When will the iPhone 14 be released?

Apple nearly always debuts its new iPhones in September each year, with COVID-19 causing one notable exception in 2020. It’s possible there will be similar delays this year–while the iPhone 14 Pro 

 On schedule, the non-Pro models appear to have been delayed slightly–but we’d be surprised if Apple wasn’t able to get a handle on these issues in time for the fall. Mark September 2022 in your diary for the coming of the new models.

Here’s when the last few generations arrived:

• iPhone 13: September 24, 2021
• iPhone 12: October 23, 2020
• iPhone 11: September 20, 2019
• iPhone XS: September 21, 2018

 (Note that one iPhone has arrived already in 2022: the 

 was announced at 

 On March 8. But the flagship launch will have to wait until the fall.)

Design changes for 2022

What will the iPhone look like in 2022? We expect significant design changes. Here are the latest rumors concerning the iPhone 14’s external appearance and physical chassis.

 Goodbye mini, hello Max

 The most basic and obvious design attribute is size, and most pundits agree that Apple is about to drop a big (or rather small) bombshell in that regard. All the signs suggest that the 5.4-inch iPhone mini line is going to be discontinued: Ming-Chi KO is on hand, with rumors suggesting that 

 in 2022.

What that means in practice is that we’ll still get four models, but instead of these being split into one small, two medium and one large, it will be two medium and two large.

 In other words, 

•  iPhone 13 mini (with a 5.4-inch screen)
• iPhone 13 (6.1-inch screen)
• iPhone 13 Pro (6.1-inch screen)
• iPhone 13 Pro Max (6.7-inch screen)

will (we think) be succeeded by:

• iPhone 14 (6.1-inch screen)
• iPhone 14 Max (6.7-inch screen)
• iPhone 14 Pro (6.1-inch screen)
• iPhone 14 Pro Max (6.7-inch screen)

–used to properly size iPhone cases–illustrate these long-rumored size changes.

Knowledgeable Bloomberg report Mark Gunman 

, adding that Apple “will have to get more dramatic with [2022]’s overhaul, especially as competition mounts.” More on that redesign shortly.

The iPhone 12 mini and 13 mini are understood to have sold badly, and the move is understandable. But not everyone will be glad to see the back of the mini, as we explain in 

.

The end of the notch… or not,

 The iPhone 13 range saw a small decrease in the size of the infamous notch on the front display. But it could vanish completely in 2022, or at least transform into a new and more discreet form.

 How much will the iPhone 14 cost?

 Price-wise, we expect the standard iPhone 14 model to start at around $800, with the iPhone 14 Pro model somewhere between $1,000 and $1,100 (or more if you want to add extra storage).

 But expect the pricing structure for the iPhone 14 models to be a little different from the current range, for the simple reason that there isn’t expected to be a 5.4-inch mini version, but rather a lower-cost 6.7-inch Max size that Ming-Chi KO has said could come in at under $900. With that in mind, we expect the starting lineup to range from roughly $800-$1,000 in price, depending on model and size.

 The new larger model could also shake up the Pro prices. 

 that Apple “is currently considering” bumping the prices of the Pro iPhones by $100 apiece, pushing the iPhone 14 Pro to $1,099 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max to $1,199. The account cites increasing production costs and the need to provide more than a $100 difference between the 14 Max and the 14 Pro.

 For a rough comparison, here are the current starting prices on the iPhone 13 series, as detailed in our 

. Note that these will drop in price when the 14-series handsets appear (or disappear from sale entirely).

• iPhone 13 mini: $699/£679
• iPhone 13: $799/£779
• iPhone 13 Pro: $999/£949
• iPhone 13 Pro Max: $1,099/£1,049

iPhone 15 and beyond

 While many of these rumors look set to appear in the iPhone 14, it’s always tricky to guess where Apple will go next. So take this guide with a pinch of salt, as anything could happen over the months-long wait for the new device.

 Bear in mind too much that some planned changes or new features may slip and get pushed back to the next generation. For example, in terms of design, the evidence is piling up that Apple is working on something very radical: more radical indeed than the iPhone X.

 An embryonic clamshell design currently known as the 

 is in development at Apple HQ. Prolific leaker Jon Prosper says it’s reminiscent of the 

, and will come in “fun colors.” But he also warns that it won’t launch in 2022, ruling out the iPhone 14.

 New A16 processor

 Every new iPhone has a new A-series system-on-chip (SoC) and we expect the iPhone 14 to follow suit. The A16, as it will likely be called, could be one of the first large-scale processor releases to use TSMC’s 3-nanometer manufacturing process, which should help improve performance, efficiency, and battery life. However, 

 suggested Apple might stick with a 5 nm process due to struggles with TSMC’s “cutting-edge manufacturing technique.”

 Improved battery life

 talking of battery performance, the Chinese-language site Economic Daily News believes the iPhone 14 will get a 

 thanks to improvements in 5G technology. The latest 5G components are smaller and more energy-efficient than the ones used in the previous generation of iPhones, freeing up space in the chassis and enabling Apple to fit in a larger battery.

Extra RAM

 Apple plans to bump the Pro and Pro Max handsets from 6 GB of RAM in the 13-series generation to 8 GB for the 14-series, according to 

 circulating in February 2022. The standard models, meanwhile, will jump from 4 GB to 6 GB.

Up to 2 TB of storage,

 Apple has only just broken the terabyte barrier, offering a cool 1 TB as the top storage tier on the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max for the first time ever. But optimistic rumormongers think Apple will blast past that milestone and 

 in 2022.

 Wi-Fi 6E

 is similar to Wi-Fi 6, which the last three generations of iPhone already support. But it adds compatibility with the 6Hz band, increasing bandwidth, improving speeds and reducing interference.

According to a July 2021 report from the Taiwanese site Digitizes, the late-2021 iPhones were thought to feature support for the 

. But this didn’t happen, suggesting that it could be one of the new features in the iPhone 14 range–and in November 2021 Ming-Chi KO

.