The iPhone 7 is a missed opportunity. Apart from a bit of fluff retention the fit and finish, the cameras, fingerprint scanner, snappy performance and waterproofing are all great. But what does it matter how good it is when the battery is dead?
The battery life just isn’t good enough to last one day, let alone two when so many other smartphones do. And when the iPhone 7 is dead it takes ages to charge it up again. It’s really poor.
Then there’s the headphone jack, which wasn’t really an issue for me having adopted Bluetooth headphones years ago. But it is a pain in the neck if you attempt to use the Lightning EarPods and ever connect your headphones to anything else other than the iPhone or an iPad, or you lose that stupid little Lightning adapter dongle. Oh and you can’t charge and listen to music via cable.
Is this the best iPhone? Probably. Should you buy it? Not if you care about battery life. At the end of the day, this is the iPhone you’ll probably end up buying, but not the one you deserve.
Pros: waterproof, great cameras, good fingerprint scanner, premium build, good in-hand feel, Taptic Engine
Cons: no headphones port, cannot unlock the phone with gloves or within an armband case, expensive, no removable battery, no memory expansion, can’t charge and listen to cabled headphones, poor battery life, slow charging.
Specifications
Screen: 4.7in 1334×750 (326ppi)
Processor: Apple A10 Fusion
RAM: 2GB of RAM
Storage: 32/128/256GB
Operating system: iOS 10
Camera: 12MP rear camera, 7MP front-facing camera
Connectivity: LTE, Wi-Fiac, NFC, IR, Bluetooth 4.2, Lightning and GPS
Dimensions: 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm
Weight: 138g
Price
The iPhone 7 costs £599 for 32GB, £699 for 128GB or £799 for 256GB in rose gold, gold, silver, black or jet black.
