The iPhone craze is increasing day-by-day. Millions of people around the world are using an iPhone. As of 2017, Apple holds over 15% of total smartphone market share.
iPhone 5, 5S, SE, 6, 6 Plus, X, XS Max, XS, XR, 8, 8 Plus, and iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are among the newest releases of Apple. The iPhone 7 was released in September 2016 with a weight of 4.87 oz and thickness of 7.1mm. It is compatible with iOS 10.0.1 to iOS 12.1 (latest). It has covered a storage of 256 or 128 or 32 GB with no slot for an extra memory card.
Advanced Features of iPhone 7
The dimensions of the iPhone 7 plus unlocked are 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm and it has an aluminum body with a front glass. It is compatible with only nano SIMs and provides IP67 water/dust resistance, which can last up to a maximum of 30 minutes. An option for Apple Pay is available for MasterCard, Visa, or AMEX.
It has an LED-backlit IPS LCD and capacitive touchscreen with 16 colors. The size of the device is 4.7 inches- 60.9 sq cm with a resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and 16:9 ratio with a multi touch facility. It has a protected layer of oleophobic coating and an ion-strengthened glass with a wide-color gamut display.
Technical Functionalities
It has a home button and a 3D touch display built internally. It works on Chipset Apple A10 fusion and Quad Core 2.34 GHz and a GPU with 6 core graphics PowerVR series 7XT Plus. The main camera has 12 Megapixels and dual-tone flash with f/1.8, 28mm width, and contains 1/3″, PDAF, OIS with HDR(dual-tone flash). The capacity of video it gives is 720p@240fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, and 2160p@ 30fps.
The selfie camera works with a single 7 MP, 32mm, f/2.2 standard dimensions. Face detection and HDR, panorama are its highlights. The selfie video records 1080p@30fps.
The type of alerts it gives include vibration, proprietary ringtones, and has a loudspeaker with stereo speakers with active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic.
Additional features
4.2, LE, A2DP Bluetooth, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS are new features of the iPhone 7 and while it has NFC, there is no radio. Sensor Fingerprint, compass, barometer, accelerator, proximity, gyro are its features. SMS can be of iMessage, MMS, Email, threaded view, and push e-mail. A Safari browser, Siri with commands and dictation, and iCloud service are common. It has a document editor, MP#/WAV/AAX+/Apple Lossless player/AIFF, MP4/ H.264 player, audio/video/photo editor with a non-removable battery of Lu-Ion 1960 mAh battery(7.45Wh).
This device offers up to 14h 3G talk time and 40h of music play. The MISC colors are Black, Silver, Jet Black, Red, Rose Gold. The contrast ratio of the iPhone 7 is 1603:1 in nominal state and in sunlight it is 3.964. It also has a loudspeaker with 67dB voice and 73dB noise with a 75dB ring. The audio quality is quite good with crosstalk as 80.9dB and noise 92.4dB. The endurance rating has been lasting for 61h.
The below are the main reasons for buying iPhone 7:
- More Affordable than iPhone 8
The most important reason is the cost that is more relative to the other new iPhones. With the latest update, iPhone 8 is available for $599 and iPhone 8 Plus is available for $699. But iPhone 7, 7 Plus are available at $449 and $569 respectively. However, when compared with the latest versions of iPhone they range more than $1000, which is costly.
iPhone 7 is nearly half the price of iPhone X and in the refurbished store the price shall vary (lowers than usual). Still considering, iPhone 7 is reasonable and is effective in terms of cost. There is an option to buy iPhone via EMI depending upon the flexibility of money.
- Improved Battery Life
With the introduction to Taptic Engine which reflects 3D Touch, the battery life has been dropped in iPhone 6, 6S. Accessing of headphone jack consumed more battery adding a 14% space upon the size 1955 mAh.
But merely claiming the results of iPhone 6,6S, there has been an improvement in the iPhone 7 model with 4.7 inches and A10 Fusion Chip. This improvement has increased efficiency by helping the phone save more power. However, there are some concerns against the previous versions that are modified in the latest ones. There are many manufacturing changes in updating the versions, so it is better to compare models before purchasing.
- Resistant to Smudges
In the latest version, iPhone 8 and X, the support of QI charging has become a headache and resulted in side effects like smudging and susceptible glass backs and fingerprints on the screen.
Meanwhile, iPhone 7 has metal backs that are resistant to fingerprints and smudges. When compared with glass backs, metal backs are more repellant. It protects the device from overheating as well.
- Size Flexibility
The iPhone X doesn’t come in different sizes. But iPhone 7 offers two different sizes. iPhone 7 has a 4.7-inch display and iPhone 7 Plus has a 5.5-inch display. Both are convenient to handle while iPhone X is sized with a 5.8-inch display, which becomes bigger in small hands.
As seen with the new editions, the size is variable depending upon the features it provides. While we are not suggesting an optimal size, you should opt for the one that is comfortable to carry.
- No Notch
Notch is not intrusive while using applications. Many nuisances occured during video watching resulting in disturbances. When expanding to full-screen the notch in the iPhone cuts off the bottom and top of the video.
But technically, in the iPhone 7, the notch is disabled, which means it is not applied. So, there is no worry when watching videos simultaneously in different applications.
- Touch ID
Both iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have perfect Touch ID recognition, which helps to unlock the screen and make App Store purchases. For signing into any application, Touch ID is required and is fast and reliable.
Practically, iPhone X has Face ID recognition, but it is not as fast as Touch ID. The sensor responds very slowly but it is more secure. The manual options for passcode are also enabled in every version of iPhone.
Conclusion
Purchasing a smartphone these days can be quite confusing. But then many advertisements and reviews mention relative capabilities of each and every version. The only thing to concentrate on is to compare and test models according to their convenience and usage.
Because of the benefits and reasons mentioned above, iPhone 7 has been purchased by most business people and is relatively adapted to enhance its features comfortably. Try out other specifications in iPhone 7 and purchase it soon.
