Apple iPhone 14 Pro vs iPhone 11 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 14 Pro (with Apple A16 Bionic) that was released on September 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 36 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 126% higher peak brightness (1795 against 794 nits)
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (944K versus 631K)
- Shows 19% longer battery life (36:11 vs 30:23 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 3-years newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro
- Weighs 18 grams less
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87% | 82.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 290 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) | 144 mm (5.67 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 71.4 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3460 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| FLOPS | - | ~736 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 253169 | 168355 |
| GPU | 394023 | 258575 |
| Memory | 149281 | 84144 |
| UX | 145972 | 120243 |
| Total score | 944325 | 631716 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 41.2 °C | 44.2 °C |
| Stability | 79% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 59 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9874 | 7459 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 64, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.4) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.4) |
Battery
| Capacity | 3200 mAh | 3046 mAh |
| Charge power | 23 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:41 hr | 1:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:35 hr | 10:19 hr |
| Watching video | 15:45 hr | 12:57 hr |
| Gaming | 06:03 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 102 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | - | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2022 | September 2019 |
| Release date | September 2022 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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