Huge iPhone 14 leak lays bare many things we hoped wouldnt happen

Date:
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:01:49 +0000

Description:
A massive outpouring of information about Apples new handset could create an interesting divide.

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If you dont like spoilers, look away now: a large outpouring of information has occurred around the forthcoming iPhone 14 line-up.

9to5Mac is reporting that its sources (which seem pretty legitimate, given
it predicted the Mac Studio with a high degree of accuracy ) within Apple
have confirmed a number of things about the forthcoming phones, such as the iPhone 14 mini not making an appearance at this years iPhone launch event.

The sources say that well instead see a 6.1- and 6.7-inch base model of
iPhone (so that would be the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max, then) and the expected iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max to make their debut too.

However, if you remember from last week , Apple is reported to be dropping
the notch in favor of the pill and punch hole display on the iPhone 14 Pro models - which would require them to be ever-so-slightly longer to
accommodate the extra sensors. (Image credit: Ark Click/Weibo)

Sadly (for those who are desperate to have parity in the iPhone 14 series), 9to5Macs sources have confirmed analyst Ming-Chi Kuos claim that there will indeed be a split in the chipsets: the iPhone 14 and 14 Mac will get the A15 Bionic chip from last year, where the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max both are getting the much-vaunted A16 chipset.

Theres also the return of the rumor that Apple will be baking in satellite communications to its iPhone 14 line-up not to allow you to watch Netflix using space signals, but to offer emergency messaging and connections when
you have no cell service.

This is unlikely to be a cheap option if its available as a consumer service (although likely free in case of emergency, as is calling emergency services through any network) but it would be interesting to see how Apple markets this. Opinion: a sad day for the iPhone

While there aren't any controversial changes to be found in the 9to5Mac leak, the picture being painted isn't particularly exciting from a consumer standpoint, either.

The iPhone 14 mini could have been the culmination of two years of trying to get the smaller form factor right, so its hard to hear of another nail in
that coffin ( although I am a big fan of the notion of the iPhone 14 Max - it just makes sense ).

Im far less jazzed about the iPhone 14 Pro range coming with a pill and punch hole design as I said recently, thats going to look a bit ugly unless Apple can weave some symmetrical magic on the use of it. The claim that the iPhone 14 Pro range will be slightly taller as a result is intriguing though how much taller exactly? Will it be noticeable?

And while the iPhone 14 range being split by the processor does make a lot of sense the power in the iPhone is just fine as it is, and adding more grunt
to that wont be noticed by many users its still going to bother those people who are used to having the latest and greatest silicon in their handset.

Its a claim that iPhone SE 2022 buyers will be able to make from March 18,
and for a phone that costs just $429 / 419 / AU$719 thats pretty sweet that wont be the case in September, it seems.

If youre wondering about that phone, by the way, read our live iPhone SE 2022 review and see if its the phone for you before the iPhone 14 even rears its glossy, glassy head.



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