The iPhone 14 Pro sounds like it could be a much better phone than the iPhone 14.
It’s been confirmed that Apple will hold its next launch on September 7, and we’ll almost certainly see the iPhone 14 line there.
So what are we expecting from the iPhone 14 and its sharp-suited brother, the iPhone 14 Pro? How are they likely to compare?
It’s a comparison that’s well worth making, because all the rumors point to a wider gulf between the two phones than we’ve been used to seeing. There’s likely a real choice to be made this year.
Both the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Pro will almost certainly be announced on September 7, with retail availability likely to be set for September 16.
As for pricing, the iPhone 14 has been heavily tipped to cost the same as the iPhone 13 before it. This means a starting price of $799 / £779 / AU$1,349.
However, it’s being claimed that the iPhone 14 Pro will be bumped up by $100, with pricing expected to start at $1,099. Based on how Apple tends to price things in other regions, that could mean a cost of £1,049 / AU$1,849.
The increased price gap between the two models will apparently come down to both rising production costs and the likely addition of an iPhone 14 Max model, which could alternatively be called the iPhone 14 Plus, and will sit in between these two phones.
It should also reflect the likelihood that there’s going to be a bigger performance and feature gap between the two phones than we’re used to seeing.
Initial reports suggest that the base iPhone 14 will very much resemble last year’s iPhone 13. Which, of course, very much resembled the iPhone 12 before it.
This will mean a sharp-edged phone made up of flat surfaces, with an aluminum rim and a glass front and back.
We’re not expecting the iPhone 14 Pro to deviate from the formula too heavily, at least in terms of basic shape and dimensions. It could however see a switch to a different frame, with a couple of sources claiming that the iPhone 14 Pro’s frame will be made of a titanium alloy. This would make it more robust than the existing stainless-steel Pro frame.
The biggest changes could relate to the front of the phone.
