iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max: How did it age?

[Torty]

Hi to all, who still use their 14P/PM. How do you think the device aged? It was the one which felt so quickly outdated after the release of the 15P/PM: No Apple Intelligence, last iPhone with lightning. Was not able to run latest games which were release less than a year after like Resident evil 4.



- Still feels very heavy but also feels very robust
- Very reliable
- No negative impact of 6GB in everyday use
- Battery life is 83% and still is more than enough for me
- I still only own a few USB-C devices so no prob to carry a lightning cable with me, still like the "lightning click"
- The 48MP camera still takes very good pictures.
- Is in mint condition
- Don't miss apple intelligence
- Still on iOS 18 which runs very snappy
- like the color "gold"


So for me, may 14PM aged much better than originally thought and I will keep it for more years to come. What do you think?

 

[Andeddu]

I reckon you’ll find that all iPhones have aged very well. Even the 6S/OGSE are just about usable as daily drivers if push came to shove. I am typing on this message on an 8 (which is my secondary phone as my daily driver is a 17 Pro) and I could easily get by with it being my main phone.

 

[Macbookey]

14PM Space Black, 83% health here also after over 700 cycles. The Dynamic Island that debuted on this device has been my favourite feature, and something I get a ton of use and interaction from on a daily basis. AI features are of no personal interest. The device has been solid and runs iOS 26 just fine. My next iPhone will be the Air when it becomes a need. I am really satisfied with my iPhone and can easily rock this for a couple more years to come. Waiting on the gen 2 Air to see if it sways me as I love the form factor. Feature wise, there is nothing the new iPhones do that I personally need to justify spending on an upgrade.

 

[James6s]

I’ve just got myself an Apple certified refurbished 14 Pro in silver which I set up last night. It looks brand new with a new battery that’s at 100% health.

I’m not sure what software version it shipped with as I had to update to iOS 26.1.2 to be able to transfer data from my iPhone 17. When I powered it on it was showing the blurred out stock 14 Pro wallpaper, maybe this means it was on an older software version? Not sure.

During the software update & setup process it did get very warm, and it was a bit choppy whilst all my apps downloaded and installed themselves.

I left it overnight, just 3% battery drained whilst sitting idle all night. This morning the speed and smoothness is surprisingly excellent, I was expecting a bigger gap in performance from the iPhone 17, this is a testament to the A16 SoC.

Swiping around, opening apps etc is still very fast for a 3+ year old device.

One other thing is that it looks & feels very premium with the polished stainless steel and glass design.

For anyone wondering why I’ve got a 14 Pro from an iPhone 17… laugh if you want 😅

Recently my mortgage has gone up, I’ve lost my job and have had to heavily reduce my monthly outgoings in a few areas, my phone contract one of them.

I didn’t want to buy any old used/third party refurbished iPhone with minimum 80% battery health, none genuine parts etc, or move to android. Apples certified pre owned iPhones are the best you can get IMO, and I got the best I could afford from the devices they had for sale.