The iPhone 7 Plus is a great phone. It offers everything the iPhone 7 does – speedy performance, water resistance, loudspeakers, great cameras – but adds some clever features that in many are more important than flashy specs.
If you’re dead set on an iPhone, though, this is the one I’d recommend, not least because the iPhone 7 Plus ’s battery life is excellent.
Design of iPhone 7 Plus
Design of iPhone 7 Plus
The shape and feel of the iPhone 7 Plus are very much like that of the two versions of it. It’s big – properly big – especially when you add a case to it.
Yes, it has an expansive screen, but it’s the iPhone 7 Plus’s height that makes it a handful.
Yes, it has an expansive screen, but it’s the iPhone 7 Plus’s height that makes it a handful.
There are two brand-new iPhone 7 Plus colours to choose from and both feel very different. The first is Jet Black, which has a slick, almost ceramic, feel to it. It looks fantastic, it’s grippy and it’s the colour I’d choose. There are a couple of catches, though: you’ll need to polish it regularly to get fingerprint marks off it, but more worryingly it marks with fine scratches a little too easily. If you do choose it, you’ll need to treat it with kid gloves to keep it looking its best.
Screen and Speakers of iPhone 7 Plus
Full HD resolution sounds old hat now. Plenty of phones from Samsung, LG and others have packed ultra-sharp quad-HD screens for years. The iPhone 7 Plus doesn’t follow suit and keeps to what Apple designates as a “Retina” display. This just means you can’t really see the pixels, but the pixel density isn’t as high as on.
I don’t care one jot. This is my favourite display on any phone, regardless of resolution.Full HD is still plenty sharp for everything barring virtual reality, where the screen sits an inch from your eyes and is amplified by lenses.It looks superb, with the extra area afforded by the bigger screen making it even better than on the 4.7-inch display of the smaller iPhone 7.
The colours are great, but it’s also bright so it can be viewed even in strong sunlight. It helps that it’s not very reflective either.Bingeing on Netflix is a joy, particularly if you use the tremendous built-in speakers. These are excellent – for a phone. For starters, they’re very loud – loud enough that I was easily able to hear over the cacophony of a busy kitchen with the kettle boiling and frying pan sizzling. They’re not particularly refined, however. At the top volume, the iPhone 7 Plus can sound a little harsh, and there’s very little bass. Still, they’re top-notch for a phone.
The good thing about of iPhone 7 plus - Dual rear cameras delivers true 2x optical zoom, with a cool bokeh Portrait mode. Battery lasts longer than last year's model and longer than iPhone 7. Water resistant. Fast. Bigger storage options include 256GB model for serious photographers.
Full HD resolution sounds old hat now. Plenty of phones from Samsung, LG and others have packed ultra-sharp quad-HD screens for years. The iPhone 7 Plus doesn’t follow suit and keeps to what Apple designates as a “Retina” display. This just means you can’t really see the pixels, but the pixel density isn’t as high as on.
I don’t care one jot. This is my favourite display on any phone, regardless of resolution.Full HD is still plenty sharp for everything barring virtual reality, where the screen sits an inch from your eyes and is amplified by lenses.It looks superb, with the extra area afforded by the bigger screen making it even better than on the 4.7-inch display of the smaller iPhone 7.
The colours are great, but it’s also bright so it can be viewed even in strong sunlight. It helps that it’s not very reflective either.Bingeing on Netflix is a joy, particularly if you use the tremendous built-in speakers. These are excellent – for a phone. For starters, they’re very loud – loud enough that I was easily able to hear over the cacophony of a busy kitchen with the kettle boiling and frying pan sizzling. They’re not particularly refined, however. At the top volume, the iPhone 7 Plus can sound a little harsh, and there’s very little bass. Still, they’re top-notch for a phone.
The good thing about of iPhone 7 plus - Dual rear cameras delivers true 2x optical zoom, with a cool bokeh Portrait mode. Battery lasts longer than last year's model and longer than iPhone 7. Water resistant. Fast. Bigger storage options include 256GB model for serious photographers.
The bad thing about of iPhone 7 plus - There's no standard headphone jack: you'll have to use Lightning or the included adapter, or go wireless. The design is showing its age, as competing phones squeeze a 5.5-inch screen into smaller, sexier bodies. And it's really expensive.
Similarities of both 7 & 7 plus :
- Both are water-resistant.
- Both have the same fast A10 Fusion processor.
- Both have optical image stabilization on the rear camera for better low-light photos.
- Both lack headphone jacks.
It's big, though
Samsung and other manufacturers are doing a far better job folding identical 5.5-inch or larger displays into bodies that feel smaller and better in your hand, like the S7 Edge. But now with cameras that can truly differentiate it from its smaller sibling, the 7 Plus finally has an easy justification for that jumbo size. It's finally the step-up experience the larger phone needed.
But keep in mind that next year's iPhone may solve the size problem, and fold more screen into a smaller body. You might want to consider holding out and seeing what happens in 2017 with that new design.
But keep in mind that next year's iPhone may solve the size problem, and fold more screen into a smaller body. You might want to consider holding out and seeing what happens in 2017 with that new design.
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