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Apple gave every iPhone 14 a bigger battery except the Pro Max

When Apple unveiled its iPhone 14 lineup at the ‘Far Out’ event last week, the company claimed had improved battery life compared to last year’s iPhone 13 series. While we’ll still need to wait and see if that holds true for real-world tests, at least now we can check the actual battery size.

As usual, Apple didn’t share technical specs details, like specific battery size or RAM, for the iPhone 14 line. However, thanks to a filing on the Chemtrec website spotted by 9to5Mac, we now know the official battery sizes for each iPhone 14 model. Chemtrec details battery in watt hours (Wh), but MacRumors also found leaked battery sizes in milliampere-hour (mAh) from a regulatory database in China. We’ve included the numbers below alongside the iPhone 13 series:

It's worth noting that Wh and mAh are different measures. Wh measures electric energy and includes battery voltage (specifically, Wh is often used to measure the energy consumption of a device), while mAh is a measure of electric charge.

It's also worth keeping in mind that there's more than just the size of the battery at play. Factors like the efficiency of the chip can impact battery life too. Apple's new A16 Bionic chip uses a 4nm process and should be more efficient than last year's 5nm A15 chip (although 5nm is still very efficient). In other words, the iPhone 14 Pro Max having a slightly smaller battery than the 13 Pro Max shouldn't matter too much, assuming the increased efficiency of the A16 is enough to offset the difference.

Still, almost across the board, it looks like the iPhone 14 series features larger batteries than comparable iPhone 13 models. That should mean iPhone 14 owners will enjoy a little extra longevity out of their new iPhones.

Source: 9to5Mac, MacRumors

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iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max Hands-on: Welcome to the ‘Dynamic Island’

From my perspective, the most interesting announcement from Apple’s Fall keynote is the iPhone 14 Pro’s and iPhone 14 Pro Max’s new pill-shaped cutout called the ‘Dynamic Island.’

Though I’ve only spent a very brief amount of time playing around with the feature, I’m impressed with how it adapts to different apps and the way it allows you to interact with notifications in dynamic ways. I was never against the display notch, but the new cutout makes far better use of the screen real estate. That said, I also see the DNA of the MacBook Pro’s ‘Touch Bar’ in the Dynamic Island, and we know how that worked out.

But what else is new with the iPhone 14 Pro? This year the display also includes an always-on feature, similar to Samsung’s high-end smartphones and Google’s Pixel series.

The always-on feature makes it easier to check information like the weather or calendar notifications, but given I’ve never really used the functionality with any of my Android devices that support it, I doubt Apple’s take on the concept will appeal to me either. That said, I do like the fact that your wallpaper and widgets are still visible alongside the clock, though I’m concerned about how this will affect battery life.

Speaking of displays, this year’s 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch screens look bright, coming in at an astounding 2,000 nits. You can really see the difference when you place the iPhone 13 Pro beside the iPhone 14 Pro regarding the brightness level, with the screen becoming almost blinding at full brightness.

Of course, there are also camera upgrades worth mentioning. For the first time in years, Apple is moving away from the 12-megapixel primary sensor for a 48-megapixel sensor that should offer improvements to low-light photography thanks to its new quad-pixel sensor. I’m glad Apple has finally joined the rest of the smartphone industry in the world of pixel binning, and it will be interesting to see how the tech giant’s take on the technology performs in the real world.

What I saw of the iPhone 14 Pro’s camera in action in the demo area was impressive, but I definitely need to spend more time with the upgraded shooters to know for sure if they’re a substantial cut above the iPhone 13 Pro’s already excellent camera.

The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are also the only devices this year to feature Apple’s A16 Bionic chip, which, like the new Emergency SOS satellite functionality and Crash Detection, isn’t functionality I could really test out on the show floor. It is great that Apple’s bringing its SOS satellite functionality to Canada at launch, however (usually, we get features like this after the U.S. and other areas of the world).

The overall design of the iPhone 14 Pro series remains identical to its predecessors. It still features the same squared-off sides and triple-rear camera setup, so if you were hoping this would be a redesign year for Apple, you’re likely disappointed with the iPhone 14 Pro. However, there are two new colours options: ‘Space Black’ and ‘Deep Purple,’ with the latter looking great in person.

The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are available for pre-order on September 9th and release on September 16th. The iPhone 14 Pro Max will cost $1,549 and the smaller iPhone 14 Pro will cost $1,399.

MobileSyrup will have more on the iPhone 14 series in the coming days, including a review.

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Apple announces iPhone 14 Pro, Pro Max with Always-On Display

As expected, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max at its ‘Far Out’ event on September 7th.

The Cupertino, California-based company detailed a ton of new features, some surprising and others not so much. As rumoured, the Pro models sport the biggest upgrades, such as a flashy new A16 Bionic processor, camera upgrades, and more. Oh, and Apple finally ditched the notch in favour of a pill-shaped display cut-out for the selfie cam and Face ID.

