Wired
Compared with the Android next door, Apple’s behavior of squeezing toothpaste is very unlimited!
For example, Android comes standard with 8GB of storage, and 12GB is also common, but the iPhone 13 only has 4GB of storage. With such a big gap in storage capacity, can it really be fully optimized by software? Taking mobile games as an example, since the mobile phone chip basically does not have independent video memory, the video memory must be allocated from the memory. 4GB of memory is not rich at all, and a part of it needs to be used as GPU memory, of course, it will be stretched. The main reason why the iPhone 14 has attracted so much attention this time is that it will be equipped with 6GB of storage for the first time.
But even with 6GB of storage, the iPhone 14 is not perfect. Let’s take a look at the pain points of the iPhone 14.
Lightning connector
The iPhone 14 is still the Lightning port, and the iPhone 14 is also the last generation of the iPhone with the Lightning port.
When Apple releases the iPhone 15 in 2023, it will use the USB-C interface. Apple made this decision very reluctantly, after all, the private lightning interface can bring Apple a lucrative MFI license fee.
However, the EU has mandated that by the fall of 2022, all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU will use USB-C, and Apple is no exception. For Apple, switching interfaces is a big deal, which not only means an increase in fast charging power and file transfer rates, but also means that the peripheral ecosystem based on the Lightning interface begins to collapse.
Although the day came too late, it was well worth the wait. The reason is very simple, the C port is a completely open interface? The C port on the iPad Pro is a precedent. It can use any CtoC data cable that supports the PD protocol, seamlessly adapt to the docking station, and does not require MFI authorization at all, saving a lot of money for fruit fans.
60HZ screen, no high brush
The iPhone 14 will also continue to be equipped with a 60HZ screen, which will not be able to achieve high brushing. The reason is the same as the iPad Pro’s exclusive high-brush, Apple does not seem to want to decentralize the high-brush, but must bundle Promotion to create a high-end exclusive selling point, taking into account battery life and experience, and distinguish it from ordinary products.
As we all know, 120HZ+Promotion saves more power, so the iPhone 13 Pro Max can crush a lot of Android phones in battery life, which is impossible for pure 120HZ high refresh screen. The battery capacity of the iPhone 14 series is not expected to increase, and the battery capacity of the standard version is still only about 3279 mAh.
If you rush to the 120HZ high screen, it is inevitable that you will have diabetes insipidus during battery life. The quality of the screen is the same as that of the Pro, so it does not reflect the gold content of the Pro. For Apple, maintaining 60HZ on the iPhone 14 is the most self-interested choice – although Apple fans don’t think so.
Standard version 1200W pixel dual camera
The iPhone 14 will use the ancestral 1200W pixel dual camera, and only the Pro can upgrade the 4800W pixel main camera.
Boosting pixels means increasing storage pressure. For this reason, Apple has prepared two different solutions. The iPhone 14 standard version still starts at 128GB, while the iPhone 14 Pro is upgraded to 256GB and the price increases by $100.
Smartphones have developed to the stage of excess performance. Whether they can replace other digital products has become the next growth point, and cameras are one of the answers. Major manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Huawei all regard mobile phone imaging as an important means to impact the high-end. Even if it is a mid-range machine, the standard 5000W pixel main camera is a basic operation.
In this case, the iPhone 14 is still using a 1200W main camera. Of course, if it is an ordinary person who shoots casually, the 1200W pixel main camera is enough. But as a high-end machine, the lack of progress of the iPhone 14 standard version is undoubtedly disappointing.
The above are the three major pain points of the iPhone 14! The release time of the iPhone 14 series is set for September 8, and old users decide whether to upgrade or not after reading it.