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XXL alternative. The iPhone 14 Plus is Apple's archetypal non-Pro 6.7-inch smartphone. Compared to the iPhone 14, the Plus mentation besides features a importantly bigger battery, which nets it grounds numbers successful our artillery beingness tests. In this review, we volition research whether the iPhone 14 Plus is worthy its 100-USD premium.
Manuel Masiero, 👁 Florian Schmitt (translated by Marius Schell), Published 10/27/2022 🇩🇪
With the iPhone 14 Plus, Apple tries to entreaty to users who tendency an iPhone with a large display. In the past, this diagnostic was exclusive to the much costly Pro models. They were the lone ones to see 6.7-inch devices, portion the modular iPhone was constricted to 6.1 inches diagonally.
The 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus is present to shingle things up. Like the iPhone 13 Mini, it occupies its ain niche, but with the other approach. Instead of miniaturizing everything, the absorption is connected providing arsenic overmuch surface abstraction for multimedia contented arsenic possible.
Since they are astir identical excluding the signifier factor, the iPhone 14 Plus tin beryllium seen arsenic an XXL mentation of the iPhone 14. The lone differences are related to the show and battery. With a solution of 2778 x 1284 pixels, the iPhone 14 Plus has a somewhat higher solution compared to the iPhone 14 (2532 x 1170 pixels), which volition beryllium reasonably hard to announcement during regular use.
The main vantage of the iPhone 14 Plus implicit the iPhone 14 is its bigger battery. Like the iPhone 14 Pro Max, it comes with a 4323-mAh artillery for a importantly amended artillery beingness than the iPhone 14 with its 3279-mAh battery.
Display
6.70 inch 19.5:9, 2778 x 1284 pixel 458 PPI, Capacitive touchscreen, OLED, HDR (HDR10, Dolby Vision), glossy: yes, HDR, 60 Hz
Storage
128 GB NVMe, 128 GB
, 112 GB free
Connections
Audio Connections: Audio via Lightning port, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: Acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass, barometer, look scanner (3D, infrared), UWB
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.3, 2G (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz), 4G (Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66), 5G (Band n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79), Dual SIM, LTE, 5G, GPS
Size
height x width x extent (in mm): 7.8 x 160.8 x 78.1 ( = 0.31 x 6.33 x 3.07 in)
Battery
4323 mAh Lithium-Ion, Charging: 20W (Lightning), 15W (MagSafe), 7.5W (Qi)
Charging
wireless charging, accelerated charging / Quickcharge
Operating System
Apple iOS 16
Camera
Primary Camera: 12 MPix Dual: 12MP (26 mm, ƒ/1.5, sensor‑shift optical representation stabilization, 7‑element lens, 4K video) + 12MP (2x optical zoom, 5x integer zoom, 13 mm, ƒ/2.4, 120°, 5‑element lens)
Secondary Camera: 12 MPix ƒ/1.9, 6‑element lens
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo speakers (hybrid), Keyboard: Virtual keyboard, Lightning-to-USB-C cable, SIM tool, 24 Months Warranty, IP68-certified; 0.98 W/kg (head), 0.98 W/kg (body), fanless, waterproof
Weight
203 g ( = 7.16 oz / 0.45 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Note: The shaper whitethorn usage components from antithetic suppliers including show panels, drives oregon representation sticks with akin specifications.
| 88.7 % | 10/2022 | Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15, A15 GPU 5-Core | 203 g | 128 GB NVMe | 6.70" | 2778x1284 | |
| 89.2 % | 10/2022 | Apple iPhone 14 A15, A15 GPU 5-Core | 172 g | 128 GB NVMe | 6.10" | 2532x1170 | |
| 89.2 % | 04/2022 | Google Pixel 6 Pro Tensor, Mali-G78 MP20 | 210 g | 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.70" | 3120x1440 | |
| 89.3 % | 10/2022 | Motorola Edge 30 Ultra SD 8+ Gen 1, Adreno 730 | 198.5 g | 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.67" | 2400x1080 | |
| 89.4 % | 03/2022 | Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Exynos 2200, Xclipse 920 | 228 g | 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.80" | 3088x1440 | |
| 87.6 % | 02/2022 | Xiaomi 12 Pro SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 | 204 g | 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.73" | 3200x1440 |
The Apple iPhone 14 Plus is disposable successful 5 colors. In summation to black, white, and red, determination are besides bluish and purple models available. With 7.8 mm (0.31 in), the Apple smartphone is arsenic level arsenic the iPhone 14 and owed to its larger signifier factor, it weighs astir 30 grams much (1.09 oz). At 203 grams (7.16 oz) successful total, it feels importantly lighter than its 6.7-inch, stainless steel-framed sibling iPhone 14 Pro Max astatine 240 grams (8.47 oz).
As per usual, Apple does not compromise successful presumption of the haptics oregon physique quality. The workmanship of the lawsuit is fantabulous and it is precise resistant to twisting from the corners. Due to the greater wide show area, the comparative size of the iPhone 14 Plus' notch is smaller compared to the iPhone 14.
Apple's Ceramic Shield protects the beforehand and backmost from scratches and cracks. The iPhone 14 Plus is dust- and waterproof arsenic specified by IP68. According to Apple, it tin past a 30-minute dive astatine a extent of up to 6 meters without immoderate damage.
The European mentation of the iPhone 14 Plus has a nano SIM paper slot. It tin beryllium utilized successful parallel with the integrated eSIM. By contrast, the US models usage dual eSIMs with nary carnal slots.
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The iPhone 14 Plus comes successful 3 retention configurations. With 128 GB of NVMe storage, it tin beryllium purchased for 899 USD straight from Apple. The 256-GB mentation costs 999 USD and the largest 512-GB exemplary 1,199 USD.
This pushes the iPhone 14 Plus into a terms conception that utilized to beryllium exclusive to the Pro models. The iPhone 13 Pro, which dissimilar the iPhone 13 is nary longer disposable to acquisition connected Apple's authoritative store, besides had a basal terms of 899 USD astatine the clip of its merchandise successful 2021.
The features of the iPhone 14 Plus see NFC, MagSafe, UWB, and Bluetooth 5.3. Like each iPhone 14 models, it uses Apple's proprietary Lightning connector for charging and information transfers, which tin scope up to 480 Mb/s for speeds that are comparable to USB 2.0.
With each caller iPhone generation, a caller mentation of Apple's iOS tends to get arsenic well. In this case, the iPhone 14 Plus comes with iOS 16, which includes caller features specified arsenic a customizable fastener screen, an improved absorption mode, and retroactive editing of antecedently sent messages. The update to iOS 16.1 besides introduces the shared photograph room that allows household members and friends to negociate their photos collectively. A database of each caller iOS 16 features tin beryllium found here.
The astir breathtaking caller features of iOS 16, the Dynamic Island and the always-on display, are reserved for the Pro models.
The iPhone 14 Plus shines with a wide scope of supported frequencies, which should effect successful a bully awesome careless of your location. The US models spell adjacent further by giving users entree to the accelerated 5G mmWave modular and outer exigency calls. The second is lone disposable successful the US and Canada arsenic of this writing, though enactment for much countries including Germany is planned for the extremity of the twelvemonth according to rumors.
Crash detection is enabled by default nary substance wherever you are located. This diagnostic measures acceleration forces and automatically calls exigency services successful lawsuit of an accident.
In presumption of the Wi-Fi, the iPhone 14 Plus communicates via Wi-Fi 6 done its 2 antennas and achieves bully transportation rates successful conjunction with our notation router Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000. Even though it has the nonstop aforesaid Wi-Fi arsenic the iPhone 14, the 6.7-inch instrumentality is somewhat slower than its smaller sibling successful our testing. Furthermore, the transportation rates are not rather arsenic consistent.
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1736 (874min - 1780max) MBit/s ∼100% +141% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1465 (1307min - 1536max) MBit/s ∼84% +103% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 881 (446min - 922max) MBit/s ∼51% +22% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 746 (642min - 765max) MBit/s ∼43% +4% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 720 (599min - 752max) MBit/s ∼41% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 716 (539min - 791max) MBit/s ∼41% -1% |
| Average of class Smartphone (44.3 - 1736, n=105, past 2 years) | 610 MBit/s ∼35% -15% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1710 (876min - 1774max) MBit/s ∼100% +117% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1214 (516min - 1524max) MBit/s ∼71% +54% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 894 (834min - 918max) MBit/s ∼52% +13% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 839 (531min - 913max) MBit/s ∼49% +6% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 789 (533min - 898max) MBit/s ∼46% |
| Average of class Smartphone (57.7 - 1710, n=106, past 2 years) | 654 MBit/s ∼38% -17% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 521 (311min - 704max) MBit/s ∼30% -34% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1704 (852min - 1767max) MBit/s ∼100% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1657 (1379min - 1781max) MBit/s ∼97% |
| Average of class Smartphone (853 - 1768, n=13, past 2 years) | 1418 MBit/s ∼83% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1702 (1642min - 1735max) MBit/s ∼100% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1522 (1278min - 1606max) MBit/s ∼89% |
| Average of class Smartphone (598 - 1751, n=13, past 2 years) | 1289 MBit/s ∼76% |
; iperf3 person AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø720 (599-752)
; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø789 (533-898)
The iPhone 14 Plus locates the idiosyncratic with the assistance of the outer networks GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou. The outer uplink is rapidly established some indoors and outdoors with an accuracy of wrong astir 3 meters (~10 ft).
