PhoneLifespan

iPhone 14 Plus vs 13

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Winner

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Lifespan decides this one: the iPhone 14 Plus is supported until Oct 2029 at $7.60 per month of safe use, while the 13 runs out in Dec 2027 ($22.44/month). On a which-lasts-longer question, that's not a tie — it's the whole answer.

Value Score: iPhone 14 Plus 67 · 13 40 methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Apple iPhone 14 Plus $301
Safe to buy$7.60/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Oct 20272029
Xiaomi 13 $400
Avoid buying$22.44/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Dec 20252027

Category by category

Display
iPhone 14 Plus 5013 70

The 13's screen is the better one — 6.36-inch amoled, 2400 x 1080, 120hz.

Performance
iPhone 14 Plus 7413 85

The 13's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is simply the faster chip.

Camera
iPhone 14 Plus 5213 79

The 13 has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery
iPhone 14 Plus 6713 70

4,500mAh vs 4,325mAh — the 13 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity
iPhone 14 Plus 4713 21

The iPhone 14 Plus is supported until Oct 2029 — 22 months longer than the 13.

Value
iPhone 14 Plus 6713 40

Overall value goes to the iPhone 14 Plus at $7.60 per month of safe use.

Full spec table
SpeciPhone 14 Plus13
Price (street)$301$400
Display6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits HDR peak6.36-inch AMOLED, 2400 x 1080, 120Hz
ChipsetApple A15 Bionic (5-core GPU)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
RAM6GB8GB/12GB
Storage128GB/256GB/512GB128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery4,325 mAh4,500 mAh
Charging20W wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless67W wired, 50W wireless
Rear cameras12MP main, 12MP ultra-wide50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto 3.2x
Dimensions160.8 × 78.1 × 7.8 mm152.8 × 71.5 × 8.0 mm
Weight203 g189 g
Water resistanceIP68IP68
Supported untilOct 2029Dec 2027

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