So over the past few years I have reviewed 23 different mobile devices and on top of that I have tested and used at least another 23. In that time I have used every variation of Android available, Windows phones, multiple Blackberrys, and even a few Palm devices before they went away. What has been missing though has been a proper test of an iOS device. I’ve toyed with iPads and iPhone and even owned a few different iPods but its never been enough to really get a feel for it. Part of that is because I’ve never bought an iPhone for myself but it also comes down to review sampling for iPhone never being available through the channels we have worked through. Well with the launch of the iPhone 7 that changed, Verizon had a phone for me to check out and I have been using the iPhone7 for about a month and a half. In that time I have put aside any bias and learned how iOS works and tested the new iPhone 7 to see what it is all about. I’m certainly not the first person to cover the phone, but come with me to check out a first time iPhone users experience.

Product Name: iPhone 7

Review Sample Provided by: Verizon

Written by: Wes

Pictures by: Wes

Amazon link: HERE

 

Specifications
Available Colors Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, Black, Jet Black
Capacity

32GB

128GB

256GB

Size Tall: 5.44 inches (138.3 mm)
Wide: 2.64 inches (67.1 mm)
Thick: 0.28 inch (7.1 mm)
Weight 4.87 ounces (138 grams)
Display

Retina HD display

4.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen

Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

1334-by-750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi

1400:1 contrast ratio (typical)

Wide color display (P3)

625 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)

Dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Display Zoom

Reachability

Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant Rated IP67 under IEC standard 60529
Chip

A10 Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture

Embedded M10 motion coprocessor

Camera

12MP camera
ƒ/1.8 aperture
Digital zoom up to 5x

Optical image stabilization

Sixelement lens

Quad-LED True Tone flash

Panorama (up to 63 megapixels)

Sapphire crystal lens cover

Backside illumination sensor

Hybrid IR filter

Autofocus with Focus Pixels

Tap to focus with Focus Pixels

Live Photos with stabilization

Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

Improved local tone mapping

Body and face detection

Exposure control

Noise reduction

Auto HDR for photos

Auto image stabilization

Burst mode

Timer mode

Photo geotagging

Video Recording

4K video recording at 30 fps

1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps

720p HD video recording at 30 fps

Optical image stabilization for video

Optical zoom at 2x; 6x digital zoom (iPhone 7 Plus only)

Quad-LED True Tone flash

Slomo video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps

Timelapse video with stabilization

Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)

Continuous autofocus video

Body and face detection

Noise reduction

Take 8-megapixel still photos while recording 4K video

Playback zoom

Video geotagging

FaceTime HD Camera

7-megapixel photos

1080p HD video recording

Retina Flash

ƒ/2.2 aperture

Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

Auto HDR

Backside illumination sensor

Body and face detection

Auto image stabilization

Burst mode

Exposure control

Timer mode

Touch ID Fingerprint sensor built into the new Home button
Wireless

802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi with MIMO

Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

NFC

Location

Assisted GPS and GLONASS

Digital compass

Wi-Fi

Cellular

iBeacon microlocation

Video Calling FaceTime video calling over WiFi or cellular
Audio Calling

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

WiFi calling

Audio Playback

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)

Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AACLC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AACLC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (MJPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Siri

Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more

Get proactive suggestions

Use hands-free

Listen and identify songs

Power and Battery

Up to 2 hours longer battery life than iPhone 6s

Talk time (wireless):

Up to 14 hours on 3G

Standby:

Up to 10 days

Internet use:

Up to 12 hours on 3G

Up to 12 hours on LTE

Up to 14 hours on Wi-Fi

Wireless video playback:

Up to 13 hours

Wireless audio playback:

Up to 40 hours

Sensors

Touch ID fingerprint sensor

Barometer

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Ambient light sensor

Operating System iOS 10
Headphones EarPods with Lightning Connector
SIM Card

Nano-SIM

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are not compatible with existing micro-SIM cards.

Rating for Hearing Aids iPhone 7 (Model A1660, A1778): M3, T4
System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)

Internet access

Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:

Mac: OS X v10.9 or later

PC: Windows 7 or later

iTunes 12.5 or later

Environmental Requirements

Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)

Nonoperating temperature: 4° to 113° F (20° to 45° C)

Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

In the Box

iPhone with iOS 10

EarPods with Lightning Connector

Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter

Lightning to USB Cable

USB Power Adapter

Documentation

 

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #38240 14 Nov 2016 16:29
So I finally took a look at the iPhone 7, check out what I thought about it

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