Head to head
AppleiPhone 17vsAppleiPhone 14
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2022-09-16endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
2 wins for iPhone 170 wins for iPhone 141 difference you won’t notice
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Dimensions
149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mmOfficial
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.80 mmOfficial
Weight
177gOfficial
172gOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Build
Aluminium design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Colour-infused glass back (Black, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender)Official
Ceramic Shield front, Glass back and aluminium designOfficial
SIM
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Display size
6.3inOfficial
6.1inOfficial
Resolution
2622 x 1206Official
2532 x 1170Official
Pixel density
460ppiOfficial
460ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
No verified data
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
1200nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
1000nitsOfficial
800nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Ceramic Shield frontOfficial
Platform
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Operating system
iOS 263rd party
iOS 163rd party
Chipset
A19 chipOfficial
A15 Bionic chipOfficial
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
GPU
5-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
5-core GPUOfficial
Memory
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GBOfficial
128GB/256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
8GB3rd party
6GB3rd party
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Main camera
48MP Dual Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 52mm f/1.6Official
Dual-camera system: 12MP Main 26mm f/1.5 with sensor-shift OIS; 12MP Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.4 120°Official
Main sensor resolution
48MPOfficial
12MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.6Official
f/1.5Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
1/1.7"3rd party
Telephoto
12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main)Official
No verified data
Ultrawide
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
12MP Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.4, 120° field of viewOfficial
Front camera
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
12MP TrueDepth, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fpsOfficial
4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fpsOfficial
Battery
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Battery capacity
3692mAh3rd party
3279mAh3rd party
Battery per charge
41hOfficial
No verified data
Battery lifespan
1000cyclesOfficial
No verified data
Fast charging
40WOfficial
20WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
25WOfficial
15WOfficial
Connectivity
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Bluetooth
6Official
5.3Official
USB
USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
Lightning connectorOfficial
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDouOfficial
Misc
Apple iPhone 17Apple iPhone 14
Colours
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, LavenderOfficial
Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, Blue, YellowOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.49W/kg3rd party
0.98W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
No verified data
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.