{"id":494495,"date":"2022-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T21:00:00","slug":"heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/","title":{"rendered":"#Here\u2019s Why You Shouldn\u2019t Buy the Base iPhone 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aeeb865b0267\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aeeb865b0267\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/#%E2%80%9CHeres_Why_You_Shouldnt_Buy_the_Base_iPhone_14%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Here\u2019s Why You Shouldn\u2019t Buy the Base iPhone 14&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/#A_Departure_From_Normal_iPhone_Releases\" >A Departure From Normal iPhone Releases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/#The_iPhone_14s_Existential_Problem\" >The iPhone 14\u2019s Existential Problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/#What_About_the_iPhone_14_Plus\" >What About the iPhone 14 Plus?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-base-iphone-14\/#Skip_the_iPhone_14_or_Go_Pro\" >Skip the iPhone 14 (or Go Pro)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHeres_Why_You_Shouldnt_Buy_the_Base_iPhone_14%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Here\u2019s Why You Shouldn\u2019t Buy the Base iPhone 14&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-831064 \" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/iPhone-14-Hero.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An iPhone 14.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New iPhones get announced every year, but there\u2019s always someone who scoffs and says Apple is selling last year\u2019s iPhone in a new color at a new price. With the iPhone 14, though, unless you\u2019re looking at the iPhone 14 Pro, that person is not entirely wrong.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Departure_From_Normal_iPhone_Releases\"><\/span>A Departure From Normal iPhone Releases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-697816 size-large\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iphone_12_pro_lidar-650x392.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" data-credittext=\"Apple\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the introduction of the iPhone X as Apple\u2019s very first bezel-less device, Apple\u2019s lineup has been relatively simple to follow. Apple offers regular flagship phones, with aluminum builds and standard specifications, and \u201cpremium\u201d flagship phones, with bleeding-edge features and a more premium build quality. The former phones are marketed to regular iPhone users, while the latter ones are marketed to enthusiasts and folks who don\u2019t mind paying more to get the very best.<\/p>\n<p>We saw that in 2017, when the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were the \u201cphone for everyone,\u201d and the iPhone X was the ultra-premium flagship. The pattern repeated itself in 2018 with the iPhone XR and the iPhone XS, and XS Max. Things got a little clearer in 2019 when the iPhone 11 was introduced alongside the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max.<\/p>\n<p>Through all of those releases, and since then, both the Pro and non-Pro iPhones got substantial improvements, both inside and outside. We didn\u2019t always get external radical design changes, but we always got, at least, Apple\u2019s newest system on a chip (SoC), alongside a handful of other generational improvements, like camera or battery upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>This is where problems begin with the iPhone 14.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_iPhone_14s_Existential_Problem\"><\/span>The iPhone 14\u2019s Existential Problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-831142\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Apple-iPhone-14-iPhone-14-Plus-5up-hero-220907-650x366.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple iPhone 14 and 14 Plus in multiple colors\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once you get past the fact that Apple got rid of the Mini and replaced it with an iPhone 14 Plus, the iPhone 14 is\u2026 just a souped-up iPhone 13. Apple took most of the iPhone 14\u2019s big upgrades, like the Dynamic Island, and made them exclusive to the Pro, with the base iPhone 14 being barely an upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Through the iPhone\u2019s lifetime, Apple always did yearly chip upgrades with its newest phones. That was something everyone always took for granted, even through boring upgrades like the iPhone 5s or the iPhone 6s. The\u00a0iPhone 11 and 11 Pro have the A13 Bionic, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro have the A14 Bionic, and the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro have the A15 Bionic.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 14 Pro has the A16 Bionic CPU, but the iPhone 14 has\u2026 the A15. Again.<\/p>\n<p>During its conference, Apple\u2019s employees said the A15 was so good that they basically didn\u2019t feel the need to change the chip. The company tried hard to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> sound good (it has one extra GPU core compared to the iPhone 13!), but the real reason could be related to the ongoing chip shortage. Apple could be having trouble making enough A16 chips for all iPhone 14 buyers, and the company probably has a massive stockpile of A15 silicon it wants to get rid of. It did launch an A15-powered iPhone SE in early 2022, after all.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first time Apple recycled a chip since the iPhone 3G in 2008. You\u00a0<em>could\u00a0<\/em>count the iPhone 5C from 2013, but that phone was more of a precursor to the SE, with a plastic build and no Touch ID.