch screen that folds in half to roughly the size of a phone. However, with a starting price of $1,800, it’s one of the most expensive phones you can buy.

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It’s September, which means kids are heading back to school, pumpkin spice everything is making its annual return and, of course, another fall event from Apple is on the way. Based on industry rumors and company history, Apple’s “Far Out” event on Wednesday will likely reveal the rumored iPhone 14, but that’s not all — we could also see a new Apple Watch and an updated pair of AirPods.

Apple is holding the event in person at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park, but it will also be streamed online. Apple’s event invite shows a field of stars and sparkles that make up the Apple logo with the tagline “Far out.” The in-person element could just be a watch party similar to what Apple did for the WWDC keynote back in June. But if this is a proper live event, it would be the first one from Apple since 2019. And I expect the iPhone 14 will be the headliner.

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Introducing the iPhone 14 Max (or 14 Plus)

There are mountains of rumors about the next iPhone from various insiders, YouTubers and publications. Two of the most respected and reliable rumor generators are reporter Mark Gurman at Bloomberg and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who are behind most of the insights I’ve gathered here. Kuo believes that there will likely be four models of the iPhone 14. Sadly, the Mini won’t be one of them.

Possible iPhone 14 lineup:

• iPhone 14
• iPhone 14 Max (14 Plus)
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple could replace the Mini with a non-Pro iPhone with a large screen. That would mean Apple’s lineup will include an iPhone 14 Pro Max and a regular iPhone 14 Max (or 14 Plus). It’ll be interesting to see what Apple names it and how much it costs. Having a low-price, large-screen iPhone could prove to be a big hit, because it’s no secret that people like big phones.

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The iPhone 14 Won’t Get an A16 Bionic Chip

Kuo also cites the possibility that iPhone Pro models will get a new A16 chip and that non-Pro models won’t. Instead the iPhone 14 and 14 Max will stick with the A15 Bionic that’s in the iPhone 13 series as well as the new SE.

If that’s the case, I’m sure Apple will face some pushback, even though the A15 is already ahead of competitors in terms of power efficiency and performance. This will likely be a nonissue for most people.

But I do wonder what the pricing would look like for the iPhone 14 lineup. If the regular iPhone 14 keeps the A15 Bionic chip, could Apple drop the price from $799 down to $749, or even $699? And would the larger iPhone 14 Max be $100 more? The pricing possibilities are fascinating and could put a bigger price gulf between Pro and non-Pro iPhone models.

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Bye, bye notch. Hello, display cutouts

iPhone 14 rumors, including one from Gurman, point to the notch being replaced by a screen cutout. Most Android phones use hole-punch cutouts in the display to house a front-facing camera. It’s a clean-looking compromise that allows more display real estate without an ostentatious-looking notch.

The next iPhone could have tiny cutouts for Face ID’s True Depth camera system, possibly one shaped like a pill and another that’s just a plain circle. Like the A16 processor, Apple could limit this new notchless design to the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. That would leave the iPhone 14 and 14 Max with the smaller notch that debuted on the iPhone 13 series.

The iPhone 14 Pro could get new cameras

Another rumor from Kuo that is particularly exciting is that the iPhone 14 series will get a new selfie camera. The current front-facing camera on the iPhone 13 is OK. But it’s still a big step down in terms of image quality from the main rear camera. It would be great to see Apple give the selfie camera a serious upgrade, especially as video calls have become more the norm.

Kuo also believes that the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will get new cameras, with the main camera sensor being upgraded from 12 to 48 megapixels.

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There are also murmurs, though they might be more wishful thinking, that Apple will add a longer telephoto camera to the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. The new zoom lens would be mounted sideways inside the body of the phone and use a periscope mirror like the Galaxy S22 Ultra. If true, the “Far Out” tagline could be a reference to the 14 Pro’s telephoto camera’s longer focal length, which would presumably allow you to zoom in closer on a subject that’s far away (like a starry sky).

I should also acknowledge that even though Samsung just released new versions of its foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4, it’s highly unlikely we’ll see a foldable iPhone revealed at this event.

Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Pro and Apple Watch SE

Like the iPhone 14, the next Apple Watch will likely be simply one number higher: the Apple Watch Series 8. But rumors, including another from Gurman, point to a brand-new model called the Apple Watch Pro or Apple Watch Series 8 Pro. Apparently its internal nickname was the Apple Watch Explorer Edition. The Apple Watch Pro could have a larger battery, GPS, a more durable build and a larger 2-inch screen.

The new watch could be Apple’s answer to the recently launched Galaxy Watch 5 Pro from Samsung, as well as devices from Garmin. It would be aimed at people who use their watch for outdoor activities like climbing, hiking, mountain biking and trail running.

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And then there’s the budget-friendly Apple Watch SE, which at nearly two years old is ripe for an update.