Similarly, the Apple telephone fares good successful a real-world navigation task. The iPhone 14 Plus is fundamentally records our motorcycle thrust precisely arsenic the fittingness smartwatch Garmin Venu 2, which we took on with america for examination purposes.
The iPhone 14 Plus offers a bully telephone prime and intelligibly transmits voices adjacent successful louder environments. Although ambient sound tin occasionally marque their mode into the call, they are past rapidly and reliably filtered out. While the clarity remains precocious successful hands-free mode, our dependable sounds somewhat quiescent unless we talk straight into the microphone.
The iPhone 14 Plus besides supports VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling. An eSIM tin beryllium utilized successful parallel with the nano SIM card. Since the US models deficiency a SIM slot, dual SIM mode is lone imaginable with 2 eSIMs.
Picture taken with the selfie cameraAt archetypal glance, not overmuch appears to person changed successful presumption of the dual camera setup of the iPhone 14 models compared to the iPhone 13. The 12-MP main camera did person a large upgrade, however, since it is present identical to that of the iPhone 13 Pro. This increases the pixel size from 1.7 to 1.9 µm. Additionally, the alteration from a f/1.6 to a f/1.5 aperture guarantees a amended airy yield.
The selfie camera has besides been upgraded. It besides captures much airy than the beforehand camera of the iPhone 13 (f/1.9 vs. f/2.2). Additionally, it present features an autofocus for adjacent sharper pictures, peculiarly astatine adjacent ranges.
The main camera of the iPhone 14 Plus comes with optical representation stabilization and captures fantabulous photos that radiance with earthy colors, a precocious dynamic range, and a precocious level of detail.
Under bully lighting conditions, the images are virtually indistinguishable from those of the iPhone 13. However, nether low-light conditons, the advantages of the Apple Photonic Engine go instantly apparent. Thanks to the representation processing engine, pictures captured with the iPhone 14 Plus clasp galore details and affluent colors adjacent successful acheronian scenes. The 12-MP ultra-wide camera does not person entree to representation stabilization, but inactive produces coagulated results, adjacent if it cannot rather lucifer the main camera successful presumption of the representation quality.
Video signaling besides benefits from incremental, generational improvements. The cinema mode, which was antecedently constricted to Full HD, present supports 4K astatine 24 oregon 30 frames per second. Additionally, an enactment mode is present disposable and capable to electronically stabilize videos taken with the main oregon ultra-wide camera. While this works amazingly good successful practice, it inactive does not marque the iPhone a existent GoPro replacement, since enactment mode videos thin to look reasonably grainy.
In our trial lab, the main camera shows its quality to precise accurately seizure colors nether perfect lighting. That being said, the mid-range of the grayscale arsenic good arsenic immoderate greenish and bluish shades deviate somewhat acold from their perfect values. The colour accuracy remains precocious adjacent astatine 1 Lux. However, the main camera cannot seizure the trial illustration with a capable grade of sharpness successful this scenario.
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Aside from the iPhone 14 Plus itself, the level bundle besides includes a USB cablegram (USB-C to Lightning), a SIM tool, an Apple sticker, a quick-start guide, and warranty information. On its authoritative store, Apple has a wide assortment of accessories specified arsenic bumpers, chargers, and headphones connected offer.
The standard, constricted 12-month warranty applies successful the US. The warranty tin beryllium extended via the security program AppleCare+, which tin beryllium paid monthly with an indefinite sum oregon arsenic a one-time outgo for 2 years. Regardless of the outgo option, AppleCare+ covers an unlimited fig of accidental harm repairs.
Using the iPhone 14 Plus feels precise precise and responsive. Due to the 60-Hz screen, navigating the instrumentality does not consciousness rather arsenic creaseless arsenic connected the Pro models with a 120-Hz screen. While it shares this drawback with the iPhone 14, our trial exemplary benefits from larger symbols and text. In this regard, the larger surface tin beryllium a existent vantage for predominant use. However, utilizing the telephone with 1 manus remains hard contempt the one-handed mode being enabled ex-factory (swiping down from the bottommost edge).
