It's shaping up to be quite a good year for Apple, as the iPhone 14-series is positioning itself to be another paradigm shift for the iPhone lineup. No longer will we have an iPhone mini; instead, Apple will introduce a large version of its 6.1-inch regular iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 14 Max. Yet, the crown jewels will be the two different-sized flavors of essentially the same phone: the iPhone 14 Pro Max and the iPhone 14 Pro.

And this year, they will have something more going for themselves in comparison with previous generations in the form of a slew of unique features and aspects that wouldn't be found on the cheaper versions.

This year will mark Apple's first hardware differentiation between the more premium and affordable iPhones. Only the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro will be powered by the new A16 Bionic chipset, with the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max relying on last year's A15 Bionic instead. There's also a majorly redesigned notch in tow, now in an i-shape, as well as an always-on display functionality hinted, and let's not forget the new main 48MP camera sensor that holds the promise for much better light sensitivity and dynamic resolve. But how do these two compare?

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs iPhone 14 Pro in a nutshell:

6/7-inch 120Hz OLED (iPhone 14 Pro Max) vs 6.1-inch 120Hz OLED (iPhone 14 Pro)

Larger battery (iPhone 14 Pro Max)

More compact design (iPhone 14 Pro)

Apple is planning a substantial camera improvement for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Cupertino is likely to release a new, much larger primary camera sensor, a massive 1/1.3-inch 48MP main sensor. Even with such a huge sensor, the iPhone Pro family will very certainly employ pixel-binning to blend four pixels into one and eventually deliver 12MP photographs, as it does now, but with enhanced dynamic range and light sensitivity in low-light circumstances.

The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are set to arrive with a tirple camera system, similarly to their predecessors: the 48MP wide-angle camera is likely joined by a 12MP ultra-wide and a 3.3x 12MP telephoto lens in order to achieve maximum versatility. The will certainly be a LiDAR sensor on the rear, allowing the phone to detect depth.