Apple just announced the redesigned iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. They’re big upgrades to last year’s iPhone 13 Pro handsets with always-on screens, a new pill-shaped cutout that moves and animates, a faster A16 Bionic chip, and even an improved 48-megapixel camera.
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The first notable design change with the iPhone 14 Pro models is the display. While Apple will offer the usual 6.1- and 6.7-inch options, the notch is being replaced by a pill-shaped cutout that will house the Face ID components and a second circular cutout for the front-facing camera.
Apple has moved the proximity sensor behind the display, and notifications will now pop out of the notch in an animation. Apple calls this system the Dynamic Island. Notifications and alerts will adapt and move around the pill-shaped notch, and Apple is really leaning into how it animates and uses the system for new notifications.
Also new to the displays on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max is an always-on feature. It works by showing widgets of information on the display without it needing to be powered on. You can check out the weather, calendar information, and more. It looks great, and the wallpapers even darken to match the always-on mode. This works with any wallpaper you use, and according to an Apple spokesperson, is optimized to highlight faces when one is detected. There’s even a sleep state for iOS 16 wallpapers that will darken them to use less battery power.
Inside the iPhone 14 Pro models is Apple’s A16 Bionic chip. Apple has focused on power efficiency, display, and camera with its new chip. The six-core CPU includes two high-performance cores that use 20 percent lower power and four efficiency cores that use a third of chips from competitors.
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls the latest Pro models the “most innovative pro lineup yet.” The iPhone 14 Pro will start at $999, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at $1,099. Both will be available for preorder on September 9th and available in stores on September 16th. See how they compare with the last year’s series below.
iPhone 14 Pro Vs 13 Pro lineup pricing comparisons
iPhone 2022 lineup
| 2022 lineup | 2022 prices |
|---|---|
| iPhone 14 | $799 |
| iPhone 14 Plus | $899 |
| iPhone 14 Pro | $999 |
| iPhone 14 Max | $1,099 |
| iPhone 13 | $699 |
| iPhone 13 Mini | $599 |
| iPhone 12 | $599 |
| iPhone SE (2022) | $429 |
iPhone 2021 lineup pricing details
iPhone 2021 lineup
| 2021 lineup | 2021 prices |
|---|---|
| iPhone 13 | $799 |
| iPhone 13 Mini | $699 |
| iPhone 13 Pro | $999 |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | $1,099 |
| iPhone 12 | $699 |
| iPhone 12 Mini | $599 |
| iPhone 11 | $499 |
| iPhone SE (2022) | $429 |
It wouldn’t be a new iPhone without new cameras, though. For the first time ever, the iPhone is moving away from a 12-megapixel sensor to a 48-megapixel one. Improvements include advancements in low-light photography, all using a quad-pixel sensor with f/1.78 aperture and 24mm focal length.
For most photos, the sensor will take 12-megapixel binned photos to maximize light capture. This also allows Apple to crop the sensor in different ways to deliver true 2x zoom at a 48mm focal length. This should result in some impressive photos, and the new sensor even optimizes details in Apple’s ProRAW format. The new ultrawide cameras of the iPhone 14 Pro models also offers improvements to macrophotography and a 3x improvement in low light. Apple has also upgraded the flash on the iPhone 14 camera system so it’s twice as bright and reacts to the focal length of photos.
