iPhone 7 Specs are an Incremental Update
The upgraded iPhone 7 is aesthetically similar to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, it has several impressive differences, including a pressure-sensitive home button, better camera, a faster processor and improved battery life, as well as having no headphone jack. It also comes in a new range of colours and a starting size of 32GB.
These are the full specs for the new iPhone 7.
Water-resistant: Water-resistant (IP67), like several Samsung and Sony phones (IP68).
No headphone jack: Instead, Apple's new EarPods headphones will connect through the Lightning connector port; you'll also get an adaptor in the box. Apple's also pushing new, funky-looking AirPods headset connects wirelessly through auto-pairing. These worked pretty well, actually, and sounded pretty good in a the loud demo room.
New camera: The iPhone 7 keeps the 12-megapixel camera, but adds a larger aperture and -- this is a big deal -- optical image stabilization that keeps images steadier. We do notice that the camera sticks out more from the back. (The iPhone 7 Plus gets a second, 56mm telephoto lens on the back that works like a built-in zoom feature. Phones like the LG V20, Huawei P9 and Huawei Honor 8 have two cameras, too.) We have lots more detail below.
New front-facing camera: The iPhone 7's 7-megapixel front-facing camera leaps up from 5 megapixels on the iPhone 6S, and includes auto-image stabilization (but not optical image stabilization).
Stereo speakers: A second speaker joins the iPhone to give you stereo speakers. There's now one at the bottom and one at the top (this is brand-new for Apple).
Longer battery life: Greater battery capacity for longer battery life. Apple estimates 12 hours of LTE browsing (the iPhone 7 Plus should clock about two more hours). Apple notoriously never tells us what the capacity is.
Faster processor: The iPhone 7's new A10 Fusion chip is a 64-bit, quad-core processor that Apple says is 40 percent faster than last year's A9 processor. Two cores are high-performance, the other two are "high efficiency," which means they'll conserve battery while handling tasks. Take-away message: deeper visual graphics, especially with gaming. (Did we mention that Super Mario is coming to the iPhone?!?!)
More storage: 32GB, 128GB, 256GB capacities
More Colors: Glossy jet black, matte black, gold, silver, rose gold (P.S. Jet black is only available in 128 and 256GB models).
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2016, September |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2016, September 16 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 138 g (4.87 oz) | |
| SIM | Nano-SIM | |
| - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| DISPLAY | Type | LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 4.7 inches (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating | |
| - Wide Gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - Display Zoom |
| PLATFORM | OS | iOS 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple A10 Fusion | |
| CPU | Quad-core | |
| GPU | (six-core graphics) |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 32/128/256 GB, GB, 2 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 12 MP, f/1.8, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (dual tone) flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps> | |
| Secondary | 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration, proprietary ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | No | |
| - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 3.5 mm to lightning headphone adapter incl. |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes (Apple Pay only) | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | v2.0, reversible connector |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | |
| Browser | HTML5 (Safari) | |
| Java | No | |
| - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Talk time | Up to 14 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 40 h |
| MISC | Colors | Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold |
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