While not much has changed with the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Pro has gained a good range of interesting new features, including the all new Dynamic Island, an Always-On display, and the A16 Bionic chip. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your iPhone 13 Pro, are wondering which model to go for once both are available to buy or want to know if Apple will maintain its grip on our best phones list, this iPhone 14 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro guide should help you figure it out. Make sure you check back here soon for a full hands-on comparison with detailed test data and camera samples. For now, we’ll base our judgment based on specs and first impressions.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro price
At $999/£949 and $1,099/£1,049 respectively, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are already pretty expensive phones. But unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, the iPhone 14 Pro models won’t be getting any cheaper. Indeed, for U.K. buyers, they’re actually getting more expensive. The iPhone 14 Pro starts $999/£1,099, which is around £150 more than the previous model cost for U.K. customers, although it is priced the same as its predecessor in the U.S. Similarly, the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at $1,099/£1,199, again showing a mark up in UK pricing. Apple no longer sells the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max now that the iPhone 14 Pro models are available. That won’t stop you from finding the older phones from third-party retailers, and perhaps at a good discount too. But as we move further away from the iPhone 14 series launch, iPhone 13 Pro models supplies are going to eventually run out. It’s better to act now and buy an iPhone 13 Pro if you decide that’s the right thing for you to do.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro design
One of the most obvious changes from the iPhone 13 Pro is the display notch has been replaced by the Dynamic Island. It’s essentially an interactive box around the pill-shaped Face ID and front camera cut-out that changes size and form based on different notifications, alerts and activities. While the iPhone 13 series reduced the size of the Face ID notch for the first time since its introduction on the iPhone X, the iPhone 14 Pro’s new variable-sized island will give back more screen real estate to actual pixels, making it less obstructive when using an app in fullscreen mode. We had thought there would be a more obvious new look for the back of the iPhone 14 Pro too. But it now looks like it’ll be basically the same as the iPhone 13 Pro, with the now-familiar triple lens camera mount. The iPhone 14 Pro still has a Lightning port rather than a USB-C port for power and data transfer too. That may change next year though, due to changes in the law in the EU and demand for similar legislation in the U.S. And on the side of the shell you’ll notice a distinct absence of a SIM tray — this is because Apple have decided to restrict the iPhone 14 Pro to eSIMs in the U.S., which has numerous benefits. Firstly, the removal of the SIM tray gives designers more space to work with internally, allowing more features to be added. Secondly, it’s one less point of failure to consider when waterproofing. Finally, eSIMs give users more flexibility with network carriers, allowing multiple SIMs to be added without taking up extra space and also making it easier to switch network provider, which comes in especially handy when travelling. In regions where eSIMs are already commonplace, such as the U.K., this move likely won’t be an issue, as many carriers offer eSIMs already to both new and existing customers. In regions where eSIMs are not as widely used, however, it could cause headaches and restrict consumer choice. For colors, you’ll initially be able to select the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max in Space Black, Silver, Gold or Deep Purple. All feature a matt glass textured back. We’ll probably see another color option arriving in mid-2024, similar to Apple’s color releases for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro display
Once again, the iPhone Pro models for 2022 feature a 6.1-inch display, and the Pro Max version sports a 6.7-inch display. You’re actually getting more screen on the iPhone 14 models, however, as despite having the same measurements in inches, the bezels are smaller. The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max introduced ProMotion adaptive 120Hz displays to the iPhone for the first time, allowing for a display that’s both smoother and more power efficient. Apple have given the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max the same capability, and then some. While the new iPhone Pro models can still reach refresh rates of up to 120Hz, they can also scale back down to 1Hz, as opposed to the 10Hz minimum of the iPhone 13 Pro models. This lower minimum refresh rate will make the iPhone 14 Pro models more power efficient as they operate more slowly than their predecessors when required. There’s a brightness difference between the old and new phones, with the iPhone 13 Pro scoring a maximum of 1,024 nits and the iPhone 14 Pro 1,448 nits, that will make the new models much more visible outdoors. The 14 Pro also has a slightly wider and more accurate color gamut too. This new display also enables the Always-On display, which you may have encountered in Apple Watches. This will let you see widgets like those you can add to your lock screen in iOS 16 on your phone even when it’s locked, allowing for convenient updates at a glance and in full colour, without a huge detriment to battery life.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro cameras
