After many months of rumors, the Cupertino-based company has finally officially unveiled the highly anticipated iPhone 7, a device with which Apple wants to remain the company that sells the most device in terms of high-end We speak. A few hours ago, we informed you how the iPhone 6s has been the best-selling high-end terminal in the world during the second quarter of this year and Apple's intention is to keep it that way
The first rumors about this device began to circulate a few days after the iPhone 6s was presented and until a few hours they have continued to be published. Many of those rumors have finally been dismissed as we have seen in the keynote. Below we show you all the characteristics of the new flagship terminal of the Apple company.
IPhone 7 design
The desired water and dust resistance of the iPhone has finally been confirmed and the new iPhone 7 offers us an IP 67 certification to water and dust. The iPhone 6s, as we have already shown you in several videos, is perfectly resistant to water, at least for an hour and without using the mechanical start button, where water could enter if we press them with wet hands or under the Water.
Finally the 3,5 mm jack has completely disappeared from the iPhone 7, which has meant a thinning of the terminal compared to the previous model. This disappearance has slightly affected the design of the terminal, which continues to offer us an appearance similar to the iPhone 6, which was presented two years ago. Contrary to what Apple has used to us, every two years the company changes the design of the terminal, but this time the changes have been slight and it seems that they will wait next year to change it, and they will take advantage of the iPhone 10 anniversary to do so .
The elimination of the headphone jack has forced the company to integrate lightning headphones with a lightning to jack adapter, so that all users who have invested money in quality headphones can continue to use them with this new version of the iPhone.
The home button is still a fundamental part of the terminal, in addition to being a hallmark of the same. Apple knows this and has improved its operation by adding a new pressure-sensitive function that allows us to take advantage of 3D Touch technology even more.
The induction charging system is still one of the functions that we still do not see in the company's terminals, so we will have to continue using the lightning cable to charge the phone. This charging system would be ideal to be able to listen to music with headphones while we are charging the device, one of the main problems that the elimination of the 3,5 mm jack offers us.
Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), it also hasn't bothered to offer a fast charging system similar to what we can find in the latest Samsung models. This system allows us to charge the device to a more than acceptable charge level in a very short time, an ideal function for those days when we make extreme use of our terminal.
Another aesthetic aspect that draws the attention of this new terminal is the collection of the rear bands that are used as an antenna to improve the reception of the mobile signal from the terminal. Again the aluminum used for the construction of this device is still from the 7000 series, a much stronger alloy than that used in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which gave the famous Bendgate its name.
IPhone 7 screen
Apple still does not use OLED technology in its terminals. The new iPhone models continue to use the LCD technology that the company has been using in recent years, that is, with certain updates that improve the quality of the image they show us, but that do not allow to improve the battery consumption of the terminal. The new iPhone 7 includes an image processor that improves viewing in different lighting conditions, being 50% brighter than the iPhone 6s. The crystal used is still not sapphire, as we have been announced for several years, but by increasing the price of the terminal, it is still not an option that Apple is currently considering.
The crystal of this terminal is manufactured through a double ion exchange process that allows us offers much more durable resistance at the molecular level. The problem with this type of glass is that it is not so resistant to scratches and shocks, which forces many users to use screen protectors if they do not want to see how the glass of their terminal is broken by a simple fall.
Apple still does not take advantage of the edges of the terminal As if the Samsung company is doing, some edges that would allow to expand the size of the screen or reduce the overall size of the device, something very welcome especially in the Plus model. As we can see Apple continues to go against the tide in this regard as well as others that I have already mentioned.
IPhone 7 connections
The only connection offered by the iPhone 7 after removing the headphone jack It is the lightning type, with which we will be able to charge and listen to music through the headphones that the company offers us in the terminal box. The supposed Smart Connector connection, available on the iPad Pro has finally not made an appearance. This connection allows users to connect a keyboard to the terminal through which it obtains the necessary power to operate. We don't know if this type of connection could be used to transmit power to the device, an ideal option until the company bothers to offer an induction charging system.
At the moment the USB-C connection is not available on the iPhone 7, but if the Cupertino-based company wants to comply with the regulations imposed by Europe, the next terminal will have to implement this type of connection in the terminal next year, and thus put aside the lightning connection that is only compatible with Apple terminals.