The iPhone 14 Plus does not travel with a fingerprint sensor. This makes facial designation via Face ID the lone supported biometric authentication method. Thanks to the usage of a 3D camera, it is precise reliable and considered secure. Thanks to the integrated IR sensor, the smartphone tin beryllium unlocked via Face ID adjacent successful the dark.
Subpixel arrayThe 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED show of the iPhone 14 Plus has a autochthonal solution of 2778 x 1284 pixels and a fixed refresh complaint of 60 Hz. While the pixel density is somewhat little compared to the iPhone 14 (2532 x 1170 pixels), the show is inactive precise sharp. HDR10 and Dolby Vision are supported.
We measured an mean brightness of 800.1 nits erstwhile displaying a purely achromatic representation with the ambient airy sensor enabled, which matches the manufacturer's claims astir exactly.
The iPhone 14 Plus precise apt uses DC dimming to power its show brightness. Since Apple does not specify however controlling the display's brightness functions, we cannot beryllium certain. In immoderate case, the show flickers astatine a accordant 59 Hz astatine each the brightness settings we tested. Unlike displays that usage PWM (pulse-width modulation) to power the brightness, which usually results successful heavy fluctuating frequencies, the accordant flickering of the iPhone 14 Plus' surface should effect successful importantly little eyestrain and not beryllium an contented adjacent for delicate users.
| 808 cd/m² | 798 cd/m² | 811 cd/m² | ||
| 790 cd/m² | 797 cd/m² | 804 cd/m² | ||
| 792 cd/m² | 799 cd/m² | 802 cd/m² | ||
Distribution of brightness
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 811 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 800.1 cd/m² Minimum: 11.3 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 97 %
Center connected Battery: 797 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.97 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.3
ΔE Greyscale 2.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
99.7% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.531
| Brightness middle | 797 | 835 5% | 794 0% | 1020 28% | 1077 35% | 959 20% |
| Brightness | 800 | 841 5% | 801 0% | 1020 28% | 1093 37% | 977 22% |
| Brightness Distribution | 97 | 97 0% | 97 0% | 96 -1% | 97 0% | 96 -1% |
| Black Level * | ||||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 0.97 | 1.05 -8% | 0.9 7% | 1 -3% | 1.2 -24% | 1.1 -13% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 1.76 | 2.81 -60% | 2.2 -25% | 2.8 -59% | 2 -14% | 3.1 -76% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.3 | 2.6 -13% | 1.5 35% | 2.1 9% | 1.3 43% | 1.9 17% |
| Gamma | 2.531 87% | 2.034 108% | 2.23 99% | 2.29 96% | 2.37 93% | 2.22 99% |
| CCT | 6492 100% | 6616 98% | 6654 98% | 6502 100% | 6526 100% | 6498 100% |
* ... smaller is better
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
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To dim the screen, immoderate notebooks volition simply rhythm the backlight connected and disconnected successful accelerated succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequence should ideally beryllium undetectable to the quality eye. If said frequence is excessively low, users with delicate eyes whitethorn acquisition strain oregon headaches oregon adjacent announcement the flickering altogether.
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 59 Hz |  | |
The show backlight flickers astatine 59 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) . The frequence of 59 Hz is precise low, truthful the flickering whitethorn origin eyestrain and headaches aft extended use. In comparison: 53 % of each tested devices bash not usage PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an mean of 19739 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Measurements astatine a fixed zoom level and assorted brightness settings
The iPhone 14 Plus adjusts its colors utilizing True Tone for a homogenous ocular acquisition successful antithetic ambient airy conditions. Since True Tone perpetually changes the colors, we person to disable the diagnostic anterior to our CalMAN test. Even without True Tone, the representation prime of the show is excellent.
Display Response Times
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Display effect times amusement however accelerated the surface is capable to alteration from 1 colour to the next. Slow effect times tin pb to afterimages and tin origin moving objects to look blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should wage peculiar attraction to accelerated effect times.
Thanks to its agleam show and its large viewing angles, the iPhone 14 Plus is good suited to outdoor use. The surface contented inactive remains easy discernible adjacent nether nonstop sunlight for the astir part, though reflections whitethorn adversely impact the experience. In contrast, users should expect nary problems erstwhile utilizing the smartphone successful the shade.
Viewing anglesUnlike the Pro models, the iPhone 14 Plus does not travel with the brand-new Apple A16 Bionic and alternatively uses the A15 Bionic SoC from the iPhone 13 generation. The show has inactive been improved slightly. The A15 Bionic wrong the iPhone 14 Plus is identical to that of the iPhone 13 Pro. Instead of a 4-core GPU, it present has a 5-core GPU, however. The iPhone 14 uses the aforesaid setup.
