Apple iPhone 7 Plus specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Apple iPhone 7 Plus
  • Released 2016, September 16 188g, 7.3mm thickness iOS 10.0.1, up to iOS 15.7 32GB/128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Nano-SIM About 358.4 USD
  • 5.5" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 3GB RAM Apple A10 Fusion
  • 2900mAh Li-Ion

Apple iPhone 7 Plus overview

Apple iPhone 7 Plus is a smartphone that runs on iOS. It was released on 2016, September 16. Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 5.5 inch, Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ), a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Ion-strengthened glass. Apple iPhone 7 Plus uses Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) chipset, Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) CPU, PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) GPU. Apple iPhone 7 Plus supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Nano-SIM. Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 12MP Dual main camera, 7MP Single selfie camera. Apple iPhone 7 Plus uses Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) battery. The price of Apple iPhone 7 Plus is about 358.4 USD.

Score the key features of Apple iPhone 7 Plus compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 71 / 100 points
  • Price: 41 / 100 points

Apple iPhone 7 Plus full specifications

VERSIONS:   

A1661|A1784
Versions: A1784 (Global), A1661 (USA & China), A1785 (Japan), A1786 (China)

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY

Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button

PLATFORM

OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.7
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
  NVMe

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Siri natural language commands and dictation

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Models A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
Price About 358.4 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796
Display Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery life Endurance rating 75h

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