The iPhone 14 Plus Is a Big, Bold Purple Behemoth
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The $899 iPhone 14 Plus is either a big iPhone 14 or a scaled-back iPhone 14 Pro Max, depending on your perspective.
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The iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899 for a model with 128GB of storage. That’s $200 less than the iPhone 14 Pro Max and just $100 more than the regular iPhone 14.
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But it’s $900, which still makes it out of reach for many people. And that’s disappointing, especially when you consider that the Android landscape is littered with large-screen rectangular slabs that can be bought at nearly any price.
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The iPhone 14 Plus has a Lightning port but US models lack a physical SIM card tray.
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The 14 Plus has all of the iPhone 14’s features — some of which you may never see or use — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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That includes Crash Detection, which can notify emergency services when you’re in an automobile accident.
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The iPhone 14 Plus has the same internal redesign as the regular iPhone 14, which improves thermal management. The back-glass on the back is easier and more affordable to repair since it’s no longer attached to internals.
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