It's easy to get carried away and lose sight of just how far we've come in the smartphone world. Apple's iPhone 14 is 7.8 millimeters thick but can communicate directly with satellites, boasts photographic talents that eclipse dedicated cameras and action cams, and does so starting at just $799.

Improved low-light camera performance, Clever safety features (you hope you won't need)

Improvements feel evolutionary, eSIM may prove a headache, iPhone 13 offers much the same for $100 less

The iPhone 14 comes to market with the same launch price as the previous generation. At the same time, iPhone connoisseurs were more than disillusioned after the presentation of the new smartphone. Apple leaves large parts of the hardware unchanged and does not dare to change the design.

Top performance level despite last year's chip, Very high quality workmanship, Improved image and video quality, Excellent battery life

Hardly any innovations, Charging takes too long for 2022

A slight camera upgrade, new emergency features, and... not a whole lot else

Better selfie camera, Good battery life, Crash detection and satellite SOS are neat

It’s more like an iPhone 13S, Display is still 60Hz, eSIM transition will be easy for most but painful for some

It’s a great handset, but the improvements are so iterative that most of you will hardly notice what’s new.

Action mode offers truly superb video stabilization. eSIM makes it easy to switch phones (with other iPhones). Satellite SOS and Crash Detection add peace of mind.

Many of the specs remain the same as on the iPhone 13. Small battery gains. Photonic Engine isn’t as revolutionary as suggested.

The Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G offers a versatile focal range ideal for landscape, outdoor and travel photographers. It’s a great ‘everyday’ lens option for enthusiasts looking for a lens that covers the majority of situations they find themselves in.

Versatile and useful focal range, Compact and lightweight, Weather resistant

Expensive for an f/4 G lens, Strong optical distortions, AF motors aren’t silent

Slightly better cameras but otherwise, not much of an update - buy the iPhone 14 Pro or switch to Android instead

Better low-light photography, Slightly longer battery life, Action mode gives super stabilised video

The same performance as the iPhone 13, No Dynamic Island or Always-On display, 60Hz screen

I am very pleased by the fact that the progress of photographic optics hasn't stopped. From time to time you see such unique lenses being launched as the Sony FE 20-70 mm f/4 G, tested here.

lightweight, handy barrel for these parameters,, excellent image quality in the frame centre,, good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,, acceptable image quality on the edge of full frame,, very good correction of longitudinal chromatic aberration,, slight lateral chromatic aberration,,...

monstrous distortion on RAW files,, very high vignetting on full frame.

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Standard Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G lens good for?

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Iris Lock, Breathing Correction with Supported Cameras, De-click Switch, Hood supplied, Fast Aperture at Tele end, Constant f4 aperture throughout the range, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus...

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Iris Lock, Breathing Correction with Supported Cameras, De-click Switch, Hood supplied, Fast Aperture at Tele end, Constant f4 aperture throughout the range, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus...

For decades, full-format standard zoom lenses have been confined to the 24-XX or 28-XXmm range. This only changed very recently in 2020 when Panasonic released their Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

Hannah Stryker / Review Geek The iPhone 14 is the latest iteration of Apple’s flagship device. Since its launch, the iPhone has set the standard of what a smartphone is, what it does, and how it looks. Fifteen years later, it’s still doing that.

Top-notch cameras, Amazing display, Snappy performance, Great battery life

It's just "this year's iPhone"