The new iPhone is great, but... - iPhone 14 & 14 Pro

Today Jake is checking out the new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro from Apple, but are they better or worse than the previous generation?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Unboxing
1:43 Outside impressions
2:31 Display specifications
3:37 Always on display
4:54 SIM card slot is still here (for now)
5:39 Cameras specs
8:21 Internal specifications
9:17 Battery life
10:01 Dynamic island demo
12:33 Camera
15:40 Action mode
16:36 Speakers
17:12 Pricing
17:32 Conclusion
18:16 Outro

[benjaminsmith]

dbrand must have known Linus wasn't doing this unboxing: they put actually nice skins on them!

[GeoffDeGeoff]

With respect to SIM cards. They were originally there to prevent user lock in. But then carrier level locking came in at a phone level.

[GregoryCunningham]

I’m a buyer for an Aerospace company. And while I agree Apple uses insane terms sometimes, Aerospace grade Aluminum is an actual thing. 6061 or 7075 are the most common for our applications. My guess is Apple uses 6061.

[Forfeit_The_Game]

5:25 You'll know when the industry is about to change when Samsung make an advert about how their phones still have a SIM slot.

[georgewendell]

4:35 Aerospace grade aluminum is actually a specification of metal vs "armor aluminum"

[vdevov]

SIM cards are great for people that need a backup phone at the ready. Even for people that don’t normally need that, it’s great for the dumb instance where you need your phone fixed and you’re without it for hours if not days. Just take the SIM card out, pull that dusty Pixel 4 out of the drawer, plop in the SIM, and boom, instant temp phone with all the features you need.

[dougc]

I upgraded to the 14 Pro from an XS Max. After a while, the larger screen really started bothering me, and this feels slightly better. The camera is light years better though, but I do miss 3D/force touch. A lot.

[denisruskin]

Jake: "Looks kinda bad"
Also Jake: Has above his head like 3 grands worth of lighting equipment.

[sensnowy]

As Jerry rig everything explained, these aero space aluminium terms are actual terms for aluminium. Makes a difference. Like their glass. I recommend his tear down and scratch test.

[ralfn]

The price increase is insane on these. The iPhone 14 starts at 1060 USD, and 1350 USD for the Pro here in Norway. Almost $300 up from the iPhone 13 models.

[utubekullanicisi]

Apple's "SmartHDR" isn't the same thing as the "Photonic Engine". Apple uses SmartHDR to enhance photos with high amounts of light. In mid-to-low light their "Deep Fusion" kicks in, and in low light Nigth Mode kicks in. This new Photonic Engine basically refers to a newer, better version of Deep Fusion, where the part of the processing of the photo that is done by the Neural Engine gets applied much earlier than in the past, applying the processing to the raw photo from the sensor rather than the final compressed JPEG output. In the end Deep Fusion hasn't gone away on the iPhone 14 models, but Photonic Engine now refers to the entire new imagine processing pipeline for mid-low light photos (in situations where it's not dark enough for Night Mode to be activated, but still dark).

[username]

Apple didn’t come up with the term medical grade stainless steel. Surgical stainless steel is a grade of stainless steel used in biomedical applications. The most common "surgical steels" are austenitic SAE 316 stainless and martensitic SAE 440, SAE 420, and 17-4 stainless steels.

[AngryBerb]

You guys should really get a much sturdier table and bolt it to the ground.

The constant shaking and wobbling in the over-head shot was very distracting and annoying.

[aridoks]

Yeah in bright studio lighting I’m sure the sensor array and camera is visible but in most situations it’s not at all

[Gerard]

Always On Display was first introduced in Nokia phones in 2005 and on AMOLED phones in 2010. That year I had a Samsung Omnia 7 with AMOLED screen that didn't have AOD, but maybe could have supported it. It was standard on Nokia Lumia Windows Phones as of 2013, and called Glance Screen. Samsung Galaxy didn't have this until the S7 in 2016. But it is nice to see that Apple is also finally catching up.

[grumpychocobo]

For all the silly names, Photonic Engine and the version before it which I cant' remember the name of, they are not just HDR and a bunch of photos. It's the entire processing pipeline from sensor to file.

[gwyn.]

3D touch is actually quite useful imo

when you need to relocate your insertion point when typing it can act as a virtual cursor instead of having to tap in between the small text.

Haptic feedbacks are definitely an improved experience, but they decided to take it away which kinda sucks.

[human_brian]

Surgical and Aerospace grade metals are a specific formulation so it make sense to use them. It doesn't mean all that much in the grand scheme of things but it's not much different than using 18/10 for stainless steel.

[Taijifufu]

Is an always-on OLED problematic? Or does it matter if you're supposed to get a new iPhone every year?

[nominel_]

I'm guessing the better audio on the base 14 was due to the internal redesign, maybe the plate in the middle that everything is mounted on gives more surface area for vibrations? Though on the topic of the internal redesign it is very interesting that apple didn't talk about it at all even though its the biggest change of the 14. 🤔