In a year with lots of new phone introductions, Apple's iPhone 14 lineup is intriguing. The company's design, software, and hardware are at their highest point with the release of the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. The Dynamic Island, a screen cut-out for the True Depth camera that substitutes the notch, distinguishes the iPhone 14 Pro. The iPhone 14, on the other hand, appears to be an iPhone 13 Pro repackaged without the stainless steel casing or the third rear camera for telephoto shots.
Apple discontinued the iPhone 13 Mini and introduced the iPhone 14 Plus, a larger version of the 14. It's intended to be a little "more economical" way to get a large screen iPhone without going over that $1,000 threshold, with prices starting at $929. In total, there are two high-end Pro iPhone models, a big-screen iPhone, and the basic iPhone 14, which at first glance doesn't appear to be a significant improvement over the iPhone 13. Apple's portfolio delivers intriguing new features while also appearing to be an odd repetition of what was released the year before.
I've been using the iPhone 14 as my primary phone for the past three months, and the 14 Pro as my business phone. I also conducted extensive battery testing, shot lots of pictures, used them to record CNET videos, and experimented with the new Emergency SOS via Satellite capability during that period. A few of my CNET colleagues have also tried the cameras and evaluated them against devices like the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Google Pixel 7 Pro. Since my original reviews of the iPhone 14 family back in September, here are my opinions.
The iPhone 14's battery doesn't last as long as the iPhone 13
Never once have I encountered a person who complained that their phone's battery life is excessive. I have, however, encountered numerous people who have desired more. The battery life of a phone comes to an intriguing fork in the road. Modern lithium batteries have physical and chemical limitations in addition to innovative software and processing improvements that try to increase the efficiency of those batteries.
Apple doesn't provide information about the size of the batteries within its phones, but I wish it did because they're smaller than those in Android phones. This isn't meant to bash Apple; rather, it's meant to demonstrate how much battery life the business gets out of that battery thanks to software enhancements and the effectiveness of its A-series CPUs. In fact, the iPhone 13 Pro Max from a year ago had the longest battery life of any phone we tested.
For this year, the same cannot be said. The battery life of the iPhone 14 series is good, but it is unquestionably inferior to that of the iPhone 13 family, which has a longer battery life. The differences weren't significant, and I believe that most people wouldn't notice because they don't regularly upgrade their phones.
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