iPhone 14 Pro
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The iPhone14 Pro and iPhone14 Pro Max are smartphones that were developed and marketed by Apple. They are the sixteenth generation flagship iPhones, succeeding the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. The devices were unveiled alongside the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus during the Apple Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September7, 2022, and were made available on September 16, 2022.
The iPhone14Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max were the first iPhones to have a new type of display cutout called "Dynamic Island", replacing the notch design that has been in use since the iPhone X was introduced. Along with the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro models add bidirectional satellite connectivity to contact emergency services when out of range of Wi-Fi and cellular networks. They were also the first iPhones to feature an "always on display".
Along with the iPhone14 and 14Plus, these were the last iPhones to use a Lightning port; the iPhone 14 Pro models were discontinued in September 2023, and their successors, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, replaced the Lightning port with USB-C. iPhone 14 Pro models (as well as the iPhone 14 models) sold in the United States dropped support for physical SIM cards, making them the first iPhone models since the CDMA variant of the iPhone 4 to lack a discrete SIM card reader.
History
On November 6, 2022, COVID-19 affected product assembly in Chinese factories, resulting in longer shipment times for some customers.
On September 12, 2023, Apple discontinued and removed iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max from their official website following the announcement of the iPhone 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max as their successors.
In May 2024, Apple began selling refurbished iPhone 14 Pro models on their official website.
Design
The chassis of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is almost identical to older iPhone models, such as the iPhone 12 Pro and 13 Pro. The display has been updated with a new cutout called the Dynamic Island. The Dynamic Island hardware works together with iOS software to create the illusion of a moving cutout that adapts to content. The iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are available in four colors: Silver, Space Black, Gold and Deep Purple. Deep Purple replaced the Sierra Blue color used on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.
It is the final iPhone model in the exterior design to come with the stainless steel form factor along with the gold color option.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are available in four colors: Space Black, Silver, Gold, and Deep Purple.
| Color | Name |
|---|---|
| Space Black | |
| Silver | |
| Gold | |
| Deep Purple |
Specifications
Hardware
Chipset
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature a new A16 Bionic system on a chip (SoC), built on TSMC's N4 fabrication process, superseding the A15 Bionic seen on the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro lineup, the 3rd generation iPhone SE, and the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus.
Camera
The camera sensors and lenses on the main and ultra-wide cameras have been upgraded. The main camera features a new 48-megapixel quad-pixel sensor that is 65% larger than the one on the iPhone 13 Pro. It defaults to 12 megapixels, achieved through a process called pixel binning. However, users can access the full capabilities of the sensor by activating the ProRAW feature. The ultra-wide camera features a new larger 12-megapixel sensor that has 100% focus pixels. The lens has also been improved for optical clarity and features a larger aperture.
The new camera system also incorporates a new "Photonic Engine" for improved image and video quality. Additionally, the video feature now includes Action Mode, which offers video stabilization that can be accessed through the top right corner of the screen. The resolution of the picture can now be customized. The TrueDepth camera has gained autofocus and a larger aperture. It is also capable of focusing on multiple subjects simultaneously.
Display
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max feature a Super Retina XDR OLED display with a typical maximum brightness of 1,000 nits. However, it can go all the way up to 1,600 nits while watching HDR videos, and 2,000 nits outdoors. The display has a refresh rate of 120 Hz and uses LTPO technology. The iPhone 14 Pro has a resolution of 2556×1179 pixels at 460 pixels per inch (ppi), while the Pro Max variant has a resolution of 2796×1290 pixels at 460 ppi. Both variants have an "always on display" feature, with an adaptive ProMotion 120 Hz refresh rate that can reduce down to 1 Hz to save battery life while in "always on" mode.
Both models feature a new design for the area that surrounds the front-facing camera, which Apple previously referred to as the "TrueDepth camera array" and many users referred to as the "notch". The new design is called the "Dynamic Island", which is now a pill-shaped cutout slightly detached from the top of the screen. This design was achieved by moving Face ID hardware components and some sensors previously housed in the "notch" behind the display, including the ambient light sensor, flood illuminator and proximity sensor. To make this new hardware blend more seamlessly with the software, software animations are added to make the pill shape change shape and size according to app and features being used to display certain alerts and notifications.
Battery
The iPhone 14 Pro has a 3200 mAh battery that provides 23 hours of video playback and 20 hours of streaming video playback. The Pro Max variant has a 4323 mAh battery that provides 29 hours of video playback and 25 hours of streaming video playback.
Connectivity
In addition to all the connectivity options offered on previous models, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max can now use satellite connectivity to make calls or send texts in an emergency. The feature is marketed as "Emergency SOS via satellite". It uses the spectrum in L and S bands designated for mobile satellite services by ITU Radio Regulations. When an iPhone user makes an Emergency SOS via satellite request, the message is received by an orbiting satellite operated by Globalstar. The satellite then sends the message down to ground stations located across the globe.
As of November 2022, Globalstar operates a constellation of 24 satellites in low Earth orbit, with plans to enhance this in the future via its partnership with Apple.