The Apple Watch has a long history of adopting features for health monitoring. According to another rumor from Gurman, the Apple Watch Series 8 could include a temperature sensor and support new fertility-planning tools and be able to detect fevers.

AirPods Pro 2, too

The AirPods launched with the iPhone 7 back in 2016. Over the years, Apple has released the AirPods Pro, AirPods Pro Max and updated versions of the originals. Rumors, including ones from both Kuo and Gurman, point to the AirPods Pro getting a new design have been circulating for years.

They could have a more discreet, stem-free appearance similar to the Beats Studio Buds. The new pods could also support new fitness features and even lossless audio.

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At Apple’s Far Out event, we could see four new iPhone 14 models, three new Apple Watch models and a new version of the AirPods Pro. Recent patent applications by Apple for the terms based on the word “reality” have some people curious about whether Apple might reveal its rumored AR/VR glasses at the event.

But until Tim Cook and crew walk across that stage in the Steve Jobs Theater to announce it, none of this is for certain. CNET will be covering the event from all angles with people on the ground at Apple Park. Stay tuned for our full coverage.

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There are only a few hours left until the expected announcement of the iPhone 14 at Apple’s “Far Out” event on Wednesday — here’s how to watch it (also, check out our Apple event live blog). We’re also expecting to learn the release date for Apple’s next major iPhone operating system — iOS 16.

The new version of iOS will work on the iPhone 8 and up, and there are already beta versions available for developers or the general public. iOS 16 offers a bunch of heavily requested features, such as the ability to customize your lock screen or edit sent iMessages. But if you look at the new operating system closely, iOS 16 might also reveal some clues about the iPhone 14.

While Apple told us a lot about new features coming to current iPhones, it lacked any specific mention of what to expect from the iPhone 14. That’s not surprising; Apple never discusses new products before announcing them. Sometimes the company reserves certain software announcements for its annual iPhone event so it can debut these features as exclusives for the latest iPhone. 

For example, Cinematic mode was absent from Apple’s iOS 15 announcement and instead launched as an iPhone 13 feature in the fall. Though if you look closely, there were some subtle hints sprinkled in iOS 15. Since Apple launched Portrait mode for FaceTime calls in iOS 15, it’s easy to imagine Apple creating a Portrait mode for video recording — which is essentially what Cinematic mode is.

iOS 16 seems to be no different. Several features look like they have the potential to offer hints as to what we might expect for the iPhone 14 series. One of these clues is actually buried in the code for iOS 16.

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The iPhone 14 might have an always-on display

I was disappointed to see that Apple didn’t add an always-on display to iOS 16. It’s a handy feature found on numerous Android phones, and even the Apple Watch. An always-on display shows basic information like the time or weather while your phone is asleep. Instead of lighting up your entire display like your lock screen does, an always-on display only activates a portion of the screen to save power. It’s a great convenience and would make the iPhone more glance-friendly.The Apple-focused site 9to5Mac reports it discovered multiple references in iOS 16 that suggest support for an always-on display could be in the iPhone’s future. The blog found references to backlight management tools as well as hidden flags for engineers that could allow them to test the feature on an iPhone 13 Pro.

But always-on display support might be limited because the screen’s refresh rate would have to dip down to 10Hz or even lower to use less power; way below the regular iPhone’s typical 60Hz refresh rate. The always-on display for the Apple Watch works at 1Hz which isn’t supported on any current iPhone (the 13 Pro can go as low as 10Hz) and that could mean that it debuts on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max since it would likely require new hardware.

Even without these clues in the code, the revamped and customizable lock screen also hints at an always-on display. Specifically, the way iOS 16 notifications are corralled at the bottom of the screen makes me wonder if Apple is experimenting with ways to preserve screen real estate. That’s important for an always-on display since that feature only uses specific portions of the screen to preserve power.iOS 16’s new lock screen widgets are another potential clue, since they feel more akin to Apple Watch complications and are therefore more glanceable. Some Android phones have similar widgets on their own always-on displays. 

Visual Look Up could mean a more powerful Cinematic mode

One of iOS 16’s more subtle features is a revamped Visual Look Up that can identify objects, people, pets and landmarks in photos and provide additional information or context. A nifty addition this year is the ability to tap on any photo to remove the background. You can literally tap-and-lift a foreground subject like a person or a dog away from the background and add the “cutout” to other apps to share or create a collage.

I could see Cinematic mode getting a boost from the machine learning that powers the new Visual Look Up tap-and-lift tool. That machine learning acceleration combined with a likely new A16 Bionic chip could make Cinematic mode videos look better. Subjects could be more reliably “cut out,” and backgrounds have more of a consistent out-of-focus look. Apple could also use the separation technology to make Cinematic mode do more things akin to Portrait mode like replace the background for a black color or place your subject against a white backdrop.

