Comparison of iPhone 13 and iPhone 14: which is better to buy in 2024

Finally, the iPhone 14 was released, which brought a lot of positive emotions, as it turned out to be exactly as everyone expected it. However, many still have the question of whether to buy the iPhone 14 Pro Max, especially considering that there is an iPhone 13 Pro Max, let’s compare them today.

Slightly changed design, slightly overclocked the processor and then at the expense of the graphics core … Is that all? Let’s figure out why users are so cool about the novelty and what are the first comparisons (tests) that have been made.

In this article, we would like to add reviews from such publications as TechCrunch, The Verge, CNET and Engadget. After all, they have already been able to test the iPhone 14 to the maximum and even shared their reviews, giving a detailed answer to the question of whether to buy an iPhone 14?

iPhone 14 – performance

iPhone 14 процессор A15 Bionic с дополнительным графическим ядром — Despite the fact that the iPhone 14 has an A15 Bionic processor with an additional graphics core, but according to the feel and tests, it turned out to be slower than the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max.

As we wrote above, the new iPhone 14 has an A15 processor with 5 cores, which is also in the iPhone 13, 13 pro max, but the old flagships outperform the new product. This is written by TechCrunch.

Performance testing of the iPhone 14:

iPhone 14 – 12 613 points
iPhone 14 Pro – 15 249 points
iPhone 13 Pro – 13 996 points
iPhone 14 Pro Max – 14 669 points
iPhone 12 – 9324 points
iPhone 12 Pro – 9 353 points
iPhone 12 Pro Max – 9617 points

According to the final tests, it can be seen that the 14 was not always able to bypass the past flagships.

It would seem that the iPhone 14 should have a greater gap from the old versions, but on average it lost to the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. We remind you that the new product has 6 GB of RAM, and the 13 has 4. All tests were done artificially, as it will be difficult to check how it will be in real life due to the fact that a small part of the new generation of iPhones was sold.

We are not saying that the iPhone 14 is bad, on the contrary, it is great, it works quickly, it can perform hundreds of tasks at the same time, as the developers stated. Even leaving the old processor, which was only overclocked, was able to make the 14th better, let’s move on to other indicators.

The main differences between iPhone 13 and iPhone 14

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The iPhone 14 has a new updated camera, despite the fact that the resolution is 12 MP, it still has a sensor with enlarged pixels (1.9µm). Thus, you can take beautiful and high-quality photos in the dark without using the night mode of the camera.
iPhone 14 has support for satellite communication. Thus, you can call the rescue service, even if the usual communication does not work and there is an Internet connection. It is unknown whether this feature will work in the CIS. After all, Apple can limit it artificially.
The iPhone 14 has a battery with a large capacity. But compared to the old iPhone 13, it is only 50mAh more, but taking into account such moments, the new iPhone works for 5 hours longer.
iPhone 14 can detect accidents, this function was not in one version. There are even cases when the iPhone dialed the rescue service and was able to save people. After all, the ambulance was able to arrive on time..

iPhone 14 only eSIM

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We can say that this is another change and difference from the iPhone 13, – support only eSIM, and there will be no support for a physical SIM slot. It will be released only in the US, and retailers should already bring them to the CIS and the price tag should be slightly lower than the regular iPhone 14.

Buying the iPhone 14 version only with eSIM is everyone’s decision. It seems to us that it is convenient and economical compared to the previous SIM cards.

In Ukraine, there are already stores that accept pre-orders for the iPhone 14 128 GB, the cost is from 35,000 to 69,000 UAH. However, they currently have a small percentage of orders compared to the iPhone 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max and 14 Plus.

Our opinion: is it worth buying the iPhone 14, if there are still iPhone 13 on sale, which are almost not much better than them. After all, the processor is the same, the design does not differ much, the features too. There is support for 3 SIM cards: 1 SIM, 2 eSIM.

iPhone 13 or iPhone 14

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The iPhone 13 sells for much less than the iPhone 14. Especially if you take the 128GB version. If you are going to buy them, then you can save up to 10 000 UAH, yes part of the features you will sacrifice for this amount. However, a strongly objective assessment and look, buy a new iPhone 14 instead of the last model – no.

If you look at the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Plus seems even better because of the larger screen. But if you’re wondering which version of the iPhone 14 to choose, but you don’t have a 13. Then it is better to take the iPhone 13 Pro Max. It is more powerful, it will have a brighter display, a smooth camera and support 120 Hz.