IPHONE 14. The new iPhone 14 is presented this Wednesday, September 7, 2022, during the new Apple Keynote. Find out everything we already know before the announcement of the next flagship of the apple brand.
[Mis à jour le 7 septembre 2022 à 18h26] Here we are : the iPhone 14 is unveiled by Apple this Wednesday evening. The American firm organizes its traditional Back-to-School Keynote from 7 p.m. French time from its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Before lifting the veil on its new iPhone, Apple will have tried to contain the leaks as much as possible, but in vain. A lot of data on the iPhone 14 is already available and circulating on the net, especially about their new prices. Apple could indeed raise the price of its iPhone 14 to respond to various issues and crises experienced this year.
The rise in the prices of raw materials and in particular computer components, as well as the rise in energy prices, would indeed have a direct impact on the price of the iPhone 14. The recent iMacs or the MacBookAir, presented by Apple this summer, set the tone with rates increasing by more than 30%. If he followed this trend, the iPhone would pass for the first time above the symbolic bar of 1000 euros in its basic version.
Other analyzes are more optimistic, but the most serious anticipate a rise of at least $100, such as that presented by analyst Dan Ives on the MacRumors site in mid-August. Last year, the brand new iPhone, unveiled by Apple at the same time, was a little over 800 euros for its mini version and over 900 euros for its classic version. It was necessary to switch to the iPhone Pro range to exceed 1000 euros at the time.
The iPhone 14, whose marketing date should be in mid-September, would be always offered in four versions, as was the case with previous Apple devices. A sign of the times, the Cupertino company would however give up on the mini version which was aimed at the most modest budgets in favor of an iPhone 14 Max. Sales of previous small format iPhones having been particularly disappointing, Apple would not try again this year.
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Apple has already officially confirmed that the iPhone 14 will be unveiled this Wednesday, September 7 at 7 p.m., the official date of its Keynote conference, for release in the following days. If the date of Tuesday, September 13 was mentioned on the net, several specialists including Mark Gurmana journalist at Bloomberg, had been indicating for several days that Apple was preparing its Keynote conference a week in advance.
The presentation date of the iPhone 14 suggests a release of the phone from Friday 16 september. You will therefore have a little over a week to reserve your copy and avoid potential stock shortages.
Will the iPhone 14 cost more than its predecessors? Apple was able to create a surprise last year by unveiling a variety of different iPhones while keeping the same price list. This year however, a general increase in the prices of the iPhone 14 seems to be planned according to several sources. The iPhone 14 mini being replaced by the iPhone 14 Max, the new prices of the iPhone 14 could therefore be as follows:
- iPhone 14 : from 1029 euros.
- iPhone 14 Max : from 1129 euros.
- iPhone 14 Pro : from 1279 euros.
- iPhone 14 Pro Max : from 1379 euros.
While a price increase for the iPhone 14 wouldn’t make many happy, it would still make sense in the face of soaring prices across the tech industry, shortages of hardware components, and various current economic and political crises. Apple would therefore only follow the trend or rather inflation in the face of the increase in the price of many raw materials.
Although it is still a little too early to say about the future characteristics of the iPhone 14, a lot of information about it is already available on the web! Several journalists and insiders like Jon Prosser specify thatApple would (finally) remove the top notch from the front of the phone, to replace it with a simple hole that would be used for the sensor of the selfie module. This novelty would however only be present on the Pro and Pro Max models.
A new selfie camera
Among the novelties announced for the iPhone 14, there is a persistent rumor around a new selfie camera. The latter would have better quality compared to previous iPhone models, but would also cost more to produce. Will this addition impact the price of future iPhone 14s? We will have to wait until the formalization of the phone to have the last word on the subject and observe the novelties compared to its predecessor, the iPhone 13.
An “Always-On” screen for the iPhone 14 Pro
The “Always-On” technology anticipated for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max already exists in many other smartphones. It keeps your screen on all the time, but with a very low refresh rate to save battery. The main interest of this feature is to be able to display interesting widgets such as the time or the date of the day. You will be able to consult essential information without having to grab or turn on your iPhone 14!
Will the iPhone 14 benefit from an A16 Bionic chip?