To make up for the missing jack Apple has presented the new AirPods, wireless headphones that offer us an autonomy of 5 hours uninterrupted, and that with the charging base we get up to 24 hours of music without having to charge the base.
Front and rear cameras of iPhone 7
Front camera of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
Apple has once again renewed the front camera of the iPhone, expanding the resolution to 7 megapixels in addition to adding a digital image stabilizer.
IPhone 7 camera
Regarding the camera of the new terminal of the company, Apple claims to have improved both sensor quality and processing speed. In addition, this new sensor offers us more vivid and luminous colors and that also allow us to obtain higher image quality in low light situations. After two years, Apple has finally added an optical image stabilizer to this model.
The LED flash used in the iPhone 7 has also been updated offering a total of 4 LEDs, compared to two LEDs that integrated the iPhone 6s. These two new LEDs allow us to obtain double the illumination in addition to helping to make an adequate focus when we have the need to use the iPhone camera practically dark.
IPhone 7 Plus Camera
The iPhone 7 Plus launches a dual camera system that offers us two 12 megapixel cameras with which, in addition to improving the color of the captures (each camera obtains a different color) offers us a greater depth of field, one of the main reasons why manufacturers are adding this dual camera system in their terminals.
Both cameras (one wide angle and the other telephoto) allow us to combine the results of both to obtain beautiful images that until now we had to use a reflex camera to obtain them. This camera is capable of 100 billion operations in each capture in just 25 milliseconds ..
IPhone 7 storage capacity
It seems that finally Apple has recognized that it was making the most absolute ridiculous offering an entry model of 16 GB of storage, space that really was reduced to just over 10 GB discounting the space that the operating system occupies. The iPhone 7 will be available in its cheapest version with a storage space of 32 GB. From there we go to the 128 GB model and the 256 GB model, a model that escapes the pocket of many users, especially the Plus model.
The 16GB model has always been one of the least sold models due to storage problems it offered, but with the arrival of the 32 GB model, it is likely that this new model will become the new best seller of the company, since those 32 GB offer us more than enough space so that we do not have to be forced to download the images of our device every two by three.
IPhone 7 color availability
In recent days we have informed you of the assumptions new colors in which the new iPhone 7 would arrive: glossy black and space black. These two new colors have finally been confirmed, leaving aside the Deep Blue color, an intense blue that was rumored a few months ago as a possible new color for the iPhone 7 and whose renders offered a quite spectacular result. With these two new colors and the disappearance of Space Gray, any user who wants to purchase this new terminal will be able to choose between the following colors. Jet black (glossy black), Matte black, Pink, Gold and Silver.
IPhone 7 processor
The new processor that comes from the hand of the iPhone 7 is the A10 Fusion, the new generation of chips that the company itself designs. As reported by Apple in the keynote, A10 Fusion chip is 40% faster than A9 chip which is currently inside the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.
Finally and after much speculation, this new processor It has been manufactured by TSMC. The A10 chip in combination with the 3GB of RAM that the Plus model offers us, offer spectacular performance compared to the previous processor in the iPhone 6s, which was managed by 2 GB of RAM.
Prices of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 7 32GB: 769 euros
- iPhone 7 128GB: 879 euros
- iPhone 7 256GB: 989 euros
- iPhone 7 Plus 32GB: 909 euros
- iPhone 7 Plus 128GB: 1.019 euros
- iPhone 7 Plus 256GB: 1.129 euros
Availability of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
Reservations will begin on September 9 and from September 16 it can be collected in stores. Will be available in a large number of countries the same day of launch, something that had not happened in a long time.
I am quite struck ... first that they set trends and that is very good ... because it is the natural evolution of technology ... and cables had to end up disappearing ... but ... it does not consist of people's pockets ... if you want to set trends, the detail to give away the headphones is what they should have done ... we remove the cables but the mobile comes with headphones with cables ... because if you want them with cables ... buy them for 150 dollars ... how ready are these from Apple ... people (sheep) will queue to buy them to be fashionable ... and then it strikes me that a presentation has not physically come out on the mobile at any time ... all on screen and with a divine photo shop that the mobile seems a luxury ... in end ... curiosities