The first joint teardown from Chipworks and TechInsights found an Intel PMB9943 baseband processor believed to be the Intel XMM7360 modem inside an iPhone 7 Model A1778.
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Better Camera – It has the same 12mp camera but with wider F/1.8 aperture, meaning the iPhone 7 can take brighter pictures, as the larger sensor lets more light in: 50% more according to Apple.
Apple claims that the iPhone 7 has the best, smartest cameras in the market today.
iPhone 7 plus camera includes two separate sensors, two lenses, and optical image stabilization on the wide-angled lens.
Initial quantities of the iPhone 7 Plus have sold out globally, supplies of the larger size of Apple’s new phone have been exhausted in all shades, and the smaller iPhone 7 has also sold out in the new jet black color, the company said.
However, shipping estimates for both the iPhone 7 Plus and hard-to-find iPhone 7 models have improved.
The “dual lens” means that for the first time you can zoom in without losing quality.
Phil Wannell of Audio Sanctuary, the new name for Custom Cable, wrote in a blog that the launch of Apple’s wireless headphones, called AirPods – which are powered by a wireless chip – means the company are hedging their bets on the new technology.
The report noted that “Industry experts said that Apple is benefiting from its rival Samsung’s recall of the Galaxy Note 7 due to a spate of exploding batteries”, but that’s speculative at best.
In past years, savvy entrepreneurs from other countries came to the U.S.to stand in line, buy as many units as they could and bring them home to jack up the price and sell them before Apple officially started the sales process. Even though she is a loyal iPhone user, Ms Batniji decided not to get one for herself.
The key question, however, is: should you buy an older iPhone?
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“I found last year that there were crowds of people, but this year nearly no-one”. We have already seen the iPhone 7 put through a particularly brutal scratch and bend test, and now it’s time for videos that put the new iPhones’ water-resistant capabilities to the test. It’s very big but a downside is that it’s one of the heaviest phones out there. The success of the iPhone 6 in China drove sales last year, while the slower-burn 6S contributed to Apple’s first global revenue drop in over a decade earlier this year.
