**Apple's Latest iPhone Event: A Mixed Bag**

Recently, Apple held an event to showcase their latest iPhone lineup, which included some exciting features and upgrades, but also some disappointments. In this article, we'll delve into the details of each announcement and explore what they mean for potential buyers.

**The Satellite SOS Feature: Technically Impressive, But with Caveats**

One of the most talked-about features announced at the event was the new satellite SOS feature. This technology allows users to send emergency messages from anywhere in the world, even without cellular coverage. While this is a technically impressive feature, there are some caveats to consider. For one, it's only available in the US and Canada for now, and will eventually become a paid service after two years. Additionally, we didn't see any significant upgrades in terms of optical zoom, with the new telephoto lens offering only two times digital zoom.

**A Wide Aperture and Photonic Engine: A Promising Start**

However, even without a longer optical zoom, the new telephoto lens with a wider aperture and the introduction of a photonic engine are promising signs. The latter will supposedly result in noticeably higher-quality photos up to 15 times digital zoom, although we won't be able to test it properly until we get our hands on the new iPhones.

**Pro Motion 120Hz: A Missed Opportunity**

For many fans of fast refresh rates, the lack of Pro Motion 120Hz across the full iPhone lineup was a significant disappointment. The regular and 14 Plus models are still limited to 60Hz, which feels slow compared to other Android phones that offer 120Hz on similar price points. On the other hand, the Pro models have seen a slight upgrade, with the ability to adjust the refresh rate between 1 and 120Hz.

**The A15 Chip: Sticking with What We Know**

In a surprise move, Apple announced that the 14s will be sticking with last year's A15 chip, albeit in a beefier five-core GPU version. While this might seem like a step backward, it's worth noting that the A15 is already incredibly fast, and comparing it to the new A16 chip using graphs from the event shows minimal improvement. In reality, we likely won't notice a significant difference.

**Cinematic Mode Video: 4K 24 and 30+, with Action Mode**

However, there are some exciting upgrades in terms of video capabilities. Cinematic mode video now supports 4K 24 and 4K 30+, as well as the new Action mode for ultra-steady video. Both of these features promise high-quality video recording, although we're still waiting to see reviews to fully understand their capabilities.

**A Word of Caution: Wait for Reviews**

Before making a purchase, it's essential to wait for reviews and test the cameras properly. As we didn't get to take away any photo samples during the event, it's hard to quantify just how much of an upgrade the camera is going to be until we see what it can do in real-world scenarios.

