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The iPhone 7 is just fine, even if it doesn’t wow

According to Harvard Zhang, an intern at Bloomberg News, the first man in the queue has been waiting since August 25 – long before the iPhone 7 was even unveiled.

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Even before a blockbuster pre-order weekend, iPhone 7 also broke records for pre-registration at T-Mobile, making it the biggest pre-reg of all time, including pre-registrations for both iPhone 6s and the smash-hit iPhone 6.

Kuo previously predicted not only the existence of Apple’s AirPods but also many details concering the W1 chip they utilise.

We won’t know anything for sure until Apple reports its iPhone sales numbers in the coming quarters, but the new iPhone 7 series certainly seems to be off to a good start.

One of the most noticeable changes arriving with the iPhone 7 is the lack of a standard 3.5-millimeter audio headphone jack. The company saw four times as many pre-orders for the iPhone 7 as compared with the iPhone 6.

You can check out the rest of the photos taken using the iPhone 7 Plus here. The iPhone 7 Plus has a 12-megapixel telephoto camera, which offers some new improved zooming capabilities, which allows users to zoom into the subject for more detailed shots.

Apple promises five hours of continuous use; I got well over that, although voice calls will eat up their tiny batteries much faster. Due to the Jet Black iPhone 7’s glossy nature, it will attract fingerprints and scratches. Something similar occurred with anti-shake technology, which took two years to move from the Plus to the regular size starting with the iPhone 7.

One of the problems with the iPhone Upgrade Program is that it forces the customer to make the reservation to pick the phone up in-store.

In perspective, it’s not really worth upgrading to an iPhone 7 at this price. Chief of them all was the brand new camera system.

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Given that battery life is one of the main requirements when buying a phone, here’s what the reviewers think about Apple’s effort.

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