The service became available to the public on November 15, 2022. On the same day, Apple announced that it will be extended to France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December 2022.
On September 12, 2023, during a launch event, Apple announced Roadside Assistance via satellite, the next feature to make use of the satellite connection capabilities of the iPhone 15 series that was just revealed, as well as the iPhone 14 series. Through a collaboration with AAA, it allows users to request car assistance dispatch in areas without cell service.
Software
Like the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max were shipped with iOS 16. They also support iOS 17, iOS 18, and iOS 26, with the exception of any Apple Intelligence features added with these updates. The next-generation Qi2 wireless charging standard has been added to the iPhone 14 series of devices with the update to iOS 17.2.
Detailed specs
| Model | iPhone 14 Pro Max | iPhone 14 Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picture | |||
| Initial release operating system | iOS 16.0 | ||
| Latest release operating system | iOS 26.4.1 | ||
| Display | Screen Size | 6.69 in (170 mm) (diagonal) 6.07 by 2.8 in (154 by 71 mm) | 6.12 in (155 mm) (diagonal) 5.56 by 2.56 in (141 by 65 mm) |
| Backlight | —N/a | ||
| Multi-touch | Yes | ||
| Technology | Super Retina XDR Display all-screen OLED | ||
| Resolution | 2796 × 1290 | 2556 × 1179 | |
| Pixel density (ppi) | 460 | ||
| Aspect ratio | ~19.5:9 | ||
| Typical max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 1,000 | ||
| HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 1,600 | ||
| Outdoor max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 2,000 | ||
| Contrast ratio (typical) | 2,000,000:1 | ||
| Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||
| Full sRGB Display | Yes | ||
| Wide color display (Display P3) | Yes | ||
| True Tone display | Yes | ||
| Night Shift | Yes | ||
| ProMotion Display | Yes | ||
| Always-on display | Yes | ||
| HDR Display | Yes | ||
| HDR 10 Content | Yes | ||
| Dolby Vision | With HDR | ||
| Dynamic Island | Yes | ||
| Taptic | Haptic Touch | ||
| Processor | Chip | Apple A16 Bionic | |
| Technology node | 4 nm (N4) | ||
| Total cores | 6 | ||
| High-performance cores | 2 × Everest | ||
| Energy-Efficiency Cores | 4 × Sawtooth | ||
| Clock speed | 3.46 GHz | ||
| Bit | 64-bit | ||
| Motion coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | ||
| Bus width | 64-bit | ||
| Graphics processor | Sixth generation Apple designed 5-core GPU | ||
| Neural Engine | Sixth generation Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine (17 TOPS) | ||
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB | ||
| Storage Type | 3D NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection Manufactured by Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp | ||
| RAM | 6 GB | ||
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 3200 MHz (51.2 GB/s) | ||
| Connector | 8-pin Lightning connector | ||
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | |
| MIMO | Yes | ||
| NFC | With reader mode in background | ||
| Express cards | With power reserve | ||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | ||
| Ultra-wideband chip for spatial awareness | Yes | ||
| Cellular | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (some models)/Gigabit-class LTE/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave (some models)) | ||
| VoLTE | Yes | ||
| Assisted GPS | Precision Dual-frequency | ||
| GLONASS/GNSS | Precision Dual-frequency | ||
| BeiDou | Precision Dual-frequency | ||
| SIM form-factor | United States: eSIM only, supports dual eSIM Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau: Dual Nano-SIM cards Other regions: One Nano-SIM card and one eSIM, supports dual eSIM STMicroelectronics ST33J Secure eSIM Microcontroller | ||
| Secure authentication | Touch ID | No | |
| Face ID | Yes | ||
| Safety | Emergency SOS | Via Satellite (Certain countries only) | |
| Crash Detection | Yes | ||
| Sensors | LiDAR sensor | Yes | |
| Proximity sensor | Yes | ||
| Three-axis gyro | High dynamic range gyro | ||
| Accelerometer | High-g accelerometer | ||
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | ||
| Barometer | Yes | ||
| Rear camera | Camera | 48 MP Main 12 MP Ultra Wide 12 MP 2× Telephoto (enabled by quad-pixel main camera) 12 MP 3× Telephoto | |
| Aperture | f/1.78 (Main and 2× Telephoto) f/2.2 (Ultra Wide) f/2.8 (3× Telephoto) | ||
| Pixel size for main camera | 1.22 μm (48 MP) 2.44 μm (quad-pixel 12 MP) | ||
| Sensor size for Main camera | 1/1.28" | ||
| Optical Image Stabilization | Main, 2x Telephoto and 3x Telephoto Second generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main and 2× telephoto camera | ||
| Auto image stabilization | Yes | ||
| Element Lens | Seven-element lens (Main and 2× Telephoto) Six-element lens (Ultra Wide and 3x Telephoto) | ||
| Night Mode | Ultra Wide, Main, 2× Telephoto, 3× Telephoto and Night Mode Portrait | ||
| Deep Fusion | Ultra Wide, Main, 2× Telephoto and 3× Telephoto | ||
| Photonic Engine | Yes | ||
| Apple ProRAW | Yes | ||
