Apple’s “latest iPhone 7 flagship product is faster, thinner and water-resistant, and comes in more colors to boot,” Roger Cheng and Shara Tibken report for CNET. “What may frustrate many fans, however, is that the new marquee feature — a dual-lens camera with a wide-angle lens and a telescopic lens capable of zooming to 10x — can be found only on the iPhone 7 Plus. There’s something to get excited about, but only if you’re willing to pony up the premium for the larger model.”
“Apple has taken this two-pronged approach since the debut of its first jumbo iPhone, the 6 Plus, in 2014. But the gap between the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus is wider, and that underscores a philosophical change at Apple,” Cheng and Tibken report. “Co-founder Steve Jobs wanted to build a single phone for everyone. Now you have to get the iPhone 7 Plus to get the company’s true flagship phone and its best feature.”
“Some folks may simply prefer the more compact iPhone 7 and consider the hefty iPhone 7 Plus, which fits into what the industry refers to as the ‘phablet'” category, too unwieldy,” Cheng and Tibken report. “The decision is complicated by the fact that choosing the smaller iPhone 7 means choosing the lesser version.”
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MacDailyNews Take: If it’s not an iPhone flagship, it’s not an iPhone flagship.
iPhone 7 Plus. 256GB. Jet Black. Check, check, and check!
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Are those rounded Edges I see…..?
Sure.. But… Where the f@ck is my new macbook? You know, the sh!t used to write software for the iphone?!
Crap
Oh, you didn’t know? The iPhone IS a Personal Computer!
(….Not!) /s
It’s a personal computer, you’re just holding it wrong 😉
Just about the entire world knew this event would be iPhone/Apple Watch. The Mac event will be coming in October.
I have the 6S and had the 6. Never really wanted the big phone. Now I think I’ll be going to the 7 Plus for the dual camera and I’m tired of having to charge my battery 3 times a day.
So looks like Apple accomplished their goal of getting me to buy a larger more expensive phone and I’m sure I’m not the only one. But I am looking forward to it and plan on the black one.
bigger one only for camera… otherwise smaller iPhone is dangerously close to bigger one in battery life… check the battery improvements on smaller one.
It is an upsell, but it’s not like Apple could put everything from the plus into the non-plus without other things (like battery life, e.g.) seriously giving.
Apple just has more features they want to deliver than they can pack into the non-plus form factor.
I was hoping to jump down to the smaller size, like every year since the six. Alas the camera keeps me in the Plus.
Since when is two kinds of black defined as “comes in more colors to boot?” Black is either all colors or no colors. You can equate the piano black finish like an unlimited limited edition, if you are likely to keep it pristeen. Apple has a footnote that it’s likely to show scratches easier. We don’t want to hear crying in the streets over “scratch-gate.”
Pristine.
I knew it was questionable but it wasn’t tagged so I moved on. Typing it again, it’s tagged. Go figure.
I’m torn. I’m not a photo junkie so the 7 makes the most sense to me. But I had the 6 Plus and the 6S Plus and I’m just not sure I’m taking something for granted on the 7 opposed to the 7 Plus. Add to that the extended battery life on the Plus and it seems hands-down to go for the 7-Plus. However, I hear all you guys wanting the Plus now and I’m scared I’ll be waiting two months for the phone considering how Apple just can’t seem to get demand down. Man, I hope the have a ton of the 256GB jet black iPhone 7 Pluses manufactured and ready to roll. I also plan to get the AirPods when they are available and probably a second pair shortly thereafter once I’ve lost one or both of the first pair. Has anybody noticed that Apple Watch Sport has gone by the wayside? I have my eye on the black stainless steel Milanese loop watch but that’ll be down the road.
For me personally it’s not about cost. I just don’t like carrying such a big phone. My wife was asking me about the Plus recently and telling me that the picture quality is better. When I told her I’ll buy her the 7 Plus her reply was its too big and can’t carry it in her handbag. I wouldn’t mind paying a premium for normal size iPhone 7 with all the features of the Plus.
Wait a year. The smaller 7 now has the camera from last year’s 6S Plus.
It has OIS, which only the Plus had. But it’s an entirely new camera and lens.
Thanks for the clarification!
A Black Beauty.
But even with my big hands, I find the Plus isn’t really a one-hander. It’s for two hands IMHO and not really comfortable for phone calls. I think I’d adapt to the Plus, but the regular size iPhone is my sweet spot size. – – And yet the added perks of the Plus sing their siren song…
Apple already warns that the Jet Black scratches LOL
Great news indeed. SCRATCHGATE 2.0 LMFAO!
HAHA
Apple is finally dust and water resistant — specifically IP67. “That’s great, except that many Android flagships in 2016 — like the Sony Xperia Z5, Samsung Galaxy Note 7, and the Galaxy S7 edge — are rated even higher at IP68. Even the Samsung Galaxy S5 from 2014 was IP67. So water resistance — while it may be new to the iPhone — is not by any stretch of the imagination new to phones.”
Only problem is …….when Apple says IP67 they actually design IP68 and when Samdung says IP68 they actually design IP67.
Same with battery life. When Apple says “x Hours” they mean “x Hpurs”. When Samdung says “x Hours” they actually mean something less.
With processing power they do the same sort of thing too……only they fool you by going into some super “test mode” whenever a benchmark software is being run.
Samsung is highly unscrupulous.
PawPaw – you may want to edit your turd polishing tantrum.
Consumer Reports – “Samsung Phone not really waterproof”
Give it up PawPaw and flush that phone down the toilet.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/consumer-reports-samsung-phone-not-actually-water-resistant/
If you want to discuss specs you are in wrong place… we all know how s7 held up with water resistance/proof claim… want to discuss more?
Only the niche model S7 Active had the “not so waterproof” problem. It’s only sold by AT&T. Even Consumer Reports found the S7 and S7 Edge lived up to their waterproof claims.
The inevitable YouTube water torture comparisons will be interesting. The 6S was darn near waterproof. I think the 7 will exceed the 67 rating. And it’s about time.
Enjoy the swirly microscratches and fingerprints on that jet black iPhone. I love the way it looks, but when apple puts a disclaimer on their page about it, you know you’re in trouble. I’ll take a regular black instead.
Chris! It just looks like a flat battery pack color.
Who wants a new “incognito” iPhone?
Kinda sad looking.
I stopped at the iPhone 6 plus. Didn’t do the 6S plus. Still not sure if I am going to do the 7. Just not sure that I am all that excited with this round of updates.
Crying shame that Apple had no engineers available to drop new processors and memory into their Mac products.
Why would Apple announce Mac updates at its September iPhone event?
Because we’ve been waiting fcking ages for a new one.
Why not? The have before. They announced what they’re doing with their education initiative and they also announced a new watch at this event. The event is not phone specific.
wait for the eight
I don’t want a phablet or a tablet I want a small phone with a good battery and camera – numbskulls.
And fix the MacBook Pro before I have to go all Hackintosh on your stupid heads.
jeebus
I’m quite resistant to it, thank you.
I’ll definitely be getting the iPhone 7 in jet black (i’ll take my chances) just a little pissed the dual camera is only on the +. I don’t want a giant phone!
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“MacDailyNews Take: If it’s not an iPhone flagship, it’s not an iPhone flagship.
iPhone 7 Plus. 256GB. Jet Black. Check, check, and check!”
Moron. You’re not the only one that counts.