iPhone 14 Plus vs POCO F6

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Lifespan decides this one: the iPhone 14 Plus is supported until Oct 2029 at $7.56 per month of safe use, while the POCO F6 runs out in May 2028 ($14.15/month). On a which-lasts-longer question, that's not a tie — it's the whole answer.

Value Score: iPhone 14 Plus 67 · POCO F6 69 — 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$7.56/mo

2022◆ Buy-by Oct 20272029

Xiaomi POCO F6 $330

Buy with care$14.15/mo

2024◆ Buy-by May 20262028

Category by category

Display

iPhone 14 Plus 50POCO F6 70

The POCO F6's screen is the better one — 6.67-inch crystalres flow amoled, 1.5k, up to 120hz, 480hz touch sampling.

Performance

iPhone 14 Plus 74POCO F6 82

The POCO F6's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 14 Plus 52POCO F6 67

The POCO F6 has the stronger camera system — same lens count, higher-grade sensors.

Battery

iPhone 14 Plus 67POCO F6 80

5,000mAh vs 4,325mAh — the POCO F6 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

iPhone 14 Plus 47POCO F6 28

The iPhone 14 Plus is supported until Oct 2029 — 16 months longer than the POCO F6.

Value

iPhone 14 Plus 67POCO F6 69

Pound for pound, these two are equally good deals.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 14 Plus	POCO F6
Price (street)	$301	$330
Display	6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits HDR peak	6.67-inch CrystalRes Flow AMOLED, 1.5K, up to 120Hz, 480Hz touch sampling
Chipset	Apple A15 Bionic (5-core GPU)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
RAM	6GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	256GB/512GB
Battery	4,325 mAh	5,000 mAh
Charging	20W wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless	90W wired
Rear cameras	12MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main (Sony IMX882, OIS, f/1.59), 8MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	160.8 × 78.1 × 7.8 mm	160.5 × 74.5 × 7.8 mm
Weight	203 g	179 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP64
Supported until	Oct 2029	May 2028

iPhone 14 Plus full verdict →POCO F6 full verdict →Longevity master board →

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