The four were (and not only) the new iPhones that Apple introduced in its last Keynote, keeping the number of new terminals starting three generations ago. But he did it with some changes: now the simplest is not “mini”, but “standard” and iPhone 14 first impressions We’ve already got a taste of this new Apple mobile, focused on those who don’t want the “plus” (wink, wink).

Being the big brother (and very twin) of the iPhone 14 Plus, this is the new low-priced option of the lot. While a smartphone already in its presentation emphasizes more than ever before that Pro is one thing and non-Pro something else, it still offers interesting features. We tell him how our first hours passed.

A sense of familiarity inside and out

The iPhone 14 has a 6.1 inch diagonal screen, which makes it larger than the minis (iPhone 13 mini has a 5.4 inch screen) and equivalent to the iPhone 13, so the dimensions are practically just not the same. said the iPhone 13, but also for those of the iPhone 13 Pro.

It’s a size that has managed to escape the current trend of sizable sizes, serving the vast majority of Android phones with 6.3-inch screens and a battery of around 4,000mAh. Why does it appear relatively light and easy to graspWhile the corners that have been salvaged and settled since the iPhone 12 are still not as pretty as the usual curvatures on the edges (how much are those of the softened iPhone 11 Pro).

It’s no drama either, and the corners still don’t bother, and being a relatively compact mobile with the grip at the end it’s pretty comfortable. This is yes deja vu it is inevitable: traced back to design predecessorswith glossy glass on the back (except the matte camera module), notch and arrangement of rear cameras as number 2 on a die. It doesn’t have a dynamic island or anything we haven’t seen before on an iPhone (blue color although pretty close to 13 Pro).

The screen is maintained in size and specs for better and not so good. The experience with the panels that Apple assembles is generally good and maintained as far as we’ve seen: a well-balanced panel with saturation, definition, and a good dose of contrast. But the non-Pros are left without a ProMotion setting that would allow the refresh rate to be adapted up to 120Hz depending on usage, and without the ambient display or Always-On Display, which the company introduced in 2022.

Audio experience was added to the good (early) experience we had with the panel. We’ve listened to some podcasts, music, and videos, and so far it seems to us stereo is well tuned and sounds great. It’s probably something that’s roughly left at the hardware level compared to its predecessors.

We were also able to play for a while and the mobile behaved well, moving the ‘Asphalt 9’ smoothly and with almost no heat. Of course, using the camera caught our attention how quickly the temperature rises, so we’ll see later if there’s anything in common and what happens in performance in general.

iOS 16: subtle yet dramatic changes

We are aware of this contradiction, but we must stick to our initial feelings and remember that we are dealing with an iPhone that does not show the new iOS 16 in all its glory (this decision is clearly not hardware related). limitations). Although not AOD or dynamic island, we have already seen some innovations and surprises brought by the new version of the system.

While we will dive much deeper into the experience of usage and consumption of resources in the analysis of this mobile, it seems that the software is optimized enough to give us. stability and fluidity. In this definitive version, there are no reboots, unexpected shutdowns or higher battery drains, although we’ve had the mobile crushed a bit since we took it out of the box.

One of the most striking innovations personalization, because historically this is something that has not characterized Apple software. The brand now lets us play with something that seems intangible, the lock screen, allows for striking aesthetic adjustments (like having a layer layout between background elements and clock) and some functional settings via widgets.

Spotlight now appears on the desktop, but the rest of the items retain their position and format, such as the control center or the notifications tab. We also confirmed that background cutout it works very well and is as versatile as promised, even for night photography. So this promises quite a bit of fun for sticker fans.

This function currently delivers what it promises.

There are a few more new features to test, such as dynamic notifications, additions to your own apps (in Messages, Maps, Mail, and more). Not so radical changes to the system, but rather interesting additions to our own applications, so we will try to see them in depth both on this iPhone and on the Pros (stay tuned).

Some cameras that also voice us

As always, we will now make very general comments without going in-depth and share with you a small example of what we can do about the performance of the cameras. We remember that this iPhone 14 has two sensors, one 12-megapixel main camera with ‘Sensor Shift’ optical image stabilization and a second 12-megapixel for wide-angle, very reminiscent of the iPhone 13 Pro.

What we’ve seen so far is that Apple doesn’t bend its arm despite having a wide-angle lens and No Macro functionality in non-pro. We see that we have both cinematic and video action mode, we also remember that the video can go up to 4K, both in the back and front.

For now we have taken a few photos both day and night and in this latter case we see that the main camera performs quite well even in dark scenes without night mode. . not the same as wide anglewe find it loses a lot of definition in night photography (although it preserves exposure and colours).

Auto mode (main camera).

Wide angle

We see it day by day main camera performs well in close-ups and that the portrait mode works very well, helping us to detect how far our main subject went to get the cut well. There seems to be an extra touch of warmth to the default rendering if the lighting tends to heat up on its own; this is something that doesn’t happen in shady outdoors. In fact, in that case, we saw that the significant improvement in the interpretation of the shadows, which is understood to be on its brother iPhone 14 Pro, did not occur.

Auto photo (main camera).

Wide angle photo.

Portrait mode (rear camera).

this front cameraHaving a wider aperture than the iPhone 13, it seems to retain the “warm realism” that Apple has more or less accustomed us to since the iPhone X. it looks a little more aggressive while respecting the real edges. The new autofocus seems to work well, but we’ll have to see if we can get portraits with a more natural contrast with the background.

Portrait mode (front camera).

iPhone of Continuity

With the disappearance of the iPhone minifigure, the iPhone 14 remains a good witness for callers. A simpler, economical and lighter option than Pro. Despite its main competitor at home: iPhone 13.

Worked perfectly so far looks like it will give us a good experience, most of the time in a high-end mobile phone and this brand. We will see if the Apple A15 processor performs well in this new terminal at the level of consumption and performance, and also whether it will compress both the new software and the lenses.

We will tell you everything in detail, as usual and as soon as possible. What we want to consider is that this iPhone, no matter how well it works and performs, is more overshadowed by all these innovations attached to the Pro and not being very different. more than its predecessor.