TLDR The iPhone 14 Pro Max (and the iPhone 14 Pro are fantastic additions to the iPhone family. The most noteworthy features are around the iPhone 14s improving on the screen brightness especially in very sunny days. The heart of the phone (or rather the brains) its CPU, the A16 Bionic is powerful especially packs way more transistors with the 4nm manufacturing process.
The 48 megapixel (f/1.78) main camera on the Max is amazing. Will post some photos here soon. There are enhancements in image stabilization and crash detection via satilitte in this years iPhones as well. Please consult the table below.
| iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max | iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max | iPhone 12 Pro / Pro Max | |
| Chip / CPU |
A16 Bionic (4nm) 6-Core CPU 5-Core GPU 16-Core Neural Engine |
A15 Bionic (5nm) 6-Core CPU 5-Core GPU 16-Core Neural Engine |
A14 Bionic (5nm) 6-Core CPU 4-Core GPU 16-Core Neural Engine |
| Display | Super Retina XDR with ProMotion 120 Hz refresh rate. | Super Retina XDR with ProMotion 120 Hz refresh rate. | Super Retina XDR with 60 Hz refresh rate. |
| Display Brightness |
1000 nits max brightness 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR) 2000 nits peak brightness (outdoor) |
1000 nits max brightness 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR) | 800 nits max brightness 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR) |
| Front Camera | TrueDepth camera array with Dynamic Island | Notch TrueDepth camera array | Notch TrueDepth camera array |
| Main camera |
– 48-megapixel main camera with ƒ/1.78 aperture – 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture – 12-megapixel telephoto camera with ƒ/2.8 aperture Photonic Engine for incredible |
– 12-megapixel main camera with ƒ/1.5 aperture – 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera with ƒ/1.8 aperture – 12-megapixel telephoto camera with ƒ/2.8 aperture | – 12-megapixel main camera with ƒ/1.6 aperture – 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera with ƒ/2.4 aperture – 12-megapixel telephoto camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture |
| Optical Zoom | 6x | 6x | 5x |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Emergency SOS |
Yes via satellite Crash Detection |
Yes but no satilitte | |
| Image stabilization | Second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization | First generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization | First generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization |
| Battery | Lithium-ion | Lithium-ion | Lithium-ion |
| Video Playback | Upto 29 hours | Upto 28 hours | Upto 20 hours |
| Video playback (streamed) | Upto 25 hours | Upto 25 hours | Upto 12 hours |
| Audio playback: | Upto 95 hours | Upto 95 hours | Upto 80 hours |
I am adding more points here as I do more discovery and playing around with my iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Stay safe!
Gary Saggu has been coding since the 80’s. He has been programming in C, C++,C#, Java, Objective C and Swift for many years. He has an interest in tech startups, blockchain & big-data technologies. He is a certified Yoga instructor & a scuba diver. Visit Gary Saggu’s tech blog here. Check out my new app Yogamap.
