# iPhone 14

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-14/

7 people recommended iPhone 14 in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a phone that still feels fast and works well for everyday needs, with strong video stabilisation, and it is a sensible used buy for testing. A charging port can be damaged by water.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Still fast enough for everyday use (2 comments in the sample): "it feels like it works basically the same as it did when I got it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48203979)) "it's still plenty fast enough for all my needs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46684882))
- Strong video stabilisation (2 comments in the sample): "my friend got the 14 and it took amazingly stabilised videos" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47614537)) "much better stabilisation when shooting video" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46817096))

## What people warn about

- Water damage to charging port (1 comment in the sample): "dropping it in a pool destroyed my charging port on iPhone 14" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49096139))
- Dropped frames when switching apps (1 comment in the sample): "it felt like it was dropping some frames while switching apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46982645))

## Other smartphones people recommend

- [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize
- [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize
- [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize
- [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.apple.com/iphone/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "iPhone 14", https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-14/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.