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New features on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus put to the test

I tried all troubleshooting recommended plus soft-resetting my phone, but most call audio still sounds muffled.

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When you hit the zoom button on the iPhone 7 Plus’ camera app, that’s when Apple’s tech begins to flex its muscles.

Under the subheading “What’s not so good”, the review said, “Put it in a case, or just hold it in your hand, and it’s very hard to tell that you’re in possession of a brand-new $800 smartphone, rather than a two-year-old phone that you could grab for about $200 online”. The user reports that he only experiences the problem on the forum.

Lowering the volume appears to alleviate the problem, but it’s certainly not a permanent fix. However this is not a long-term solution. Because Apple is banking mostly on the dual-lens camera system, it hasn’t said a lot about the front camera of its phablet. The Cupertino giant also promised that the imminent software update would bring a new Portrait mode that’s capable of producing the bokeh effect using the two lenses. T-Mobile (TMUS) has been one of the most aggressive with its free iPhone 7 promotion, but that is soon coming to an end. On the other hand, if Apple has not yet discovered the hole, the jailbreak may work with the new update.

Experts say that the noise could be caused by an internal component vibrating at its resonant frequency. Apple hasn’t made any sort of official statement on the matter and the source of the issue is unknown. For Apple, India has now become a hot selling market.

Initially I thought I need the Jet Black iPhone 7 Plus, but then decided against it because of reports that the surface scratches and is a fingerprint magnet. One man even found that a very minor mark was left on the case when he rubbed it clean with his shirt. Prices for the iPhone 7 Plus start from Rs 72,000 for the 32GB variant, and go up to Rs 92,000 for the 256GB variant.

If you’re someone who likes to zoom in using their phone camera (which we think is a bad idea, but whatever), the upgrade to an iPhone 7 Plus is possibly even bigger than the upgrade from an iPhone 6s to an iPhone 7, which is itself a huge step.

In fact the new finish has proven to be in high demand despite concerns over scratches.

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But even with the slightly distorted audio, the iPhone 7 fared impressively well considering how far beyond the limit we pushed it. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is known for exploding so we’re gonna hope that this test won’t be too groundbreaking.

The iPhone 7 may not be as secure as you think