The superiority of iPhone 7 over all other smartphones iPhone is obvious: this is the newest gadget from Apple. He is many times ahead in all indicators iPhone 6S. If you take the “big” iPhone 7 Plus and compare it with previous models, you immediately want to understand: what exactly is better than a 5.5-inch device from 2016 from the same device, only two years earlier. In this article, we will be comparing the new iPhone 7 Plus versus the very first device with a resolution of 5-5 inches from Apple – iPhone 6 Plus. Perhaps many users would not mind changing their device to a new device.
Design
- The iPhone 7 Plus mostly follows the design of the iPhone 6 Plus, with the exception of some subtle details.
- It can be caught Apple in a lie, because she promised a new design for the 7th generation of devices, unlike anything else.
- The biggest visual change is the antenna stripes on the back of the case, which have been moved to the top and bottom edges.
- The basis of the material for the manufacture of the new case iPhone 7 is aluminum of the 7000 series aluminum. This is necessary so that new devices do not bend: in past years, you could find stories when iPhone 6 Plus bent and turned into a crescent.
- The camera sensor on iPhone 7 Plus now looks significantly more massive than on iPhone 6 Plus.
- That's because the iPhone 7 Plus has two, yes, two rear, more high-tech cameras.
- Apple has removed the 3.5mm headphone jack from iPhone.
- Instead, there is now another speaker.
- It's not just the need for another dynamic, but more of the aesthetic component.
- The new speaker is paired with another speaker, which is also a spoken speaker that is applied to the ear.
- The speakers are much louder than those of the iPhone 6 Plus and they also “broadcast” in stereo.
- iPhone 7 Plus was slightly heavier than iPhone 6 Plus – 188 grams versus 172 grams.
- To justify the lack of any new design on the iPhone 7 Plus, Apple equipped the smartphone with water and dust resistance according to the IP67 standard.
- This makes the smartphone immune to water like Apple Watch 2.
- IP67 certification allows you to take iPhone 7 Plus with a free conscience and immerse it in fresh water for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter without any consequences.
- This also means that no sand or dust can get inside the device.
- iPhone 6 Plus is not waterproof.
- On store shelves, the iPhone 7 Plus will be available in two new colors: Jet Black and Black.
- Jet Black case has a glossy finish.
- Devices of this color are only available in two trim levels: 128 GB and 256 GB.
- Just the black color has a matte finish, which means that the device will not glare in the sun and will be difficult to scratch.
- The iPhone 6 Plus does not have the Rose Gold color scheme.
- iPhone 7 offers a capacitive Home button, unlike iPhone 6Plus, which has a physical button.
- The capacitive Home button does not require physical pressing, it will be enough just to put your finger on and the special technology of the Taptic Engine will determine the pressing force.
- Apple first introduced this technology to the MacBook 2015 laptop line.
- iPhone 7 also has a new generation of Touch ID.
- This sensor detects a fingerprint much faster than the Touch ID of the iPhone 6 Plus.
- Dimensions iPhone 7 Plus are approximately the same as iPhone 6 Plus.
Display
- Like the iPhone 6 Plus, the iPhone 7 Plus also features a Retina HD 5.5-inch display with Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.
- Both smartphones have the same number of pixels per inch – 401 ppi.
- The display on iPhone 7 Plus is about 25% brighter than on iPhone 6s Plus, which is brighter than on iPhone 6 Plus.
- This also implies support for a wider range of shades.
- 5.5-inch screen iPhone 6 Plus does not have touch-force technology 3D Touch.
- Apple first introduced technology 3D Touch in iPhone 6S.
Performance, RAM and data storage
- The A10 Fusion chip inside the iPhone 7 Plus is much faster than the A8 chip on the iPhone 6 Plus.
- A10 Fusion is a quad-core processor. Two cores are high-power, and two more cores are energy-efficient.
- Inside iPhone 6Plus has a dual-core processor.
- Apple also gave statistics: the A10 Fusion on the iPhone 7 Plus is twice as fast as the A8 chip.
- The video accelerator that comes with the A10 Fusion is an order of magnitude better than the iPhone 6 Plus A8.
- This is about three times faster than the GPU of the “six”.
- iPhone 7 Plus received 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM.
- That's 2GB more than the iPhone 6 Plus.
- With the help of iPhone 7 Plus, Apple has significantly updated the internal storage.
- Unlike iPhone 6, the minimum memory iPhone 7 Plus starts at 32GB.
- Now there is no longer a model with 64GB memory. Reciprocal, Apple equipped the devices with 128GB memory.
- This also means that the maximum storage size will be 256GB of memory. not bad, isn't it?
- iPhone 7 Plus has noticeably increased Internet speed: (450Mbps) via Wi-Fi and support for new LTE-A standards.
Camera
- The camera on iPhone 7 Plus has received a significant change from the camera on iPhone 6 Plus.
- The iPhone 7 Plus offers a dual 12MP sensor (2 x 12MP cameras), while the iPhone 66 Plus has only one 8MP camera.
- Both cameras are equipped with optical image stabilization technology.
- The camera on the iPhone 7 Plus has a wide aperture range of f / 1.8.
- The iPhone 6 Plus, in contrast, has a smaller f / 2.2 aperture.
- A wider aperture allows iPhone 7 Plus to capture more light – better shooting in dark rooms.
- The second chamber on iPhone 7 Plus measures 56mm. T
- It is needed in order to enlarge the image by 2 times using the optical zoom. You can further increase the size through the digital zoom up to 10x, without losing image quality.
- The iPhone 6 Plus does not have any optical zoom.
- It only has 3x digital zoom.
- The second lens also makes the iPhone 7 Plus look like a digital camera.
- Especially for iPhone 7 Plus, the camera app now has a new portrait mode.
- This mode will not be available for iPhone 7 Plus out of the box, Apple promised to add it in the next updates.
- iPhone 7 Plus can record 4K video.
- For iPhone 6 Plus only Full HD format is available with 60 fps frames per second.
- iPhone 7 Plus has a new Quad-LED True Tone flash.
- Compared to iPhone 6 Plus, which has dual LED True Tone flash.
- Quad-LED flash will be 50% brighter than iPhone 6 Plus.
- The A10 Fusion processor installed on the iPhone 7 Plus offers an improved and smarter ISP.
- iPhone 6 Plus cannot take Live photos.
- iPhone 7 Plus can take Live-photos and the impression of such pictures will be comparable to a picture of a digital camera.
- Apple also promised to make available application development for Live-photos.
- The front camera on iPhone 7 Plus has also received numerous changes and improvements.
- It's now a 7MP sensor, as opposed to the 1.2MP camera on the iPhone 6 Plus.
- And the front camera of the iPhone 7 Plus can shoot video in the Full HD format.
Battery
- iPhone 7 Plus, according to statements, works better on a single battery charge, although it has already become known that it loses in battery life iPhone SE.
And yet, it's pretty clear that iPhone 7 Plus has received all sorts of improvements in every segment, everywhere. And while they look pretty much the same, the iPhone 7 Plus offers a ton of new experiences to use.