Apple announced the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max successor of last year’s iPhone 13 Pro models, both with new A16 Bionic chip, Dynamic Island, new 48MP camera, Always-On display, and more. These have Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite present in the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus.
These come with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion that features the Always-On display for the first time ever on iPhone, thanks to new 1Hz refresh rate and multiple power-efficient technologies. It offers the same peak HDR brightness level as Pro Display XDR of up to 2000 nits, which is twice as bright as iPhone 13 Pro. These retain the Ceramic Shield front cover.
Dynamic Island
The iPhone 14 Pro models feature new Dynamic Island that adapts in real time to show important alerts, notifications, and activities. With a smaller notch, the TrueDepth camera 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.
Apple A16 Bionic
The new A16 Bionic chip has a 6-core CPU with two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, and is up to 40% faster than the competition, says Apple. It features an accelerated 5-core GPU with 50% more memory bandwidth and a new 16-core Neural Engine capable of nearly 17 trillion operations per second.
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, said Apple.
Major camera upgrade
The iPhone 14 Pro lineup features a new 48MP Main camera with a quad-pixel sensor that combines every four pixels into one large quad pixel equivalent to 2.44 µm at 12MP and has second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization. The quad-pixel sensor also enables a 2x Telephoto option that uses the middle 12 megapixels of the sensor for full-resolution photos and 4K videos with no digital zoom. It also supports ProRAW at 48MP.
The new 12MP Ultra Wide camera has 1.4 µm pixels, and improved macrophotography capabilities. The improved Telephoto camera offers 3x optical zoom. The new front TrueDepth camera with an ƒ/1.9 aperture enables better low-light performance for photos and video. 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.
Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max specifications
- iPhone 14 Pro – 6.1-inch (2556×1179 pixels) OLED 460ppi Super Retina XDR display, 1000 nits brightness, up to 2000 nits brightness, HDR, True Tone, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz, Ceramic Shield protection
- iPhone 14 Pro Max– 6.7-inch (2796×1290 pixels) OLED 460ppi Super Retina XDR display, 800 nits brightness, up to 1200 nits brightness, HDR, True Tone, Ceramic Shield protection
- Six-Core A16 (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores) Bionic 4nm chip with 64-bit architecture, 5‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB storage options
- iOS 16
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- 48MP wide-angle (f/1.78) camera, 7P lens, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video, 2x Telephoto, 100% Focus Pixels, Photonic Engine, True Tone flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision at 4K 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps, 12MP 120° Ultra Wide (f/2.2) secondary camera, 6P lens, 12MP 3x Telephoto (ƒ/2.8) camera, optical image stabilisation, 6P lens, 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range; digital zoom up to 15x
- 12MP TrueDepth (ƒ/1.9) front camera, Autofocus with Focus Pixels,
Retina Flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps - TrueDepth camera for FaceID facial recognition, Stereo speakers
- iPhone 14 Pro dimensions: 147.5×71.5×7.85mm; Weight: 206g
- iPhone 14 Pro Max dimensions: 160.7×77.6×7.85mm; Weight: 240g
- 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4×4 MIMO, Gigabit-class LTE, 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness, NFC with reader mode, GPS with GLONASS
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with 15W MagSafe wireless charging, fast charging, up to 23 hours (iPhone 14 Pro) / 29 hours (iPhone 14 Pro Max) of video playback
Pricing and availability
The Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max come in Space Black, Silver, Gold and Deep Purple colours in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.
iPhone 14 Pro 128GB– Rs. 1,29,900
iPhone 14 Pro 256GB– Rs. 1,39,900
iPhone 14 Pro 512GB – Rs. 1,59,900
iPhone 14 Pro 1TB – Rs. 1,79,900
iPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB– Rs. 1,39,900
iPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB– Rs. 1,49,900
iPhone 14 Pro Max 512GB – Rs. 1,69,900
iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB – Rs. 1,89,900
The iPhone 14 Pro series will be available through Apple Authorized Resellers in India starting from September 16th with pre-orders starting from September 9th at 5:30PM IST.