SpecEagle review · Apple

iPhone 14 Plus review: The big-screen non-Pro iPhone — 6.7 inches, A15 Bionic, giant battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2022·$899
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#160 of 210
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The big-screen iPhone for battery lovers.

iPhone 14 Plus brought a 6.7-inch OLED and the biggest non-Pro iPhone battery to $899, pairing A15 Bionic with IP68 and MagSafe. No 120 Hz is the only real sting.

01Display

80/100

80/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeSuper Retina XDR OLED, 60 Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,778 × 1,284 px

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

Main12 MP, dual-aperture f/1.5-f/2.8, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Selfie12 MP TrueDepth
Video4K 30fps Cinematic Mode

03Performance

82/100

82/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetApple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
RAM6 GB
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity4,323 mAh
Wired20 W PD
Wireless15 W MagSafe

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

06Value

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Largest iPhone battery (non-Pro).
  • 6.7-inch OLED at non-Pro price.
  • A15 Bionic + IP68.
  • MagSafe + iOS longevity.
What doesn't
  • 60 Hz only.
  • No ProMotion / Dynamic Island.
  • No telephoto.
  • Heavier 203 g.
Cross-shop it against
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
$649 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .