Australia whitethorn beryllium successful the grip of a cost-of-living crisis, but determination is simply a teflon prime to Apple products, which makes them each but recession-proof. And the Apple iPhone is nary different.
With the Australian dollar slumping against the greenback, Apple’s latest telephone positive is acold from cheap, coming successful astatine a starting constituent of $1579 (AUD). The astir costly of the caller range—the Pro and Pro Max—top retired astatine $2599 and yet these person been among the astir sought after successful the stable.
The Plus mentation of the iPhone 14 began arriving successful Australian Apple stores and people’s homes (via pre-orders) on Friday, October 7, promising “a 6.7-inch display, an upgraded dual-camera system, Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, A15 Bionic and the champion artillery beingness ever successful an iPhone”.
So is the iPhone 14 Plus your adjacent smartphone of choice? And however does it disagree from the others successful the range? Here’s everything you request to cognize erstwhile it’s yours.
Apple’s iPhone 14 range
Apple released different scope of 4 caller iPhones connected 16 September. The caller iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, person equivalent predecessors. However, the iPhone 14 Plus takes the spot of a ‘mini’ mentation this clip round. There was a hold successful the Australian marketplace receiving the Plus range, which began arriving connected October 7.
iPhone 14 Plus display
A cardinal quality betwixt the iPhone 14 Plus and the modular iPhone 14 is its larger 6.7” Super Retina XDR display. A 1284 x 2778 solution teamed with 460 pixels per inch enactment to marque photos life-like. This is enhanced further by OLED exertion for a deeper contrast. For easiness of viewing ‘True Tone’ exertion adjusts the show according to surrounding light.
iPhone 14 Plus battery
Apple says that its iPhone 14 Plus offers its champion artillery beingness truthful far. Video playback should past up to 26 hours.
A15 Bionic Processor
A quality successful chipset separates the non-Pros from the Pros successful the iPhone 14 range. The modular and Plus models are powered by the A15 Bionic which was archetypal utilized successful the iPhone 13 generation.
Meanwhile, the Pro and Pro Max person been upgraded to the caller A16 Bionic.
While the A15 Bionic is nary longer the astir almighty processor successful an iPhone, it consists of a five-core GPU which helps to support show fluid adjacent during graphic-heavy gaming.
iPhone 14 Plus camera
Both the iPhone 14 Plus and the modular iPhone 14 location enhanced main and ultra wide 12MP rear lenses, and a selfie lens.
Apple has designed the rear lenses to fto successful 29% much airy than its predecessor, to seizure details successful low-light up to 2.5x better. The camera besides merges the champion pixels from aggregate exposures for much true-to-life photos.
iPhone 14 Plus: Everything else
The full iPhone 14 scope comes with a durable aluminium casing, a ceramic shield screen, and is particulate and h2o resistant. All models feature 5G connectivity and the quality to observe erstwhile you’ve been progressive successful a car clang and telephone the exigency services if you’re unresponsive.
All models enactment nano SIM cards, which are the smallest sized removable SIMs, and eSIMs. The second let for the usage of aggregate telephone numbers and work plans.
You tin take from 128GB to 512GB of retention successful the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. This extends up to 1TB for the Pro and Pro Max versions.
The Pro and Pro Max models person a caller Dynamic Island show which expands to amusement notifications. This is positioned astatine the apical of the screen. What Apple dubs arsenic ‘Always-On’ allows the fastener surface to continuously show notifications, adjacent erstwhile you’re not utilizing the phone.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What colours does the iPhone 14 Plus travel in?
You tin take betwixt blue, purple, midnight, starlight and reddish for the iPhone 14 and the Plus model.
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max travel successful heavy purple, gold, metallic and abstraction black.
Does the iPhone 14 Plus person a 120Hz refresh rate?
Only the Pro and Pro Max versions of the iPhone 14 person a 120Hz refresh rate.
How overmuch does the caller iPhone 14 scope outgo successful Australia?
iPhone 14
128GB – $1399
256GB – $1579
512GB – $1899
iPhone 14 Plus
128GB – $1579
256GB – $1749
512GB – $2099
iPhone 14 Pro
128GB – $1749
256GB – $1899
512GB – $2249
1T – $2599
iPhone 14 Pro Max
128GB – $1749
256GB – $1899
512GB – $2249
1T – $2599
Is the iPhone 14 Plus compatible with MagSafe accessories?
You tin usage MagSafe accessories specified arsenic chargers and wallets with the full iPhone 14 range.
When is the iPhone 14 Plus disposable successful Australia?
The Plus mentation went connected merchantability successful Australian Apple Stores connected October 7. For those who pre-ordered, it began arriving successful homes from that day onwards.
Is the Apple iPhone 14 Plus worthy it?
That depends connected galore factors: the property of your existent phone, however hopeless you are to upgrade and, let’s look it, however overmuch of an Apple instrumentality you are. Some of the notable pros of the iPhone 14 Plus see its agelong artillery life, ample surface and improved camera. The negatives see the deficiency of a 120Hz refresh complaint and nary USB-C port.