The iPhone 13 Pro used 12MP sensors for all four of its cameras. But the iPhone 14 Pro comes with a 48MP sensor on the main camera, for higher resolution images. The iPhone 13 Pro models feature a wider maximum aperture of f/1.5 on the main camera versus f/1.78 on the iPhone 14 Pro, meaning the older models are theoretically capable of producing brighter images. However, with a much larger sensor, upgraded image stabilization and Apple’s new Photonic Engine image processor, the iPhone 14 Pro should produce cleaner, more detailed images in low light. The new quad pixel sensor also allows a 2x telephoto zoom mode, meaning you’ll have more flexibility with your zooming and framing. While ProRAW photos were available to iPhone 13 Pro users, thanks to its huge sensor, the iPhone 14 Pro offers ProRAW files in uncompressed 48-megapixels, which means they’ll be huge and absolutely packed full of image data to manipulate. If you’re a fan of having ultimate control over your images in post-production, then the iPhone 14 Pro has the camera for you. In terms of video, there’s no 8K as rumored, but the iPhone 14 Pro can shoot 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps and 60 fps, just as you’d find on the iPhone 13 Pro. The difference between the two is that 4K/24 fps is now available in Cinematic mode on the iPhone 14 Pro. Apple touts this as a professional feature, given 24 fps is a widely used frame rate by filmmakers looking to craft cinematic video. However, this isn’t really as big of a deal as they’re making out. Pro cinematographers still probably won’t be using their iPhone over their Arri, and the iPhone 13 Pro still shoots at 4K/24 fps in normal video modes. It does give users of the iPhone 14 Pro some extra creative freedom when crafting stylized, cinematic feeling video, though. Meanwhile on the front, the iPhone 14 Pro has a slightly upgraded selfie camera, with a brighter maximum aperture of f/1.9 versus f/2.2 on the iPhone 13 Pro. It’ll also use the new Photonic Engine image processor to make for brighter and sharper selfies. If you’re interested in seeing some comparisons, have a look at our iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 13 camera shootout.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro chip and performance
The new A16 Bionic chipset will be running the show inside the iPhone 14 Pro, an upgrade on the iPhone 13 Pro’s A15 Bionic. This new silicon isn’t a chip that the regular iPhone 14 won’t get. The lower model phones instead use a modified A15 Bionic chip. It’s the same chip found in the iPhone 13 Pro models, which features a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU and a 16-core neural processor. This makes the gap between the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro larger than previous years, but performance-wise means that the lower tier iPhone 14 models should be comparable to the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max (without all the bells and whistles like high refresh rates and Pro camera technology, though). Built on a 4-nanometer architecture, the A16 chip offers more transistors than the 5-nanometer design of the A15 Bionic. This essentially means it can use more transistors in the same amount of space, increasing performance and efficiency over its predecessor. In fact, Apple claims that the A16 uses 20% less power than the A15, which will improve battery life, and that it is up to 40% more powerful than the rivals; think the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. According to our iPhone 14 Pro benchmarks, the A16 chip beats the A15 by a considerable margin on the CPU-heavy portions of the test, but the GPU and video transcoding tests are closer, if not identical in a couple of places. The iPhone 13 Pro still likely has all the power you’d want from a phone, but if you need the ultimate in performance, the iPhone 14 Pro is unquestionably what you’re after. The iPhone 14 Pro offers the same storage capacities as the iPhone 13 Pro: 128GB as standard, with the option to upgrade to 256GB, 512GB or 1TB.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro battery
Both iPhone 13 Pro models made it onto our best phone battery life list, but only one of the new models has been able to properly supplant its predecessor. On our usual constant web-browsing test over 5G, the iPhone 13 Pro lasted for 12 hours and 18 minutes, while the iPhone 14 Pro lasted 10 hours and 13 minutes. That’s still a decent result for the iPhone 14 Pro, but it’s a fairly considerable battery life slip, likely due to the always-on display. In fact the reduced battery life was bad enough for one TG writer to swap back to their old iPhone. As for the Pro Max models, the iPhone 13 Pro Max managed 12 hours and 16 minutes on a single charge on the same test as before. The iPhone 14 Pro Max got to 14 hours and 42 minutes, meaning it earns its place on the best battery life guide again, unlike its smaller sibling. There isn’t any upgrade to the 20W charging found on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which we were hoping for but weren’t optimistic we’d see. The charging speeds seem a little quicker since last year though, with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max charging to 53% and 40% in half an hour respectively, with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max managing 57% and 42% instead in the same thirty minutes.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro outlook
The update from iPhone 13 Pro to iPhone 14 Pro is actually pretty dramatic. In previous years, we’ve seen incremental changes. With the iPhone 14 Pro, however, Apple have been generous (or at least as generous as it can be when the phones cost as much as they do) with the upgrades. The new Dynamic Island, 48MP camera, improved chipset and always-on display certainly set the iPhone 14 Pro apart from its predecessor, and aside from a price increase in some regions, there doesn’t look to be any drawbacks versus the outgoing models. In the current economy, though, a price hike really won’t be appealing to many people, especially given the already high pricing of the iPhone 13 Pro models. Whether or not the features will justify this hike to most buyers remains to be seen.
