Kuyinyani ukuba abasebenzisi abaninzi banokucinga ukuba kukho izixhobo ezithengise kakuhle kakhulu kulo nyaka kodwa leyo ithatha ikhekhe kulo nyaka 2017 yi-iPhone 7 kunye ne-7 Plus ngokweedatha ezivela kwi-Strategy Analytics. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, i-iPhone 7 ibe sisixhobo esiphakamise ukugxeka okukhulu ngomhla wayo yinxalenye enkulu yabasebenzisi kunye nemithombo yeendaba abathi babona utshintsho oluncinci kwesi sixhobo njengeyona "ngxaki" yabo iphambili kodwa ngesixhobo sangaphakathi esitsha ngokupheleleyo kwaye inamandla ngakumbi ukongeza kwiinkcukacha zekhamera ephindwe kabini kwimodeli yayo enkulu, benze isixhobo sika-Apple esona sithengisa kakhulu kule 2017.
Amanani kwikota yesibini ye-Apple sele elungile, ezo zekota yokuqala zabamba iiholide kwaye zazingcono, kodwa into ecacileyo kukuba iApple iyathengisa. UTim Cook, weza kweli nyathelo kwimibuzo abezindaba abambuza yona malunga nokuhla okuncinci kwintengiso ye-Q2 kwaye waphendula ukuba amarhe e-iPhone entsha ayabekek 'ityala, kunjalo ke nge-iPhone 7 kunye ne-7 Plus ngaphezulu kuluhlu izixhobo Abathengisi abakhulu:
Emva kwe-iPhone kukho i-OPPO e-China kwaye kwindawo yesine neyesihlanu sifumana i-Samsung. Lumka, asithethi ngeyona Samsung inamandla, kuba iSicwangciso soHlahlelo sibonisa i-Galaxy J3 esuka kwi-2016 kunye ne-Galaxy J5 esuka kwi-2016 njengabathengisi abalandelayo. Akukho phawu lwe-OnePlus 3T, i-LG okanye iHuawei. Ngamafutshane, sijamelene nedatha elungileyo kubafana abavela eCupertino ababona ukuba i-iPhone yabo iqhubeka njani ukuba yeyona ithengisa kakhulu kwi-2017 kwaye Iimodeli ezintsha ezifika ngoSeptemba kulindeleke ukuba zongeze ukuthengisa ngakumbi, ke sijamelene nexesha elihle kakhulu lokusayina.