iPhone 14 Pro Review
iPhone 14 Pro is not one of the best phones on the market in terms of camera and solid memory only, it offers unprecedented new technologies, including the new Dynamic Island, a hexa-core A16 Bionic processor, a 6.1-inch screen with a resolution of 1179 x 2556 pixels, and a battery capacity of 3200 mAh. In addition to unique features in the camera and video shooting, let's get to know them in detail.
Phone Design:
All iPhone 14 models take the same design in terms of the places of buttons and external connections, where the top of the phone contains a built-in stereo speaker, a built-in microphone and a TRUE DEPTH camera, with the power button on the right and the volume and silence buttons on the left, but for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max Apple has gotten rid of the notch part and replaced it with the dynamic island, with the proximity sensor placed under the screen and the SIM card slot removed.
The phone is characterized by a rectangular design with rounded corners that highlight the magnificence of curves, and the front of the screen is protected by a Ceramic Shield of nano-ceramic crystals that also improves clarity and durability, and the ceramic shield aims to provide better protection against scratches, abrasion and daily damage, in addition to a non-return glass screen Framed by a polished stainless steel bezel, the frame color matches the color of the back glass for a streamlined look.
There is a square camera bump on the back of the iPhone 14 Pro models, which is not much different from the iPhone 13 Pro, but if you look a little closer, you will find that the bump is larger than it was last year to accommodate the new camera technology, as the camera unit includes three lenses of different sizes.
iPhone 14 Pro Colors:
iPhone 14 Pro is available in the market in several colors, including silver, gold, dark purple and black.
Size and Weight:
The iPhone 14 Pro comes in length of 5.81 inches (147.5 milliliters), width of 2.8, equivalent to 71.5 milliliters, and thickness of 0.31 inches, equivalent to 7.85 milliliters.
iPhone 14 Pro weighs 7.27 ounces, which is equivalent to 206 grams.
Water & Dust Resistance:
With an IP68 water resistance rating, the phone is able to withstand liquids up to six meters (19.7 feet) deep for up to 30 minutes.
The phone can withstand splashes, rain, and accidental exposure to water, but deliberate exposure to water should be avoided if possible because the Apple warranty does not cover damage caused by liquids, which means that it is best to exercise caution when exposing the phone to liquids.
iPhone 14 Pro Screen:
The iPhone 14 Pro front screen measures 6.1 inches (diagonally) the same size as the screen of the iPhone 14, Super Retina XDR with ProMotion technology with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, a resolution of 1179 x 2556 with 460 pixels per inch, and also allows a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1 in the most black color Brighter blacks and whites, up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness when you're outdoors to make the screen easier to see in the sun, 1,600 nits of brightness in HDR and 1,000 nits of maximum brightness for typical.
The phone features an OLED screen that covers the entire front, and provides wide color support (P3).
Vivid and lifelike colors True Tone matches the screen's white balance with the ambient lighting of the room for a paper-like viewing experience that's meant to be more comfortable on the eyes There's also an oleophobic and anti-fingerprint coating and Haptic Touch support for haptic feedback when interacting with the screen with the full screen compatibility of Always-On.
Dynamic Island:
The dynamic island, or interactive (where it interacts with you throughout the system) is a black capsule etched inside the screen that houses the camera on the right side and the facial recognition hole on the left side, the dynamic island is not just a static cutout (versus the hole in most Android phones ) and expands depending on what you're doing—it shows animations for various system actions like unlocking, playing music, timers, and so on—Apple has turned it into a part of the interface. Front and Central Information Center, It shows you shortcuts about apps running in the background, and just touching it takes you directly to the app.
Apple integrates the dynamic island into the screen to provide quick information about the apps and services you use on your iPhone, for example when making Apple Pay payments, the dynamic island expands into a square shape to fit the facial recognition confirmation interface, and when you are in a phone call it expands And getting bigger so you can put your phone's controls at your fingertips, it can also display everything from map directions to timers to Apple Music and AirPods connection status, and you can track sports scores, Uber rides, and more right from the top of your iPhone screen without leaving the app you're using.
Rear Camera:
The camera unit in the iPhone 14 Pro is different from the iPhone 14, where a camera for wide photography was added, so that the cameras take a triangular shape with a True Tone flash, and the cameras are covered with a sapphire crystal cover.
Wide Lens:
The first camera comes with a 48-megapixel primary, 24mm focal length, 100% focus, with an ƒ/1.78 aperture, and IOS optical stabilization with the second-generation sensor shift, and it is a seven-element lens.
Ultra Wide Lens:
It comes with a 12MP resolution with 1.4μm larger to provide clearer images with more detail, the six-element lens features a 13mm focal length, 100% focus, f/2.2 aperture and a 120° field of view.
Telephoto Lens:
The improved Telephoto camera offers 3x optical zoom, which can be used in conjunction with the 2x zoom enabled by the wide camera (quad pixel sensor) The six-element 12 MP lens has a focal length of 77 mm and focus at 100% with aperture of f / 2.8 and support for optical image stabilization, as well as a 6x optical zoom range, and digital zoom up to 15x.
Other Camera Features:
● True Tone flash: Redesigned with a set of nine LEDs that can change the pattern based on the lens focal length, it is up to 2x brighter in telephoto shots.
● Cinematic Mode: Available in 4K at 30 fps and 4K at 24 fps.
● Macro Photography: The ultra-wide camera can focus as far as 2cm, perfect for close-up photos, and it can also take macro photos or macro videos, including slow motion and time-lapse.
