When the iPhone Pro models got the expected upgrade to the new A16 chip, while the
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are powered by the same A15 chip used in the iPhone 13.
The claim is made by iPhone design director Richard Dinh in an interview with
The Sydney Morning Herald. This is because the new model is less prone to thermal throttling.
The iPhone 13, like models before it all the way back to the iPhone 8, required the display to be removed in order to access any internal components.
With the iPhone 14, the back glass can be removed instead, facilitating easier repairs with less risk of damage. The tricky access on the older phones is the reason that the cost of repairing a screen fault has almost halved.
