Analysis of the iPhone 14 Pro Max: all the features

Feature Summary

Before fully entering into all the points that make this iPhone the most top-of-the-range, we want you to have all the features it has in front of you so that you can get a more global vision of it. For this, below you have the corresponding table with all its specifications, which are really numbers and data, but which later affect the user experience, how could it be otherwise.

The most important

Once you have a global vision of this device, it is time for us to fully enter the most important aspects that it has and that, of course, it offers to all users who purchase a unit. As you can see below there are three mainly, its screen, which as you know is the largest you can find in an iPhone, its cameras and its inexhaustible battery, right? We tell you.

Screen

The first thing that stands out and that attracts the attention of all users of this iPhone is its screen, and that is that, as we mentioned, it is the largest you can find on an iPhone, since it is 6.7 inches . This screen size makes the iPhone 14 Pro Max an ideal device to be able to consume content, edit photos in professional apps for this, even to make audiovisual content through its fantastic cameras and edit it with apps like iMovie, LumaFusion or InShot.

But beware, what really stands out is not the size, which is also, but the characteristics it has. It should be noted how well calibrated it is and how good all the images look on it, in addition to the fact that it has up to 2000 nits of brightness . In addition, its technology is ProMotion , which means that it has an adaptive refresh rate that goes from 10 to 120 Hz , giving it a truly enviable fluidity and dynamism, ensuring that the autonomy of the equipment does not suffer from those refresh rates. so high

Not enough with that, this iPhone 14 Pro Max, together with the 14 Pro are the first to release the Always On Display , that is, the always-on screen that has been on the Apple Watch for years, but is now also on the iPhone. This will allow you to view your iPhone wallpaper and widget information without having to wake up the screen. It does not mean that the iPhone does not go to sleep, but it does mean that by darkening it, it will allow you to see everything that happens in it.

We leave the best for last, and that is that for the first time since it was introduced in the iPhone X, Apple has said goodbye to the famous notch , replacing it with the Dynamic Island or Dynamic Island. This kind of notch on the screen that users are used to seeing on other devices has a peculiarity in this one, and that is that it is completely usable , since those of Cupertino have made it interactive. Different apps with their animations will be located in it, being able to touch them to access or perform other actions. They have managed to turn what seemed like a weakness into a strength, taking tremendous advantage of it.

Cameras

We have commented that the screen is the first thing that attracts the attention of this iPhone 14 Pro Max, but in reality it is if you look at it from the front, since if you look at the back, surely the three lenses it has will be the protagonists and the that will take all eyes. And it is that if this device can proudly carry the surname Pro for something, it is because of its rear camera module that gives the user truly incredible versatility and quality, giving users one of the best photography and video experiences that can be find on the market, if not the best.

Photographic section

When talking about the cameras of an iPhone, two sections must always be taken into account, photography and video, let’s start with photography. Here, on paper, Apple has carried out a slight drop in terms of numbers, since the openings of the wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle lens of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max have dropped compared to their predecessors, however, that It does not mean that the photos are going to be worse, on the contrary, since this has a reason for being. Those from Cupertino, firstly, have increased the size of the sensor , and secondly, they have introduced the Photonic Engine technology, which in short, what it does is achieve, through the software, a brighter photograph, making that with a larger aperture, the result is better. Below you have the apertures of each lens.

• Wide angle lens: f/1.68.
• Ultra Wide Angle Lens: f/1.8.
• Telephoto: f/2.4.

However, the most important thing is neither in the size of the sensor nor in the Photonic Engine, but in the megapixels that the wide-angle camera has , that is, the main one. Apple has increased to 48 Mpx , which means that each photo is capable of accumulating much more information. However, by default, users will get 12 Mpx photos, since if they were 48 Mpx it would cause them to spend much more storage space. However, that does not mean that Apple does not use 48 Mpx in these images, since what the iPhone does is use them to offer an even better result than before. Now, if the user wants a 48 Mpx image, they just have to activate the RAW mode .

The 48 Mpx has not only led to better images, but now there is also a “new” default focal length. For example, in the iPhone 13 Pro Max the x0.5, x1 and x3 are available, while with the iPhone 14 Pro Max you can use the x0.5, x1, x2 and x3 , since the x1 and x2 are made Due to the wide-angle lens, yes, only with the x1 you will be able to obtain a 48 Mpx image. Finally, below we leave you the different shooting modes that you will have in this device in terms of photography.

• Photo.
• Macro photography.
• Portrait.
• Panorama.

We now turn to the front lens, that is, the popular iPhone selfie camera that has also been considerably improved . After many generations where Apple has not modified the properties of this lens at all, with these iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max it has finally managed to lower the aperture of the lens to f/1.9 , giving the possibility of achieving much better results in terms of lighting, sharpness and detail.

How does this iPhone record video?

There is no doubt that the iPhone 14 Pro Max is a true beast in the photographic section, however, without fear of being wrong, we can confirm that it is the best smartphone that a user can use to record videos . Versatility and quality are really the hallmarks of this device at the video level, being able to obtain truly incredible results.

First of all you have the opportunity to record with all the available lenses, that is, the front, wide angle, ultra wide angle and telephoto, but in addition, they all offer really amazing stabilization that is difficult to match even with a professional camera. . But beware, that related to this is where one of the great novelties of this device comes into play, which is the popular action mode . This recording mode allows you to obtain amazing results in terms of stabilization, obviously oriented, as its name indicates, to record action scenes with it.

