Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Siri natural language commands and dictation
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh, non-removable (11.97 Wh)
Charging
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 minutes
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Colors
Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple
Price in Kenya
Ksh 168,000
An Overview
iPhone 14 Pro is a premium device by Apple, announced on 7th September 2022 and to be released on 16th September 2022. The handset measures 147.5 x 71.5 x 7.9 mm and weighs 206g. It has a 6.1-inch, LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision Display with 1,000 nits (typ), and 2,000 nits (HBM) brightness. The display has a refresh rate of 120Hz. It uses either Dual SIM and Dual eSIM, depending on your preference. It runs on iOS 16 and is powered by Apple’s latest chipset, Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm).
The processing unit on the iPhone 14 pro-Max is Hexa-core (2×3.46 GHz Avalanche + 4x Blizzard). In terms of optics, the Pro Max features a dual selfie camera set up (12MP + SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) and a Quad main camera set-up (48MP + 12MP + 12MP + OF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth). You can pick from 4 options in terms of internal storage: 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM. The handset comes in Space Black, Silver, Gold, and Deep Purple color variants.
Display and Design
The iPhone 14 Pro is a premium smartphone with outstanding features and aesthetics. It looks and feels excellent in the hand. The handset’s body is made of Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), and stainless-steel frame. The materials used to manufacture the device are pretty heavy, hence its weight (206g). At 6.1-inches, iPhone 14 Pro is a modestly big display, for an iPhone device. Experience a bright display on the device at 1,000 nits (typ) and 2,000 nits (HBM). Such high brightness is awesome when watching movies and playing games, giving you the best experience ever.
The brightness of the devices is aided by the LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision display type installed on it. With a high resolution of 1179 x 2556 pixels, a 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density), and a refresh rate of 120Hz, you surely get value for your money when you lay your hand on the premium handset. Protecting the bright display is a Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating, which (is always on display).
Dynamic Island: An Interactive User Experience
The Dynamic Island enables new ways to interact with iPhone, featuring a design that blends the line between hardware and software, adapting in real-time to show important alerts, notifications, and activities. With the introduction of the Dynamic Island, the TrueDepth camera has been redesigned to take up less of the display area. Without impeding content on the screen, the Dynamic Island maintains an active state to allow users easier access to controls with a simple tap-and-hold. Ongoing background activities like Maps, Music, or a timer remain visible and interactive, and third-party apps in iOS 16 that provide information like sports scores and ride-sharing with Live Activities can take advantage of the Dynamic Island.
Performance
Processing Power
As always, Apple put as much emphasis on the performance of their devices as they put on the body build and aesthetics. The iPhone 14 Pro is a heavyweight in terms of performance, considering its technical specifications. It runs on Apple’s latest OS, iOS 16 which comes along with the latest software upgrades, applications, and an improved user interface.
The A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 14 Pro is generations ahead of the competition and unlocks unparalleled experiences like the Dynamic Island, powers all-day battery life,7 and delivers impressive computational photography capabilities. With two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, the new 6-core CPU is up to 40 percent faster than the competition and easily handles demanding workloads. A16 Bionic features an accelerated 5-core GPU with 50 percent more memory bandwidth — perfect for graphics-intensive games and apps — and a new 16-core Neural Engine capable of nearly 17 trillion operations per second.
Using Apple’s best-in-class fusion architecture to combine performance and energy savings, the chip delivers more performance with a fraction of the power compared to the competition. Fundamental to the pro camera system, the A16 Bionic powers incredible computational photography features. The CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and image signal processor seamlessly work together to support the new camera hardware and perform up to 4 trillion operations per photo.
Battery
A Li-Ion 3,200 mAh, non-removable (12.38 working hours) battery is installed on the device, enabling you to longer hours whether talking on the phone, texting, chatting via social media platforms, browsing the internet, live video streaming, or playing your favourite games available on Apple Store. Fast charging is supported through Apple’s wired Type C that fast charges the batter from 0- 50% in 30 min (USB Power Delivery 2.0). It supports MagSafe wireless charging 15W and Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W.
Featuring iOS 16
Designed to take advantage of the new capabilities of iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16 features a reimagined Lock Screen along with new communication, sharing, and intelligence features that together change the way users experience iPhone. The Lock Screen is more personal, beautiful, and helpful than ever with a multilayered effect that artfully sets subjects of photos in front of the time, and newly designed widgets that offer information at a glance.
For Lock Screen inspiration, the wallpaper gallery offers a range of options, including Apple collections, a Weather wallpaper to see live weather conditions as they change throughout the day, an Astronomy wallpaper for views of the Earth, moon, and solar system, and many more. With Messages, users can now edit or recall recently sent messages, and mark conversations as unread to revisit them later. iCloud Shared Photo Library makes it even easier to share a collection of photos with family.
