3 features we really need to see in iPhone 14

Imagine a world all too different from ours where there is one cable to rule them all. A new beginning where we can finally say goodbye to that rat's nest of cables clogging our travel bags.

Unfortunately, the rumor mill suggests that Apple would rather release a portless iPhone a few years from now instead of ditching Lightning and its embarrassing USB 2.0 data transfer speeds anytime soon. That is likely because Apple collects a cool US$99 for every Made for iPhone (MFi) certified accessory sporting this outdated peripheral that we wish we could put behind us.

iPhone has had a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera since 2015. Seven years later, many smartphone photography enthusiasts are hoping that Apple will quadruple that number to 48 MP in this year’s iPhone 14 Pro. 

A process called pixel-binning could improve low-light photography on future iPhone devices by combining quadruple the amount of pixels into data-rich “super pixels”. The best part about this process is the images themselves stay at 12 MP sizes which means that these more detailed shots would not take up too much space in a user’s photo library. 

With iPhone users hanging on to their devices longer these days, it’s more important now more than ever for Apple to future-proof its devices, more specifically the 5G modems found in its upcoming flagships. The next chapter for 5G, as it continues to roll out around the world, is 10 Gigabit speeds.

The Qualcomm X65, which was revealed back in 2021, remains the only modem capable of delivering 10 Gbps speeds. However, with its beefy form and power-hungry design, could we see Apple forego the X65 in favor of shipping its own 5G modem earlier than expected?