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After many months of rumors and reports, Apple recently (Wed) unveiled the new iPhone 14 series. Also this year Apple unveiled four new iPhones, with the basic iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus getting a very minor upgrade, while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max get very interesting upgrades that many have been waiting for for years.
The gap has become an island we want to vacation on
The most interesting iPhones launched today are undoubtedly the Pro models, and it seems that Apple is trying to continue to differentiate them from the other devices. This year, too, the emphasis is mainly on the display and the camera, but this time in a slightly different way: the first thing you can see in the Pro models is actually something you won’t see, because it’s almost not there: the Notch, that controversial defect, which has become the hallmark of Apple devices, already Not with us. In its place, Apple added a dedicated round hole for the selfie camera and another pill-shaped hole for the Face ID array.
The new notch comes with a completely new user experience called Dynamic Island, so the notch will change its shape accordingly: when you receive a notification, it will “grow” to show the phone you received, or that charging has started. Each notification has its own animation, and the music player will also remain inside the new notch, which becomes interactive so you can control the player. The new “is” should allow you to see more information, and control other apps without leaving the app you are in. Apple also opens up the possibility to developers, so that not only its apps will know how to take advantage of the island, but also your apps.
This is how the new “E” will look in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models Source: Apple
The new screen of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max reaches up to 2000 nits, so it is significantly brighter. Like last year, the new display of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max supports a dynamic refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, but this time it is also able to drop to a single Hz refresh rate, which allows Apple to introduce the feature that will make all users Android to say “just now?”: Always-On Display.
Instead of having to turn on your iPhone every time you want to check if you received a message, or even check what time it is, you can see such details on the screen at any time. As usual, even when Apple is late to the party, it does it in style, and instead of just showing you the time and icons of apps that sent you notifications. All the settings and designs you set for your lock screen will be activated here as well, and your widgets from the lock screen will continue to appear alongside additional notifications you will receive.
You get an upgrade in the processor sector
The two new Pro models will come with the new generation of iPhone processors – A16 Bionic, with 16 billion transistors, built for the first time in a 4 nm architecture. Apple claims that this is the fastest chip ever in a smartphone, 40% faster than even the most powerful competing processor. It comes with six processing cores that consume 20% less energy and five graphics processing cores. However, as usual with Apple, it is difficult to know who the comparison was against, under what conditions and what tests were conducted.
Along with these upgrades, the new pro models are also upgraded in the photography sector – with a new photography setup that comes with a 48 megapixel main sensor. Along with the new sensor, Apple has added another upgrade to the photography setup – the ability to shoot at 2x zoom with its telephoto lens – alongside 3x zoom photography. This change will allow taking much higher quality close-up photos and videos by using a larger aperture key.
Advanced users will be able to take photos in ProRAW mode even at 48 megapixels, which will allow you to crop parts of the photos while keeping the image quality as high as possible. GodThe ultra-wide camera also comes with a larger sensor, which shows an improvement of up to 3 times in problematic lighting situations – according to Apple.
But not just Steelz. The iPhones are known quite a bit for their video photography, and again this year Apple upgraded the photography capabilities of its devices with an Action mode designed to add stabilization even to your most frantic photography subjects, alongside 4K support for Cinematic Mode. According to Apple, despite the many upgrades, The battery life of the new iPhones should not be significantly affected, and they should continue to survive throughout the day.
If you’re interested in an iPhone 14 Pro, you’ll have to part with $999 for the base version in the US, while the Pro Max version will start at $1,099.
A new member of the family
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus Source: Apple
Along with the pro models, Apple also introduced the new member of the iPhone family – iPhone 14 Plus, which succeeds the aforementioned iPhone Mini. Instead of a small device, Apple offers you a device with a 6.7-inch screen, the same size as the Pro Max model, and the iPhone 14 remains at 6.1 inches. Both the iPhone 14 Plus model and the iPhone 14 will come with an OLED screen, but without support for a refresh rate high or low enough for Always-On Display, the two will also come with the familiar old notch – and not with Apple’s new “island”.
If there is any good news in the new model, according to Apple, it is in the battery life segment. The new model in the family should also be the one that will last you the longest – even more than the pro models. In the most “dark” way possible, the length of this battery’s life – in minutes, seconds, hours, or anything else – is not revealed.
Unlike the Pro models, both iPhone 14 and the new member of the family will come with the A15 Bionic processor – the same processor that Apple announced last year for the models in the iPhone 13 family. Apple tried to sweeten the pill for the buyers of the new model who did not receive a new processor, and according to it the processor is still stronger and faster than any other equivalent processor in the smartphone market.
The photography setup of the iPhone 14 again comes with two cameras: a 12MP main camera with a larger 1.9 micron sensor, an f/1.5 aperture key and a physical image stabilizer. According to Apple, the new array shows a 49% improvement in problematic lighting situations. Apple introduced a new front camera on the iPhone 14, which it calls The truDepth camera, which shows a 38% improvement in problematic lighting situations alongside support – for the first time – of automatic focus. According to Apple, it will know how to focus on you even in difficult lighting situations. Plus, a winner The new camera system, as befits Apple, also for significant software upgrades – such as Photonic Engine that should improve the images in difficult lighting conditions, and improve up to 2 times the results in all cameras.
iPhone 14 Pro | Source: Apple
The announcement that led to a murmur in the crowd
Apple did not forget to upgrade the connectivity, and now supports a simple eSim installation, even without a WiFi connection. For the first time, all iPhone models in the US will only come with an eSim, without a SIM drawer. I must point out that the move was received by the spectators in the Steve Jobs Hall with surprise and I heard quite a bit of noise in the audience on the occasion of the announcement.
Apart from the eSim, the iPhone 14 will support the new traffic accident detection feature, which has also reached its new watches; But Apple has a new safety feature that is also related to connectivity: now, iPhone 14 can connect to communication satellites in space. The new antennas can connect to the cellular frequency of supporting satellites, and since we can’t see the satellites, the iPhone will show users where the satellite is, and where to point the iPhone. Since it is not a broadband solution for watching Netflix, but mainly for emergency messages to remote places, it has developed Apple algorithm that reduces the volume of text messages, so that within 15 seconds you can send a message to the satellite. Using the software, you can answer a few questions regarding the situation you found yourself in, so that the message contains all the information that the rescue forces need, and the message reaches the relevant bodies.
The new satellite communication feature of the iPhones Source: Apple
This feature will only allow you to share your location via the satellite, even when you are in a place with no reception at all. It is important to note that this is not a feature that will reach the whole world with its deployment, and it will first reach only the United States and Canada in about two months.
The price of the new iPhone 14 starts at $799 and will be available for purchase starting next week. The new Plus model will start at $899 and will only be available for purchase next month.
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The reporter is a guest of Apple at the launch event