| Macro mode | Yes | ||
| Photographic Styles | Yes | ||
| Optical Zoom | 0.5×, 1×, 2×, 3× | ||
| Digital Zoom | Up to 15x | ||
| Autofocus | 100% Focus Pixels (Ultra Wide, Main and 2× Telephoto) With Focus Pixels (Telephoto) | ||
| Panorama | Up to 63 MP | ||
| Portrait Mode | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control | ||
| Portrait Lighting | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) | ||
| Lens Cover | Sapphire crystal lens cover | ||
| Burst Mode | Yes | ||
| Flashed | Adaptive True Tone flash | ||
| Live Photos | Yes | ||
| Wide Color Capture | Yes | ||
| HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | ||
| Video recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | ||
| Cinematic video recording with shallow depth of field | 4K at 25 fps or 30 fps | ||
| Extended Dynamic Range Video | 60 fps | ||
| Dolby Vision HDR Video | 60 fps | ||
| ProRes Video | 1080p at 30 fps for 128 GB storage 4K at 30 fps for 256 GB storage and above | ||
| Optical Image Stabilization for Video | Main, 2x Telephoto and 3x Telephoto Second generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main and 2x telephoto camera | ||
| Action Mode | Yes | ||
| Optical Video Zoom | 0.5×, 1×, 2×, 3× | ||
| Digital Video Zoom | Up to 9× | ||
| Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps | ||
| Audio Zoom | Yes | ||
| QuickTake Video | Yes | ||
| Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | ||
| Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | ||
| Stereo Recording | Yes | ||
| Front camera | Camera | 12 MP TrueDepth | |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | ||
| Autofocus | Yes | ||
| Portrait mode | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control | ||
| Portrait lighting | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) | ||
| Night mode | Yes | ||
| Deep Fusion | Yes | ||
| Photonic Engine | Yes | ||
| Photographic Styles | Yes | ||
| Animoji and Memoji | Yes | ||
| Live Photos | Yes | ||
| Wide color capture | Yes | ||
| Retina Flash | Yes | ||
| Video Recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | ||
| Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps | ||
| Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | ||
| Dolby Vision HDR Video | 4K at 60 fps | ||
| ProRes video | 1080p at 30 fps for 128 GB storage 4K at 30 fps for 256 GB storage and above | ||
| HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | ||
| Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | ||
| Auto image stabilization | Yes | ||
| FaceTime | Yes | ||
| Audio | Playback | Spatial Audio | |
| Amplifier | Cirrus Logic CS35L27 Audio Amplifier | ||
| Dolby Atmos | Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio | ||
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | ||
| HAC Rating | M3, T4 | ||
| Compatible with Made for iPhone Hearing aids | Yes | ||
| Live Listen | Yes | ||
| Materials | Front | Glass | |
| Back | Textured matte glass | ||
| Side | Stainless steel | ||
| Colors | |||
| Power | 3.86 V 16.68 W·h (4,323 mA·h) | 3.87 V 12.38 W·h (3,200 mA·h) | |
| Fast charging | 20 W, up to 50% charge in 30 minutes (20 W adapter sold separately) | ||
| Wireless charging | MagSafe and Qi wireless charging | ||
| Resistant | IP68 (Maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) | ||
| Dimensions | Height | 160.7 mm (6.33 in) | 147.5 mm (5.81 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | |
| Depth | 7.85 mm (0.309 in) | ||
| Weight | 240 g (8.5 oz) | 206 g (7.3 oz) | |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 73 kg CO2e | 65 kg CO2e | |
| Hardware strings | iPhone15,3 | iPhone15,2 | |
| Model number | A2651 · A2893 · A2894 · A2895 · A2896 | A2650 · A2889 · A2890 · A2891 · A2892 | |
| Announced date | September 7, 2022 | ||
| Released date | September 16, 2022 | ||
| Discontinued date | September 12, 2023 | ||
| Unsupported date | Supported |
Reception
The iPhone 14 Pro received generally positive reviews. Patrick Holland from CNET gave a generally positive review of the phone, highlighting the camera improvements as well as the functionality of the Dynamic Island, though wishing that more functionality for the feature was added. Holland additionally noted a bug on the new Apple Weather app that was later fixed, and how the battery was not improved from the previous year's Pro iPhones, though still deemed it Apple's best offer in iPhone technology of the year.
Holland's opinion was echoed by Tom's Guide writer Jordan Palmer, praising the cameras especially, though noting poorer battery performance and the inconvenience of having no physical SIM card. Palmer still deemed the iPhone 14 Pro the best phone under $1,000. The lack of a SIM card slot was a concern similarly shared by IGN reviewer Kevin Lee, though Lee, like Palmer and Holland, praised the new technology as well as the lack of a price increase compared with the iPhone 13 Pro.
External links
- – official website
| Preceded byiPhone 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max | iPhone 16th generation alongside iPhone 14 / 14 Plus | Succeeded byiPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max |