Apple launched its iPhone 14 series and iPhone 14 Pro series smartphones last month. We’re holding the iPhone 14 Pro Plus, the biggest phone in the iPhone 14 series. The Pro Max has a 6.7-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display. Making it larger than the standard iPhone 14 with a smaller 6.1-inch screen. Like the iPhone 13, it has the A15 Bionic chip but has an upgraded camera. Here’s our unboxing and first impressions of the phone.
Box Contents
- iPhone 14 Plus 512GB in Starlight colour
- USB Type-C to Lightning cable
- SIM ejector tool
- Apple sticker and documents
The phone features a 6.7-inch (2532×1170 pixels) OLED 458ppi Super Retina XDR display. 800 nits of outdoor brightness and up to 1200 nits of brightness when viewing HDR content. The same as the iPhone 13. It has a ceramic shield protection.
It still has a notch for FaceID and the front camera. The phone has a 12MP TrueDepth front camera with f/1.9 aperture. Which is an improvement over its predecessor. Earpiece cutouts are present on the edge.
There is no change in button placement compared to its predecessors. As you can see, the phone has an aluminum frame that offers a matte finish. The phone has an IP68 water resistance (up to 30 minutes at 6 meters) rating.
It still has the A15 Bionic 5nm chip with a 6-core CPU with two high-performance cores. And four high-efficiency cores and a new 16-core neural engine. The iPhone 14 Plus has a 5-core GPU compared to the 4 cores on the iPhone 13. RAM increased from 4GB to 6GB. It runs iOS 16 out of the box which brings several new features like lock screen customization. New tools in Mail, live text and visual look up, as well as the ability to edit and interact in messages.
iPhone 14 has an improved 12MP (f/1.5) main camera. Has sensor-shift OIS. There is a 12MP 120° ultra-wide (f/2.4) secondary camera. Photonic Engine that improves mid- to low-light performance for photos across all cameras. up to 2x on the Ultra Wide camera, 2x on the TrueDepth camera and up to 2.5x on the new main camera, Apple says. The True Tone flash is 10% brighter. And has better uniformity for more consistent lighting than its predecessor.
There’s a new Action mode for incredibly smooth-looking video. that adjusts for significant shake. Motion and vibration, even when video is captured in the middle of the action.
Cinematic mode now supports recording up to 4K 30fps, which is a welcome step.
While Apple hasn’t officially revealed the battery capacity. The teardown reveals that the phone has a 4,325mAh battery compared to the 4,323mAh in the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Without the 120Hz screen and always-on display. The iPhone 14 Plus should have better battery life than the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The new iPhone 14 Plus is available offline through authorized. Apple resellers and online retailers such as Flipkart. And others, besides to the Apple India online store. 89,900.
