They do have a shiny new design on the front-the notch is gone in favor of the newly named Dynamic Island. When you get down to brass tacks, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max ( 7/10, WIRED Recommends) aren't markedly different from their predecessors. A big reason why is weight-it's 3 grams lighter than the smaller 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro. Considering the bigger size, I expected the Plus to be unwieldy like the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but it's surprisingly manageable. That's really my only major complaint, besides the fact that its price is a little too close to the iPhone 14 Pro. The 6.7-inch screen is wonderfully vast, but it's a shame Apple didn't add a 120-Hz refresh rate for smoother interactions. If you're frequently turning on Low Power Mode, this is the iPhone to buy. It even bested the iPhone 14 Pro Max in my testing. I routinely had to charge the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro at the end of a busy day, but the iPhone 14 Plus often had enough juice to last until the afternoon of the second day off the charger. It's identical to the iPhone 14 in every way except for size and battery life. Instead, Apple replaced it with the iPhone 14 Plus. One major change in the iPhone 14 lineup? There's no new iPhone Mini. Both will help you reach emergency services if you're in an area with no service or if you're unresponsive after a car crash. Two new passive features you'll appreciate are Emergency SOS via Satellite and Crash Detection. A new Action video mode lets you capture super-stabilized videos. There are some nice new perks, like how Cinematic mode (Portrait mode but for video) now films in 4K instead of just 1080p. Many of the improvements are in the cameras, which have larger sensors and are powered by a new image-processing pipeline called the Photonic Engine that Apple says produces brighter and sharper photos, but we haven't noticed much of a difference from the iPhone 13. I've found the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 is perfectly manageable in one hand, and it roughly lasts a full day with medium to heavy use. It has the old notch design, with all the basics you'd want, from MagSafe and wireless charging to IP68 water resistance. It has a similar processor-the A15 Bionic with one additional graphics core, so gaming performance is (almost imperceptibly) better. The iPhone 14 ( 7/10, WIRED Recommends) is an awful lot like the iPhone 13 that came before, which isn't a bad thing. Note: Apple hasn't been including a charging adapter (nor earbuds) in the box since the iPhone 12, just a USB-C-to-Lightning cable, so you might need to buy a 20-watt adapter like this one. The single-lens rear camera takes pretty great daytime shots, but there's no night mode, and low-light images are lackluster compared to phones like the Google Pixel 6A. It gets sub-6 5G connectivity, meaning it won't be able to hit the super-fast internet speeds available on pricier iPhones, but this isn't a big deal as you rarely run into that type of 5G. That chip also brings better battery life, but the SE will last you roughly a day of use-less if you're a heavy user. It has the same A15 Bionic processor as the iPhone 13 models, making this budget phone a powerhouse among its peers and capable of running the most demanding games. Internally, the 2022 SE is a whole lot more powerful than the previous generation. This is also the only iPhone in the lineup without ultra-wideband support, which improves AirDrop and lets you precisely find nearby AirTags. There's no MagSafe accessory system, and the headphone jack is nonexistent, but at least you still get plain ol' wireless charging. (We've rounded up our favorite cases and accessories here.) That means you still get a cramped yet compact 4.7-inch LCD screen with a physical home button, thick bezels around the screen, and Touch ID. Externally, there are none-even cases for the 2020 iPhone SE will fit this version. Apple refreshed its most affordable iPhone for a third generation ( 7/10, WIRED Recommends) in 2022, though you'll be hard-pressed to spot the differences.
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