**Value and Timing: Consider Before Making a Purchase**

Finally, with money being tight for many people, it's essential to consider the value of these new iPhones. As always, there's room for improvement, and potential buyers should weigh their options carefully. Perhaps holding off for another year or opting for a cheaper model like the iPhone 12 or 13 might be a better choice.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, while Apple's latest iPhone event had some exciting announcements, it also had its fair share of disappointments. Before making a purchase, potential buyers should wait for reviews and test the cameras properly to understand just how much of an upgrade they're getting. Additionally, considering the value and timing is crucial, especially in these uncertain economic times.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right i am back from the apple event definitely still a bit jet lagged i must say but now i've had time to reflect a little bit more on the 14 launch and while i'm still extremely excited about the new phones especially the new camera hardware and the software with that photonic engine there are a few areas that i came away a little bit disappointed by but to caveat this is not my review that'll be coming in a few days just a few points to be mindful of okay number one let's talk about dynamic island which i can't wait to visit next year but in the meantime this was definitely one of the most surprising new features i don't think anyone predicted this the notch has become this pill-shaped cutout which i must admit does instantly make the pros more modern and futuristic-looking although i do appreciate the huawei p40 pro from a couple of years ago had a similar looking hole punch but apple have taken it a step further and it's become a new kind of notification bar and as it stays on top you can have your timers step counters navigation your music always there at a glance i genuinely think it's a really cool feature and it also of course kind of separates it visually from the iphone 13 pros the 12 pros 11 pros it's subtle but it is still one of the most significant redesigns we've seen since the iphone 10. however there are a couple of things to keep in mind yes the surface area of the new cutout is smaller than the old notch but because it sits lower from the top of the screen it actually somehow feels more intrusive especially on the smaller 6.1 inch pro we do get a bit of the screen back above the pill but that's just kind of wasted space and it could end up even more distracting for videos and games full screens than that traditional notch also at launch there are only a handful of apps that actually make use of the dynamic island i have no doubt more will be added over time and most music apps like spotify should work straight away i'm told but other developers will need to update their apps to support it so it might take a little while to become properly useful and finally i wonder if touching and prodding the island will end up leaving fingerprints and smudges all over your selfie camera and also while the size of the island looks better suited to the pro max it could be tricky to reach up and use one-handed okay number two and we still have the lightning port now in its what 10th year and also no change to charging time it still takes 30 minutes to get 50 even on new iphones although the good news is according to apple's numbers all iphone 14s are getting an extra hour of battery my only concern is if the iphone 15s next year do transition to usbc which i expect they will given the eu law restrictions coming into force unless they go fully portless but that's a whole other story but that would then mean these new four teams become a bit outdated straight away and in fact right now only the airpods the basic ipad and the iphone still use lightning okay number three and i have to hold my hands up because i actually made a mistake in my first impressions video i said that the prices hadn't changed and we haven't if you're in the us but unfortunately here in the uk we're looking at a between 70 and 150 pound price hike and also in the eu it's even more so while i'm very jealous of my u.s friends globally the prices have gone up the good news though is the still very capable iphone 13 is now cheaper and also the new 14 plus model which is 100 more than the standard 14 is a much more affordable way of getting a big screen and much longer battery without shelling out for the pro max to be fair a price increase isn't that surprising given inflation and everything that's going on in the world basically i'm just jealous of my us friends although for number four one change my u.s friends may not be so keen on is the removal of the sim card tray all iphone 14s in the us are now e-sim only which is quite a significant move now for most people this isn't really a problem it's easy to transfer from a physical sim to an e-sim and there are advantages like quicker switching between networks however if you travel a lot then you'll know the convenience of being able to go to a booth at the airport and pop in a prepaid sim card which you can still do with e-sims but it's not as common around the world number five and i am actually really excited about the new 14 plus i think it's gonna be really popular but i was a little bit confused by apple's statements saying it was the longest lasting iphone you could buy which kind of suggested it might even be the pro max iphone 14 plus lasts even longer throughout your day with the best battery life ever in an iphone but in fact looking at apple's own numbers like video playback the pro max still has a good three hour advantage over the 14 plus certainly they're both fantastic and in reality we're probably talking about the number one and then number two longest lasting phones that you can actually buy but i just felt apple's marketing was a little bit unclear and speaking of which at number six considering this apple event was called far out there were obviously lots of rumors about astrophotography longer zoom lenses and of course that satellite link but what actually happened was we got that nifty new satellite sos feature which is technically very impressive but there are a couple of big caveats it's only coming to the us and canada for the time being and also it'll only be free for two years after that it'll be a paid service although we don't know how much also i was a bit disappointed we didn't see a new telephoto lens with a longer optical zoom like five or ten times instead we have this new two times zoom option having said that even without a longer optical zoom i am confident the much wider aperture of the