In addition to the high-dollar professional iPhone models that Apple showcased on Wednesday, the company also shared new mid-tier handsets that it billed the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. While these handsets sport smaller price tags, they pack a lot of value with respect to the hardware Apple went with.
In this piece, we’ll talk about all the technical specifications of Apple’s new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus handsets in an effort to help you learn more about them.
iPhone 14 & 14 Plus tech specs
Finishes
- Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (Product) RED, or Blue
- Ceramic Shield front
- Glass back and aluminum design
Chip
- A15 Bionic CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
- 5‑core GPU
- 16‑core Neural Engine
Rear-facing camera
- Dual-camera system
- 12MP Main: 26 mm, ƒ/1.5 aperture, sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, seven‑element lens, 100% Focus Pixels
- 12MP Ultra Wide: 13 mm, ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view, five‑element lens
- 2x optical zoom out; digital zoom up to 5x
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- True Tone flash
- Photonic Engine
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 4
- Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)
- Night mode
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Photographic Styles
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
- Advanced red‑eye correction
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- Photo geotagging
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video recording
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
- Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
- HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for video (Main)
- 2x optical zoom out
- Digital zoom up to 3x
- Audio zoom
- True Tone flash
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
- Stereo recording
Front-facing TrueDepth camera
- 12MP camera
- ƒ/1.9 aperture
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Six‑element lens
- Retina Flash
- Photonic Engine
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 4
- Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)
- Animoji and Memoji
- Night mode
- Photographic Styles
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
- HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
Display
- iPhone 14: 6.1-inch all-screen OLED Super Retina XDR display with 2532‑by‑1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
- iPhone 14 Plus: 6.7-inch all-screen OLED Super Retina XDR display with 2778‑by‑1284-pixel resolution at 458 ppi
- HDR display
- True Tone
- Wide color (P3)
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Battery
- iPhone 14: Up to 20 hours of video playback, 16 hours of streamed video playback, 80 hours of audio playback
- iPhone 14 Plus: Up to 26 hours of video playback, 20 hours of streamed video playback, 100 hours of audio playback
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Both models:
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W
- Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Storage capacity options
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512GB
Sensors
- Face ID
- Barometer
- High dynamic range gyro
- High-g accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Dual ambient light sensors
Size & weight
- iPhone 14: Height: 5.78 inches (146.7mm) x Width: 2.82 inches (71.5mm) x Depth: 0.31 inch (7.80mm)
- Weight: 6.07 ounces (172 grams)
- iPhone 14 Plus: Height: 6.33 inches (160.8mm) x Width: 3.07 inches (78.1mm) x Depth: 0.31 inch (7.85mm)
- Weight: 7.16 ounces (203 grams)
Cellular & wireless
- Model A2649
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- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79)
- 5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)
- FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
- TD‑LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53)
- UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Model A2632
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- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79)
- 5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)
- FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
- TD‑LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53)
- UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- All models
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- 5G (sub‑6 GHz and mmWave) with 4×4 MIMO
- Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LAA
- Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness
- NFC with reader mode
- Express Cards with power reserve
Location
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- Cellular
- iBeacon microlocation
Splash, water, & dust resistance
- Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Video calling
- FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi‑Fi
- FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
- Screen sharing
- Portrait mode in FaceTime video
- Spatial Audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Zoom with rear-facing camera
Audio calling
- FaceTime audio
- Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
- Wi‑Fi calling
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
- Screen sharing
- Spatial Audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
Conclusion
The iPhone 14 is available from Apple’s website starting at $799, while the iPhone 14 Plus is available from Apple’s website starting at $899. Trade-in options are also available if you’d like to get some value for your existing device and put it toward your new purchase.
Also see: iPhone 14 Pro & Pro Max tech specs
Do you think that the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus offer decent value for the price compared to the ‘pro’ models? Let us know down in the comments below.