Apple iPhone 14 vs iPhone 13

67 out of 100
Apple iPhone 14
VS
65 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 14 (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on September 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by the same chip and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • The phone is 11 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 crucial features
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
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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
86.1
(Very good)
Value Index
108.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 129%
PWM 60 Hz 609 Hz
Response time 12 ms 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 14 +1%
844 nits
838 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio
87.1%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 14 and Apple iPhone 13
SoC
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 3230 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics 5 core Apple GPU Apple GPU (4 cores)
GPU shading units 640 640
GPU clock 1338 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 14 and Apple iPhone 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 14 +1%
2272
2241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone 14 +5%
5584
5317
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 14 +12%
20728
18447
Compute Score (GPU) 20728 18447
Single-core score 2272 2241
Multi-core score 5584 5317
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 14 +8%
1526761
1413275
CPU 441890 410975
GPU 399019 370837
Memory 177784 164151
UX 508068 467312
Total score 1526761 1413275
Samples [9 tests] [26 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
iPhone 14 +17%
3771
3225
Stability 76% 76%
Graphics test 14 FPS 12 FPS
Section 1 19 FPS 16 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 12 FPS
Section 3 10 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 3771 3225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iPhone 14 +17%
2854
2445
Stability 76% 74%
Graphics test 17 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 2854 2445
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-23 (Artyom)AnTuTu 111082494
📘 2026-07-15 (Minh Thai)AnTuTu 111526761
📘 2026-06-06 (emo067)AnTuTu 111538861
📘 2026-05-27 (Rex)Geekbench 6 CPU2382 / 5869
📘 2026-05-10 (Laxy)AnTuTu 111573257
Apple iPhone 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu 111297615
📘 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu 111461749
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 GPU18864
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 CPU2327 / 5604
📘 2026-09-03 (Yulik🇺🇦)AnTuTu 111289105

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS size 12 GB 18 GB
OS updates 6 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 3279 mAh 3227 mAh
Max charge power 20 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
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:31 hr 1:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:06 hr 09:29 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 13:58 hr
Gaming 05:25 hr 05:12 hr
Standby 114 hr 114 hr
General battery life
iPhone 14 +4%
24:17 hr
23:23 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital 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 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.6
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX703 Sony IMX603
Sensor size 1/1.66" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch)
Pixel size 1.9 micron 1.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 13 mm 14 mm
Sensor Sony IMX372 Sony IMX372
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
iPhone 14 +2%
135
133
Video quality
iPhone 14 +1%
146
144
Generic main camera score
iPhone 14 +6%
133
125
Bokeh 70 65
Preview 85 76
Zoom 90 65
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes Yes
DxOMark front camera
iPhone 14 +7%
144
134
Photo 138 128
Video 153 143

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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card eSIM Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 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
80.9 dB
iPhone 13 +3%
83.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2022 September 2021
Release date September 2022 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $800
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 - Apple iPhone 17
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 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
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 14. It has a better performance, gaming, and connectivity.

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thatoneguy January 30, 2026 at 08:22 PM
This is the smallest upgrade ever in a iphone. Normally when I see someone with a phone I can always tell what phone it is but with a 13 vs a 14 I can almost never tell. Unless its a product red 14.
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Eyxa October 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
iPhone 14 has 1 extra GPU core.
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gab March 2, 2025 at 04:37 PM
i dont know which one i have to choose, some help?
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kem April 17, 2025 at 02:44 AM
if u have money not picky and want to have extra yr - yrs then go for 14 if u want to save dont mind 2nd hand then go for 13 it’s much cheaper and almost same no noticeable difference only software bit hardware
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Michael February 1, 2025 at 09:38 AM
I got the 13 that the iPhone 14 in 2025 did I do right ?
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unknown February 18, 2025 at 08:56 PM
im wondering the same thing
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kem February 27, 2025 at 06:02 PM
there's almost no difference especially in performance so yes u save money and it's worth it if u have more money go for Pro model it makes a difference
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Michael Faniega November 21, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Same time owner of Google drive and apple
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