telephoto lens together with that new photonic engine will mean that photos up to the maximum 15 times digital zoom should be noticeably higher quality although i can't wait to test this properly number seven and while i have my fingers crossed on one hand for that longer optical zoom on the other hand i was crossing my fingers for pro motion 120 hertz across the full lineup but no such luck unfortunately the regular 14 and the 14 plus are still limited to 60 hertz which does feel slow in comparison and given the prices for a brand new 2022 phone it's a little disappointing i mean granted the average user may not care all that much but considering you'll often get 120 hertz on android phones that cost half the price it's a bit frustrating although the pro models have had a slight upgrade the refresh rate can now adjust between 1 and 120 hertz which will improve efficiency and also means the new always on display can have a really low battery impact how many things is that number eight and as you guys know the 14s are sticking with last year's a15 chip albeit the beefier five core gpu version which previously was only on the pros the thing is though the a15 is already incredibly fast and actually in apple's event the graphs they were using to compare use the a13 versus the a16 to show the improvement so right now we don't really know just how much faster the a16 is going to be over the a15 but i'm guessing it's not going to be an awful lot so on paper sticking with the a15 may be a bit disappointing but in reality i don't think it's going to be a big deal number nine and i'm really happy to see that cinematic mode video now supports 4k 24 and 4k30 plus we have the new action mode for ultra steady video although that does limit the resolution to 2.8k i'm really excited to test these out but one feature that still seems to be missing is the ability to pause and resume video recording which you can do on many android phones and also i'd love to have seen the ability to switch between the front and rear cameras while recording i mean iphones offer the smoothest transitions between lenses on any phone but i just wish that could include switching to the front especially with a new upgraded truedepth selfie camera and finally number 10 and really this is just a piece of consumer advice i would avoid buying anything until you see reviews maybe you can place an order watch the reviews and then make your mind up with you keep it or not but the reason i say this particularly for the new iphones is for me at least i reckon it's the camera upgrades that are the most significant improvement and that's also one of the things you can't really test at a hands-on event you can't take away any of the photo samples so until i get the 14s here and i can do some camera comparisons and review it properly it's hard to quantify just how much of an upgrade is going to be until we see what that camera can do so i guess the point is make sure you hit that subscribe button and watch as many reviews as possible before you spend your hard-earned cash but to finish i do want to stress that highlighting these problems doesn't mean you shouldn't buy one or get excited about the new iphones it's just that with any product there's always room for improvement and also right now as money is tight for so many people it is also worth considering the value of these new phones and whether it's a better option to hold off for another year or perhaps go for a cheaper model like the iphone 12 or 13. but what do you think are you tempted to buy one or have you already placed your order let me know in the comments below and if you have bought one which model are you going for thank you so much for watching guys and i'll see you next time right here on the tech chatall right i am back from the apple event definitely still a bit jet lagged i must say but now i've had time to reflect a little bit more on the 14 launch and while i'm still extremely excited about the new phones especially the new camera hardware and the software with that photonic engine there are a few areas that i came away a little bit disappointed by but to caveat this is not my review that'll be coming in a few days just a few points to be mindful of okay number one let's talk about dynamic island which i can't wait to visit next year but in the meantime this was definitely one of the most surprising new features i don't think anyone predicted this the notch has become this pill-shaped cutout which i must admit does instantly make the pros more modern and futuristic-looking although i do appreciate the huawei p40 pro from a couple of years ago had a similar looking hole punch but apple have taken it a step further and it's become a new kind of notification bar and as it stays on top you can have your timers step counters navigation your music always there at a glance i genuinely think it's a really cool feature and it also of course kind of separates it visually from the iphone 13 pros the 12 pros 11 pros it's subtle but it is still one of the most significant redesigns we've seen since the iphone 10. however there are a couple of things to keep in mind yes the surface area of the new cutout is smaller than the old notch but because it sits lower from the top of the screen it actually somehow feels more intrusive especially on the smaller 6.1 inch pro we do get a bit of the screen back above the pill but that's just kind of wasted space and it could end up even more distracting for videos and games full screens than that traditional notch also at launch there are only a handful of apps that actually make use of the dynamic island i have no doubt more will be added over time and most music apps like spotify should work straight away i'm told but other developers will need to update their apps to support it so it might take a little while to become properly useful and finally i wonder if touching and prodding the island will end up leaving fingerprints and smudges all over your selfie camera and also while the size of the island looks better suited to the pro max it could be tricky to reach up and use one-handed okay number two and we still have the lightning port now in its what 10th year and also no change to charging time it still takes 30 minutes to get 50 even on new iphones although the good news is according to apple's numbers all iphone 14s are getting an extra hour of battery my only concern is if the iphone 15s next year do transition to usbc which i expect they will given the eu law restrictions coming into force unless they go fully portless but that's a whole other story but that would then mean these new four teams become a bit outdated straight away and in