There could be a notable new addition to Apple's 14nd line of smartphones, as numerous leaks suggest it is working on an iPhone XNUMX Max.
Longtime Apple enthusiasts can surely guess what it's all about from the name alone, but now we'll break down precisely what we've heard about it thus far.
We're also going to see if that's the case with the iPhone mini lineup, with reports also suggesting that the iPhone 14 Max could replace the iPhone 14 mini.
What is the iPhone 14 Max?
The iPhone 14 Max is claimed to be fundamentally a larger version of the iPhone 14, or to put it another way, a lower-end version of the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
So just as the iPhone 14 is likely to be the same size as the iPhone 14 Pro, with less technology, the iPhone 14 Max is likely to be the same size as the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Specifically, it will likely have a six-by-seven-inch OLED screen, and it will also likely have exactly the same resolution as the iPhone 14 Pro Max (probably one thousand two hundred and eighty-four x two thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, since that's the screen resolution of iPhone thirteen Pro Max).
So how exactly will the Max differ from the Pro Max? Well, a big difference could be the refresh rate, and some sources suggest that the iPhone 14 Max is going to have a 60Hz screen, while the iPhone 14 Pro Max is going to have a practically certain 120Hz refresh rate.
However, we've heard that Apple is considering at least a 120Hz display for the two phones, so the display could end up looking roughly the same on both.
An even bigger potential difference between the 2 is the design, as the iPhone 14 Max is claimed to have essentially the same design as the iPhone thirteen range, with one notch, while many leaks suggest that the iPhone 14 Pro Max is going to have a new look. with a hole-punch chamber instead of a notch.
That could end up being the only significant difference, with at least one report suggesting that the two phones are going to have a triple-lens camera (although the camera specs may differ). The Pro model may also end up having a bit more horsepower depending on the way it was in the past, but that's just speculation now.
Will this replace the iPhone 14 mini?
So far, there is an agreement among the leaks that we will not get an iPhone 14 mini, but rather that there is going to be an iPhone 14 Max.
That said, although multiple leakers have said, it is still too early for the iPhone 14 line to leak, so anything could happen already before the launch (probably in the month of September of XNUMX).
So there is the possibility that there is still an iPhone 14 mini, on site or apart from an iPhone 14 Max, but we doubt.
Aside from the leaks and gossip that suggest no, we can also see the sales numbers, as the mini models sell less than the rest of the iPhone thirteen and iPhone twelve lines that they were part of.
While the information on the performance of the iPhone thirteen mini is anecdotal so far, the iPhone twelve mini only represented five% of the total sales of the iPhone twelve line throughout the first half of January according to Counterpoint, and the reports they suggest similarly low numbers at other points as well.
Not only that, but rather that Apple would launch an iPhone SE three in XNUMX, and with this idea of having a forty-seven-inch screen, it could do the job of appealing to small phone enthusiasts.
So while we don't absolutely count the mini, it doesn't seem very likely that we'll see a new one, but with the iPhone SE three on the horizon, that doesn't mean you won't be able to get a new small screen. iPhone.