iPhone 14 Plus review: Go big or go home

October 10, 2022

I predict the iPhone 14 Plus will be a plus-size hit.

Apple's first non-Pro, big-screen iPhone in years, the 14 Plus combines a winning design, great cameras, a beautiful screen and long battery life.

This is the best combination of core features that consumers care most about.

Pro-level features like an Always-On display and 48MP camera sensor are nice, but it's the muck-and-brass basics like battery life and a lower price that really fuel a smartphone's success.

And the iPhone 14 Plus delivers in spades.

The new handset is a home run, and Apple will reap the rewards with a ton of sales and happy users.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC. 

The iPhone 14 Plus combines two popular phone features: larger screens and lower prices. With a 6.7-inch screen, it offers Apple’s largest display but for a lot less money than any previous model this size. I replaced my iPhone 13 with the larger Plus. The large screen and lengthy battery life make me happy with the change, and they’re why I recommend others choose a larger iPhone, too.

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"I was worth about over a million dollars when I was 23 and over 10 million dollars when I was 24, and over a hundred million dollars when I was 25 and ... it wasn't that important -- because I never did it for the money." -- Steve Jobs.

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