● Smart HDR 4: Recognizes up to four people in a scene and optimizes contrast, lighting, and even skin tones for each person so everyone looks their best.
● Night Mode: Captures a series of images within a few seconds and stitches them together to allow photography in extremely low-light situations. The Night Mode works on Pro models with Portrait Mode thanks to the LiDAR scanner and with all three lenses.
● Deep Fusion: Works in medium to low light conditions and brings out details in the image
● Portrait and Portrait Lighting technology to capture an attractive professional photo. This technology works by recognizing the face, determining the depth of the image, and adding one of these six effects (natural, studio, surround, stage, stage monochrome, gradient monochrome on a white background)
● Panorama: To take panoramic photos up to 63 megapixels.
● Burst mode: Allows you to take a series of photos at once, which is good for high-action shots.
● Photographic Styles feature to selectively apply adjustments to the camera
Video Recording:
iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max offer up to 4K video recording at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps, HDR 1080 video recording is supported at 25, 30 or 60 fps, and 720p HD video at 30 fps Second, ProRes video, slow-motion video, and time-lapse, note that 4K ProRes video recording requires at least a 256GB iPhone 14 Pro model.
Apple has added a new Motion Mode designed to provide smooth-looking video that ignores shakes and movement when shooting while walking or running with dual optical image stabilization for video (main and telephoto), 3x optical zoom, 2x optical zoom, 6x optical zoom range plus 9x digital zoom, and audio zoom Action mode records up to 2.8K at 60fps, and 8MP still photos can be taken while recording 4K video.
Selfie Camera:
The new TrueDepth front camera with f/1.9 aperture is able to deliver better low-light performance for selfies and videos. The front camera also supports auto focus for the first time, so it can focus faster in low light and take group selfies from a distance.
Facial recognition works through a combination of sensors and cameras, where a dot display device projects tens of thousands of invisible infrared points on the surface of the skin to create a 3D scan of the face that draws the curves and planes of each face and then relays it to a mathematical model that the phone uses to authenticate the identity. To use Face ID to unlock a phone, it is also used to authenticate payments as an alternative to a password, and it works in low light and in the dark, and with hats, beards, glasses, sunglasses, scarves and masks.
iPhone 14 Pro Performance:
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max come with the same A15 chip that was used in the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, and this is the first time that Apple has not updated the A-series chip across its modern phone lineup.
The A15 chip contains a hexa-core CPU with two performance cores and four efficiency cores, in addition to a five-core graphics processor unit, GPU, and we find that last year Apple only used the five-core GPU version of the A15 in the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max versions, and it was Quad-core GPU version in iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 small, and there are some modest improvements in the GPU as Apple also uses an updated internal design that provides better thermal efficiency, and so we find that there is a relative improvement!
Battery Life:
iPhone 14 Pro is equipped with a built-in 3200mAh rechargeable Li-ion battery, which can work for more than 23 hours in the case of video playback and up to 75 hours in the case of audio playback.
iPhone 14 Pro battery can quickly charge up to 50% of battery volume in about 30 minutes with a 20W or higher adapter (available separately), supports MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W, and Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
It can also be charged via USB from a computer or power adapter.
There are still MagSafe magnets on the back of iPhone 14 Pro models, with those magnets able to connect to the MagSafe charger and other magnetic accessories.
Memory and RAM:
Random Access Memory (RAM): It comes with a capacity of 6 GB.
Solid memory: It comes from the NVMe type in all versions of iPhone 14 and starts with a capacity of 128 GB in the first version, 256 GB in the second version and 512 in the third version, and it can be increased to a maximum of 1 TB in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max phones.
iPhone 14 Features:
Find my location: To reassure your family about where you are.
Siri 12: Use your voice to launch apps and send messages, just say "Hey Siri."
IOS 16: The world's most private and secure operating system.
Multiple sensors: face ID, barometer, accelerometer, proximity, gyroscope, barometric pressure, and compass.
Services: The iPhone 14 supports GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou positioning services.
Networks: The phone supports the fifth generation (5G) networks of the category (sub-6 GHz) and (mmWave) the strongest in the frequency between (24GHz: 40GHz) with 4x4 MIMO 8 technology to double the speed of data transfer across networks, and it also supports Gigabit technology LTE 4x4 MIMO 8. Also supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2x2 MIMO and U1 Ultra Wideband with Bluetooth version 5.3 supporting A2DP, LE
Accident recognition: When this feature is activated, the phone sends emergency personnel the necessary details within 15 seconds in moderate weather when accidents are predicted.
Always on Technology: The new 1Hz refresh rate option enables the first ever Always-On feature for an iPhone, without consuming battery power.
With the Always-On display, time and widgets remain active on the lock screen, while the wallpaper is dark to give it a subtle look, the status bar, flashlight, and camera buttons are hidden when the screen is inactive, and when the phone is in the pocket or face down, the screen is completely turned off To preserve battery life.
Neural Engine and ISP: There is an updated 16-core Neural Engine in A16, which is capable of performing approximately 17 trillion operations per second.
The A16 chip also includes an image signal processor that supports the photographic features of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, with up to four trillion operations performed per image.
iPhone 14 Pro limitations:
● No SIM tray which may bother some
● Photon actuator can get a bit aggressive
● Worse battery life than last year
Price:
iPhone 14 Pro price in Saudi Arabia starts from SR4,699 for the 128GB model, as of November 2022.