IPhone 7 and 7 Plus : Everything you need to know about before buy
Here’s everything you need to know about the new iPhones, and trust us, there’s a lot of interesting changes.
Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus pre-orders are now live...
At long last, the iPhone 7 is here. At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Apple continued its traditional naming structure with the introduction of the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. We’ve been playing around with the upcoming iOS 10 operating system in beta for the better part of two months, and the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus will ship with the new OS (read more about iOS 10 here), but we were excited to learn more about the actual phones.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new iPhones, and trust us, there’s a lot of interesting changes.
Waterproof design and durability :
The iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus aren’t part of Apple’s major update cycle — you’ll have to wait for next year’s model for that, and of course rumors are already abound — but they do have some awesome new abilities.
Both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are (finally!) water- and dust-resistant (IP67), meaning you’re free to get them wet without worry. That means you’ll be able to take either of them underwater for about 30 minutes, up to 1 meter deep.
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The two new devices maintain the same aluminum
body and don’t look a ton different than 2015’s iPhone 6S and 6S
Plus. They even share the same respective screen sizes: a 4.7-inch display on
the 7, and a 5.5-inch screen for the 7 Plus. The Plus sports a resolution
of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, and its smaller brother packs 1,334 x 750 pixels. Both
screens are 25 percent brighter than the 6S and display a wide color
gamut.
But the differences are still noticeable. Both of them feature a “pristine,
mirror-like surface” and a high-gloss finish.
Yes, Apple just recommended you get a case for the
jet black iPhone 7 because it’s prone to scratches.
The new phones also do not feature antenna bands anymore on the top and bottom.
Instead, those bands are now barely visible on the bottom and top edges.
Apple is also bringing more colors to the iPhone 7, so in addition to silver,
gold, and rose gold, you can also choose between a glossy “jet black” and a
matte black color. The jet black replaces the famous space grey color.
No headphone jack :
Both new iPhones also utilize
stereo speakers — both at the top and bottom of the devices — and Apple says
they feature “increased dynamic range.” However, those speakers are exactly
where the headphone jack used to be.
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus no longer feature a 3.5mm headphone jack. That means you’ll have to rely on a Lightning converter for your current headphones, or upgrade to a pair of Bluetooth earbuds.
To make up for the missing headphone jack, Apple is including a pair of Lightning-connected (wired) EarPods in the box and a Lightning-converter for your 3.5mm headphone plug. The big downside: you cannot charge your phone and listen to music at the same time.
The lack of a headphone jack also prompted Apple to improve wireless audio — the result is the W1 wireless chip. It’s implemented in another new Apple product, the AirPods, which are completely wireless and get 5 hours of battery life. They aren’t included in the box, and you can read more about the $160 wireless earbuds here.
More Processing Power :
Apart from the new high-gloss finish and water-resistant rating, there are several other major changes under the hood of the iPhone 7.
Battery :
Dual Camera :
The iPhone 7 has a
spectacular camera, or so the company says. But you’ll have to shell a little
more money for the 5.5-inch variant for an even better one. The iPhone 7 Plus
is the first iPhone with a dual-camera system.
But let’s start with the normal
iPhone 7, seeing as it’s one part of the system on the 7 Plus. The
12-megapixel camera officially features optical image stabilization, a 28mm
wide-angle lens with a f/1.8 aperture, and a high-speed sensor that’s 60
percent faster than before. It’s also 30 percent more energy efficient.
Apple’s new image signal processor in the iPhone 7 offers twice the throughput of Apple’s previous ISP, and even the True Tone flash has gotten an upgrade — it’s got four LEDs that offers 50 percent more light. A new flicker sensor also adds artificial light, for brighter images in low-light scenarios.
The camera can detect faces and bodies and offers wide color capture. There’s so much more going on when you take a shot, such as white balance, noise reduction, and combining multiple images. Apple says there are 100 billion operations every time you take a picture, all in the span of 25 milliseconds. This is marketing lingo, but it is impressive what the phone is able to do in a fraction of a second.
Apple’s new image signal processor in the iPhone 7 offers twice the throughput of Apple’s previous ISP, and even the True Tone flash has gotten an upgrade — it’s got four LEDs that offers 50 percent more light. A new flicker sensor also adds artificial light, for brighter images in low-light scenarios.
The camera can detect faces and bodies and offers wide color capture. There’s so much more going on when you take a shot, such as white balance, noise reduction, and combining multiple images. Apple says there are 100 billion operations every time you take a picture, all in the span of 25 milliseconds. This is marketing lingo, but it is impressive what the phone is able to do in a fraction of a second.
But let’s start with the normal
iPhone 7, seeing as it’s one part of the system on the 7 Plus. The
12-megapixel camera officially features optical image stabilization, a 28mm
wide-angle lens with a f/1.8 aperture, and a high-speed sensor that’s 60
percent faster than before. It’s also 30 percent more energy efficient.
Apple’s new image signal processor in the iPhone 7 offers twice the throughput of Apple’s previous ISP, and even the True Tone flash has gotten an upgrade — it’s got four LEDs that offers 50 percent more light. A new flicker sensor also adds artificial light, for brighter images in low-light scenarios.
The camera can detect faces and bodies and offers wide color capture. There’s so much more going on when you take a shot, such as white balance, noise reduction, and combining multiple images. Apple says there are 100 billion operations every time you take a picture, all in the span of 25 milliseconds. This is marketing lingo, but it is impressive what the phone is able to do in a fraction of a second.
Apple’s new image signal processor in the iPhone 7 offers twice the throughput of Apple’s previous ISP, and even the True Tone flash has gotten an upgrade — it’s got four LEDs that offers 50 percent more light. A new flicker sensor also adds artificial light, for brighter images in low-light scenarios.
The camera can detect faces and bodies and offers wide color capture. There’s so much more going on when you take a shot, such as white balance, noise reduction, and combining multiple images. Apple says there are 100 billion operations every time you take a picture, all in the span of 25 milliseconds. This is marketing lingo, but it is impressive what the phone is able to do in a fraction of a second.
Availability and price :
Apple is also upgrading the storage options for the iPhone SE, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus — there’s no longer a 16GB variant. Several iPads are also getting the same treatment.
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are available for pre-order now, and Apple says the devices will officially be available on September 16. The company will roll out iOS 10 three days prior on September 13.
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