News & Reviews:   Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Owners of the new Apple iPhone 14 Pro lineup are reporting some weird bugs when using the device’s cameras with third-party apps. These include camera shakes and grinding noises when using the camera on apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

Most of the Apple iPhone 14 models are available for pre-order in Malaysia starting today but as it is right now, owners of the new iPhones may have a problem activating their devices through WiFi. This is due to an iOS 16 bug impacting new device activation that is currently “under investigation” by Apple.

The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are the first smartphones in Apple’s lineup to feature Always-On Display - a feature that has been on Android devices for years now. However, like other ‘common’ features adopted by Apple, the Always-On Display on the iPhone 14 Pro lineup has some notable refinements, including how it can automatically turn off if the user is no longer within the device’s vicinity.

One of the more eye-catching features of the iPhone 14 Pro Series revealed by Apple during its Far Out event has got to be the Dynamic Island utilising the device’s pill-shaped cutout. Well, if you’re not an iOS user and want a similar feature on your device, worry not as a developer has already managed to add Dynamic Island to an Android device.

In Malaysia, brands like to compare themselves to each other without calling out names outright. But Samsung isn't too shy to take direct digs at Apple, one of its biggest competitors in the smartphone market. Last week, the company released an ad to mock the iPhone 14 series and followed up with more.

The next-generation Apple iPhone lineup may be getting a considerable price bump due to the disruption to the global supply chain. This is according to Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, which in the latest report by his firm believed that the upcoming iPhone 14 may get a USD100 or ~RM443 price increase compared to its predecessor.

Previously, we reported that Apple may finally introduce an always-on display feature in its iPhones, starting with the Apple iPhone 14 Pro series. Well, today, another source is backing up the claim, this time by reliable Apple insider and tipster, Mark Gurman.

If you've been following the iPhone rumours, you may have come across reports stating that the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max would feature last year's A15 Bionic chip, while the Pro variants would be getting the new one. However, the A16 Bionic might not be a huge upgrade, as it's said to be based on the same 5nm process.

The upcoming iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max may feature LTPO panels capable of dropping to as low as 1Hz, hence paving the way for always-on display elements. This is according to tech insider and display analyst Ross Young who is ‘expecting’ for Apple to make such a move with the upcoming iPhone Pro lineup.

Not quite sure if the Apple iPhone 14 will finally move away from notch, but the recent rumours and leaks are definitely persuasive. Until now, new CAD (computer-aided design) drawings of the iPhone 14 Pro have shown up with a cutout that we've seen from earlier reports, alongside narrower bezels compared with its predecessors.