title: “Iphone 14 Pro Vs Iphone 13 Pro Biggest Upgrades” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-05” author: “Lisette Shults”
While not much has changed with the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Pro has gained a good range of interesting new features, including the all new Dynamic Island, an Always-On display, and the A16 Bionic chip. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your iPhone 13 Pro, are wondering which model to go for once both are available to buy or want to know if Apple will maintain its grip on our best phones list, this iPhone 14 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro guide should help you figure it out. Make sure you check back here soon for a full hands-on comparison with detailed test data and camera samples. For now, we’ll base our judgment based on specs and first impressions.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro price
At $999/£949 and $1,099/£1,049 respectively, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are already pretty expensive phones. But unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, the iPhone 14 Pro models won’t be getting any cheaper. Indeed, for U.K. buyers, they’re actually getting more expensive. The iPhone 14 Pro starts $999/£1,099, which is around £150 more than the previous model cost for U.K. customers, although it is priced the same as its predecessor in the U.S. Similarly, the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at $1,099/£1,199, again showing a mark up in UK pricing. Apple no longer sells the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max now that the iPhone 14 Pro models are available. That won’t stop you from finding the older phones from third-party retailers, and perhaps at a good discount too. But as we move further away from the iPhone 14 series launch, iPhone 13 Pro models supplies are going to eventually run out. It’s better to act now and buy an iPhone 13 Pro if you decide that’s the right thing for you to do.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro design
One of the most obvious changes from the iPhone 13 Pro is the display notch has been replaced by the Dynamic Island. It’s essentially an interactive box around the pill-shaped Face ID and front camera cut-out that changes size and form based on different notifications, alerts and activities. While the iPhone 13 series reduced the size of the Face ID notch for the first time since its introduction on the iPhone X, the iPhone 14 Pro’s new variable-sized island will give back more screen real estate to actual pixels, making it less obstructive when using an app in fullscreen mode. We had thought there would be a more obvious new look for the back of the iPhone 14 Pro too. But it now looks like it’ll be basically the same as the iPhone 13 Pro, with the now-familiar triple lens camera mount. The iPhone 14 Pro still has a Lightning port rather than a USB-C port for power and data transfer too. That may change next year though, due to changes in the law in the EU and demand for similar legislation in the U.S. And on the side of the shell you’ll notice a distinct absence of a SIM tray — this is because Apple have decided to restrict the iPhone 14 Pro to eSIMs in the U.S., which has numerous benefits. Firstly, the removal of the SIM tray gives designers more space to work with internally, allowing more features to be added. Secondly, it’s one less point of failure to consider when waterproofing. Finally, eSIMs give users more flexibility with network carriers, allowing multiple SIMs to be added without taking up extra space and also making it easier to switch network provider, which comes in especially handy when travelling. In regions where eSIMs are already commonplace, such as the U.K., this move likely won’t be an issue, as many carriers offer eSIMs already to both new and existing customers. In regions where eSIMs are not as widely used, however, it could cause headaches and restrict consumer choice. For colors, you’ll initially be able to select the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max in Space Black, Silver, Gold or Deep Purple. All feature a matt glass textured back. We’ll probably see another color option arriving in mid-2024, similar to Apple’s color releases for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro display
Once again, the iPhone Pro models for 2022 feature a 6.1-inch display, and the Pro Max version sports a 6.7-inch display. You’re actually getting more screen on the iPhone 14 models, however, as despite having the same measurements in inches, the bezels are smaller. The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max introduced ProMotion adaptive 120Hz displays to the iPhone for the first time, allowing for a display that’s both smoother and more power efficient. Apple have given the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max the same capability, and then some. While the new iPhone Pro models can still reach refresh rates of up to 120Hz, they can also scale back down to 1Hz, as opposed to the 10Hz minimum of the iPhone 13 Pro models. This lower minimum refresh rate will make the iPhone 14 Pro models more power efficient as they operate more slowly than their predecessors when required. There’s a brightness difference between the old and new phones, with the iPhone 13 Pro scoring a maximum of 1,024 nits and the iPhone 14 Pro 1,448 nits, that will make the new models much more visible outdoors. The 14 Pro also has a slightly wider and more accurate color gamut too. This new display also enables the Always-On display, which you may have encountered in Apple Watches. This will let you see widgets like those you can add to your lock screen in iOS 16 on your phone even when it’s locked, allowing for convenient updates at a glance and in full colour, without a huge detriment to battery life.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro cameras
