The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are smartphones that were developed and marketed by Apple. They are the sixteenth-generation iPhones, succeeding the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini, and were announced during an Apple Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 7, 2022, alongside the higher-priced iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max flagships. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature a and display, improvements to the rear-facing camera, and satellite connectivity for contacting emergency services. The iPhone 14 was made available on September 16, 2022, and the iPhone 14 Plus was made available on October 7, 2022. The phones were priced at $799 and $899 respectively and both launched with iOS 16. Pre-orders for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus began on September 9, 2022. Along with the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are the last iPhones to feature the Lightning port, as their successors, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus (announced on September 12, 2023), use a USB-C port, per European Commission regulation.
The iPhone 14 does not have a "mini" version like its predecessor. Instead, Apple returned to a larger model with the iPhone 14 Plus. Apple had not introduced a "Plus" model iPhone since the iPhone 8 Plus in 2017. All iPhone 14 units sold in the United States ended support for physical SIM cards, making them the first iPhone models since the CDMA variant of the iPhone 4 not to come with a discrete SIM card reader, requiring activation by way of eSIM.
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are the last standard iPhones to feature the notch, as the iPhone 15 series and later use the Dynamic Island. While the iPhone 16e and iPhone 17e continue to feature the notch, they are budget models rather than standard models.
To comply with mandates, the iPhone 14 series along with the iPhone SE (3rd generation) was discontinued in the European Union in 2024, completing the iPhone's transition from Lightning to USB-C. All models were discontinued and removed from Apple's website worldwide on February 19, 2025, following the release of the iPhone 16e. They are the sixth iPhones to be discontinued in another month rather than September.
History Prior to the release of the phones, rumors indicated Apple was canceling the iPhone mini line introduced with the iPhone 12 series. To replace the 5.4-inch iPhone mini, a 6.7-inch phone was reported to be in development. On September 7, 2022, the rumored 6.7-inch variant of the iPhone 14 was announced as "iPhone 14 Plus" at Apple's "Far Out" event, along with the base iPhone 14 model and the two iPhone 14 Pro models. "iPhone 14 Max" was an early name for the "Plus" model, as seen in Apple documentation.
Apple started taking pre-orders on September 9, with general availability from September 16 for the iPhone 14 and October 7 for the iPhone 14 Plus.
Design
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus have an identical design to the iPhone 13, although the US models do not have a physical SIM tray.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are available in six colors: Blue, Purple, Midnight, Starlight, Yellow, and Product Red. Purple is a new color replacing Pink used on the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini. The yellow color option was added on March 7, 2023.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, along with the iPhone SE (3rd generation) are the final iPhone models to feature the Product Red color option.
Color Name Blue Purple Midnight Starlight Yellow PRODUCT(RED)
Hardware iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are available in three internal storage configurations: 128, 256, and 512 GB. Both models have 6 GB of RAM, an increase over the previous iPhone 13 and 13 mini models' 4 GB of RAM. The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus have the same IP68 rating for dust and water resistance as their predecessors.
Chipset The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus use a 5-nanometer Apple-designed SOC, the A15 Bionic, while the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have a newer A16 Bionic.
The iPhone 14's A15 chip has a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. It is identical to the A15 in the previous year's iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, which has more memory (6 GB RAM) and an additional GPU core compared to the A15 in the non-Pro iPhone 13 models (4 GB RAM).
The iPhone 14 was the first flagship model since the 2008 iPhone 3G to have a chip that was unchanged from the previous year. The Verge Mitchell Clark attributed the unchanged chip to an attempt to maintain costs during the ongoing chip shortage and inflation surge. Clark also said the A15 "still outperforms the latest chips from Qualcomm and Google in most benchmarks", though the older chip may lead to the iPhone 14 receiving fewer updates, similar to what happened with the iPhone 5c from 2013.
Display The iPhone 14 features a display with Super Retina XDR OLED technology at a resolution of 2532 × 1170 pixels and a pixel density of about 460 PPI with a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The iPhone 14 Plus features a display with the same technology at a resolution of 2778 × 1284 pixels and a pixel density of around 458 PPI. Both models have typical brightness of up to 800 nits, and a max brightness of up to 1200 nits.
Cameras The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus feature the same dual-camera system: one front-facing camera (12MP f/1.9), and two back-facing cameras: a wide (12MP f/1.5) and ultra-wide (12MP f/2.4) camera, with the wide and front-facing cameras having a faster aperture than the iPhone 13. The front-facing camera also has autofocus for the first time.
The cameras use Apple's latest computational photography engine, called Smart HDR 4. Users can also choose from a range of photographic styles during capture, including rich contrast, vibrant, warm, and cool. Apple clarifies this is different from a filter because it works intelligently with the image processing algorithm during capture to apply local adjustments to an image, and the effects will be baked into the photos, unlike filters which can be removed after applying.
The camera app contains Cinematic Mode, which allows users to rack focus between subjects and create (simulate) shallow depth of field using software algorithms. It is supported on wide and front-facing cameras in 4K at 30 fps and 60 fps.
An "Action mode" feature was added to extend the electrical video stabilization. When activated, a smaller crop of the image sensor is read out for video recording. While reducing the field of view, a wider area around it can be used as buffer against shakes. The area read out from the image sensor is moved between frames to counteract hand movements.
