Among a host of new features, the iPhone 7 range now carries an water resistant ingress protection (IP) rating, and promises significantly improved cameras.
In addition to using a new Apple-designed image signal processor, the new iPhones will support RAW file formats for photos.
The iPhone 7 Plus will also have two lenses on the back — one standard 28mm wide-angle f/1.8 camera, and a 56mm telephoto lens with a f/2.8 aperture.
A comparison of the specifications of the iPhone 7 and Samsung’s high-end Galaxy devices is shown in the tables below.
Not shown in the tables is that Apple confirmed that the iPhone 7 will not include a 3.5mm headset jack. Instead it will rely on its Lightning port and wireless audio.
The Galaxy range by contrast includes 3.5mm headphone jacks, and come with USB ports: micro USB on the Galaxy S7 range, and USB Type-C on the Note 7.
iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7
| Specifications | iPhone 7 | Samsung Galaxy S7 |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm | 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm |
| Weight | 138g | 152g |
| Operating system | iOS 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Display | 4.7″ Retina HD (750×1334) | 5.1″ QHD (1440×2560) |
| Rear camera | 12MP iSight: f/1.8 lens with Quad-LED TrueTone flash | 12MP with f/1.7 lens |
| Front camera | 7MP f/2.2 | 5MP with f/1.7 lens |
| Storage, internal | 32/128/256GB | 32GB |
| Storage, expandable | No | microSD |
| RAM | 2GB | 4GB |
| Processor | A10 Fusion | 2.3GHz + 1.6GHz Exynos 8 Octa 8890 / 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| Cellular data | LTE-A 3CC DL (3-carrier aggregation) | LTE-A 3CC DL (3-carrier aggregation) |
| IP rating | IP67 water & dust resistant | IP68 water & dust resistant |
iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Note 7
| Specifications | iPhone 7 Plus | Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge | Samsung Galaxy Note 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3mm | 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm | 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9mm |
| Weight | 188g | 157g | 169g |
| Operating system | iOS 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Display | 5.5″ 1080p (1080×1920) | 5.5″ QHD (1440×2560) | 5.7″ QHD (1440×2560) |
| Rear camera | 12MP iSight Duo: 28mm f/1.8 lens, and a 56mm f/2.8 telephoto lens. Quad-LED TrueTone flash | 12MP with f/1.7 lens | 12MP dual-pixel f/1.7 lens |
| Front camera | 7MP f/2.2 | 5MP with f/1.7 lens | 5MP with f/1.7 lens |
| Storage, internal | 32/128/256GB | 32GB | 64GB |
| Storage, expandable | No | microSD | microSD |
| RAM | 3GB | 4GB | 4GB |
| Processor | A10 Fusion | 2.3GHz + 1.6GHz Exynos 8 Octa 8890 / 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad) |
| Cellular data | LTE-A 3CC DL (3-carrier aggregation) | LTE-A 3CC DL (3-carrier aggregation) | LTE-A 3CC DL (3-carrier aggregation) |
| IP rating | IP67 water & dust resistant | IP68 water & dust resistant | IP68 water & dust resistant |