Apple iPhone 14 Pro vs iPhone 14 Plus
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 14 Plus, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic. 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
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 125% higher peak brightness (1782 against 793 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (939K versus 827K)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.6 mm narrower
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1848 and 1703 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1125 mAh larger battery capacity: 4325 vs 3200 mAh
- Shows 14% longer battery life (41:08 vs 36:11 hours)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | OLED | OLED |
Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels | 1284 x 2778 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 | 1200 nits |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Ceramic Shield | Ceramic Shield |
Screen-to-body ratio | 87% | 87.4% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.7% |
PWM | 240 Hz | 59 Hz |
Response time | 1 ms | 5 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple | Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow |
Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
Max clock | 3460 MHz | 3230 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 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
GPU clock | - | 1200 MHz |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
CPU | 248495 | 212452 |
GPU | 393310 | 346584 |
Memory | 162433 | 145329 |
UX | 143811 | 130415 |
Total score | 939935 | 827568 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 41.2 °C | 44 °C |
Stability | 79% | 81% |
Graphics test | 59 FPS | 56 FPS |
Graphics score | 9877 | 9458 |
Memory
RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Channels | 4 | 2 |
Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
OS size | - | 16 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 3200 mAh | 4325 mAh |
Max charge power | 23 W | 20 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 (47% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:41 hr | 2:00 hr |
Web browsing | 12:35 hr | 13:47 hr |
Watching video | 15:45 hr | 17:29 hr |
Gaming | 06:03 hr | 06:11 hr |
Standby | 120 hr | 146 hr |
General battery life
Phones With Long Battery Life (95th and 19th place)
Camera
Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
Flash | Dual LED | 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 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (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/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 |
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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 |
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 14 Plus from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | - |
Sensor size | 1/3.6" | 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 a/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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
USB version | 2 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 | Yes |
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 2022 |
Release date | September 2022 | October 2022 |
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 |
Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 14 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 14 Plus.
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