The latest information about the iPhone 14 concerns its processor. The powerful A15 Bionic chip that currently equips the iPhone 13 should normally give way to its successor: the A16 Bionic processor. It would seem, however, that Apple has planned to add this new SoC only in the two most high-end models of the brand, namely the iPhone 14 Max and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. The other two smartphones would thus remain equipped with the A15 chip.
Many leakers agree on one point: there would be no iPhone 14 mini planned. As a reminder, the “mini” version of the iPhone, launched two years ago with the iPhone 12, had very disappointing sales for Apple at the outset, despite good performance and a very practical small size. The firm nevertheless tried again by unveiling a new iPhone 13 mini in September 2021, the results of which are just as mixed as its predecessor. We should therefore not benefit from an iPhone 14 mini, but from a brand new model, modeled on the basic iPhone 14.
According to specialist journalist Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple is studying the idea of offering four different iPhone 14 models again for 2022. The firm, however, would skip a mini version and present another more high-end model instead. : the iPhone 14 Max, which would be between the classic 14 and the 14 Pro.
The new range of iPhone 14 would be constituted as follows: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro et iPhone 14 Pro Max. It will however be necessary to see if this new name is sufficiently clear for an audience which was now well accustomed to the line-up of the device.
What is the iPhone 14 Max?
He’s the new kid in the family. Welcome the new iPhone 14 Max as it should. According to several analysts and leaks on the web, this new model would replace the iPhone 14 mini. However, he would not have many similarities with the latter. Where the mini version of an iPhone takes its components in a smaller version, the iPhone 14 Max would do the exact opposite. This new model would therefore be identical to the classic iPhone 14, but in a larger size.
The iPhone 14 Pro is certainly the most anticipated version of the range. The latter would be the one that benefits the most from new features with the iPhone 14 Pro Max, starting with the design. The front screen of the iPhone 14 Pro would benefit from the new notch, 3D renderings of which can be found on the web.
The changes of the iPhone 14 Pro with its predecessor are not legion. Apple’s new phone should, however, benefit froma new processor, the A16 Bionic, which would improve the performance of the device and its battery management. It will be interesting to compare the latter with the chip that equips the iPhone 13, the A15 Bionic, as the performance of the latter was already of a very high level.
Another novelty expected for the iPhone 14: the arrival of an “Always-On” mode. You should thus be able to leave the screen of the iPhone 14 permanently on to display data such as the time, the current date or even widgets. This addition could however have an impact on the autonomy of the phone which would also be improved accordingly.
Unless there is a real surprise, Apple should present a new iPhone 14 Pro Max by September 2022. These very high-end, even premium models, initiated with the iPhone 11 Pro Max, make it possible to take advantage of all of Apple’s advanced technology for an optimal experience on a smartphone from the brand.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max should follow its predecessor, offering features equivalent to those of the iPhone 14 Pro, while having a larger size. It would then be the most expensive iPhone 14 in the range, but also the most advanced in terms of new features and performance. The iPhone 14 Pro Max would notably be equipped with the brand new A16 Bionic chip, but also with the new design on its front face which will allow it to display more content on the screen.
A question that many consumers ask themselves: Will the iPhone 14 finally shake up the design of Apple phones? The first glimpses already seem uninviting. Since the iPhone X released in 2017, the firm has hardly touched the design of its famous smartphone. The iPhone 14 should continue this momentum, and simply refine an already well-established design, which has proven itself year after year.
The only big novelty of the iPhone 14 in terms of design would fit in the notch on the front of the device. It’s been a while since Apple seems to want to reduce at all costs the space allocated to the selfie camera as well as the device that allows Face ID to unlock your phone. The new notch of the iPhone 14 should therefore be smaller, and arranged in the shape of an exclamation point.
A USB-C port finally planned for the iPhone 14?
Many consumers are hoping that the iPhone 14 will finally swap its lightning port for a USB-C charging port. While this change may well take place in the future, it is unlikely to apply to the iPhone 14. In early June 2022, the European Union voted for an agreement that constrains a single charger for the smartphone market in Europe. This decree could well shake up the plans planned by Apple, but will only apply in 2024, giving the Cupertino company time to offer an iPhone 14, and even a potential iPhone 15 before submitting to the new directive.