Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Released October 2022

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Summary


Pros

  • High quality video capabilities
  • Excellent autonomy, with more than 62 hours in moderate use
  • Good and pleasant sound signature in recording and playback
  • Great punch and energy when listening to music or watching movies
  • Good performance for recording loud sources such as concerts and shows
  • Good wideness when listening to music, watching movies or playing video games
  • Fine contrast tuning on HDR10 video that is close to the artistic intent
  • Almost no frame drops visible when playing videos or when gaming

Cons

  • Low quality on zoomed images due to lack of a tele module
  • Slow charging speed
  • Distortion when listening to music at maximum volume
  • Voices may be masked by ambient noises in an outdoors setting
  • Lack of smoothness in touch interactions when browsing on the web and scrolling in the gallery
  • Low screen brightness in low-light conditions

Scores


133
camera
2023
Overall Camera Score i
133
45
Samsung Galaxy A05s
BEST 158
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
135
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Bokeh i
70
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 85
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Preview i
85
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Zoom i
90
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Video i
146
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 158

Use Cases

BEST 149

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 135

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

138
display
2023
Overall Display Score i
138
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
117
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Color i
159
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 165
Top score
Google Pixel 8
Video i
149
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 163
Touch i
136
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164
141
audio
2023
Overall Audio Score i
141
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
144
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
135
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

128
battery
2023
Overall Battery Score i
128
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
142
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 195
Top score
Honor X7b
Charging i
108
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Efficiency i
133
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 15h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
1h03
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
2h29
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
3h18 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
144
selfie
2023
Overall Selfie Score i
144
25
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
138
18
ZTE Axon 20 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Video i
153
38
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 156

Specifications


160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8mm

Dimensions

5G
Single SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

128/256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide

Main camera
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