Introducing the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

08/09/201608/09/2016 Sandi

ICYMI Apple revealed their latest iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and you can catch up on the reactions about it on social media through the hashtag #AppleEvent.

Features

Chip and CPU – A10 Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture and an embedded M10 motion co-processor
Operating system – it will come with iOS 10
Colours – comes in black and jet black options, in addition to the usual grey, gold and rose gold options we’re so used to in its predecessor the iPhone 6 and 6 Pl
Splash and water-resistant – Rated IP67 under IEC standard 60529. This should not be confused with being waterproof as it being resistant means that is able to resist water entering the device but only to some level
Storage – 32/64/128 GB variants. The jet black coloured iPhone 7 and 7 Plus comes exclusively in 128 and 256 GB versions.
iPhone 7 vs iPhone 7 Plus size and weight
Display – iPhone 7 has a 4.7″ retina HD display, with an LED-backlit widescreen, multi-touch display with IPS technology and 1334-by-750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi, while the iPhone 7 Plus has a 5.5″ retina HD display, also with an LED-backlit widescreen and multi-touch display with IPS technology at a 1920-by-1080-pixel resolution at 401 ppi.
Camera – both phones have a 12MP rear camera, but while the iPhone 7 has a digital zoom value of x5, the iPhone 7 Plus has optical zoom of x2 and digital zoom of x10. Both has a sapphire crystal lens cover, wide aperture shoot mode, panoramic shots of up to 63 MP,noise reduction, face and body detection, auto stabilization and a six element lens. Video recording is at 4K resolution so you can expect crisp clear videos. For the front camera, you can FaceTime without looking like a blurry mess on the 7MP camera that has a retina flash, auto stabilization and HDR.
Connectivity – are 4G/LTE enabled, can connect to 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi and have Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology as well as NFC
Price – the iPhone 7 is expected to be upwards of £599 (approx K6900) for the 32GB and about £719 (approx. K8300) for the 32GB. however you may want to double those prices to give a more realistic price they might be sold for when shipped to Zambia.

screenshot-60 — External buttons and connectors on iPhone 7

As you can see from the external features above, there is no audio jack so Apple has released the iPhone 7 series with wireless AirPods that have a lightning connector (that you plug into the charging port) and can detach and plug into your ears to play audio. They have a built-in tap to turn on feature and automatically detect when they are in your ears.