In the synthetic benchmarks, the iPhone 14 Plus and the iPhone 14 are immoderate of the fastest smartphones presently available. In bid to bushed Apple's lineup successful AnTuTu v9, it takes a flagship successful the vein of a Xiaomi 12 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) oregon a Motorola Edge 30 Ultra (Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1).
Thanks to its further GPU core, the iPhone 14 Plus performs the aforesaid arsenic the iPhone 13 Pro successful our graphics benchmarks. Competitors are lone faster successful the GFXBench onscreen tests owed to the Apple's constricted refresh complaint of 60 Hz. The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra comes closest to the iPhone 14 Plus successful presumption of the graphics performance, though successful bid to bash so, it has to summon the afloat powerfulness of the fastest Android SoC available, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Even this is insufficient erstwhile it comes to the browser benchmarks, however, since nary Android telephone is presently capable to lucifer Apple successful this regard.
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 1732 Points ∼100% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 1732 Points ∼100% 0% |
| Average Apple A15 Bionic (1590 - 1755, n=9) | 1723 Points ∼99% -1% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 1328 Points ∼77% -23% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 1192 Points ∼69% -31% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Samsung Exynos 2200, Xclipse 920, 8192 | 1154 Points ∼67% -33% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Google Tensor, Mali-G78 MP20, 12288 | 1057 Points ∼61% -39% |
| Average of class Smartphone (58 - 1885, n=276, past 2 years) | 728 Points ∼42% -58% |
| Average Apple A15 Bionic (4559 - 4914, n=9) | 4755 Points ∼100% +1% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 4733 Points ∼100% +1% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 4692 Points ∼99% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 4251 Points ∼89% -9% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 3738 Points ∼79% -20% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Samsung Exynos 2200, Xclipse 920, 8192 | 3560 Points ∼75% -24% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Google Tensor, Mali-G78 MP20, 12288 | 2941 Points ∼62% -37% |
| Average of class Smartphone (248 - 5538, n=276, past 2 years) | 2344 Points ∼49% -50% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 1073804 Points ∼100% +29% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 962824 Points ∼90% +16% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 832548 Points ∼78% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 829792 Points ∼77% 0% |
| Average Apple A15 Bionic (722973 - 832548, n=8) | 788523 Points ∼73% -5% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Google Tensor, Mali-G78 MP20, 12288 | 720905 Points ∼67% -13% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Samsung Exynos 2200, Xclipse 920, 8192 | 704479 Points ∼66% -15% |
| Average of class Smartphone (111952 - 1119358, n=153, past 2 years) | 583314 Points ∼54% -30% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 1190 Points ∼100% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Apple A15 Bionic, A15 GPU 5-Core, 6144 | 1180 Points ∼99% -1% |
| Average Apple A15 Bionic (1132 - 1190, n=5) | 1156 Points ∼97% -3% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 1103 Points ∼93% -7% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Samsung Exynos 2200, Xclipse 920, 8192 | 942 Points ∼79% -21% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Google Tensor, Mali-G78 MP20, 12288 | 906 Points ∼76% -24% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730, 12288 | 811 Points ∼68% -32% |
| Average of class Smartphone (226 - 1332, n=92, past 2 years) | 772 Points ∼65% -35% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 2803 Points ∼100% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 2776 Points ∼99% -1% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 2768 Points ∼99% -1% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 2513 Points ∼90% -10% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1998 Points ∼71% -29% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1916 Points ∼68% -32% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 3005 Points ∼100% +2% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 2946 Points ∼98% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 2796 Points ∼93% -5% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 2609 Points ∼87% -11% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 2044 Points ∼68% -31% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 1973 Points ∼66% -33% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 11779 Points ∼100% +2% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 11543 Points ∼98% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 10982 Points ∼93% -5% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 10384 Points ∼88% -10% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 7288 Points ∼62% -37% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 7057 Points ∼60% -39% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 144 fps ∼100% +141% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 121 fps ∼84% +102% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 118 fps ∼82% +97% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 101 fps ∼70% +69% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.9 fps ∼42% 0% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.8 fps ∼42% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 456 fps ∼100% +4% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 446.6 fps ∼98% +2% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 438.1 fps ∼96% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 425 fps ∼93% -3% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 302 fps ∼66% -31% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 125 fps ∼27% -71% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 144 fps ∼100% +141% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 117 fps ∼81% +96% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 108 fps ∼75% +81% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 65 fps ∼45% +9% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.9 fps ∼42% 0% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.8 fps ∼42% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 253 fps ∼100% +1% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 251 fps ∼99% 0% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 250 fps ∼99% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 237 fps ∼94% -5% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 187 fps ∼74% -25% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 89 fps ∼35% -64% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 119 fps ∼100% +99% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 87 fps ∼73% +45% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 71 fps ∼60% +19% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.9 fps ∼50% 0% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.8 fps ∼50% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 42 fps ∼35% -30% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 179 fps ∼100% +5% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 172.4 fps ∼96% +1% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 171.2 fps ∼96% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 169 fps ∼94% -1% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 127 fps ∼71% -26% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 65 fps ∼36% -62% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 89 fps ∼100% +50% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.9 fps ∼67% +1% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.4 fps ∼67% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 39 fps ∼44% -34% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 36 fps ∼40% -39% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 30 fps ∼34% -49% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 105.2 fps ∼100% +2% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 103.2 fps ∼98% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 103 fps ∼98% 0% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 71 fps ∼67% -31% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 68 fps ∼65% -34% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 48 fps ∼46% -53% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 68 fps ∼100% +38% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 57.6 fps ∼85% +17% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 49.4 fps ∼73% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 32 fps ∼47% -35% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 31 fps ∼46% -37% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 27 fps ∼40% -45% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 52 fps ∼100% +30% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 40.1 fps ∼77% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 38.2 fps ∼73% -5% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 34 fps ∼65% -15% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 30 fps ∼58% -25% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 30 fps ∼58% -25% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 104 fps ∼100% +74% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 60 fps ∼58% 0% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 59.8 fps ∼58% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 44 fps ∼42% -26% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 43 fps ∼41% -28% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 42 fps ∼40% -30% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 122.2 fps ∼100% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 119 fps ∼97% -3% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 111.1 fps ∼91% -9% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 92 fps ∼75% -25% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 69 fps ∼56% -44% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 68 fps ∼56% -44% |
Thanks to its tremendous show potential, the iPhone 14 Plus effortlessly runs each existent titles smoothly adjacent astatine the maximum item settings. PUBG Mobile, for example, runs buttery creaseless astatine the maximum "Ultra HD/Maximum" setting. As a result, users volition not person to interest astir being capable to tally upcoming games owed to a deficiency of performance
Since our trial app Gamebench does not yet enactment iOS 16 astatine this time, we are unfortuantely incapable to amusement gaming benchmarks here.
With up to 36.2 °C (97.16 °F) during use, the iPhone 14 Plus lone becomes lukewarm. When pushing the smartphone for a prolonged play of time, hotspots tin scope much than 40 °C (104 °F). We observe throttling nether continuous load, arsenic demonstrated by the 3DMark Wild Life benchmarks.
Even aft the archetypal mates of loops, the show drops successful some Wild Life trial scenarios. The full show shortage amounts to implicit 30 % successful some cases. Interestingly, the iPhone 14 performs overmuch amended successful our accent trial contempt being equipped with the aforesaid SoC, portion having entree to little aboveground country for dissipating heat. This is not a large contented overall, since adjacent a throttled iPhone 14 Plus tin present an abundance of performance.
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Power Supply (max.) 42.1 °C = 108 F | Room Temperature 19.2 °C = 67 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-260
(±) The mean somesthesia for the precocious broadside nether maximal load is 36.4 °C / 98 F, compared to the mean of 32.7 °C / 91 F for the devices successful the people Smartphone.
(±) The maximum somesthesia connected the precocious broadside is 40.7 °C / 105 F, compared to the mean of 35 °C / 95 F, ranging from 22 to 52.9 °C for the people Smartphone.
(±) The bottommost heats up to a maximum of 43.1 °C / 110 F, compared to the mean of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the mean somesthesia for the precocious broadside is 23.1 °C / 74 F, compared to the instrumentality mean of 32.7 °C / 91 F.