Cinematic mode made its debut on the iPhone 13 series and is basically Apple’s take on a Portrait mode for video. While Cinematic mode is fun to use, the results can be hit or miss. It’s reminiscent of when Apple introduced Portrait mode with the iPhone 7 Plus: Initially it worked but wasn’t great. Over several years, Apple improved Portrait mode to the point where it’s actually quite wonderful.

A Pro mode for the Camera app

Without even reading a single rumor, you could guess that the cameras on the iPhone 14 series will be better than those on the iPhone 13 lineup. A lot of those improvements will likely come from computational photography-powered features such as SmartHDR and Deep Fusion, which directly correlate to the chip powering the phone. So an iPhone 14 running on an A16 chip would theoretically have new camera features or improved photo processing techniques that the iPhone 13 lacks.

Apple’s addition of a customizable lock screen in iOS 16 has me hopeful for an overhaul to the Camera app on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. New professional features like ProRaw and ProRes video recording can make the Camera app interface feel a bit cramped. Perhaps there could be a Pro mode that can be toggled on and off and provide shortcuts to tweak camera settings on the fly. Or maybe Apple will clean up the Camera app’s interface to make it more visually appealing. 

Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone still has one of the best Camera apps on any phone sold today. But much like a family can outgrow a house, the number of features and modes is starting to grow past the app’s original intent.

This is all speculation, however, and we won’t know anything about the next iPhone until Apple announces it. But if there’s one certainty, it’s that it will run iOS 16.

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We’re only a few days away from Apple’s next event, so it might not be a great time to buy an iPhone. With new devices just around the corner, you should probably wait and see what they offer over the current models. Though while this year’s new iPhones are sure to be more advanced, the slate of options currently available are still excellent phones. In fact, there’s an iPhone for every budget, with prices from $429 for the iPhone SE (2022) to $1,599 for the iPhone 13 Pro Max with a substantial 1TB of storage. 

Apple’s iPhone lineup used to be rather simple. When Steve Jobs announced the original iPhone over 15 years ago, there was just one model and it was only available on AT&T. So, if you wanted an iPhone, the only decision you had in 2007 was whether you wanted 4GB or 8GB of storage. 

Much has changed in the past decade and a half. You can find an iPhone to fit most budgets and get access to features like iMessage, FaceTime, Apple Music and iCloud. When Apple released the iPhone 13 series in 2021, I was impressed by the upgrades. The phones had new cameras, more storage, bigger batteries and brighter screens.

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That doesn’t mean the iPhone 13 series holds the best option for everyone, though. I broke down all the models on the market so you can decide which iPhone model best suits your needs. Miss the home button? Then check out the iPhone SE. Like the iPhone 13 design, but not its price? Consider last year’s iPhone 12 and 12 Mini. Want a small phone with a good battery life? Then the iPhone 13 Mini is a must. And what about the iPhone 11 from 2019, is it still worth it? In short, yes. (Though maybe not for much longer.)

To complicate your decision, some iPhones have two cameras, others have three and still others have four (including the front-facing selfie camera). You should also take into account that nearly every current iPhone model has Face ID except one: the iPhone SE (2022). Having a lot of options isn’t bad, but it can feel overwhelming when buying a new iPhone.

To help you figure out which is the best iPhone for you, I thoroughly reviewed and tested each one on this list, from their batteries to camera performance. I included current iPhone prices, though iPhone deals are known to happen, so don’t assume your only option is paying full price. Also, this list is based on current models that Apple sells. If you’re shopping around, you might notice that carriers and third-party sellers offer discontinued models, like the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. 

Also, if you’re looking for an Android phone or another smartphone outside of Apple’s offerings, read our guide to help find the best phone for your needs.

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iPhone 13

Best iPhone for most people

The $800 iPhone 13 is a solid upgrade and refinement on last year’s iPhone 12. Some will be disappointed because it’s not radically different from previous models, but that’s part of its charm. Familiarity has been one of the keys to Apple’s success with the iPhone. The iPhone 13 has a nearly identical squared-off design to the iPhone 12. It supports 5G and MagSafe charging.

It comes with new cameras on par with the ones from last year’s top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro Max. It also gets a larger battery that in our tests lasted 4.5 hours more on a single charge than the iPhone 12.

Add in the A15 Bionic chip, a new Cinematic mode that’s basically a video version of Portrait mode and iOS 15, and you have an excellent phone. The iPhone 13 earned a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Also, if you activate it on a carrier, Apple drops the price to $799.

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iPhone 13 Pro

Best iPhone overall

The $1,099 iPhone 13 Pro is the best iPhone Apple has ever made. With the latest iPhone series, Apple further defined the difference between its Pro and non-Pro phones by packing the 13 Pro with a high-refresh rate display, macro photography mode, ProRes video recording and the best cameras any iPhone has had yet.

