


The iPhone 14 also leads the pack in terms of audio quality with its dual speaker system that supports spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. Apple has also introduced a removeable back panel on the iPhone 14, which should allow for better repairability. Lastly, there’s a Lighting port at the bottom as Apple is yet to embrace the USB-C standard. The mute switch and volume buttons are located to the left of the device, while the power button sits on the right. This is pretty much the standard iPhone design formula. Unfortunately, there’s no fancy notch on the vanilla iPhone 14. And finally, there’s the IP68 rating for dust and water resistance, which adds to the durability of an already well-built smartphone. But this does tend to make the sides of the phone less sharp. The frame of the iPhone 14 is made of an aerospace-grade aluminium, although it isn’t quite as strong as the steel frame on the iPhone 14 Pro (Review). However, these are the only differences on the design front, and they aren’t even standout ones, making it extremely difficult to distinguish between the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 at a glance.Īpple continues to use top-notch build quality on the iPhone 14, opting for glass protection on the back and its Ceramic Shield covering the display on the front. Additionally, the phone is slightly chunkier, weighing two grams more and measuring 0.15mm thicker than the iPhone 13. The camera bump on the back is slightly larger than that on the iPhone 13. Before we dive into our review, the iPhone 14 has been available at discounted prices on Flipkart several times since its launch in the country.įirst off is the design, which is pretty similar to that of its predecessor. But before we get into the iPhone 14 review, it is worth noting that it features a starting price of Rs 79,900 in India, putting it in premium smartphone territory. In our full iPhone 14 review, we’ll see if the marginal changes Apple made to the iPhone 14 make it a worthy successor to the iPhone 13 and if it justifies the higher price tag. But while the iPhone 14 Pro models came out of the gate swinging, the same couldn’t be said about the iPhone 14, which received marginal updates over its predecessor. In our view, it was hard to find a competitor to the iPhone 14 Pro. The iPhone 14 series hit the ground running, particularly thanks to the impressive performance of the iPhone 14 Pro models.