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 84.1 % ∼100% +28% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 65.6 % ∼78% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 59.6 % ∼71% -9% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 58.5 % ∼70% -11% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 47.2 % ∼56% -28% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 43.4 % ∼52% -34% |
| Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 75.5 % ∼100% +14% |
| Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe | 66.1 % ∼88% |
| Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 63.1 % ∼84% -5% |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 61.8 % ∼82% -7% |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 44 % ∼58% -33% |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | % ∼0% -100% |
Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 0.0.0.0: Ø12.9 (11.5-17.4)
Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 0.0.0.0: Ø14 (13.2-17.5)
Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.0.9.1: Ø7.56 (5.37-12.2)
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.1.0.2: Ø13 (10.6-16.7)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.0.8.1: Ø9.2 (7.76-12.6)
Apple iPhone 14 Plus A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: Ø44 (37.8-57.7)
Apple iPhone 14 A15 GPU 5-Core, A15, 128 GB NVMe; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: Ø49.9 (48.4-57.6)
Google Pixel 6 Pro Mali-G78 MP20, Tensor, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability: Ø27.6 (17.4-40.2)
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Adreno 730, SD 8+ Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 1.1.0.2: Ø44.1 (36.4-61.1)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability: Ø32.2 (25.9-44.2)
Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability: Ø37.8 (27.4-58)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Xclipse 920, Exynos 2200, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Unlimited Stress Test Stability: Ø32.3 (26.8-43.4)
Xiaomi 12 Pro Adreno 730, SD 8 Gen 1, 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Unlimited Stress Test Stability: Ø49.5 (34.8-61.7)
The stereo speakers of the iPhone 14 Plus dwell of a talker connected the bottommost and a hybrid speaker/earpiece supra the notch. The 2 dependable membranes tin scope up to 79.8 dB(A) and connection a dependable that is diagnostic for smartphones with an accent connected mids and treble and a deficiency of bass.
Attaching outer audio devices to the Apple telephone results successful a amended sound. This tin beryllium accomplished via a wired Lightning adapter oregon wireless Bluetooth 5.3 devices. Since the iPhone does not talk aptX, users should guarantee that their audio instrumentality supports the AAC codec.
Frequency diagram (checkboxes tin beryllium checked and unchecked to comparison devices)
Apple iPhone 14 Plus audio analysis
(±) | talker loudness is mean but bully (79.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | astir nary bass - connected mean 16.7% little than median
(±) | linearity of bass is mean (8.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - lone 3.3% distant from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - lone 4.5% distant from median
(+) | highs are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | wide dependable is linear (14.1% quality to median)
Compared to aforesaid class
» 1% of each tested devices successful this people were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The champion had a delta of 12%, mean was 23%, worst was 65%
Compared to each devices tested
» 15% of each tested devices were better, 4% similar, 81% worse
» The champion had a delta of 3%, mean was 20%, worst was 65%
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G audio analysis
(+) | speakers tin play comparatively large (90.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | astir nary bass - connected mean 22.3% little than median
(±) | linearity of bass is mean (9.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - connected mean 7.3% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - connected mean 6.5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of wide dependable is mean (18.6% quality to median)
Compared to aforesaid class
» 14% of each tested devices successful this people were better, 9% similar, 77% worse
» The champion had a delta of 12%, mean was 23%, worst was 65%
Compared to each devices tested
» 41% of each tested devices were better, 8% similar, 51% worse
» The champion had a delta of 3%, mean was 20%, worst was 65%
The iPhone 14 Plus is energy-efficent during use, though competitors are astatine slightest arsenic economical overall. Compared to the iPhone 14, our trial instrumentality draws somewhat much power, which tin apt beryllium attributed to the larger display.
| Idle Minimum * | 0.7 | 0.6 14% | 0.7 -0% | 0.74 -6% | 0.58 17% | 0.94 -34% | 0.66 ?(0.51 - 1.1, n=8) 6% | 0.878 ?(0.12 - 2.5, n=196, past 2 years) -25% |
| Idle Average * | 1.1 | 0.8 27% | 1 9% | 1.84 -67% | 0.71 35% | 1.24 -13% | 1.303 ?(0.8 - 2.2, n=8) -18% | 1.598 ?(0.65 - 3.6, n=196, past 2 years) -45% |
| Idle Maximum * | 1.4 | 1 29% | 1.04 26% | 1.86 -33% | 1.16 17% | 1.34 4% | 1.748 ?(1 - 4.2, n=8) -25% | 1.81 ?(0.69 - 3.7, n=196, past 2 years) -29% |
| Load Average * | 6.5 | 5.4 17% | 6.87 -6% | 2.75 58% | 7.07 -9% | 5.7 12% | 4.85 ?(2.65 - 6.7, n=8) 25% | 4.36 ?(2.1 - 7.74, n=196, past 2 years) 33% |
| Load Maximum * | 9.8 | 9.2 6% | 9.87 -1% | 4.54 54% | 11.32 -16% | 8.12 17% | 7.77 ?(3.56 - 11.4, n=8) 21% | 7.18 ?(3.56 - 11.7, n=196, past 2 years) 27% |
* ... smaller is better
Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple A15 Bionic; 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Offscreen: Ø8.55 (7.49-9.12)
Apple iPhone 13 Apple A15 Bionic; 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Offscreen: Ø7.76 (4.8-9.44)
Apple iPhone 13 Apple A15 Bionic; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø0.709 (0.637-1.368)
Battery beingness is 1 of the fewer categories wherever the iPhone 14 Plus is capable to acceptable itself isolated from the iPhone 14. It reaches fantabulous runtimes that hardly immoderate different smartphone tin matcht acknowledgment to its 4323-mAh battery. During emulated web browsing it achieves an fantabulous effect of 18 hours and an adjacent much awesome effect of implicit 25 hours during video playback. This makes the iPhone 14 Plus an absorbing instrumentality for hardcore smartphone users.
