Deciding which iPhone to buy has always been tricky. Which screen size is best for you, and how much storage do you need? Should you save money by selecting an older model or should you splash out on the latest iPhone? Which iPhone is the best compromise between specs and value for money?
We talk you through each of the phones currently available from Apple, to help you decide which is best for you. We discuss iPhone prices, specs and features, paying particular attention to the cameras, screens and durability, so you should leave feeling much more confident about which iPhone you should get.
CURRENT MODELS
iPhone 15
The standard iPhone 15 doesn’t get all the bells and whistles of the Pro models, though it does offer some great new features in comparison to 2022’s iPhone 14. For example, the non-Pro iPhones now have the Dynamic Island instead of the notch. The iPhone 15’s camera is significantly better than the iPhone 14’s, now up to 48Mp and with Smart HDR 5. You’ll get USB-C instead of Lightning. The processor is the A16 Bionic, as seen in the iPhone 14 Pro.
iPhone 15 Plus
The iPhone 15 Plus is a bigger version of the iPhone 15. It has a 6.7-inch display, like the iPhone 15 Pro Max, but is a little larger than the Pro variant. Battery life is better than the iPhone 15 so that could also be a reason to choose it over that handset.
iPhone 15 Pro
Made from titanium and lighter than the predecessor, the iPhone 15 Pro features the Action Button that can be customizable so it can quickly perform complex actions. Like all the 2023 iPhones it has a USB-C port, rather than Lightning, but the Pro models benefit from faster file transfer speeds. It features the A17 Pro chip and an improved camera compared to the previous generation.
iPhone 15 Pro Max
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is similar to the 15 Pro: both are made from titanium instead of stainless steel, are lighter than the previous generation and feature the A17 Pro chip. But there are more differences in this generation: the 15 Pro Max has a superior camera with a 5x optical zoom on the telephoto camera.
iPhone 14
Introduced in 2022, the iPhone 14 brought new camera features like the Photonic Engine, better low-light photos and the Action mode, which aren’t available on the iPhone 13. The biggest problem with the iPhone 14 is that it’s not that much different to the cheaper iPhone 13 in many other ways, with the same generation chip and practically identical appearance.
iPhone 14 Plus
This handset is identical to the iPhone 14 except for one big difference: it’s bigger. If you prefer a larger iPhone, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, this is the device for you.
iPhone 13
As we said above, there’s not a huge difference between the iPhone 14 and 13. They both have the A15 Bionic chip, but there’s an extra GPU
