This is the first Apple device with a Quad-Bayer image sensor, and it’s been used not only to improve image quality at the primary camera’s nominal focal length, but also to provide high-quality seamless zooming up to a 3x tele factor where the dedicated tele kicks in.
While - at least on paper - the 14 Pro´s camera hardware might not look quite as impressive as the components of some competitors, such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra or Honor Magic4 Ultimate, it’s fair to say the Apple engineers have managed to squeeze a lot of image quality and performance out of it. It is extremely reliable, producing repeatable image and video results in all conditions, and shines particularly in portrait photography and videography, thanks to high levels of detail and very nice skin tone rendering, as well as excellent autofocus tracking in video. With a DXOMARK Camera score of 146, the Apple iPhone 14 Pro is the best iPhone we have tested to date and places itself among the very best phones in our ranking. Ringing around subjects in photos and videos.
Occasional white balance casts on photos taken in mixed lighting.
