Hands on with the iPhone 7: A brief peek at the wireless future

The rumors got a lot right about the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Its design isn’t too far off from the 6S and 6S Plus, it has an immovable Home button, the Plus has a dual-camera setup to simulate optical zoom, and (crucially) that headphone jack is gone.

But aside from that sticking point, the new iPhones offer a lot of the solid technological improvements that we’ve come to expect. The battery life is a little better. The camera is a little better. It’s faster by a significant margin. We were able to take a look at some of these things in our brief hands-on time with the phone today. Some details will have to wait for the full review, but until then, here’s everything you can find out about the phone after holding it for 15 or 20 minutes.

Key comparisons to the iPhone 6S

Apple didn’t talk about things like screen size and resolution or measurements and weight onstage today and I’ve received a lot of questions about it, so let’s lay those facts out up front.

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Source: Ars Technica – Hands on with the iPhone 7: A brief peek at the wireless future