We subjected the Apple iPhone 14 Pro to our rigorous SBMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both when recording sound using its built-in microphones, and when playing audio through its speakers.
In this review, we’ll break down how it fared across a variety of tests and several common use cases.
Overview
Key audio specs include:
- Two speakers: top center, bottom right
- No audio output Jack
- Dolby Atmos technology
- Spatial audio reproduction
Reproduction
Pros
- Good performance in all attributes, with great consistency in all of them
- Great tonal yield overall, enriched by a deep low-end extension
- Excellent dynamic performance overall
- Excellent spatial yield
Registration
Pros
- Good tonal rendering overall
- Good performance when recording high volume content such as concerts
- Good dynamic performance
- Good management of artifacts overall. The wind noise reduction needs some fine tuning, but it works decently
versus
- Midrange rendition depends too much on the use case and can sound crafty or nasal depending on the app and use case
- The SNR could be higher, as the main vocal content is often somewhat masked by ambient noise
- Poor audio zoom performance
The differences between iPhone models when it comes to audio playback and recording have generally been minimal. The same is true now with the release of the iPhone 14 series.
Although the iPhone 14 Pro is smaller in size, it shares many of the same hardware specifications as the 14 Pro Max, including the A16 Bionic chipset,
Given the similarities between the models, it is not surprising that the iPhone 14 Pro’s overall audio score was identical to the 14 Pro Max score. Pro.
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