IPHONE 14. Apple has just announced that part of its production of iPhone 14 would now be operated in India. This decision comes in the midst of a crisis between the United States and China.
[Mis à jour le mercredi 24 août à 14h31] your future iPhone Will 14 be produced in India? In an official press release published on Tuesday August 23, Apple announces that it will relocate part of the production of its future smartphone to India. Until now, the firm depended mainly on China, where 90% of its production was assembled there. According to Apple, this decision would be thought to “mitigating geopolitical risks on supply efficiency by creating production sites outside of China”. This announcement echoes in particular the tensions between China and the United States revived several weeks ago.
This decision regarding the production of the iPhone 14 should not, however, have a direct impact on its upcoming availability in Europe. New telephone should be available within a few weeks with the first copies still coming from China. The production of iPhone 14 made in India should not take place until the end of October at the earliest. As a reminder, no less than four different iPhone 14s should soon be made official by Apple during its next September Keynote.
As a reminder, the iPhone 14 should again be offered in four distinct versions. However, these would be different from previous years. Exit the iPhone 14 mini and hello the iPhone 14 Max. Following disappointing sales on the last two mini models, Apple would not try the experiment again, and would rather offer a new device with a large size and called “iPhone 14 Max”.
No release date for the iPhone 14 has been officially confirmed by Apple. However, it is not possible to plan ahead, the firm having had a very established schedule for several years. Traditionally, Apple has two major conferences per year. The first, called WWDC, is organized in the middle of the year. The second conference should concern the iPhone 14. We can therefore already imagine that the iPhone 14 will be unveiled in the middle of Septemberfor release in the following days.
If the date of Tuesday, September 13 was mentioned on the net, several specialists including Mark Gurman, journalist at Bloomberg, indicate that Apple would prepare its Keynote conference a week in advance. Apple would therefore organize its next Keynote on Wednesday September 7, for a release of the iPhone 14 scheduled for Friday September 16.
Although it is still a little too early to say about the future characteristics of the iPhone 14, a lot of information about it is already available on the web! Several journalists and insiders like Jon Prosser specify thatApple would (finally) remove the top notch from the front of the phone, to replace it with a simple hole that would be used for the sensor of the selfie module. This novelty would however only be present on the Pro and Pro Max models.
A new selfie camera
Among the novelties announced for the iPhone 14, there is a persistent rumor around a new selfie camera. The latter would have better quality compared to previous iPhone models, but would also cost more to produce. Will this addition impact the price of future iPhone 14s? We will have to wait until the formalization of the phone to have the last word on the subject and observe the novelties compared to its predecessor, the iPhone 13.
An “Always-On” screen for the iPhone 14 Pro
The “Always-On” technology anticipated for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max already exists in many other smartphones. It keeps your screen on all the time, but with a very low refresh rate to save battery. The main interest of this feature is to be able to display interesting widgets such as the time or the date of the day. You will be able to consult essential information without having to grab or turn on your iPhone 14!
Will the iPhone 14 benefit from an A16 Bionic chip?
The latest information about the iPhone 14 concerns its processor. The powerful A15 Bionic chip that currently equips the iPhone 13 should normally give way to its successor: the A16 Bionic processor. It would seem, however, that Apple has planned to add this new SoC only in the two most high-end models of the brand, namely the iPhone 14 Max and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. The other two smartphones would thus remain equipped with the A15 chip.
Many leakers agree on one point: there would be no iPhone 14 mini planned. As a reminder, the iPhone 12 mini had very disappointing sales for Apple, despite good performance and a very practical small size. The firm nevertheless tried again by unveiling a new iPhone 13 mini in September 2020, the results of which are just as mixed as its predecessor. We should therefore not benefit from an iPhone 14 mini, but from a brand new model, modeled on the basic iPhone 14.
According to specialist journalist Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple is considering the idea of offering four different iPhone 14 models again for 2022. The firm, however, would skip a mini version and present another more high-end model instead. : the iPhone 14 Max, which would be between the classic 14 and the 14 Pro.
The new range of iPhone 14 would be constituted as follows: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. It will however be necessary to see if this new name is sufficiently clear for an audience which was now well accustomed to the line-up of the device.
What is the iPhone 14 Max?
