If it's performance you crave, then welcome home. If you're shopping for value, then look elsewhere. There will always be some people who’ll buy the most expensive iPhone that Apple produces each year, either because they’ve got deep enough pockets or because they simply have to have the best. So, not a radical departure from the iPhone 12, but an improvement all the same. All of which make for better quality snaps. And the camera is all change – there's a new diagonal arrangement, new sensor that lets in 47 per cent more light, and same optical image stabilisation tech from the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The screen is 28 per cent brighter than the 12, though it sticks at a 60Hz refresh rate (120Hz is reserved for the Pro variants). So what else is new? The A15 Bionic chip enables more iOS features and boots the phone up much quicker. And it comes in five standard colours, plus a fetching Alpine Green finish. It has the same winning design as the 12, and feels suitably premium. In fact, it was enough to earn it a 2021 What Hi-Fi? Awardįor starters, it's actually slightly cheaper (in the UK at least) than the iPhone 12 was at launch – and since the iPhone 14 has launched, it's now cheaper still. The iPhone 13 might be closer to an iPhone 12S than a full reinvention of the iPhone, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. That said, if you want the awesome picture and sound quality of last year with an even better camera, the iPhone 14 still makes perfect sense. But with the iPhone 13 dropping price, the 14 could be a hard sell if media consumption is your main priority. Indeed, we awarded the iPhone 14 five stars in our review. The iPhone 14's AV performance is essentially identical to that of the iPhone 13, but that's no bad thing. Same chassis, same screen, same processor – so is this just an iPhone 13S, or an unenthusiastic placeholder for Apple while it gives the 14 Pro time to live in the limelight? The iPhone 14 comes in practically every shape and size, with the Pro undoubtedly being the more exciting of the bunch with its “Dynamic Island” notch and upgraded internals.īut we’re here to talk about the standard, and cheapest iPhone 14, and while it may be a solid phone, it's also practically identical to its predecessor. Like clockwork, Apple has launched a plethora of new iPhones and, you guessed it, they’re the best iPhones yet. Read the full Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max review All of which makes it the best iPhone you can buy. There's also the new Dynamic Island and a beefier processor. Interestingly then, it turns out that while the picture quality is certainly improved, it’s by less of a margin than the audio, which hits new highs for smartphone sound.Īnd these aren't the only improvements. That upgrade is a big increase in brightness. That’s what makes the 2022 What Hi-Fi Award-winning iPhone 14 Pro Max so exciting: it’s the first new iPhone in ages with an AV upgrade that Apple has deemed worth shouting about. The good news is that while Apple rarely shouts about AV upgrades, its new phones regularly contain them, and each new generation of iPhone generally includes better picture and/or sound quality. Why else would a brand such as Apple focus each year on bigger sensors with more megapixels while giving nary a mention to screens, speakers or DACs? Let’s face it, for some reason camera quality in phones is sexier than picture and sound quality.
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