The only reason to buy the iPhone 14 instead of the iPhone 13

The only reason to buy the iPhone 14 instead of the iPhone 13

The iPhone 14 has been with us for just a week and there are many who have criticized the smartphone due to its lack of innovation. This leads us to ask ourselves, if you have the opportunity to buy either of the two phones… Should you buy the iPhone 14 or simply opt for the one-year-old iPhone 13?

Go ahead that from the moment the new Cupertino device was presented, last year’s model disappeared without a trace from the Apple store. This could be one of the reasons that led us to have to buy the iPhone 14 instead, but, fortunately, we can still buy last year’s phone in the many mobile phone dealers that work with the firm in Spain.

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The big reason that would lead us, all things being equal, to prefer the newer smartphone, is updates .

The iPhone 14 will last you longer

If you are looking for some design changes on mobile, you will be disappointed. Apple has limited the changes and introduced a “dynamic island” design only on Pro models. The iPhone 14 is identical to the iPhone 13 , sporting two rear cameras and a notch like the one that has been present on models for years on the back. lead.

With each passing year, Apple introduces a more advanced chip. This year as well, but the A16 Bionic is again limited to Pro models only. In this way, the iPhone 14 comes with an A15 Bionic chipset with a slight improvement in gaming performance, compared to last year’s models. Nothing especially noteworthy.

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Therefore, the only great reason that would lead us to want to buy the phone instead of the one launched in 2021 is to be sure that it will last us one or two more years. As a general rule, iOS updates reach many older devices, but this has a limit. That is why, hypothetically, the versions of a future iOS 21, for example, will stop reaching the iPhone 13, while the iPhone 14 should (we insist, should) last one or two more years and instead see until iOS 23 .

Of course, by having the same processor, this is something that we cannot confirm 100% or for what we can put our hands on the fire, but it would be the most logical if we observe the brand’s strategy throughout history.

Other minor inducements

Regarding the rest of the improvements that the brand has implemented in its new phone, it is not that they are so exciting that we opt for the most modern smartphone. We have an hour more battery life that would later be much less, a new purple color, a camera of the same resolution but with a slightly larger sensor size , and a selfie camera that follows the same fate. Beyond appearing in the list of specifications, they are not features that users will greatly perceive.

In addition, two of the most ‘vaunted’ functions of the brand in the presentation of smartphones, such as the satellite connection and the detection of traffic accidents, do not work in Spain.

Currently, the cheapest iPhone 14 , with 128 GB, can be purchased for 1,009 euros, while stores that sell the iPhone 13 do so for around 850 euros, that is, a difference of more than 150 euros.