
Launched a few weeks ago, both the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are now available worldwide including in the Philippines thru online stores. Before publishing our in-depth review and camera comparisons, let’s take a brief look at our hands-on and unboxing treatment. You can also check our unboxing video below.
So what’s new inside the retail box of the two iPhones? We have the same retail packaging from last year’s iPhones while there’s an addition of a 3.5mm adapter inside. Both power adapters are still rated at 1A and hint of missing fast or quick charging support for both models. As usual, there is the wired earpods and set of papers present and completing the list of contents.
Starting with the smaller iPhone 7, the matte black is the new color variant this year. There are little changes in its aluminum exterior with only the antenna lines moved on top (hidden on black variants), removed headphone jack, new home button made of glass, and the slightly tapered camera bump.
Perhaps the iPhone 7 Plus gets a noticeable set of facelifts as the single main camera on the back has been replaced by the dual camera. The antenna lines are still visible on the gold variant but moved towards the edges which spoil the premium looks.
Overall, we have the same solid build and slightly chunky form factor but with the addition of IP67 waterproofing on either size.
It’s under the hood that most changes happened. The A10 Fusion quad-core chip promises a speed bump together with the small battery increase in both models. The 12MP camera gets wider aperture and OIS features too along with a new 7MP selfie snapper.
In terms of RAM, the iPhone 7 Plus has 3GB over the smaller iPhone 7 which has 2GB. The base storage starts from 32GB this time around.
Running on iOS 10 out-of-the-box, the UI is now more streamlined especially on the lock screen section. A few set of apps received new features too like on the apps integration on iMessage and improved Maps reliability and point-of-interest.
The new hardware and software features are pretty solid on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus but we really do not feel any breathtaking improvements so far. Nonetheless, we will reserve our final judgment on our upcoming reviews and comparisons. So stay tuned for that.
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