Hello and welcome to the best iPhone to date: the brand new iPhone 14 Pro Max. There are many new and better things, but the new iPhone brings with it some old and tired stuff, like the Lightning connector and the next cable in the box.
Looking at the iPhone 14 Pro Max from the rear, you’d be forgiven if you mistaken it for the old model. The only thing the 14 gives away to the latest iPhone is the titular purple color we have.
But on the front it is unmistakably the new iPhone, thanks to the Dynamic Island. It’s Apple’s clever word for the new notch, and it’s basically software that ties two physical cutouts with a small screen and lots of features. We’ll go over that in the full review, but suffice it to say you’ll quickly forget that the new notch is a physical entity. It comes to life in the simplest tasks, such as calling notification, setting a timer or listening to music.
The selfie camera is also new: the 12 MP camera finally has autofocus!
The display still measures 6.7 inches, but this year it is brighter with a peak of 2,000 nits and smarter with its refresh rate, which has enabled the Always-on display. And in true Apple fashion, the lagging rollout isn’t like anyone else’s.
The AOD is not a completely black screen with some white indicators for time, date and notifications. It’s basically a toned-down version of the lock screen, and it takes some getting used to – at first, it will prompt long-term users to think their phone’s screen is on.
But the AOD is wise to recognize its environment so that it will dim in a darker room, increase brightness outdoors, and turn off completely while you sleep or while the phone is facing down. It will be interesting to see the battery penalty for the new always-on mode in our review.
The main camera is also new. It is a 48 MP 1 / 1.28 “imager with single 1.22 µm pixels, dual-pixel PDAF and second generation sensor displacement stabilization. The new sensor groups its 4 to 1 pixels to produce a 12 MP final image, but also allows 2x 12 MP shots again with cropping instead of binning. Full 48 MP images are also available via Apple ProRAW.
As you can see, there is a lot to test, so we’ll get down to the review. In closing, here are a couple of shots comparing the new iPhone 14 Pro Max to the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro. Unboxing the smaller Pro will also be coming soon.
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, left, iPhone 14 Pro, right
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