<\/p>\n<p>Even setting the previous generation chip aside, the phone is still just an iPhone 13 in most ways. It has the same exact design, the same 60Hz screen, and the same ol\u2019 notch as the iPhone 13. Storage options are also the same, starting at 128GB. In some ways, it\u2019s even worse. While Apple wants to force an eSIM-only future by removing the SIM tray with the iPhone 14, that\u2019s coming at the cost of making some users switch carriers (since not all networks support eSIM) and hampering the ability of people to stay connected when <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing (if they would prefer getting a SIM card in another country.)<\/p>\n<p>To Apple\u2019s credit, the iPhone 14 does have a few upgrades. Emergency SoS via Satellite is legitimately great and lets you get help in situations where you otherwise wouldn\u2019t have any cell signal or contact with the world. And crash detection is a great addition that could save your life if you\u2019re ever involved in an ugly car accident.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, the iPhone 14 has a slightly bigger and wider 12MP rear camera sensor, an improved front camera with autofocus, and\u00a0<em>very\u00a0<\/em>slightly improved battery life. Otherwise, it\u2019s identical to the iPhone 13, inside and out.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_About_the_iPhone_14_Plus\"><\/span>What About the iPhone 14 Plus?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-831067 \" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/screenshot-09-07-2022-140943-650x366.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, we can\u2019t talk about the iPhone 14 without mentioning its bigger sibling, the iPhone 14 Plus. Apple killed off the Mini and brought back the Plus branding for the first time since the iPhone 8 Plus, to give us a non-Pro alternative to the massive Pro Max phones.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a massive phone but you don\u2019t necessarily need everything the Pro phones have, you might be compelled to buy the iPhone 14 Plus. For what it\u2019s worth, it\u2019s pretty much the same iPhone 14, except with a larger 6.7-inch display instead of a 6.1-inch panel.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there isn\u2019t an iPhone 13 Plus, so the 14 Plus is actually an all-new model. But unfortunately, the fact that it\u2019s the same phone also means that it runs an A15 Bionic, and it suffers from the same deficiencies as the iPhone 14. Many of the same arguments that apply to the standard model also apply to the Plus, so unless you really want a non-Pro large iPhone, it\u2019s probably a skip.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Skip_the_iPhone_14_or_Go_Pro\"><\/span>Skip the iPhone 14 (or Go Pro)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-756301 size-large \" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iPhone-13-close-up-pink-650x365.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" data-credittext=\"Apple\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fact that the iPhone 14 has so few improvements manages to make the iPhone 13 an amazing purchase, especially since the fact that the iPhone 14 was released means that the iPhone 13 got discounted.<\/p>\n<p>If you already have the iPhone 13, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone-14\/\">iPhone 14<\/a> overall isn\u2019t much of an upgrade for you. The two big upgrades are Satellite Emergency SOS and crash detection, which are legitimately useful features.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to upgrade for those two things, or if those features made you consider an iPhone for the first time, we would still recommend skipping the base iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, and trying to fork over more money for an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone-14-pro\/\">iPhone 14 Pro or an iPhone 14 Pro Max<\/a>. It\u2019s an extra $200, sure, but you\u2019re also getting the full set of generational upgrades, such as the Dynamic Island, the A16 Bionic CPU, and way better cameras.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t care about satellite emergency services or crash detection, then you should keep your <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/buy-iphone\/iphone-13\">iPhone 13<\/a>. And if you don\u2019t have one, it\u2019s the perfect time to buy one.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 14\u2019s MSRP is $800, while the iPhone 14 Plus will set you back $900. When this new phone was released, the iPhone 13 Mini\u2019s price was lowered to $600, and the standard 13\u2019s price dropped to $700. Since you\u2019re getting basically the same phone for $100 less ($200 if you don\u2019t mind going small), the decision seems pretty clear to us.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re willing to give the second-hand market a look, you can probably score an even better deal, too. There is plenty of used, slightly used, open-box, or even sealed smartphones making the rounds selling for cheaper than Apple\u2019s MSRP, so you can save some serious cash if you want to go down that route.<\/p>\n<p>If you do go second-hand, you can also give the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max a look. That way, you can get a faster 120Hz display and a better camera setup for basically the same price Apple is asking for an iPhone 14, or even less.<\/p>\n<p>As we said before, the iPhone 14 Pro is a massive upgrade. But I feel like Apple could\u2019ve done a lot better with the non-Pro models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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