REVIEW ROUNDUP: Here’s what people think of the iPhone 7
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The iPhone 7.
iPhone 7 reviews are out! Apple gave review units to a selection of journalists to take out before the device is released on September 16.
Here’s what people are saying:
The Verge: “There’s really no getting around it: the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus look more or less exactly like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus from 2014.”
Business Insider: “Headphone jacks aside, there’s very little else that’ll shock you about the iPhone 7. In fact, that might be deliberate. It looks almost exactly like the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 before it, more like an iPhone 6ss than a brand-new generation of iPhone. Almost all of the new improvements are great — from the camera to the new home button — but they’re also largely invisible.”
Mashable: “Apple didn’t make the iPhone 7 or 7 Plus any larger than the last models, but they clearly gained a little battery space by dropping the 3.5mm headphone jack.”
Time: “The iPhone 7 may be evidence that gone are the days when a new smartphone could truly wow the world. After all, there’s only so much functionality you can pack in these devices before you enter the realm of the superfluous.”
Engadget: “Jet black, meanwhile, is at once lovely and a bit of a bummer. When I say lovely, I really mean it: The moment I touched one, I couldn’t believe it was made of the same 7000 series aluminum as the others. In fact, it doesn’t feel like metal at all, thanks to Apple’s lengthy anodization and polishing process. Jet black iPhone bodies feel just as glossy and slick to the touch as their glass screens, and that unity makes them feel like seamless, cohesive wholes. The entire thing is seriously impressive, even if it feels sort of plasticky.”
CNET: “Jet black, Apple’s new glossy black color iPhone, looks beautiful. It turns the iPhone into a slim black obelisk. But it also might be a bit of a smudge magnet.
BuzzFeed: “In many ways, the iPhone 7 feels like an “S,” or an “in-between,” device. The design of the phone is mostly unchanged. It’s the same 4.7-inch size for the 7 and 5.5-inch size for the 7 Plus. The home, mute, power, and volume buttons are exactly where you’d expect them to be. If not for the larger camera bulge, 6S cases would fit just fine.”
TechCrunch: “The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are the best iPhones ever. And they are probably the best portable cameras ever made. The combination of wide gamut capture with wide gamut P3 display means that you have quite literally never seen images like this from a smartphone camera before. And that’s not to mention the massive front camera upgrade. The phones are fast, capable and functional, with nice upgrades to speaker audio, water resistance and a more durable home button.”
Ars Technica: “Like a glass phone, the jet black iPhone is more prone to slipping and sliding than the other finishes. A fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating helps keep it grippy and safe in your hands, but if you rest it on anything uneven—a desk or table, your chest or leg, a chair—the phone is prone to falling. The rounded, smooth iPhone 6 design is already harder to hold on to than the sharper edges of the 5-series and SE design, so a glossy finish doesn’t help.”
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