We are less than a week away from the annual Apple iPhone 14 series launch event happening on September 7 at 10 am P.T. (GMT -7), and this year Apple is expected to release 4 devices in the iPhone 14 lineup: the standard iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Plus (or Max), the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Like clockwork, the annual cycle of an iPhone release includes the leaks and rumours before the official launch in autumn, and Apple is no stranger in the smartphone industry. In this article, we shall be rounding up what we have known about the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max so far from the leaks and rumours ahead of launch.
iPhone 14 Pro Series Design and Colour Options
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are said to feature very similar dimensions to the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, whereby the Pro model is the smaller sibling, whilst the Pro Max has the bigger body, battery and screen to boot.
The construction of the iPhone 14 Pro devices is also said to be unchanged as well with a display protected by the brand’s trademarked Ceramic Shield glass for screen protection, alongside a matte fingerprint-resistant rear glass panel strengthened with a flat and glossy stainless steel frame for the most peace of mind to its utmost professional Apple users.
However, the biggest design change for this year’s iPhone 14 Pro series is most undoubtedly the removal of the notch on the front display. Leaks and rumours point to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max sporting a new front display whereby the notch is replaced with a punch hole and pill-shaped cutout for a higher screen-to-body aspect ratio and more screen real estate for users to experience on their smartphone.
The pill-shaped cutout will be housing the sensors module that Apple uses for its Face ID biometric authentication, while the punch hole will house the front-facing camera used for selfies. The rear of the iPhone 14 Pro series will still have the Apple logo in the centre, and the camera island that houses the triple rear camera and LiDAR sensor setup will be located on the top left of the back.
Colour options for the iPhone 14 Pro series were recently leaked online last week, and the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are shown to be available in 5 colour options, whereby the 3 standard colours are Silver, Graphite Black and Gold colourways, and the 2 new exclusive colourways for the iPhone 14 Pro series will be a never-before-seen Dark Purple colour by Apple, and a familiar Pacific Blue colour option first introduced by Apple on the iPhone 12 Pro series back in 2020.
iPhone 14 Pro Series Specs and Pricing
Powering the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will be Apple’s latest A16 Bionic SoC, based on a 4nm process manufactured by Apple’s industry-leading partner TSMC. The processor inside the iPhone 14 Pro is said to be Apple’s greatest processor yet with better performance, better power efficiency and better AI capabilities with an improved Neural Engine onboard.
Another improvement to the iPhone 14 Pro series is the battery. The battery onboard the iPhone 14 Pro series devices are said to be 10 to 20% larger than the iPhone 13 Pro series of smartphones, meaning that the range-topping iPhone 14 Pro Max could extend its lead in the smartphone space as the battery champion flagship once more in 2022.
The charging times for the iPhone 14 Pro series are expected to improve as well. Rumours pointed to the iPhone 14 Pro series featuring 30W wired charging, up from 20W charging on last year’s iPhone 13 series, which could improve charging times by at most 50% compared to the last generation. And if you fancy wireless charging, you should have no worries with the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max as both are still expected to feature Apple’s MagSafe wireless charging which is faster on iPhones compared to Qi Wireless Charging.
Last but not least, are the cameras. The main sensor on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are said to feature Apple’s latest 48 MP main lens, replacing the company’s traditional 12 MP lens that it has been using for almost a decade. The new 48 MP main wide camera will include features such as Focus Pixels and pixel binning technology to produce better shots whether it be daylight or nighttime. The new 48 MP sensor is also capable of bringing 8K video recording to the iPhone 14 Pro series, further bringing professional videography on iPhone to the next level.
As for the rest of the camera sensors, the iPhone 14 Pro series will be seeing a new 7-element telephoto lens replacing the 6-element lens on the iPhone 13 Pro series, an improved ultra-wide-angle camera with larger 1.4µm pixels to let more light in during low-light, as well as a front-facing camera with a better ƒ/1.9 aperture and autofocus.
iPhone 14 Pro Series Software, Storage Options and Pricing
As for software customisations, Apple fans will be glad to hear that the iPhone 14 Pro series launches with iOS 16 out of the box with Apple’s new enhanced home screen and lock screen customisation features which add a bit more uniquely sophisticated look for your device.
Another software feature rumoured on the Apple iPhone 14 Pro series is the Always On Display (AOD) functionality, which shows the time and notifications even when the device is sleeping. The feature will not use much of the battery due that in an AMOLED, each individual AMOLED only lights up when there is a non-black output, thus that is why most AODs are black by nature. The AOD feature has been present in the Android space for a long time and is today found on devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Xiaomi 12S Ultra, and the Redmi K50 series of smartphones.
The Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will be available in 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB storage configurations. Prices for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are said to be increased due to the ongoing inflation crisis, and the base storage iPhone 14 Pro will start from US$ 1049 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max will start from US$ 1149.
For more news on the Apple iPhone 14 series launch, you can head on over to our iPhone 14 series launch roundup over here, or you can stay tuned to our coverage of the iPhone 14 series launch event on September 7 here on Gizmochina!
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