Since the iPhone 14 Plus is constricted to a maximum complaint charge of 20 watts, recharging the artillery takes rather a while. With Apple's 20-watt charger, afloat recharging an bare artillery takes astir 2:03 hours. Alternatively, the smartphone tin beryllium charged via MagSafe astatine up to 15 watts oregon via Qi charging astatine up to 7.5 watts.
Battery Runtime
| Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) | 55h 24min | |
| WiFi Websurfing | 18h 05min | |
| Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p | 25h 20min | |
| Load (maximum brightness) | 5h 25min |
Pros
+ excellent OLED display
+ dust- and waterproof
+ fast Wi-Fi
+ wide scope of frequencies supported
+ excellent camera
+ very accelerated performance
+ great artillery life
Cons
- display constricted to 60 Hz
- charging complaint constricted to 20 watts
- no macro lens
- wide notch
In review: Apple iPhone 14 PlusSince the Apple iPhone 14 Plus has a batch successful communal with the iPhone 14, our verdict is precise similar. The iPhone 14 Plus, too, is an fantabulous smartphone and a apical prime successful presumption of the design, physique quality, display, camera, artillery life, and performance. At the aforesaid time, it is the archetypal non-Pro iPhone with a 6.7-inch display.
Compared to the 6.1-inch show of the iPhone 14, the larger size is precise evident during day-to-day use. The artillery beingness is importantly longer and acknowledgment to the 6.7-inch screen, browsing the web, chatting, oregon navigating the iOS settings tin beryllium a better, much comfy experience.
Although the Apple iPhone 14 Plus is simply a precise bully smartphone with fantabulous artillery life, the features bash not rather warrant the price.
This begs the question: Which benignant of idiosyncratic is the iPhone 14 Plus really meant for? Its starting terms of 899 USD volition apt already dissuade galore prospective customers, adjacent though compared to the iPhone 14, a 100-USD premium for a bigger show is inactive comparatively modest. However, Apple is its ain toughest rival and the iPhone 14 Plus does not negociate to unrecorded up to its price.
The 6.7-inch iPhone 13 Pro Max volition apt beryllium the main rival of the iPhone 14 Plus. While it is precise likewise priced, it has a batch much to offer: A 120-Hz display, an further telephoto lens, and a stainless alloy framework are each features the iPhone 14 Plus lacks. Meanwhile, the iPhone 14 Pro Max does everything the iPhone 13 Pro Max does and more, including extras specified arsenic the Dynamic Island and the always-on show - albeit for astatine slightest 200 USD much than our trial model.
Alternatives to the Apple iPhone 14 Plus see the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max arsenic good as, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and the Xiaomi 12 Pro.
The iPhone 14 Plus 128 GB tin beryllium purchased directly from Apple for 899 USD. The 256-GB and 512-GB models outgo 999 USD and 1199 USD, respectively. Depending connected the colour variant, cheaper offers whitethorn beryllium disposable from third-party retailers.
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
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10/25/2022 v7
Manuel Masiero
Connectivity
48 / 70 → 69%
Games Performance
72 / 64 → 100%
Application Performance
91 / 86 → 100%
Smartphone - Weighted Average
My fascination for computers started with the C64. Since then, I’ve enactment everything that comes my mode successful presumption of hardware done its paces. From the C64 to the Amiga 500 and the archetypal PC with an 8088 CPU, my database of projects has grown progressively longer. For much than 20 years present I person besides turned my hobby into my assemblage and person been progressive successful the mobile conception of Notebookcheck since 2021. Before that, I worked arsenic a hardware exertion for IDG Media (tecChannel.de) and VNU Business Publications (PC professional), among others.
Translator: Marius Schell - Tech Writer - 367 articles published connected Notebookcheck since 2020
Even successful my younker I was already precise enthusiastic astir technology, and arsenic a effect I started gathering PCs, optimizing them, and penning programs portion I was inactive successful school. When dealing with the inevitable hardware and bundle problems associated with computers, I was ever relentless successful my hunt for the indispensable solutions. The compact forms of laptops and smartphones introduced further challenges successful this regard. In my reviews for Notebookcheck I effort to pass arsenic objectively arsenic imaginable however good a instrumentality copes with these hurdles.
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