It’s an upgrade from the A15 Bionic (which, as mentioned, lives on in the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus), with 16 billion transistors and a smaller, more efficient 4-nanometer process. Powering the whole show is the new A16 Bionic chip. Instead of greater zoom, you get an additional in-between level of 2x optical zoom, which is more useful than it sounds, especially because the zoom is really just employing a central chunk of the full 48MP sensor no compression, just a marquee from the main sensor that gives you enough information to get closer without losing any quality, as you would with a digital zoom.Īpple iPhone 14 Pro Max getting wet (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff) We would have settled for 5x optical zoom. This is reflected in brighter and more vibrant wide-angle photos and much-improved macro photography, which also uses the new ultrawide lens.Īpple can’t, however, seem to figure out how to give us more than 3x optical zoom, even as competitors are offering 10x optical and 100x (albeit highly interpolated) ‘Space Zoom’. The 12MP ultrawide camera still offers a field of view of 120 degrees, which is 'wide enough' in our books, and the quality is enhanced with a much larger sensor and more focus pixels. You can also shoot in 48MP ProRAW mode, which is great for pro-shooters (you’ll need to turn this option on in the settings). This sensor is, by the way, paired with an excellent lens. The upgraded camera array finally brings pixel binning to the iPhone – a favorite feature on numerous Android devices, which combines brightness and color data from four (or more) pixels on the sensor for improved low-light performance and color accuracy.įor the main camera, Apple has gone with a 48MP sensor (a far cry from, say, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra’s 108MP sensor), although this is more of a technological advancement than a headline number, as you'll see below. It’s nice to be able to see the time, date, and information-filled widgets on your iPhone’s screen without having to touch and unlock it - although it does kill the battery somewhat. Apple has been well behind the competition in implementing this feature, but as ever it’s done it in its own way. There is some reasonable concern about what so much swiping across the front-facing camera might mean for selfies, but at least there’s an oleophobic coating to reduce smudges on the lens.Īn always-on display that can refresh at just 1Hz to save battery has been a long time coming. However, it has the remarkable ability to transform based on screen activity and gestures.Īpple iPhone 14 Pro Max with screen on (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff) What’s left is actually a pair of cutouts – one pill shaped, and one a circle – but with a small area of active screen between them.Īltogether, it looks like a smaller cylinder and can appear all-black when it isn’t active with some animation or notification. This island still contains the front camera (upgraded with autofocus) and sensors for 3D measurement as part of Face ID, but some technology, like the proximity sensor, is now hidden behind the display. Count us among those who were completely surprised by Apple’s unusual solution for the notch, an ‘island’ of flexible display floating just a few millimeters from the top edge of the screen. The thing people will be talking about is the new Dynamic Island. If we’re talking about value, though, the iPhone 14 Pro Max earns its keep with snappy performance, a truly radiant screen that now can reach a sun-beating 2,000-nit brilliance, while also delivering new low-power 1Hz always-on display functionality that’s just there for a quick glance. There are even $1,000 trade-in deals in the US, though Apple and the carriers have to verify the trade-in value – and don’t expect to get that kind of cash for an iPhone 6 or even an iPhone 8. $899 / £949 / AU$1,579 for a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus might sound good on paper, but consumers will, apparently, gladly pay $1,099 / £1,199 / AU$1,899 for the full-featured iPhone 14 Pro Max – what they consider the best iPhone, even in these cash-strapped times.Īt least Apple and its carrier partners are offering some decent iPhone 14 deals.
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