Whether you’re considering an upgrade or just want to see the biggest differences between the two phones, an iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 13 comparison should come in handy.
At first glance, the iPhone 14 looks almost identical to the iPhone 13, but has a number of notable upgrades, including a larger and brighter main camera sensor, the A15 Bionic chipset, security features, and a more powerful Apple version. This iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 13 guide will help you decide which phone is better for your needs.
IPHONE 14 & IPHONE 13: Models
Apple made a huge overhaul to its iPhone lineup this year by eliminating the iPhone Mini. In their place are the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus. The Plus is very similar to the iPhone 14, with the only notable differences being screen size and battery.
IPHONE 14 & IPHONE 13: DESIGN AND DISPLAY
The iPhone 14 looks very similar to the iPhone 13. Both are made of glass and aluminum with a glossy back. The iPhone 14 has a ceramic shield on the front glass for added durability.
The iPhone 13 changes its camera module layout from vertically stacked lenses to diagonally arranged lenses on the back. The iPhone 14 sticks to this approach. On the front, it uses the slightly smaller notch seen on the iPhone 13 instead of the dynamic island cutout now used by the iPhone 14 Pro models.
Apple has brought some big changes to the iPhone 14. This includes improving your phone’s cooling performance and the new Emergency SOS satellite feature, which lets you get help even without a cellular connection. Apple also did away with the physical SIM tray on the US iPhone 14 models, which means the iPhone 14 is an eSIM-only phone. So if you want a SIM card tray, the iPhone 13 might be your better choice.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 have the same 6.1-inch OLED display with support for HDR, 800 nits of brightness and 1,2000 nits of peak brightness, and HDR content. The only difference to note is that you can go bigger with the iPhone 14 Plus if you want, which gives you 6.7 inches more space.
IPHONE 14 vs IPHONE 13: PERFORMANCE AND BATTERY LIFE
Apple has stuck with the high-end A15 Bionic that powered last year’s iPhone lineup, even though it’s not quite the same silicone used in the iPhone 13. Instead, it’s the same chip found in the iPhone 13 Pro, so Apple promises an 18 percent improvement in any iPhone 14-to-iPhone 13 comparison.
As for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, the A15 is still a pretty powerful chip, bringing the same 6-core CPU 16-core Neural Engine, but the iPhone 14 now has a 5-core GPU for improved gaming performance. The A15 Bionic also supports computational photography features like Photonic Engine for better low-light performance.
The iPhone 14 Plus comes with a bigger battery and bumps those numbers up to 26, 20 and 100 hours. That could put the iPhone 14 Plus on our list of the best phones for battery life, though we’ll have to do a battery test on the new phone to confirm.
IPHONE 14 AND IPHONE 13: THE CAMERA
Some of the biggest upgrades that come with the iPhone 14 involve its cameras. Like its predecessors, the new iPhone 14 models feature a pair of rear-facing 12MP cameras—one is the main camera and the other is an ultra-wide-angle lens. But this time around, the iPhone 14 has a bigger primary sensor with bigger pixels (1.9 microns, faster f/1.5 aperture and sensor-shift image stabilization).
All of this should add up to better photos and videos, with better detail and less noise. Night mode should also be improved, with exposures now twice as fast. The Photon Engine feature helps improve low-light performance for all cameras.
The front-facing camera on the iPhone 14 has also changed. This new TrueDepth camera has an ƒ/1.9 aperture, which should help in low-light conditions. By comparison, the iPhone 13 uses an f/2.2 aperture. The front-facing iPhone camera on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus features autofocus for the first time.
On the video side, Apple has introduced a new motion mode designed to add better stabilization to videos shot on the iPhone 14. We’ve now seen the first real-world action mode video, and it looks pretty impressive.
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