Exactly fifteen years ago we had the first iPhone
launch…. Ahhh I miss those days!
The iPhone 14, 14 Max 14 Pro… and iPhone 14 Pro Max are nearly here but… should you
buy one?
**There are significant changes** expected in this new model.
And some.. unknowns as well which is refreshing, that we should discuss, for example:
Is there gonna be a new colour perhaps? A new model? The end of the notch!
And a few other things that have changed how I approach buying a new iPhone… So
I thought I’d start to put a few dedicated iPhone 14 videos together for you to help
you in that decision making.
I am Alex and I do down to earth tech videos.
> Video of Steve Jobs unveiling the original iPhone
I guess those were different times with Steve Jobs announcing something so revolutionary.
Social media was something called MySpace and “LEAKS” was something you’d need
a plumber to sort out.
Or a Urologist.
Oi! Stop disclosing my medical information.
Right, let’s start by re-capping on some of the facts, what do we really know so far?
It’s early but we know quite a lot already.
As ever I scoured the internet and all the clickbait that’s out there to give you what
I think is the most reliable information.
Things will change very quickly and information will be coming thick and fast about the iPhone
14… but I will keep you up to date here, no doubt!
**Release dates** Starting with the Release dates. The
Apple event where they announce the new iPhone 14 is likely to be on September 6th or September
13th this year.
Given that Labour Day is September 5th in the US, the mostly likely date for a keynote
this year is the 13th and release that week as usual,
Making Friday 16th the most likely date of when you can ACTUALLY buy the new iPhone.
There have been some reports that the iPhone 14 Pro Max specifically is a bit behind in
production but the situation is “under control”.
If anything changes on that I will let you know here, I will be following this very closely
for the 3rd year in a row.
**Pricing Strategy** We don’t really expect any changes in how
they price the iPhone 14 however there is a significant change to the line-up.
The most obvious change is the iPhone Mini not being there.
And that is sad
Another change is the memory on iPhones being upgraded to 6GB across all models.
These are obviously estimates and assuming they will keep that 128GB version in the line
up… Which I personally think is ridiculous but it’s all part of the plan.
Apple’s pricing strategy is always designed to get us customers thinking
that we need the more expensive model so yes, please watch out for that.
**New colours** What about the new colours?
With a new iPhone we can expect a new colour. And the rumours suggest a new purple shade.
So I teamed up with my friend AppleTomorrow here with a couple of renders so I hope you
enjoy them.
But let me know if you like the idea of a new purple iPhone 14 anyway.
Personally I think it’s nice, but I would like it to be a little bit more purple than
my iPad Air 5 which said purple on the box, but it’s very… Silver!
**No notch!** Let’s talk about that notch shall we? And
here’s where I think the first “catch” or the first… annoying aspect of the new
iPhone 14 is.
There’s a bunch of “Pro only” features. And these are clearly designed again… to
make us spend more money right!?
Do you remember cinematic mode? It looked amazing on the Apple event and the
adverts.
But if you have an iPhone 13 Pro, be honest with me here… How much do you really use
cinematic mode?
Without perfect lighting conditions like, in a studio where they make adverts... it
sucks!
This is what I recorded this morning and it’s… all over the shop. Decent bright day and everything
but. Yeah. Mostly hype.
**Titanium version?** One feature rumoured that I do like the sound
of.. is the Titanium version. That really excites me. But it doesn’t sound like it’s
happening.
I am pretty clumsy not gonna lie but…
This is the 13 Pro Max and you can see a dent here. I did drop it from a waist height!
And it fell awkwardly into my desk feet but feels like it shouldn’t be happening.
So a stronger frame would be awesome! Case manufacturers could be concerned about that
though.
Titanium by itself doesn’t actually look very attractive but Apple has filed some patents
for..
making sure that Titanium has a more attractive finish, and less prone to fingerprints. But
not much has been leaked about this one.
I ‘d love if this was true though.
