“The iPhone 7 Plus packs a 5.5-inch LED-backlit, IPS display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 (401 PPI) and a contrast ratio of 1,300:1,” Shawn Knight writes for TechSpot. “Dr. Raymond M. Soneira, a well-respected display expert and president of DisplayMate, found it to be the best performing mobile LCD screen he’s ever tested. The panel earned high marks for its use of multiple color gamuts, low reflectance, and high contrast ratio for an IPS LCD.”
“The camera app / iOS is analyzing data from both cameras in real-time, regardless of which camera you think you’re using. If it determines that the primary camera would produce an overall better image than the inferior telephoto camera, it’ll take the picture with the better camera and crop / use digital zoom to make it look like what the 56mm camera would produce,” Knight writes. “To try it out for yourself, all you need to do is place your finger over the primary camera and switch between the two in the camera app. In my experience, this is only likely to crop up when shooting items very close up (macro) or in dimly-lit environments.”
“We put the iPhone 7 Plus through a battery of benchmarks that we’ve made a regular habit of running in of our smartphone reviews. Apple’s latest absolutely decimated the competition as it posted record-high numbers in nearly every test just as the iPhone 6 Plus did a year ago,” Knight writes. “Without sounding like a broken record, the results highlight the tremendous advantage Apple has in developing both hardware and software under one roof. The fact that Apple has managed to get by on just two cores when everyone else adopted anywhere from four to 10 cores is quite telling… The iPhone 7 Plus is without a doubt the best iPhone to date as it relates to design aesthetics, features, and performance…”
Tons more, including many benchmark results, in the full review – recommended – here.
MacDailyNews Take: Put simply, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus is unmatched by a significant margin.
SEE ALSO:
AnandTech reviews Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: ‘Unparalleled, a cut above anything else in the industry’ – October 10, 2016
Computerworld reviews Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus: There’s never been a better time to switch to iPhone – October 7, 2016
PC Magazine reviews Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus: Editors’ Choice – September 20, 2016
Tom’s Guide reviews Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: Great upgrades, but one is greater – September 20, 2016
More evidence Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus is more than a modest refresh – September 20, 2016
Professional photographer Benjamin Lowy puts Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus cutting-edge camera to the test – September 20, 2016
Apple’s A10 Fusion chip miracle – September 20, 2016
The iPhone’s new A10 Fusion chip should worry Intel – September 16, 2016
Apple’s remarkable new A10, S2, W1 chips alter the semiconductor landscape – September 15, 2016
Wired reviews Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus: ‘Fantastic’ – September 14, 2016
Sprint, T-Mobile: iPhone 7/Plus pre-orders up 4X over last year; Apple shares surge – September 13, 2016
USA Today’s Baig reviews Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus: ‘A strong handset for sure’ – September 13, 2016
WSJ reviews Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus: ‘Get over the headphone thing and upgrade’ – September 13, 2016
Mossberg reviews Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus: It’s a great phone, but where’s my headphone jack? – September 13, 2016
The Verge reviews Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus: ‘The future in disguise’ – September 13, 2016
Not if you read Consumer Reports.
I do love that CR has made themselves look like fools though.
CR has never been right on computers, going back 30 plus years. Maybe they are ok on blenders and detergent.
It also doesn’t spontaneously combust
The “experts” at Consumer Reports who claim extensive testing of the products they review completely missed the Galaxy Note 7 problems.
CR employees are useless. Don’t even read their BS anymore
I used CR for my last refrigerator purchase. Hope it doesn’t explode (it’s an LG— no Samsung, thank you.).
Does CR carry a lot of Samsung advertising? (Don’t read it as I’m not in the USA).