STATE-OF-THE-ART APPLE TECH
iPHONE 14 PRO
There’s no doubt that the iPhone 14 Pro is where the serious upgrades are for Apple’s smartphone series in 2022. It has an upgraded A16 Bionic processor, an improved camera system, the first always-on display on an iPhone, emergency crash detection, and even satellite connectivity in emergencies – though that last feature will only be available in the US and Canada initially.
The idea is that the iPhone 14 Pro will be able to hook up to a satellite so you can report an emergency situation, even if you’re beyond the reach of Wi-Fi and cell towers, and all without the chunky antennas of current satellite phones. The catch is that the data transfer speed will be relatively slow, but it’ll be enough to report an emergency.
As for the other upgrades, Apple is promising that the triple-lens rear camera setup – led by a new 48 megapixel sensor – will give you up to three times better quality in low-light situations than the camera on this phone’s iPhone 13 Pro predecessor, through a combination of hardware and software improvements.
It’s all very impressive, topped off by the claim that this phone is up to 40% faster in terms of raw power than any Android handset (though unfortunately Apple hasn’t gone into any more specifics here, so we can’t test this out for ourselves). The power efficiency has been improved again, while the chipset has been optimised to boost graphics performance and AI processing too.
Finally, the notch has gone on the iPhone 14 Pro. It’s been replaced by a pill-shaped cut-out that Apple is calling the Dynamic Island: not only does this take up less screen space than the notch (which remains on the standard iPhone 14), it can be extended to show extra, context-sensitive information on screen.
When you’re playing music, for example, the pill expands to show album art and a sound wave illustration of what’s playing. When you’re on a call, it expands