fact right now only the airpods the basic ipad and the iphone still use lightning okay number three and i have to hold my hands up because i actually made a mistake in my first impressions video i said that the prices hadn't changed and we haven't if you're in the us but unfortunately here in the uk we're looking at a between 70 and 150 pound price hike and also in the eu it's even more so while i'm very jealous of my u.s friends globally the prices have gone up the good news though is the still very capable iphone 13 is now cheaper and also the new 14 plus model which is 100 more than the standard 14 is a much more affordable way of getting a big screen and much longer battery without shelling out for the pro max to be fair a price increase isn't that surprising given inflation and everything that's going on in the world basically i'm just jealous of my us friends although for number four one change my u.s friends may not be so keen on is the removal of the sim card tray all iphone 14s in the us are now e-sim only which is quite a significant move now for most people this isn't really a problem it's easy to transfer from a physical sim to an e-sim and there are advantages like quicker switching between networks however if you travel a lot then you'll know the convenience of being able to go to a booth at the airport and pop in a prepaid sim card which you can still do with e-sims but it's not as common around the world number five and i am actually really excited about the new 14 plus i think it's gonna be really popular but i was a little bit confused by apple's statements saying it was the longest lasting iphone you could buy which kind of suggested it might even be the pro max iphone 14 plus lasts even longer throughout your day with the best battery life ever in an iphone but in fact looking at apple's own numbers like video playback the pro max still has a good three hour advantage over the 14 plus certainly they're both fantastic and in reality we're probably talking about the number one and then number two longest lasting phones that you can actually buy but i just felt apple's marketing was a little bit unclear and speaking of which at number six considering this apple event was called far out there were obviously lots of rumors about astrophotography longer zoom lenses and of course that satellite link but what actually happened was we got that nifty new satellite sos feature which is technically very impressive but there are a couple of big caveats it's only coming to the us and canada for the time being and also it'll only be free for two years after that it'll be a paid service although we don't know how much also i was a bit disappointed we didn't see a new telephoto lens with a longer optical zoom like five or ten times instead we have this new two times zoom option having said that even without a longer optical zoom i am confident the much wider aperture of the telephoto lens together with that new photonic engine will mean that photos up to the maximum 15 times digital zoom should be noticeably higher quality although i can't wait to test this properly number seven and while i have my fingers crossed on one hand for that longer optical zoom on the other hand i was crossing my fingers for pro motion 120 hertz across the full lineup but no such luck unfortunately the regular 14 and the 14 plus are still limited to 60 hertz which does feel slow in comparison and given the prices for a brand new 2022 phone it's a little disappointing i mean granted the average user may not care all that much but considering you'll often get 120 hertz on android phones that cost half the price it's a bit frustrating although the pro models have had a slight upgrade the refresh rate can now adjust between 1 and 120 hertz which will improve efficiency and also means the new always on display can have a really low battery impact how many things is that number eight and as you guys know the 14s are sticking with last year's a15 chip albeit the beefier five core gpu version which previously was only on the pros the thing is though the a15 is already incredibly fast and actually in apple's event the graphs they were using to compare use the a13 versus the a16 to show the improvement so right now we don't really know just how much faster the a16 is going to be over the a15 but i'm guessing it's not going to be an awful lot so on paper sticking with the a15 may be a bit disappointing but in reality i don't think it's going to be a big deal number nine and i'm really happy to see that cinematic mode video now supports 4k 24 and 4k30 plus we have the new action mode for ultra steady video although that does limit the resolution to 2.8k i'm really excited to test these out but one feature that still seems to be missing is the ability to pause and resume video recording which you can do on many android phones and also i'd love to have seen the ability to switch between the front and rear cameras while recording i mean iphones offer the smoothest transitions between lenses on any phone but i just wish that could include switching to the front especially with a new upgraded truedepth selfie camera and finally number 10 and really this is just a piece of consumer advice i would avoid buying anything until you see reviews maybe you can place an order watch the reviews and then make your mind up with you keep it or not but the reason i say this particularly for the new iphones is for me at least i reckon it's the camera upgrades that are the most significant improvement and that's also one of the things you can't really test at a hands-on event you can't take away any of the photo samples so until i get the 14s here and i can do some camera comparisons and review it properly it's hard to quantify just how much of an upgrade is going to be until we see what that camera can do so i guess the point is make sure you hit that subscribe button and watch as many reviews as possible before you spend your hard-earned cash but to finish i do want to stress that highlighting these problems doesn't mean you shouldn't buy one or get excited about the new iphones it's just that with any product there's always room for improvement and also right now as money is tight for so many people it is also worth considering the value of these new phones and whether it's a better option to hold off for another year or perhaps go for a cheaper model like the iphone 12 or 13. but what do you think are you tempted to buy one or have you already placed your order let me know in the comments below and if you have bought one which model are you going for thank you so much for watching guys and i'll see you next time right here on the tech chat\n"