Apple iphone 14 series new features and news.

 Apple iphone 14 series new features and news.

All eyes are on Apple! Fans of the brand can heave a sigh of relief, as Apple seems to have finalised the dates of its next big event. According to noted tech journalist Mark Gurman, Apple is reportedly aiming to launch its latest line of smartphones on September 7. The new products will hit the stores later in September.

While it is well known that the brand launches a slew of devices along with its flagship smartphones, this time too Apple will stick to its routine. Gurman has stated that the event will include the launch of several new Macs, iPads, and three Apple Watch models.

In his article, Gurman went on to suggest that Apple was gearing up for the much-awaited launch at a time when the smartphone sales were plummeting across the world. Regardless, Apple has been doing well when it comes to sales compared to its contemporaries. iPhone sales in the last quarter have been impressive and Apple reportedly has told suppliers that it does not anticipate any fall in demand.

What To Expect

The iPhone 14 line-up is expected to feature four new models - the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. This year the tech giant has decided to drop the iPhone Mini that was launched with the iPhone 12 line-up.

Apple iPhone 14 Release date

Recent chatter coming from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (also corroborated by Max Weinbach) has it that Apple could actually host its iPhone event on September 7, a Wednesday, and subsequently release the iPhone 14, the Apple Watch Series 8, and possibly new AirPods on September 16, with staff reportedly being told to prepare for "a major new product release". The event will be a pre-recorded virtual one, with no live audience, and Apple is likely to send out the invites for the event by the end of August or in early September, up to a week ahead of the actual event. 

If this rumor turns out to be bogus, the next probable announcement date for the iPhone 14 is on September 13, 2022, as recent rumors from iDropNews claim, and most likely release it to the market on September 23, 2022. 

That's due to the usual timeframes that the company favors on an annual basis and sticks to: Apple tends to announce its new phones on the first or second Tuesday of September and subsequently release them roughly ten days later, always on a Friday. Both of the mentioned possible announcement/release date fall in that pattern, so clear your schedules!

iPhone 14 Price

Recent rumors pin the pricing of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max versions to be higher than predecessors. The anticipated price hike is due to a variety of factors, namely more expensive components and the display in particular, plus an overall price inflation across the supply chain.

What's more, according to CCS Insight's Ben Wood, Apple has been mulling over a $100 price hike of all iPhone 14 devices, but might ultimately decide against the price change due to the increased cost of living. Apple might choose to only raise the prices of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

However, yet another recent rumor claim that Apple won't be raising iPhone 14 prices at all and they will remain on the iPhone 13 levels... which is great news!

Apple is reportedly still considering the price hike, especially everywhere outside of the US. Provided it does happen, then the prices of Apple's 2022 lineup could look like this,

Phone Model	128 GB of Storage	256 GB of Storage	512 GB of Storage	1 TB of Storage
iPhone 14	$799-$899*	$899-$999*	$999-$1099*	-
iPhone 14 Max	$899-$999*	$999-$1099*	$1099-$1199*
iPhone 14 Pro	$1099-$1199*	$1199-$1299*	$1399-$1499*	$1599-$1699*
iPhone 14 Pro Max	$1199-$1299*	$1299-$1399*	$1499-$1599*	$1699-$1799*

It's important to say that the iPhone 14 Pro Max specifically could get a bigger price hike if a rumored massive camera overhaul happens. For the rest of the models, we don't expect a colossal spike in prices, and again, if we do see such a price hike, though, it would likely hit the Pro models the most.

Apple is reportedly prepping four devices for 2022 and most probably ditching the Apple iPhone mini lineup for good. New here is the large affordable iPhone, which could either be called iPhone 14 Max or, as some recent rumors claim, iPhone 14 Plus, essentially resurrecting the name that Apple gave to its first 5.5-inch iPhone all the way back in 2014.

Here's a purported iPhone 14 lineup:

• iPhone 14 6.1″ — the base iPhone, a logical continuation of the iPhone 11, 12, and 13
• NEW! iPhone 14 Max (Plus) 6.7″ — a larger version of the iPhone 14 with dual cameras and bigger battery
• iPhone 14 Pro 6.1″ — the triple-camera iPhone 14 with all the bells and whistles in a manageable size
• iPhone 14 Pro Max 6.7″ — a largest version of the 14 Pro with premium features and longer battery life

Apple iPhone 14 Camera

New sensors coming in

 As per famed Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning a massive camera upgrade for the iPhone 14 family. Notably, Apple is planning to bring a new and much larger sensor for the main camera, a massive 1/1.3-inch 48MP sensor. This sensor is expected to grace the top-tier iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max flagships.

iPhone 14 camera: what to expect

The main wide-angle camera is the most likely to benefit from the larger sensor first, though the improved camera tech would likely trickle down to the ultra-wide and telephoto cameras in subsequent iPhones down the line. Of course, the Pro models will always be one step ahead.

"We believe that the new 2H22 iPhone may support direct 48MP output and 12MP (four cells merge output mode) output simultaneously," says Ming-Chi Kuo. "With 12MP output, the CIS pixel size of the new 2H22 iPhone increases to about 2.5um, which is significantly larger than the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, and larger than existing Android phones, and close to the DSC level."

This would be the largest camera sensor ever fitted on an Apple iPhone. Thanks to quad pixel-binning, it should provide superb low-light image quality that would play extremely well with the Night mode of the iPhone 14. It looks like Sony will be supplying these new sensors, whereas LG will be tasked with the production of the camera modules for the iPhone 14 themselves.

 What's more, the new sensor will theoretically allow for 8K video capture with the main camera. At the moment, iPhones can only capture up to 4K video at 60 fps. We are not sure whether 8K will actually arrive this year, though, as insiders have said it might not.

All of these nifty camera improvements will however result into increased costs for Apple, which are likely to trickle down to the end-user. It's logical to expect that only the top-end iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max will get the new and improved camera tech first.

However, all four iPhone 14 models are anticipated to have a new front camera that features auto-focusing. Since the front camera on all prior iPhones was fixed-focus, this would be a welcome upgrade that would let you to take selfies and make video calls with a deeper depth of field. Leaks claim that the new front camera will feature an f/1.9 aperture rather than the f/2.2 aperture that was previously utilized, which should let more light in

Apple iPhone 14 Design

The premium models are getting a new frontal design

What will the iPhone 14 series look like? Generally, we don't expect any too major changes in terms of overall design, so you can expect the iPhone 14 series to look mostly similar to the iPhone 13 series. However, one very big change that will stick out will be the removal of the notch on the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which will be substituted for an "i"-shaped horizontal hole-punch cutout. Meanwhile, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will still use the new narrow notches introduced by the iPhone 13 series.

JP Morgan Chase also was among the first ones to break out rumors about a possible titanium frame for some iPhone 14 models, namely the Pro and Pro Max versions. That would be a big change from the stainless steel used in the Pro models currently, but take this one with a grain of salt. Apple has been using a titanium alloy as one of its case material options for the Apple Watch Series 6 and Series 7 models. And while titanium is not a perfect material in any way (it smudges easier), Apple has been reportedly working on different coatings to minimize fingerprint smudges on its next iPhones.

Another recent leak shows the new iPhone 14 series all coming with narrower borders around the screen for a cleaner look. This bezel minimization took off with the iPhone 12 generation, went strong during the iPhone 13 days, and it seems that the iPhone 14 will give us the thinnest bezels on an iPhone so far. In April, iPhone 14 molds have also made the rounds, reinforcing the notion that we should expect four iPhone 14 models, with no 'mini' in sight this time around.

As for the iPhone 14 colors, we expect to see a more conservative color choice with a matte finish on the Pro series, while the non-Pro versions are expected to stick with a glossy finish.

For the iPhone 14 and 14 Max models, we expect to see 5 to 6 different color versions:

• Midnight (Black)
• Starlight (White)
• Sky Blue
• Red
• Purple
• Green

We first saw Apple use a purple colorway as an additional color for the iPhone 12 that was introduced about half a year since the original release of the phone, and this one could be a similar, slightly darker shade.

iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max rumored colors:

• Graphite
• Silver
• Gold
• Purple 
• Green

For the Pro models, we see the 3 familiar staple color versions (Graphite, Silver and Gold), and again the new Purple tone as the fourth option. Interestingly, there is no mention of a green version of the iPhone 14, despite this being the latest color that Apple released for the iPhone 13 model. Learn all about the little intricacies of iPhone 14 colors here.

Schematics, published on Twitter by Max Weinbach, reveal the exact dimensions of the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max

The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will reportedly feature thicker camera islands due to a larger camera sensor. As was suspected, the new 48MP camera that is rumored to replace the 12MP main sensor is the reason behind the thicker camera bump. Kuo has revealed that compared to the 12MP camera, the diagonal length of the 48MP module will be around 25 to 35 percent greater and the height of its 7P lens will increase by 5 to 10 percent when compared to the primary unit on the iPhone 13 Pro.

As we've mentioned, this might also be the first iPhone without a notch since the iPhone X was introduced in 2017. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max could embrace a floating oval cutout with a dedicated Face ID dot projector to the side. The selfie camera will be placed in the oval cutout, while the dot illuminator for Face ID will be covered by the display itself and essentially be invisible, so the only thing you will be seeing is the oval camera cutout. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will most certainly retain the slimmer notch that debuted with the iPhone 13 series.

Another rumor calls for the total omission of a physical SIM card slot. Dual eSIMs could be used instead, but even if this comes true, iPhones 14 units with physical SIM card slots will likely still be sold in regions where the eSIM standard hasn't been adopted yet. However, judging from some recent leaks by leakster ShrimpApplePro, the iPhone 14 series will include a physical SIM card tray, but it's not too outlandish to assume that Apple might sell both regular and eSIM-only models of the iPhone 14 series.  

On the topic of biometrics, there's little to no chance that Touch ID embedded into the display will be making an appearance on the iPhone 14 series. Apple is seemingly still betting on Face ID as the main biometric solution for the iPhone 14.

iPhone 14 series specifications  

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	Expected announcement 2022, September 07
	Status	Rumored. Exp. release 2022, September 16

BODY	Dimensions	160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	-
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY	Type	Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
	Size	6.7 inches, 110.3 cm2 (~88.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
	Protection	Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

PLATFORM	OS	iOS 16
	Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm)
	CPU	Hexa-core
	GPU	Apple GPU

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM
		NVMe

MAIN CAMERA	Quad	48 MP, (wide), dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultra wide), PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.

SELFIE CAMERA	Dual	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	HDR
	Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.3, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	Lightning, USB 2.0

FEATURES	Sensors	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY	Type	Li-Ion, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W