**No Physical SIM?** Another “iffy” report is that…Apple
will bring some eSIM models to the iPhone 14.
Apparently Apple have advised major carriers that there will be a eSIM model.
It doesn’t sound like all models would have this but I personally think it’s a good
direction in general.
I do worry though about what would happen when you travel to a country where the network
isn’t prepared for eSIM…I don’t know enough about this tech though so if you do,
let me know here.
**2TB model?** And here is another catch, which is in the
storage options.
There is apparently a new 2TB model. This will be very useful if you are using the iPhone
to take ProRes videos. They do generate huge files, very quickly.
Like a 1 minute 1080p video in ProRes takes up about 4GB of space.
If you want to do a 4K video in ProRes, that goes up to 6GB for one minute of video at
30 fps.
Personally I do think these will be a very niche use cases where you may be using the
iPhone instead of a professional camera and in that case… you really value that extra
bump in quality.
But transferring a ProRes video from the iPhone to another device using the current Lightning
port? Yeah good luck to us!
Maybe this is finally the end of the Lightning port!
There have been some rumours about this MagSafe port but no one is really sure.
Do we need YET another type of charging and data transfer?
Really…Why can’t we just go to USB-C like everybody else?
I will do a separate video on this subject as I think there’s a lot to unpack there
but I am genuinely intrigued…
Do **you** think Apple are finally removing the Lightning port from the iPhone 14?
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And I am DEFINITELY getting the new iPhone 14. So expect lots of comparisons with the
Pixel, S22 Ultra, the 13 Pro Max,…As well as the usual down-to-earth reviews that I
do.
This may be the first time since the iPhone 7S that I might not go for the Pro Max, for
the bigger model.
Especially if the cameras are the same like they were on the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max…
This time I might stick to the Pro version. We’ll see.
**Cameras** When it comes to the cameras… This one kinda
sends me off to sleep... What? I gotta be honest!
I am being a bit silly, but you know what I mean.
The camera on the iPhone is — and has always been amazing. We do take it for granted sometimes.
But there are areas where other devices like the S22 Ultra, or even the Pixel 6 Pro here…
do a much better job than Apple.
When it comes to Portrait shots for example, the S22 Ultra is out of this world!
And an aspect of Android phones that I love is how much fun the camera software is to
use! For me anyway.
With Apple, it’s very much about a consistent look, a very good look but pretty boring to
use.
But there are a few hardware upgrades to the camera.
We are getting a 48 megapixel sensor, it will actually be a chunkier phone because of that,
the camera module looks bigger.
The lenses will protrude a little more than the iPhone 13 from the leaks we’ve seen
already.
I am sure we are gonna get a lot of superlative named features, you know…
As is the trademark of Apple Marketing but there is one feature that I actually do appreciate!
And that is the front facing camera.
We are getting autofocus with the front facing camera and a wider f/1.9 aperture. Instead
of f/2.2.
I could almost bet that this will be named something like Cinematic Selfie.
In any case, that is the camera you talk to your friends and family the most so it’s
nice to see them in better quality.
**Should you buy one?** It’s a little early to recommend anything
but the rule of thumb that seems to really work with the new iPhones is as follows.
If you are coming from an older iPhone, in this case, I am gonna go with… older than
the iPhone 11, the 14 will be a decent upgrade.
Things could change but from what I know so far, the iPhone 14 upgrades don’t seem to
be THAT significant if you’re coming from and iPhone 12.
Definitely not significant enough from the iPhone 13.
But depending on where you are and the carrier you use, and of course… your OWN personal
reasons…. an upgrade could make a lot of sense.
Like I did last year, I will be providing a very detailed buyer’s guide, taking into
account different scenarios
From a performance AND convenience point of view, using my own sort of real world style.
YouTube reckons you will like this video over here. And I also put together this playlist
over here.
I am approaching 200 videos on the channel so there’s a chance you’re gonna like
one of them.
Hope to see you over there!