Live Text gets more powerful with the ability to recognize text in video and quickly convert currency, translate text, and more, and Visual Look Up adds a new feature that allows users to tap and hold on the subject of an image to lift it from the background and place it in apps like Messages.
Camera
Main Camera
The Pro camera takes center stage on the iPhone 14 Pro. Apple introduces the all-new 48MP Main camera with an advanced quad-pixel sensor. It has up to 4X the resolution. The technical specifications on the main camera are a quad camera set-up:
It features a Dual-LED dual-tone flash, and HDR (photo/panorama). The main camera has video capture capabilities of both 1080p and up to 4K (4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.)
Secondary, Front Facing Camera
The front-facing camera consists of a dual set-up. The two lenses installed on the Prom Max are a 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″, PDAF camera, doubled by an SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) lens. The selfie cameras feature HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps). It can take 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, and gyro-EIS high-quality videos.
Additional pro camera system upgrades and features include:
A new 12MP Ultra Wide camera with 1.4 µm pixels, which delivers sharper images with more detail, improving already powerful macro photography capabilities.
An improved Telephoto camera that offers 3x optical zoom.
A new front TrueDepth camera with an ƒ/1.9 aperture that enables better low-light performance for photos and video. Using autofocus for the first time, it can focus even faster in low light and capture group shots from farther away.
A new Adaptive True Tone flash that has been completely redesigned with an array of nine LEDs that change pattern based on the chosen focal length.
Powerful computational photography benefits like Night mode, Smart HDR 4, Portrait mode with Portrait Lighting, Night mode Portrait photos, Photographic Styles to personalize the look of every photo, and Apple ProRAW.
A new Action mode for incredibly smooth-looking video that adjusts to significant shakes, motion, and vibrations, even when video is being captured in the middle of the action.
Cinematic mode, now available in 4K at 30 fps and 4K at 24 fps.
Pro-level workflows for video, including ProRes and end-to-end Dolby Vision HDR.
Network and Connectivity
iPhone 14 is 5G, enabled, and supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G Bands. Network connectivity is through both Nano-SIM and eSIM options. You can pair the handset with your devices via Bluetooth (it has 5.3, A2DP, and LE Bluetooth specifications). You can also connect the device via Wi-Fi and use it as a hotspot to share the internet with other devices. The USB lighting port enables OTG transfer of data as well as fast charging.
The iPhone 14 Pro offers users super-fast downloads and uploads, better streaming, and real-time connectivity with 5G to help them stay in touch, share, and enjoy the content. Support for 5G on iPhone now extends to over 250 carrier partners in over 70 markets around the world, with expanded support for standalone networks. eSIM allows users to easily connect or quickly transfer their existing plans digitally, is a more secure alternative to a physical SIM card, and allows for multiple cellular plans on a single device.
Crash Detection
The entire iPhone 14 lineup introduces groundbreaking safety capabilities that can provide emergency assistance when it matters most. With a new dual-core accelerometer capable of detecting G-force measurements of up to 256Gs and a new high dynamic range gyroscope, Crash Detection on iPhone can now detect a severe car crash and automatically dial emergency services when a user is unconscious or unable to reach their iPhone. These capabilities build on existing components, like the barometer, which can now detect cabin pressure changes, the GPS for additional input for speed changes, and the microphone, which can recognize loud noises typified by severe car crashes.
Advanced Apple-designed motion algorithms trained with over a million hours of real-world driving and crash record data provide even better accuracy. When combined with Apple Watch, Crash Detection seamlessly leverages the unique strength of both devices to get users help efficiently. When a severe crash is detected, the emergency services call interface will appear on Apple Watch, as it is most likely to be in closer proximity to the user, while the call is placed through iPhone if it is in range for the best possible connection.
Emergency SOS via Satellite
The iPhone 14 lineup also introduces Emergency SOS via satellite, which combines custom components deeply integrated with software to allow antennas to connect directly to a satellite, enabling messaging with emergency services when outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Satellites are moving targets with low bandwidth, and it can take minutes for messages to get through. Since every second counts, with Emergency SOS via satellite, iPhone front-loads a few vital questions to assess the user’s situation and shows them where to point their phone to connect to a satellite.
The initial questionnaire and follow-up messages are then relayed to centers staffed by Apple‑trained specialists who can call for help on the user’s behalf. This breakthrough technology also allows users to manually share their location over satellite with Find My when there is no cellular or Wi-Fi connection, providing a sense of security when hiking or camping off the grid. Emergency SOS via satellite will be available to users in the US and Canada in November, and the service will be free for two years.
