One of the more courageous move from Apple, is the company letting-go of the 3.5mm headphone jack in this new iteration. There were also some surprises. It’s compatible with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus as well as any other Lightning-compatible devices running iOS 10. However, Apple has removed the visible antenna lines from the body. Both iPhones are now water- and dust-resistant. Both products are water resistant and have replaced the classic home button with a Taptic Engine. Apart from size, the major design difference is the camera panel. In the case of the 7 Plus, there are two cameras on the device capable to snapping telephoto and wide angle shots.
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With a larger body and an interesting camera set-up, the iPhone 7 Plus gets an edge here.
With the iPhone 7 generation, Apple has differentiated the two models a little more aggressively. While the 5.5-inch giant iPhone meant giving up on the “golden ratio” that allowed usage with only one hand, the new screen design of iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, which perceive the finger pressure, remain useable with the one-hand alone.
Brownlee had a preference for the iPhone 7 matte black because of its non-glossy nature. Apple claims that the 64-bit CPU is 40 percent faster than the A9. And the approach behind these cores is also similar to what we have seen in the world of Android phones: two high-performance cores and the two power-efficient cores. They also now feature built-in Global Positioning System and a new GPU that is twice as fast as on previous models. Even the storage options are same.
Cue AirPods, a pair of Bluetooth-enabled earphones that go on sale in October for $159.
In that category models from Jabra and Plantronics score high on battery life and water resistence for a wire-free work out, while Urban Ears offers stylish comfort and wireless controls. This might give Plus model a little edge. Glyde, meantime, will give you $316 in cold, hard cash for old iPhone models.
Though this might not seem like much, the camera is easily one of the most important parts of a smartphone. Also, this year’s Plus variant now comes with a dual camera lens with a couple of nifty features up its sleeves. But energy stocks lifted in response to a spike of more than 4% in the oil price. It can identify faces and bodies.
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“The camera was the biggest upgrade, [and] I believe the new 7 Plus camera could be a true game changer as I can argue it now competes with entry DSLRS”, said Patrick Moorhead, an analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy. The 7 Plus offers up to 2X optical zoom. Still, Apple is working on installing more and the imaging hardware, software and also the megapixels to 14.