In addition, we must also highlight the cinema mode, which with this generation has been improved, now being able to use it up to 4K at 30 fps, something that users had requested in past generations and that now, with this 14 Pro and Pro Max, those of Cupertino have awarded. But beware, these are not the only recording modes that can be used, we will leave them all for you below.

• Video.
• action mode.
• Cinema.
• Slow motion.
• Time-lapse.

Battery

Let’s go with the last really outstanding point of this team, which is the battery, or at least that’s how it should be, since Apple launched the iPhone 11 Pro Max on the market, all the Max models have stood out, among other things, for having a really surprising and wonderful battery, even ranking as the best smartphone in autonomy , something that until very recently was practically unthinkable.

Well, the reality is none other than that, and it is that the iPhone 14 Pro Max maintains the wake of its predecessors and, despite the fact that iOS 16, which is the launch system with which this device was launched, did not help much. In this sense, after Apple manages to solve these problems, this equipment provides an enviable autonomy for the rest of the iPhone and smartphone models of the competition.

It allows users to be able to completely ignore the charger throughout the day , ensuring that they will arrive with sufficient autonomy at night, and even allowing many others not to have to charge it during sleeping hours and to be able to reach, again, at the end of the day. next day without having to go through the charger. Without a doubt, it is one of the strengths of this equipment, and it is that despite the fact that its size can be an impediment for many, since it is really big, it has the positive part that inside it can house a much larger battery. than the rest, which added to the great optimization that Apple usually does of its operating systems, results in impressive autonomy.

Other highlights

We have already told you what are the most important points that this device has, but it is evident that not only these are the ones that mark the user experience that one has when using this device on a day-to-day basis. Therefore, next we are going to talk about other less important aspects, but which are also very relevant.

Design

Obviously, if you are talking about an iPhone, you have to talk about its design, since Apple is an expert in making aesthetically very attractive equipment. Well, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is no exception. Aesthetically it is very attractive, however, nothing has changed compared to previous generations except for the presence of the Dynamic Island on the screen.

The material from which it is made is exactly the same, which means that they are also equally resistant to those scratches resulting from daily use, but not so much to falls or blows that it may suffer. However, what has changed, of course, are the finishes, which, as is Apple’s tradition, some of them change over the generations, in this sense there are two novelties. You can check them below.

• Space black.
• Silver.
• Gold.
• Dark purple.

Power

One of the things you don’t have to worry about on an iPhone is power. Thanks to this fantastic integration between software and hardware, Apple manages to ensure that all its equipment works smoothly and efficiently, and the iPhone is surely the best example of this. Now, that does not mean that Apple relaxes, on the contrary, every year it is able to present and launch an improved and enhanced chip, in this case the A16 Bionic .

Thanks to this new processor, this iPhone 14 Pro Max is capable of carrying out all tasks and actions with such speed and efficiency, especially the heaviest ones that have to do with photography, since it really is one of the biggest culprits that this iPhone is capable of offering those results at the camera level is this A16 Bionic chip.

Unlock method

With the change that Apple gave to an all-screen device after the launch of the iPhone X, the way to unlock the device changed completely, and that is that Touch ID was left behind, except for SE models, to welcome facial unlocking, that is, what has been known for years as Face ID .

This is the safest unlocking method in the world for a smartphone, and Apple has done it really well in that sense. It is very comfortable to use and also allows you to scan an alternative look so that unlocking the iPhone with glasses, a mask or a cap, for example, continues to be just as fast as with your normal and usual look.

Price

We have reached a key point in this analysis, and it is the price that users have to pay to be able to acquire it and enjoy it on a day-to-day basis. Until now we have only talked about positive aspects, however, surely the only negative that it has is precisely this one that influences so much the purchase decision of the users, the price.

As you can foresee, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is a device that costs a lot of money, and it is that Apple has had to raise the prices of these equipment a lot due to the situation of the Euro against the Dollar and the inflation that currently exists in Spain. All this has led to the iPhone 14 Pro Max starting at 1,469 euros in its “basic” version with 128 GB of storage .

Worth?

Finally, and it is something very common at ITIGIC, after telling you everything you need to know about the iPhone 14 Pro Max, it is time to give you our personal opinion about the device, which, in addition, in this case is based on the experience of a server. who has been using it since the day it was released.

There is no doubt that the iPhone 14 Pro Max is capable of offering a truly satisfactory user experience, especially for those users who are dedicated to creating content on social networks , allowing us to enjoy incredible camera-level features, which together with the huge battery allows us to carry out our work without any problem.

In addition, thanks to the screen playing on it, editing photos or simply enjoying consuming multimedia content is a joy. Now, surely this is not the most suitable device for all users, especially for its price, since what it is capable of offering is not really usable by the vast majority. Is it the best? Yes , but it is not the most suitable for all users, at least not for those who do not have “professional” needs at the camera level.

Of course, there is no doubt that everyone who chooses this device will enjoy a magnificent experience and, of course, they will enjoy a lot with everything it is capable of doing, but as we have mentioned, only a small part of users are capable of really take full advantage of what this piece of equipment has to offer.