It's that strangely named Dynamic Island that defines the phone. The more time I spent with the 14 Pro, the more delightful I found it. It works in numerous situations and is an easy way to see what's going on without pulling your attention completely away from what you're doing.
The Dynamic Island is interactive. For example, if music is playing, a miniature waveform and tiny thumbnail of the album artwork appears on either side of the cutout. When you tap either side, Spotify brings up the song that's currently playing. If you're on a FaceTime call, you can tap and hold on the interface to bring up controls.
You can tap directly on the TrueDepth cameras or off to the sides. In my time using it, I didn't notice any smudges accumulating over the selfie camera and Face ID didn't seem to be affected.
If you have more than one background activity in progress, like maybe you're listening to music and have a timer on, the Dynamic Island splits into two parts like a sideways lower-case letter i.
The iPhone 14 Pro and the Dynamic Island are an excellent example of Apple packaging a powerful tool into an enjoyable interface. It's a shame you can only use it on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. Such a fun and approachable feature is bound to be a big hit with people who don't use Pro versions of the iPhone.
From Patrick Holland on cnet.com