The iPhone 13 Pro used 12MP sensors for all four of its cameras. But the iPhone 14 Pro comes with a 48MP sensor on the main camera, for higher resolution images. The iPhone 13 Pro models feature a wider maximum aperture of f/1.5 on the main camera versus f/1.78 on the iPhone 14 Pro, meaning the older models are theoretically capable of producing brighter images. However, with a much larger sensor, upgraded image stabilization and Apple’s new Photonic Engine image processor, the iPhone 14 Pro should produce cleaner, more detailed images in low light. The new quad pixel sensor also allows a 2x telephoto zoom mode, meaning you’ll have more flexibility with your zooming and framing. While ProRAW photos were available to iPhone 13 Pro users, thanks to its huge sensor, the iPhone 14 Pro offers ProRAW files in uncompressed 48-megapixels, which means they’ll be huge and absolutely packed full of image data to manipulate. If you’re a fan of having ultimate control over your images in post-production, then the iPhone 14 Pro has the camera for you. In terms of video, there’s no 8K as rumored, but the iPhone 14 Pro can shoot 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps and 60 fps, just as you’d find on the iPhone 13 Pro. The difference between the two is that 4K/24 fps is now available in Cinematic mode on the iPhone 14 Pro. Apple touts this as a professional feature, given 24 fps is a widely used frame rate by filmmakers looking to craft cinematic video. However, this isn’t really as big of a deal as they’re making out. Pro cinematographers still probably won’t be using their iPhone over their Arri, and the iPhone 13 Pro still shoots at 4K/24 fps in normal video modes. It does give users of the iPhone 14 Pro some extra creative freedom when crafting stylized, cinematic feeling video, though. Meanwhile on the front, the iPhone 14 Pro has a slightly upgraded selfie camera, with a brighter maximum aperture of f/1.9 versus f/2.2 on the iPhone 13 Pro. It’ll also use the new Photonic Engine image processor to make for brighter and sharper selfies. If you’re interested in seeing some comparisons, have a look at our iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 13 camera shootout.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro chip and performance
The new A16 Bionic chipset will be running the show inside the iPhone 14 Pro, an upgrade on the iPhone 13 Pro’s A15 Bionic. This new silicon isn’t a chip that the regular iPhone 14 won’t get. The lower model phones instead use a modified A15 Bionic chip. It’s the same chip found in the iPhone 13 Pro models, which features a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU and a 16-core neural processor. This makes the gap between the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro larger than previous years, but performance-wise means that the lower tier iPhone 14 models should be comparable to the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max (without all the bells and whistles like high refresh rates and Pro camera technology, though). Built on a 4-nanometer architecture, the A16 chip offers more transistors than the 5-nanometer design of the A15 Bionic. This essentially means it can use more transistors in the same amount of space, increasing performance and efficiency over its predecessor. In fact, Apple claims that the A16 uses 20% less power than the A15, which will improve battery life, and that it is up to 40% more powerful than the rivals; think the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. According to our iPhone 14 Pro benchmarks, the A16 chip beats the A15 by a considerable margin on the CPU-heavy portions of the test, but the GPU and video transcoding tests are closer, if not identical in a couple of places. The iPhone 13 Pro still likely has all the power you’d want from a phone, but if you need the ultimate in performance, the iPhone 14 Pro is unquestionably what you’re after. The iPhone 14 Pro offers the same storage capacities as the iPhone 13 Pro: 128GB as standard, with the option to upgrade to 256GB, 512GB or 1TB.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro battery
Both iPhone 13 Pro models made it onto our best phone battery life list, but only one of the new models has been able to properly supplant its predecessor. On our usual constant web-browsing test over 5G, the iPhone 13 Pro lasted for 12 hours and 18 minutes, while the iPhone 14 Pro lasted 10 hours and 13 minutes. That’s still a decent result for the iPhone 14 Pro, but it’s a fairly considerable battery life slip, likely due to the always-on display. In fact the reduced battery life was bad enough for one TG writer to swap back to their old iPhone. As for the Pro Max models, the iPhone 13 Pro Max managed 12 hours and 16 minutes on a single charge on the same test as before. The iPhone 14 Pro Max got to 14 hours and 42 minutes, meaning it earns its place on the best battery life guide again, unlike its smaller sibling. There isn’t any upgrade to the 20W charging found on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which we were hoping for but weren’t optimistic we’d see. The charging speeds seem a little quicker since last year though, with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max charging to 53% and 40% in half an hour respectively, with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max managing 57% and 42% instead in the same thirty minutes.
iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro outlook
The update from iPhone 13 Pro to iPhone 14 Pro is actually pretty dramatic. In previous years, we’ve seen incremental changes. With the iPhone 14 Pro, however, Apple have been generous (or at least as generous as it can be when the phones cost as much as they do) with the upgrades. The new Dynamic Island, 48MP camera, improved chipset and always-on display certainly set the iPhone 14 Pro apart from its predecessor, and aside from a price increase in some regions, there doesn’t look to be any drawbacks versus the outgoing models. In the current economy, though, a price hike really won’t be appealing to many people, especially given the already high pricing of the iPhone 13 Pro models. Whether or not the features will justify this hike to most buyers remains to be seen.
