Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Apple iPhone 14 Plus Review

Design

The iPhone 14 Plus measures 160.8 mm in height, 78.1 mm in width, and 7.8 mm in depth, weighing 203 grams. Its construction features a familiar Apple design language, with a flat-edged frame and a glass back. It's available in six colors: Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Starlight, and Midnight. The phone is not foldable and maintains a traditional slab design.

Display

The device sports a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with a resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 458 ppi. The display supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision, offering excellent dynamic range. It also features 800 nits of HBM brightness and a peak brightness of 1200 nits, ensuring good visibility in various lighting conditions. The display features a medium-sized notch, a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, wide color (P3) and True Tone, and scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass, with an oleophobic coating. While it has a 2000000:1 contrast ratio, it lacks a high refresh rate and LTPO technology.

Performance

The iPhone 14 Plus is powered by the Apple A15 Bionic chipset (5nm), which incorporates a hexa-core CPU (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) and an Apple-designed 5-core GPU. The phone includes 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The device scored 1330312 in the Antutu v10 benchmark. The phone has no SD card slot but offers 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB storage options. It does not have a cooling system or gaming buttons.

Camera

The rear camera system features a dual-lens setup: a 12MP primary camera (Sony IMX703, 1/1.66" sensor, 1.90µm pixels, f/1.5 aperture) with sensor-shift optical image stabilization and a 12MP ultrawide lens (Sony IMX372, 1/2.55" sensor, 1.40µm pixels, f/2.4 aperture). The camera offers features like 5x digital zoom, 4K video recording up to 60 fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps, Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps, and HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps. The front-facing camera is a 12MP sensor (Sony IMX714, f/1.9 aperture) capable of excellent selfies. The camera setup offers a range of modes, including Audio Zoom, Night Mode, and RAW capture. The device achieved a DXOMark Mobile score of 133 (135 for photo, 146 for video), and a Selfie score of 144 (138 for photo, 153 for video).

Battery Life

The iPhone 14 Plus is powered by a 4323 mAh Li-Ion battery. Although the mAh value is not officially confirmed, it offers fast charging (although specific wattage is not defined). It supports 15W MagSafe wireless charging and 7.5W Qi magnetic wireless charging. The battery is non-removable.

Software

The phone launched with iOS 16 and is upgradable to iOS 18. It includes features like Face ID, NFC, and various sensors (accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer). Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3 with LE and A2DP, and GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, and Galileo. The phone also supports Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM), and a wide array of 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G network bands. The phone has a Lightning connector with USB 2.0 capabilities but does not feature USB-OTG, display port, or video output via the port.

Pricing

The iPhone 14 Plus is considered a medium-priced device. Prices vary based on storage capacity and region, with prices for the 6GB/256GB version ranging between $427.99 and $683.31, while the 6GB/512GB version ranges from $569.95 to $805.65.

Overall Verdict

The iPhone 14 Plus provides a large, high-quality display, reliable performance with the A15 Bionic chip, a capable camera system, and all-day battery life. The phone's large display is suited for media consumption and productivity. It lacks some of the cutting-edge features of Pro models, such as high refresh rate displays, telephoto camera and USB-C, but offers a solid experience for a non-pro device.