Battery The iPhone 14 is equipped with slightly longer battery life compared to the iPhone 13. According to Apple, the iPhone 14 (3,279 mAh) can provide up to 20 hours of video playback, 16 hours of streaming video playback, and 80 hours of audio playback. Its predecessor, the iPhone 13 (3,240 mAh), is rated for up to 19 hours of video playback, 15 hours of streaming video playback, and 75 hours of audio playback. The larger iPhone 14 Plus (4,325 mAh) variant provides up to 26 hours of video playback.
The iPhone 14 does not support viewing the Cycle Count, Manufacture Date, and First Use Date for the battery health in Settings, as this is only supported on the iPhone 15 series and later.
Software
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus originally shipped with iOS 16. The next-generation Qi2 wireless charging standard was added to the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus with the update to iOS 17.2. The latest version of iOS, iOS 26 is compatible with the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.
Specifications ModeliPhone 14 PlusiPhone 14PictureInitial release operating systemiOS 16.0Latest release operating systemDisplayScreen Size (diagonal) (diagonal)Backlightcolspan=2 Multi-touchcolspan=2 TechnologySuper Retina XDR Display all-screen OLEDResolution2778 x 12842532 × 1170Pixel Density (ppi)458460Aspect Ratio~19.5:9Typical Max brightness ( )800HDR Max brightness ( )1,200Outdoor Max brightness ( )-Contrast ratio (typical)2,000,000:1Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coatingcolspan=2 Full sRGB Displaycolspan=2 Wide Color Display (Display P3)colspan=2 True Tone Displaycolspan=2 Night Shiftcolspan=2 colspan=2 Always-On Displaycolspan=2 HDR Displaycolspan=2 HDR 10 Contentcolspan=2 Dolby Visioncolspan=2 Dynamic Islandcolspan="2" TapticHaptic TouchProcessorChipApple A15 BionicTechnology Node5 nm (N5P)Total Cores6High-Performance Cores2 x AvalancheEnergy-Efficiency Cores4 x BlizzardClock Speed3.23 GHzBit64-bitMotion CoprocessorEmbedded in SoCBus width64-bitGraphics ProcessorFifth generation Apple designed 5-core GPUNeural EngineFifth generation Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS)Storage128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBStorage TypeNAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connectionRAM6 GBRAM TypeLPDDR4X 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)Connector8-pin Lightning connectorConnectivityWi-Fi (802.11)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/6)MIMOcolspan=2 NFCcolspan=2 Express Cardscolspan=2 BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awarenesscolspan=2 CellularGSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (some models)/Gigabit-class LTE/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave (some models))VoLTEcolspan=2 Assisted GPScolspan=2 GLONASS/GNSScolspan=2 BeiDoucolspan=2 SIM card form-factorDual SIM with one Nano-SIM and one eSIM, supports dual eSIM No physical SIM card form factor in U.S. modelsDual Nano-SIM in mainland China, Hong Kong and MacauSecure AuthenticationTouch IDcolspan=2 Face IDcolspan=2 SafetyEmergency SOScolspan="4" Crash Detectioncolspan="2" SensorsLiDAR sensorcolspan="2" Proximity sensorcolspan="2" Three-axis gyrocolspan="2" Accelerometercolspan="2" Ambient Light Sensorcolspan="2" Barometercolspan="2" Rear CameraCamera12 MP Main 12 MP Ultra WideAperturef/1.5 (Wide) f/2.4 (Ultra Wide)Pixel Size for Wide camera1.9 μm (12 MP main)Sensor Size for Main camera1/1.7"optical image stabilizationcolspan="2" Auto Image Stabilizationcolspan="2" Element LensSeven-element lens (Main) Six-element lens (Ultra Wide)Night Modecolspan="2" Deep Fusioncolspan="2" Photonic Enginecolspan="2" Apple ProRAWcolspan="2" Macro modecolspan="2" Photographic Stylescolspan="2" Optical Zoom0.5x, 1xDigital ZoomUp to 5xAutofocuscolspan="2" PanoramaUp to 63 MPPortrait Modecolspan="2" Portrait Lightingcolspan="2" Lens CoverSapphire crystal lens coverBurst Modecolspan="2" FlashAdaptive True Tone flashLive Photoscolspan="2" Wide Color Capturecolspan="2" HDR for photoscolspan="2" Video Recording4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fpsCinematic video recording with shallow depth of fieldcolspan="2" Extended Dynamic Range Videocolspan="2" Dolby Vision HDR Videocolspan="2" ProRes Videocolspan="2" optical image stabilization for Videocolspan="2" Action Modecolspan="2" Optical Video Zoom0.5x, 1xDigital Video ZoomUp to 3xSlow-motion video1080p at 120 fps or 240 fpsAudio Zoomcolspan="2" QuickTake Videocolspan="2" Time-lapse video with stabilizationcolspan="2" Cinematic video stabilizationcolspan="2" Stereo Recordingcolspan="2" Front CameraCamera12 MP TrueDepthAperturef/1.9Autofocuscolspan="2" Portrait Modecolspan="2" Portrait Lightingcolspan="2" Night modecolspan="2" Deep Fusioncolspan="2" Photonic Enginecolspan="2" Photographic Stylescolspan="2" Animoji and Memojicolspan="2" Live Photoscolspan="2" Wide color capturecolspan="2" Retina Flashcolspan="2" Video Recording4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps