Leaks on the iPhone 14 are starting to increase like a snowball as their launch edges approach and we now have our best view so far of what the full range will look like.
Longtime Apple distributor Sony Dixon is behind the latest theme, releasing a practical video with dummy models of the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. And highlights the biggest external changes coming in the range.
Render iPhone 14 Pro based on multiple leaks
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Let’s break them down.
1. Goodbye Notch
Perhaps the most controversial change in the iPhone 14’s range is Apple’s decision not just to remove the slot, but to replace it with a dual-punch design exclusive to Pro models. This has prompted some iPhone fans to take the design a step backwards, but Apple seems to be committed to the change coming across the range in 2023.
This is a striking visual change and the biggest change in the design of the iPhone since the introduction of the iPhone X in 2017.
2. Large cameras
The second change that draws attention to the dummy devices is the size of the new rear cameras of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. Apple has been hotly advised to upgrade the Pro models to 48MP main sensors, which are up to 35% larger than the 12MP module of all iPhone 13 models, and Dickson’s video shows the dramatic effects this has on the new camera. Arranged next to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max (which adhere to the 12MP sensor), they look gigantic.
Could this be the first year that there has been a dramatic difference in photo quality between the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro?
3. iPhone 14 Maxed
Finally, we come to the all-new member of the range: the iPhone 14 Max, which replaces the 5.4-inch iPhone 13 Mini. Dickson’s fictitious units show that this is indeed a huge device that is as big as the iPhone 14 Pro Max and both are aimed at sporty 6.7-inch displays.
The large screen sizes are becoming more popular and I suspect that only this will make the iPhone 14 Max a hit, but this means that fans of small phones are now forced to turn to the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 / iPhone 14 Pro ( now the smallest phones in the range). They will also have to pay more, as the iPhone 13 Mini was the entry-level option, while the iPhone 14 Max will sit above the iPhone 14.
Add the claim that iPhones will switch to USB-C in 2023 (port changes usually have a big impact on the second-hand value of older models) and customers face a much bigger upgrade solution than normal and no a lot of time to think about it.
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