Apple iPhone 14 Plus An overview

Apple’s iPhone 14 Plus was released to the market on 7^th September 2022. It retails on the Kenya market for Kes 125,000. The device features a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR, HDR Display. The iPhone runs on the latest iOS v16 operating system, Apple Bionic A15 Chipset, 3.22 GHz, Hexa-Core Processor. The memory of the handset consists of 6GB RAM and 128GB inbuilt memory.  A front-facing 12MP camera will enable you to capture selfies with family and friends. At the rear, a 12MP+12MP dual camera set-up will enable you to capture life’s best moments as well as awesome videos to share or for your own consumption.  The battery of the device can be fast charged through its wired USB Type-c Adapter or wirelessly charged. The handset is available in Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Product Red and Blue color variants.

Display and Design

The iPhone 14 Plus is made of Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass and an aluminum frame. It weighs 203g and measures 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm. The iPhone 14 Plus delivers a large 6.7-inches display, with a 60Hz refresh rate. It has a resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels (~458 ppi density).  The display is made of Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, and Dolby Vision, with 800 nits (HBM), and 1200 nits (peak). The protection is made of Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, and oleophobic coating making it tamper-proof.

Performance

The handset runs on iOS 16. The A15 Bionic brings incredible performance to iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. Still faster than all the competition at any price, the 5-core GPU enables even smoother graphics for video apps and high-performance gaming, and powers incredible camera features like Photonic Engine and Cinematic mode, all while delivering impressive battery life, and protecting privacy and security with the Secure Enclave.

The 6-core CPU handles demanding tasks smoothly and efficiently, and the 16-core Neural Engine is capable of 15.8 trillion operations per second, enabling even faster machine learning computations for features in iOS 16 and third-party app experiences. You will able able to fully use your phone for Playing games, multitasking, browsing, and video streaming without any limitations. 128GB 6GB RAM / 256GB 6GB RAM / 512GB 6GB RAM options provides options to pick from based on the budget and personal preferences.

Featuring ios 16

The iPhone 14 Plus features iOS 16, offering a reimagined lock screen along with new communication, sharing, and intelligence features that together change the way users experience iPhone. The lock screen is more personal, beautiful, and helpful than ever with a multilayered effect that artfully sets subjects of photos in front of the time and newly designed widgets that offer information at a glance. For lock screen inspiration, the wallpaper gallery offers a range of options, including Apple collections, a weather wallpaper to see live weather conditions as they change throughout the day, an astronomy wallpaper for views of the earth, Moon, and solar system, and many more.

With messages, users can now edit or recall recently sent messages, and mark conversations as unread to revisit them later. Icloud shared photo library makes it even easier to share a collection of photos with family. Live text gets more powerful with the ability to recognize text in video and quickly convert currency, translate text, and more, and visual look-up adds a new feature that allows users to tap and hold on the subject of an image to lift it from the background and place it in apps like messages.

Battery

The Li-ion non-removable battery on the iPhone 14 Plus supports up to 100 hours of music playback, and 26 hours of playback time. The device supports fast charging (0-50% in 30 min). alternative charging is through USB Power Delivery 2.0, MagSafe wireless charging 15W, and Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W.

Camera

Capture high-quality selfies and communicate effectively through video chats via the 12 MP f/1.9 (TrueDepth) lens that features a Retina Flash.  The front camera is capable of both 4K @ 60fps UHD and 1080p @ 60fps FHD video capture. At the rear, a dual camera set-up consisting of 12 MP f/1.5 (Main camera) and 12 MP f/2.4 (Ultra-Wide) with autofocus is good enough to capture high-quality snaps and videos.  The rear camera set-up features Panorama, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4, Photographic Styles, Burst Mode, and Photo Geotagging. A dual LED Flash enables illumination in dim and low light. Video recording is enabled for 4K @ 24/25/30/60fps UHD, 1080p @ 25/30/60fps FHD. The Dual-camera system upgrades and features include:

Connectivity

iPhone 14 Plus is 5G, enabled, and supports 2G, 3G, 4G, AND 5G Bands. Network connectivity is through the Nano SIM and eSIM options. You can pair the handset with your devices via Bluetooth (it has v5.3, A2DP, and LE Bluetooth specifications). You can also connect the device via Wi-Fi and use it as a hotspot to share the internet with other devices. The USB lighting port enables OTG transfer of data as well as fast charging. The iPhone 14 Plus offers users super-fast downloads and uploads, better streaming, and real-time connectivity with 5G to help them stay in touch, share, and enjoy the content.

Support for 5G on iPhone now extends to over 250 carrier partners in over 70 markets around the world, with expanded support for standalone networks. eSIM allows users to easily connect or quickly transfer their existing plans digitally, is a more secure alternative to a physical SIM card, and allows for multiple cellular plans on a single device. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus remove the SIM tray for US models, enabling users to more quickly and easily set up their devices.