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

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
133
camera
Overall Camera Score i
133
46
Oppo A57
BEST 149
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
135
50
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
BEST 152
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Bokeh i
70
25
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 80
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Preview i
85
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
90
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic4 Ultimate
Video i
146
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Use Cases

BEST 142

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 122

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus camera
140
display
Overall Display Score i
140
52
Realme C21
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
135
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
143
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 163
Top score
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Video i
151
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
Motion i
150
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
130
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
139
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 149
Top score
LG Wing
Tests

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus display
141
audio
Overall Audio Score i
141
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
144
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

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 157
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 156

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus audio
128
battery
Overall Battery Score i
128
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 146
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
142
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 182
Top score
Wiko Power U30
Charging i
108
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 181
Top score
Realme GT Neo 3
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
Tests

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus battery

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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