{"id":178866,"date":"2016-09-07T20:14:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T18:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=178866"},"modified":"2016-09-08T07:14:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T05:14:19","slug":"apple-iphone-7-the-best-iphone-ever-created","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/178866-apple-iphone-7-the-best-iphone-ever-created.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple iPhone 7 – the best iPhone ever created"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus<\/strong><\/a>, which it said are the best smartphones the company has ever made.<\/p>\n

The new iPhones feature new\u00a0cameras and a new design, with a new high-gloss stainless steel finish called Jet Black.<\/p>\n

Other colours available include Black, Gold, Silver, and Rose Gold.<\/p>\n

A standout new feature is the non-mechanical Home button, which is now a solid-state, force-sensitive unit with a taptic engine.<\/p>\n

The button will provide unique taptic feedback for actions, messages, notifications, ringtones, and other apps through the Taptic Engine API.<\/p>\n

Apple added that its antennas are built more subtly this time around, and you will “hardly” see them anymore.<\/p>\n

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Water and dust resistant, plus a new camera<\/h3>\n

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus will be water and dust resistant – at an IP67 rating.<\/p>\n

The new rear camera on the iPhone 7 has a six-element 28mm lens with\u00a0a larger f\/1.8 aperture, and uses a new 12MP sensor that Apple said is 60% faster and 30% more efficient.<\/p>\n

It is accompanied by a new TrueTone flash with four LEDs and an upgraded image processor.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Apple-designed Image Signal Processor has double the throughput of previous versions, said Apple.<\/p>\n

Apple stated\u00a0that iOS 10 will support a\u00a0RAW API\u00a0and Live Photos can be edited.<\/p>\n

The front camera on the phones will be a 7MP unit with automatic image stabilisation.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 7 Plus will feature a dual-lens rear camera – sporting a telephoto and a wide-angle lens. This will allow for greater zoom, said Apple –\u00a02x optical zoom and up to 10x with software zoom.<\/p>\n

“This is the best camera ever made in any smartphone,” said Apple.<\/p>\n

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Retina HD display and Audio<\/h3>\n

The new iPhone display will be 25% brighter than its predecessor and feature 3D Touch and a wider colour gamut.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 7 will also feature stereo speakers – one on the top and one on the bottom of the device – providing twice the volume of the iPhone 6S and increased dynamic range.<\/p>\n

Apple also confirmed the new iPhone will not have a headphone jack, and will sport a single Lightning connection.<\/p>\n

Lightning headphones will be available for the new iPhones, as well as a Lightning-to-headphone jack adapter. The adapter will be free with the iPhone 7.<\/p>\n

Apple also unveiled AirPods, wireless earphones which feature five hours of battery life and a new Apple W1 chip. The W1 chip handles audio and wireless connections and works with the iPhone and Apple Watch.<\/p>\n

The AirPods – on sale for $159 – will be joined by new Beats wireless headphones which support the wireless tech.<\/p>\n

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Performance and battery<\/h3>\n

The iPhone 7 will run on Apple’s new A10 Fusion processor, which is a 64-bit, quad-core unit. The new processor is 40% faster than the A9 processor in the iPhone 6S, said Apple.<\/p>\n

It is the most powerful chip ever in a smartphone, it added.<\/p>\n

Apple has also inserted\u00a0a new GPU, which it said is 240-times faster than the one in the original iPhone.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus also have the “longest battery life ever” in an iPhone, said the company.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 7 will last two hours more than the iPhone 6S.<\/p>\n

Storage and pricing<\/h3>\n

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available in 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB models.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 7 will start at $649 and the iPhone 7 Plus at\u00a0$769.<\/p>\n

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