The iPhone 14 series also has Satellite Emergency SOS, which combines bespoke components closely linked with software to enable antennas to connect directly to a satellite, allowing communicating with emergency services while outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Satellites are moving targets with limited bandwidth, and communications might take minutes to arrive. Because every second matters, iPhone front-loads a few critical questions to evaluate the user’s position and tells them where to aim their phone to connect to a satellite using Emergency SOS via satellite. The first inquiry and subsequent communications are then sent to centres manned by Apple trained professionals who may contact Apple on the user’s behalf. While there is no cellular or Wi-Fi connection, users may manually communicate their position with Find My via satellite, offering a feeling of security when trekking or camping off the grid. Emergency SOS via satellite will be accessible to consumers in the United States and Canada in November, and it will be free for the first two years.
A16 Bionic: The Fastest Chip in a Smartphone
The A16 Bionic technology in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is years ahead of the competition, enabling unmatched experiences such as Dynamic Island, delivering all-day battery life7, and outstanding computational photography capabilities. The new 6-core CPU is up to 40% quicker than the competition and effortlessly performs demanding applications, thanks to two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. The A16 Bionic has an enhanced 5-core GPU with 50% greater memory bandwidth — ideal for graphics-intensive games and applications — as well as a powerful 16-core Neural Engine capable of roughly 17 trillion operations per second. Using Apple’s best-in-class fusion architecture to combine performance and energy efficiency, the chip outperforms the competition while using a fraction of the power.
A16 Bionic is the engine that drives the pro camera system’s outstanding computational photography capabilities. To support the new camera technology and conduct up to 4 trillion operations each shot, the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and image signal processor operate in unison.