He’s the new kid in the family. Welcome the new iPhone 14 Max as it should. According to several analysts and leaks on the web, this new model would replace the iPhone 14 mini. However, he would not have many similarities with the latter. Where the mini version of an iPhone takes its components in a smaller version, the iPhone 14 Max would do the exact opposite. This new model would therefore be a kind of iPhone 14, but in a larger size.
The iPhone 14 Pro is certainly the most anticipated version of the range. The latter would be the one that benefits the most from new features with the iPhone 14 Pro Max, starting with the design. The front screen of the iPhone 14 Pro would benefit from the new notch, 3D renderings of which can be found on the web.
According to dimensions from CAD files, this is the iPhone 14 Pro front compared to the iPhone 13 Pro. Bezels are ~20% thinner, and the hole punch is *not* small. Renders coming soon!https://t.co/qjgYoa0aL2 pic.twitter.com/A7Wgz7byCf
The changes of the iPhone 14 Pro with its predecessor are not legion. Apple’s new phone should, however, benefit froma new processor, the A16 Bionic, which would improve the performance of the device and its battery management. It will be interesting to compare the latter with the chip that equips the iPhone 13, the A15 Bionic, as the performance of the latter was already of a very high level.
Another novelty expected for the iPhone 14: the arrival of an “Always-On” mode. You should thus be able to leave the screen of the iPhone 14 permanently on to display data such as the time, the current date or even widgets. This addition could however have an impact on the autonomy of the phone which would also be improved accordingly.
Unless there is a real surprise, Apple should present a new iPhone 14 Pro Max by September 2022. These very high-end, even premium models, initiated with the iPhone 11 Pro Max, make it possible to take advantage of all of Apple’s advanced technology for an optimal experience on a smartphone from the brand.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max should follow its predecessor, offering features equivalent to those of the iPhone 14 Pro, while having a larger size. It would then be the most expensive iPhone 14 in the range, but also the most advanced in terms of new features and performance. The iPhone 14 Pro Max would notably be equipped with the brand new A16 Bionic chip, but also with the new design on its front face which will allow it to display more content on the screen.
Will the iPhone 14 cost more than its predecessors? Apple was able to create a surprise in 2021 by unveiling a new variety of different iPhones while keeping the same price list. If the firm decides to maintain this momentum, it may well be that the next range of iPhone 14 also has the same prices. The iPhone 14 mini being replaced by the iPhone 14 Max, the new prices of the iPhone 14 could therefore be as follows:
- iPhone 14: from 909 euros.
- iPhone 14 Max: from 999 euros.
- iPhone 14 Pro: from 1159 euros.
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: from 1259 euros.
Information to be taken with a grain of salt for the iPhone 14, since several reports indicate a price increase for the entire range, and in particular the Pro models. The Sun website reports that the future iPhone 14, 14 Max, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max could well see their base price go up by 100 euros. This increase would also apply to the dollar prices of the iPhone 14 range.
While a price hike for the iPhone 14 wouldn’t make many happy, it would still make sense in the face of soaring prices across the tech industry. Apple would therefore only follow the trend or rather inflation in the face of the increase in the price of many raw materials.
A question that many consumers ask themselves: Will the iPhone 14 finally shake up the design of Apple phones? The first glimpses already seem uninviting. Since the iPhone X released in 2017, the firm has hardly touched the design of its famous smartphone. The iPhone 14 should continue this momentum, and simply refine an already well-established design, which has proven itself year after year.
The only big novelty of the iPhone 14 in terms of design would fit in the notch on the front of the device. It’s been a while since Apple seems to want to reduce at all costs the space allocated to the selfie camera as well as the device that allows Face ID to unlock your phone. The new notch of the iPhone 14 should therefore be smaller, and arranged in the shape of an exclamation point.
A USB-C port finally planned for the iPhone 14?
Many consumers are hoping that the iPhone 14 will finally swap its lightning port for a USB-C charging port. While this change may well take place in the future, it is unlikely to apply to the iPhone 14. In early June 2022, the European Union voted for an agreement that constrains a single charger for the smartphone market in Europe. This decree could well shake up the plans planned by Apple, but will only apply in 2024, giving the Cupertino company time to offer an iPhone 14, and even a potential iPhone 15 before submitting to the new directive.