iPhone 14

[...] I use my phones as GPS attached to my motorbike's handlebars. [...] They don't skip a beat and only require the occasional battery change. My current phone is an iphone 14, still on its original battery. It replaced a 7 which had its battery changed 5 years in. [...]

I got an iPhone 14 in December last year and just got battery replaced. [...] Getting the fresh battery is a must. I couldn't recommend ANY iPhone over 3 years old if you haven't replaced the battery, that is the killer.

I bought my 14 Plus in late 2022, after almost 4 years i see no reason to upgrade still. My battery is at 83% (will have to replace it soon) and my charging port is broken but i’ll soon repair the charging port and swap the battery in a year than pay for a new phone.

I bought my iPhone 14 6.1 inch blue brand new in June 2025 here in the UK for £499 as I was considering the iPhone 15 but if you’re someone who still prefers the lightning connector to USB-C charging then the iPhone 14 was the better option at the time. I’ve had mine nearly a year and although I use it a lot too it is now on 94% battery health which isn’t all that bad for March 2026 as of writing this review, I don’t really plan to battery replace as you may as well just a new iPhone model but I don’t plan to upgrade until September 2026 - March 2027 mainly as it’s still a good phone and also has 5G so can’t really complain, overall it’s still a good phone for 2026.

I got the iPhone 14 Plus the year it came out and it still is going great. [...] Battery health has dropped to 84% but I still get 6 hours of screen time which isn’t bad. There’s no performance issues yet barring some iOS 26 bugs. Performance has been reliable. So is camera. [...]

[...] However, I'm using an iPhone 14 which apparently released 4 years ago now, and it's still plenty fast enough for all my needs. If it lasts another 4 years, I won't update. [...] Do I think the software ecosystem is superior? [...] But most of all, I HATE that all my daughter wants is a draw-by-numbers game and there's literally hundreds of almost identical games which all charge $10+ a MONTH for the privilege. Nah, I don't think the software ecosystem is superior. [...]

[...] I will still buy an SE if it's much cheaper than the base iPhone model and just one version old (on most hardware and doesn't have to be as powerful as the base iPhone) when my iPhone 14 dies. [...] It's been close to 2 years and I still struggle with the size of my iPhone 14 - and to think that this fucking phablet is the smallest iPhone. At this point I am just waiting for a much more affordable simple Android phone (with the OS being OEM-deGoogled and supported for at least 3 years with timely updates). [...]

Love my yellow 14 got it in June 2023, battery health is now 87. [...] It's slowed down a little so I don't know if I'm gonna get another battery put in it. It seems like 2 or 3 years is about the most I can go before stuff slows down. Will never forget my green iPhone 5c that slowed down after a year and a half and it literally wouldn't load a Facebook page. [...] So yeah I don't know if 87% battery health means the performance may be not as good but I don't know why also that I've been jammed on 87 for about six months.

After iPhone 14, they are remarkably durable in any fall situation. My 14 pro flew from its mount while driving 80km on a motorbike in Vietnam and bounced about on the asphalt, when I eventually retrieved it, it had a few small scratches, and a crack at the back, which I “fixed” by just adding a case. Honestly I was incredibly surprised, previous phones I owned would shatter to bits if the fell from the bedside table, this guy literally survived a highway toss. [...]

[...] It defaults to Apple Intelligence "on", which they had already declined in the last update. [...] The last updates to iOS did not make the devices better, just different. I'm staying on iOS 17 as long as I can, my feeble iPhone 14 won't do Apple Intelligence anyway, but I also don't want 18 and its changes. [...] The only feature I really need is a WiFi hotspot.

Still rocking an iPhone 14 and the battery health just dropped to 84% not too long ago. Will replace the battery soon and surprisingly, I haven't had any issues even after jumping into the pool with it in my pocket a couple times. According to Google, the iPhone 14 should be supported for another couple years and could receive security updates until 2030. [...]

[...] My phone case and screen protector help a lot with that too though. [...] The software design of this phone is absolutely amazing. [...]

Just got an upgrade from a 13 mini 256GB to a 14 512GB and it feels amazing bigger screen and better battery, ngl. I only need to charge my iPhone 14 once a day, unlike my 13 mini where I had to bring a power bank everywhere. I even changed the 13 mini battery to 2800mAh, but it was still the same, maybe even worse. [...]

I just bought an iPhone 14 brand new yesterday. The camera is AWESOME. [...] Plus the audio quality in videos is beautiful. Finally I can record my band's performances with great audio! [...] If only the iPhone 15 was affordable but hey Lightning cables are cheap!

[...] The iPhone 13 has 4GB of RAM and the iPhone 14 has 6GB of RAM. With the additional 2 gigs of RAM and an extra GPU core, I’ve noticed iOS 26 is much smoother and handles it much better on the iPhone 14. This difference in RAM can also lead to iPhone 14 getting a year more of software upgrades. So the minimal price difference between the 13 and 14 makes it worth to spend a little extra and get the 14.

[...] Lightening or USB-c, makes no difference, it charges just fine. I got mine as open box and it came with a 100% battery health. As iphone14 plus with a larger battery, one single charge over night lasts me the whole day, although I’m not a heavy user. [...] And if battery is your main concern, go for the plus, I’m loving it. [...]

I went from the iPhone 14 to the iPhone 17, honestly an amazing phone but aside from the 120hz, massively improved camera, batter life improvement. I didn’t notice too much, I’d say if you have a 14 I’d wait another year or 2 and get a pro model of that year to notice a massive improvement.

I'm still using my iPhone 14 in blue that I bought the year after it came out/released and it's still working really good for me; the phone battery is at 87% and still doing everything I need it to do. [...] I kind of just want a new phone because I just want a better phone that can do a little bit more as far as the phone's camera. I just want more zoom and maybe getting a little bored with it sometimes, but like I said at the same time it's doing everything I want and need it to do and I'm fine with not having dynamic island, USB-C, Apple Intelligence, and things like that the newer phones have. [...]

