iPhone 14 Pro increases its photographic power

Apple draws a somewhat thicker line between its high-performance phones, the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, and the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus phones, although they fall into the premium category, they come one step below. Two types of iPhone, Pro and Standard, and two screens of 6.1 and 6.7 inches. Differences also appear in the imaging system and in the brain that manages the high performance of the computerized imaging, processor.

The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus retain the A15 Bionic chip, which gave good results in the entire generation of the iPhone 13 and could not be outdone by any of the competitors. For the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, there’s the new jewel in the crown, the A16 Bionic, which houses 16,000 million transistors and is capable of performing 17 billion artificial intelligence operations, 4 billion per image. crazy.

The result, as seen in the exhibition area of ​​Steve Jobs’ theater after the show, was stunning. Clarity, low light results, and natural colors in challenging conditions are superb. Also contributing to this is that the Pro models have new sensors with a resolution of 48 megapixels, four times more than the iPhone 14. Four times the definition and a new computerized imaging system called the optical engine. The camera system improvement includes four angles 0.5, x1, x2, and x3.

Apple’s new photographic computing technology is called the Optical Engine, and it improves on the impressive results of the previous generation iPhone. The Pro range has a 48MP main camera with a quad-pixel sensor, which adapts to the image being taken and makes all four pixels work as one to capture more light in low-light conditions.

This same sensor is what allows the iPhone 14 Pro to offer four focal lengths with three lenses – ultra-wide angle, wide angle and telephoto: x0.5, x1, x2, and x3. The 48MP ProRAW images shown by Apple showed a level of detail that seemed fantastical. Cinema mode now lets you record in 4K at 30 frames per second and with real-time HDR and Dolby Vision processing. We’ll have to wait to test the results in normal situations, but what we’ve seen holds great promise.

Another big change in the Pro models is the replacement. The top dark tab on the screen for pills Apple called Dynamic Island. The idea is to combine hardware, with that dark pill imposed by the front camera (which is now autofocus) and FaceID facial recognition sensors with software so that everything looks the same. Some of the original animations seem to bring the “island” to life, growing sideways or down to perform numerous functions, such as notifications, that developers can use for their own apps.

The Pro Display XDR of the iPhone 14 Pro can always be active, as it can work at a very low refresh rate, one frame per second. This way, you can see widgets and notifications without having to turn your phone on. In terms of brightness, it’s massive. It reaches 1600 nits, with peaks of 2000 nits. Twice the iPhone 13 Pro, everything is covered in a layer of what Apple calls Ceramic Shield, which gives it great shock resistance.

The entire iPhone 14 range will be sold in the US without a physical SIM card slot. They will only work with a virtual eSIM, following an agreement between Apple and major North American operators. The idea of ​​The Apple Company is to make change for everyone.

iPhone 14 also includes emergency message service via satellite for areas without coverage. For now, it will only work in the US and Canada. It will be free for two years. This feature forced the redesign of the telephone antennas and the creation of a software system that directs the establishment of communication with the satellite.

Apple has also equipped its phones, and its new range of Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra watches, with a traffic accident detection system that causes the device to notify emergency services if it believes it has detected a serious accident and the user does so. Does not respond.

Prices start at €1,009 for the iPhone 14, €1,159 for the iPhone 14 Plus, €1,319 for the iPhone 14 Pro and €1,469 for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Inflation and the exchange rate of the dollar against the euro put it this way.