As part of its Far Out event, Apple has officially announced the latest generation of its smartphone — the iPhone 14.
As previous reports suggested, the iPhone 14 does not include a "mini" model. However, Apple's latest smartphone does include four models: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The iPhone 14 is one of many products announced as part of Apple's Far Out event. Check our roundup to see everything announced during today's event
iPhone 14 Model Pricing and Availability
Prices will begin at $799 for the iPhone 14 and $899 for iphone 14 plus. Preorders begin on September 9 for both phones. The iPhone 14 will start shipping on September 16 and the 14 Plus will start shipping on October 7.
Prices for the Pro models will begin at $999 for the iPhone 14 Pro and $1,099 for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Both phones will be available for preorder on September 9 and start shipping on September 16.
Features and Specs
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus will run on the A15 Bionic chips and the Pro and Pro Max will run on the new A16 Bionic chips. Like the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, this year's Pro variant iPhone 14 models include a refresh rate of 120Hz.
Display and Battery
All iPhone models boast all day battery, with the iPhone 14 plus offering the best battery life in any iPhone and a larger display. The biggest improvements to displays come from the iPhone Pro models which offer a Dynamic Island and an always on display. When you receive an alert, the dynamic island will expand. Each alert has unique animations for different alerts and apps.
The new display on the Pro models are also able to get brighter than ever with brightness levels that are twice as high as the iPhone 13 models.
Camera Features
The new iPhones offer a 12 megapixel main camera with a larger sensor and a faster aperature.The faster aperature offers better motion freezing. Front camera has auto focus. The new front camera can focus faster even in low light.
Deep fusion is able to combine multiple frames into a single image. The newest process of the Photonic Engine allows for enhanced imaging that is meant to improve the details and colors of low light images.
The iPhone Pro models even offer an incredible 48 megapixel camera. The new A16 chip allows for even more pixels and detail with every photo, allowing for extremely high resolution.
Emergency Features
iPhone 14 includes crash detection using a gyroscope technology. This is the same feature that we saw in the new Apple Watch Series 8. Other safety features include emergency SOS via satelite that allows you to send emergency messages.
Connectivitiy
eSim allows for you to quickly transfer plans between phones. This is meant to improve the activation process of your iPhone. The result of this new technology allows for the removal of all sim card trays on U.S. iPhone models.
Source: IGN.com Apple's New iPhone 14 Series Starts at 9 and Boasts New Features