In terms of design, the 13 Pro has an elegant matte finish back and shiny stainless-steel sides. Compare that to the glossy back and matte aluminum sides on the iPhone 13. The display on the 13 Pro supports what Apple calls ProMotion. Depending on what’s being shown on the screen, the refresh rate switches between 10Hz and 120Hz. In use, the screen looks stellar. Animations look smooth, graphics appear crisp and even mundane things like scrolling feeds look better.

It runs iOS 15 and supports 5G and MagSafe charging. Like the regular iPhone 13, the 13 Pro has an A15 Bionic chip but gets an extra GPU core that gives the phone a boost for gaming and video editing. The iPhone 13 Pro is stellar, which is why it earned a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Read our Apple iPhone 13 Pro review.

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iPhone 12 and 12 Mini

Best iPhone value

With support for 5G being its crown jewel feature, the $729 iPhone 12 marked the beginning of a new generation of iPhone. It has flat, matte aluminum sides, a 6.1-inch OLED screen, an A14 Bionic chip and Apple’s Ceramic Shield covering on the front to help reduce scratches and damage from drops, and it supports MagSafe charging. The iPhone 12 Mini is simply a smaller version of the iPhone 12 with a 5.4-inch display and a price tag that’s $100 less. The selfie, wide and ultrawide cameras on the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini are good, but definitely a step down from those on the newer iPhone 13 and 13 Mini. So, if your priority is a phone with the best camera possible, this isn’t the best iPhone for you.

If you choose to get an iPhone 12 or 12 Mini and can afford to pay $50 more, I recommend upgrading from 64GB of storage to 128GB. Also, if you activate either phone on a carrier, the price drops an additional $30.

Read our Apple iPhone 12 review.

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iPhone 13 Mini

Best small iPhone

Who said small phones don’t exist any more? The iPhone 13 Mini ($729 unlocked, $699 on a carrier plan) is brilliant because it has everything the iPhone 13 has — it’s just smaller. And if you’re worried about battery life, don’t be. The iPhone 13 Mini packs a bigger battery than last year’s iPhone 12 Mini. In our tests, the iPhone 13 Mini lasted 3.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12 Mini on a single charge. It also lasted an hour longer than the full-size iPhone 12 in the same test.

Remarkably the 13 Mini has nearly identical wide and ultrawide cameras to last year’s iPhone 12 Pro Max. One way you can tell is the rear cameras are positioned diagonally from each other to make room for the larger stabilized sensor.

The iPhone 13 and 13 Mini are the same phone. But one is small and the other isn’t. That said, I only recommend you get the 13 Mini for its size. It’s $100 cheaper than the iPhone 13, which might be tempting if you’re trying to save money. But if you aren’t OK with a small phone you might be frustrated by its size. Check out our Apple iPhone 13 Mini review.

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iPhone 13 Pro Max

Best battery life

The first thing you should know about the $1,199 iPhone 13 Pro Max is that it has the longest battery life of any phone we’ve ever tested. The next thing you should know is that unlike the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max, the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max are identical in pretty much every way and even have the same cameras. In essence, they are the same phone, just different sizes.

The 13 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch ProMotion display, while iPhone 13 Pro has a 6.1-inch one. The Max is also bigger and weighs more. Part of that extra weight comes from the 13 Pro Max’s larger battery. If you can handle the size of this phone behemoth, it’s the best iPhone for most situations, and it’s worth every penny of its high price.

Read our Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max review.

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iPhone SE (2022)

Best cheap iPhone

At $429 you might think the only appeal of the iPhone SE (2022) is its price. Admittedly that is a big factor. On the outside, the iPhone SE has a nearly identical body to the iPhone 8’s, but upgraded with the same glass found on the back of the iPhone 13. It’s the only iPhone on this list that has Touch ID, which some people still prefer over Face ID. On the inside, the SE has the same A15 processor as the iPhone 13, which takes the 2017 camera hardware and gives it an injection of Apple’s 2022 computational photography magic. The SE represents the classic iPhone design but with the added ability to run the latest version of iOS and apps.

Read our Apple iPhone SE (2022) review.

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iPhone 11

Best iPhone under $500

Nov 2019

If you don’t need support for 5G, the iPhone 11 at $499 is a good deal, even in 2022. You get so much for that price, like an A13 processor, good cameras, solid battery life and the choice of six colors. The iPhone 11 has curved sides in contrast to the straight-sided iPhone 12 and 13 series.

The biggest drawback is the old-style screen, which uses an LCD panel instead of a nicer OLED one. But don’t let that turn you away, the screen still looks good in use. If you have an extra $50 in your budget, I recommend getting the 128GB version of the iPhone 11.

Read our Apple iPhone 11 review.

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