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iPhone 14
Crash Detection, satellite SOS and a stronger camera, same A15 chip.
Overview
The iPhone 14 was a cautious update on the surface, reusing the iPhone 13's design and A15 Bionic chip, though this version had a fifth GPU core and 6GB of memory. The headline additions were about safety rather than speed.
Crash Detection used a new accelerometer and gyroscope to sense a severe car accident and call emergency services if the user did not respond. Emergency SOS via satellite let people send a message to responders from places without cell coverage, a feature that rolled out in the US and Canada in November and later expanded to other countries.
Camera improvements included a larger main sensor, an autofocusing front camera and a processing pipeline called the Photonic Engine that improved low-light photos. Action mode stabilized shaky handheld video. In the US the phone dropped the SIM tray entirely and supported only eSIM, a first for iPhones.
Why it mattered
It put crash detection and satellite emergency messaging on the mainstream iPhone and began the US move to eSIM-only phones.
At a glance
- Announced
- September 7, 2022
- Released
- September 16, 2022
- Discontinued
- February 19, 2025
- Launch price
- $799
- Chip
- Apple A15 Bionic
- Display
- 6.1"
- Storage
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- Crash Detection
- Emergency SOS via satellite
- Photonic Engine for low-light photos
- Autofocus front camera
- eSIM-only in the US
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 6.1-inch
- Type
- Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, True Tone
- Resolution
- 2532 x 1170 pixels (460 ppi)
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Brightness
- 800 nits typical, 1,200 nits peak (HDR)
Chip
- Chip
- Apple A15 Bionic (5nm, six cores)
- GPU
- 5-core
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
Memory
- RAM
- 6GB
- Storage options
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Camera
- Rear cameras
- Dual 12MP: wide f/1.5 (sensor-shift OIS) and ultra wide f/2.4
- Front camera
- 12MP TrueDepth, f/1.9 with autofocus
- Video recording
- 4K Dolby Vision HDR at up to 60 fps; Cinematic mode at 4K 30 fps; Action mode
Battery
- Video playback
- Up to 20 hours
- Charging
- MagSafe 15W, Qi wireless, fast charge to 50% in 30 minutes with 20W adapter
Connectivity
- Cellular
- 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), Gigabit LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Connector
- Lightning
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- SIM
- Dual eSIM in the US; nano-SIM plus eSIM elsewhere
- Satellite
- Emergency SOS via satellite
Design
- Dimensions
- 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
- Weight
- 172 g
- Materials
- Aluminum frame, Ceramic Shield front, glass back
- Water resistance
- IP68 (up to 6 m for 30 minutes)
Security
- Authentication
- Face ID (TrueDepth camera)
Software
- Launch OS
- iOS 16