[...] It does get that brighter display though which is great. [...] Also, the cameras on the 14 are in the new gen.. [...]

[...] I made these on my iPhone 14 so yall better appreciate it!! My screen time is through the roof and my phone is overheating! [...]

[...] all 3 died after 1-2 years tops. [...] meanwhile my iphone 14 is still going strong. Battery life has gone down but still acceptable.

[...] If one is broken the other will work (I also guess/hope that's how plane engines work). [...] The battery was atrocious. To make the battery last till early or kinda late evening I had to actively not use the phone, so I finally gave in and moved to the smallest iPhablet i.e iPhone 14 at that time (actually there was 15 as well but I guess the only difference for me between the two was the price difference). [...]

To go for the official rating, up to the iPhone 14 it was 80% of the original charge after 500 cycles [0] and got improved (1000 !) later. [...] That's less than 2 years if you completely drain the phone at least once a day. Our kid easily goes through two full charges in a day, especially on weekends. [...] Also I think some people live with a < 70% battery without really minding it much. That's IMO only viable if you don't have a winter, where the battery efficiency becomes so worse. That's the combination of weak battery + poor weather that triggered the phone shutdown for me when BatteryGate was the rage. [...]

I have no complaints about my 14, just the shitty iOS 26 who killed my NFC and the last update 26.3, the battery is drying out fast. Since i updated, my total battery capacity dropped 2%. I really like this phone, compared to my old Motorola Edge 50 Neo, it have very good screen colors and saturation, very good cameras, crazy good sound quality and volume, very good performance for any tasks. [...]

I used my iPhone 8 for exactly 5 years before the battery went to hell. Been on iPhone 14 for 3 years, 9 months and see no reason to upgrade.

My iPhone 14 Plus has 91 perfect battery health and all day battery life even after two years of use coming up on three years i plan to upgrade before long

You pay a 36 month contract and then apple wants you to upgrade as soon as you’ve paid your phone off. iPhone 14 is still good for me, at least another year.

Seriously, Verizon, I'm very happy with the iPhone 14 I bought almost 2 years ago and see no reason to upgrade to an 18.

watching this on my purple 14. 🤭 but i think i’m upgrading to a brand new phone soon though because i’ve had it since 2022. it works fine, but i do want something differently. i had an iphone 11 before my 14, for two years, so.

I’m sick of the iPhone 14 lashings. I’ve had it since 2022 and it’s held up rlly well. Not planning on upgrading till late next year.

I've had my iphone 14 for a year No complaints except lightning cable

I got an iPhone 14 in 2024 from Verizon brand new. Battery is at 81 percent and when it does reaches the point of needing to be replace I’m going to go with that option.

got mine in 2023 and it's shite now. 79% battery life is abysmal

I bought this phone brand new back in October 2024 my battery capacity is at 90% I can say it’s a great phone

7 months in and I love my iPhone 14 I will use it till the wheels fall off you know what I’ll upload my YouTube videos from it 😂

as someone who lives in brazil where iphones are mad expensive i bought mine in 2024 and i plan to keep it for a while

A few years old for a phone is getting old like my 14 plus cracked like a months ago I had it for 3 years and it was a great phone but I’m upgrading to the 17 pro max and I’m expecting some major improvements

Purchased my 14Plus in 2023 ,moving from the 7 Plus which was great I had for 8 yrs!! And still runs very well, was my fav of all iPhones I’ve purchased, very satisfied with it in every aspect with my 14 Plus

I bought this phone for my grandma in starlight on the day it came out. [...] The battery just dropped to 99%. [...]

I have the 15 and still use the 14 as a secondary iPhone been using the 14 for almost 3 years

[...] I wish I could just swap in a new battery myself once I have gone through enough charging cycles. [...] Honestly, I felt like the iPhone 13 pro had better battery life. My friend confirmed the same thing between a regular iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. Not sure if it is software or hardware or both.

I have the iPhone 14 and I have had it for 3 years now I do wish the screen was brighter my iPad and Mac are brighter and I don’t even use them outside. Iplan on keeping it until the iPhone 18 Pro and I’m keeping that till 6G and all screen design

Bro i came from a 8 by 8gb vivo , it's just the software that really icked me, it ran perfect the first year, hear I'll just upgrade my battery at the end of the year and call it a couple years before I even think of upgrading

I’m still using my iPhone 14 I’ve had it since 2023 and I don’t really have any issues other than connectivity, storage, and battery problems but other than that it’s still running smooth

My iPhone 14 is 1081 days old, charged every night, battery capacity is reported as 81%. So in Apple's own measurements this is possible. I guess there is some built in spare capacity, but that may still qualify for the exemption?

[...] But I’ve also slowed down my apple purchases. [...] My iPhone 14 still does everything I need. [...]

My iOS app using MapKit is smooth with 4k annotations on an iPhone 14. My experience is that it doesn't really start to choke until you get closer to 10k.

[...] I'm using an iPhone 14, it feels like it works basically the same as it did when I got it. In general slow downs are apps doing and not caring to per tune because the baseline perf expectation of app developers increases to the point where those things don't matter. [...]

I hope they release a version of these fixes on iOS 18 in a form installable on an iPhone 14; I've been trying to stay away from Liquid Glass until it's actually usable. I really don't want to be forced to upgrade, since Apple seems to have replaced UX testing with "just ship it," as has become standard in the industry.

iPhone 14 in Firefox (still Safari under the hood of course) - no silent mode, no sleep/DND/etc., volume turned up (confirmed via other browser tab playing YT) - and still no sound from the app. [...]