iOS 14.2 silently added 1080p FaceTime support to iPhone 8 and later models



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In early November, Apple released iOS 14.2 and with it announced a slew of new features for iPhones, but one thing it didn’t mention was the apparent addition of 1080p FaceTime call support on iPhone 8. and subsequent devices.

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The little-known fact was discovered by MacMagazine, who found that Apple quietly updated the specification pages for devices like the iPhone XR shortly after the release of iOS 14.2.

Prior to the release, Apple didn’t list FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling on its iPhone XR pages, but made the addition within a week of iOS 14.2 launch.

Looking at Apple’s iPhone comparison tool, Apple also states that FaceTime HD (1080p) over Wi-Fi is available on all models, including iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone SE (2020), iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

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This means that when it comes to using FaceTime HD, the only advantage of the iPhone 12 series is the resolution support over Wi-Fi and 5G.

According to tests carried out by MacMagazine, the difference in quality between 1080p over Wi-Fi and 720p over 4G was very noticeable on older iPhones.

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