As rumoured, the display cut-out can move and adapt to show notifications and other indicators, as highlighted in a teaser before and also throughout the iPhone 14 Pro announcement. Dubbed the ‘Dynamic Island,’ it can expand to show information, like an incoming call or when your AirPods connect or when it scans your face for Face ID. Users can interact with the Dynamic Island by touching and holding to view more information, like music controls.

The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max come in 6.1- and 6.7-inch sizes with 1600 nits of brightness, the same as the Pro Display XDR. It can also hit a peak 2,000 nits brightness when outside.

Apple also finally introduced Always-On Display, years after it was popularized on Android handsets. Apple says it can operate as low as 1Hz and can intelligently dim the lock screen. The company claims its co-processors can refresh the display with new information while using minimal power.

Powerful A16 chip

Under the hood, the iPhone 14 Pro models sport the new A16 Bionic chip with nearly 16 billion transistors. A16 uses a 4nm process and is the “fastest chip ever in a smartphone,” according to Apple, with the company claiming it has up to 40 percent faster peak performance than the competition.

Apple says the A16 is also super efficient, with the efficiency cores using one-third the power of the competition.

A16 includes an all-new ‘Display Engine’ to power the new Always-On Display, Dynamic Island, and other screen-related content.

When it comes to the camera, Apple included a 65 percent larger 48-megapixel camera. It’s a ‘quad-pixel’ sensor that groups every four pixels into one quad pixel to capture more light. It’s worth noting this is a feature typically called pixel binning. It has long been available on various Android handsets, with mixed results. It’ll interesting to see how Apple improves on this. Apple also boosted the 12-megapixel telephoto lens with larger pixels.

ProRAW got improvements as well, allowing users to shoot at 48-megapixels.

As for the ultra-wide camera, the 12-megapixel sensor also features bigger pixels for better light capture and a sharper lens too. Apple says it redesigned the flash to match the focal length for better performance.

Video features include the new ‘Action Mode,’ while Cinematic Mode returns.

Apple also boasted that the iPhone 14 Pro includes all-day battery life. The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are available for pre-order today and release on September 16th.

More to come…

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Cost of Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro series could increase by 15 percent

Apple’s high-end 2022 iPhones could cost more than their predecessors.

According to a recent tweet from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will reportedly cost 15 percent more than the iPhone 13 Pro series.

Though a price increase is never good for consumers, given the iPhone 14 Pro is rumoured to feature a new hole-punch, pilled-shaped front-facing camera, it’s not surprising the tech giant is upping the cost of its higher-end devices.

Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro devices are rumoured to feature the tech giant’s A16 chip, while its iPhone 14 devices will stick with the iPhone 13 series’ A13 processor.

To put this price increase in perspective, the iPhone 13 Pro costs $1,399 and the iPhone 13 Pro Max costs $1,549. This means that if Kuo’s report is accurate, iPhone 14 Pro will cost in the range of $1,608 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max could cost $1,781 in Canada.

It’s unclear if the rumoured iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will also receive a price hike.

With Apple’s September iPhone event just around the corner, we likely won’t have to wait long to know for sure how much the tech giant’s next generation of iPhones will cost.

Source: @mingchikuo Via: 9to5Mac 

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Xcode 14 Beta suggests iPhone 14 Pro models to feature always-on display

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 lineup, including the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max are expected to be revealed at an event in September, and leaks and rumours about the line continue to pour in.

We already know that the high-end devices from the series are expected to feature a new A14 chip, while the lower-end devices will offer last year’s A13. The iPhone 14 Pro smartphones are also rumoured to get a new pill-shaped camera cutout and a 48-megapixel wide camera capable of shooting 8K video.

Now, according to MacRumours, the iPhone 14 Pro models are expected to feature an always-on display tech, a feature Samsung first released in 2016 with the S7 series and Nokia introduced in 2013 with the 6303.

The information comes via the latest Xcode 14 beta, as mentioned on Twitter by MacRumours contributor and iOS developer Steve Moser.

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of Apple introducing always-on tech in the iPhone 14. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently said that Apple’s iOS 16 will feature support for the tech, while another iOS developer, @rhogelleim, noted that Xcode 14 beta 4 features code tied to the iPhone 14’s always-on Display in its SwiftUI preview.

Further, according to MacRumours, the latest iOS 16 beta hints at a ‘Sleep’ state for wallpapers, which is likely a darker version of normal wallpapers to be displayed when always-on is turned on to conserve battery.

Always-on tech is reported to be coming only to the Pro variants of the iPhone 14 lineup, which are likely to feature adaptive refresh rate displays that vary from 1Hz to 120Hz.

Source: MacRumours