It seems like yesterday when I went to the Apple Store in Rio Shopping at 8 in the morning one day in September 2014 to buy my new iPhone 6. When I first understood what Apple wanted to tell us that this was the best iPhone ever the date. The reality is that two years have passed since that and that we have a new iPhone. A device that is not too far from the one presented then when we talk about the physical section, but that establishes an abysmal difference in the rest of the sections.
And although it might seem that the iPhone 7 is a kind of "rehash" by Apple, the changes can be found at practically all levels, making this iPhone an extremely complete device. Today we see the most significant differences for us, the users.
Button? home
Weird, weird, weird. We all agreed the first time we put our finger on the new iPhone 7 home button. It is difficult to describe the feeling it produces after so many years accustomed to a physical "click". But weird in a good way, since that first impression fades in just a few hours, changing the lathes and the pulsation of the rest of the models seems strange. A necessary change to be able to guarantee the IP67 water resistance that this terminal boasts and that, in addition, makes gestures such as multitasking faster to carry out.
As was evident, iPhone 7 incorporates second-generation Touch ID, which means that unlocking our iPhone by fingerprint is certainly faster than on the iPhone 6.
Press hard
One of the factors that does not seem so much when you do not have it, but that does make a huge difference. In my early days with the iPhone 7 the feeling is "how have I ever lived without 3D Touch". Exaggerated, but successful at the same time. The integration of 3D Touch in the system is now more complete than when we were able to test it in the 6s and, without a doubt, it is something that you will appreciate if you come from an iPhone 6.
Like a shot
RAM memory is one of those things that you never usually think about when you have an iPhone, because you take for granted that it will be left over whatever it has inside. And it is true up to a point. Not that the iPhone 6 is "bad" with 1GB of RAM, but closing apps in the background and loading games can sometimes be frustrating. On the iPhone 7 forget about the apps reloading every time you exit them, because thanks to the 2 GB of RAM that will never be a problem again. The new A10 fusion chip also has a good part of the blame for making the iPhone 7 feel like an unstoppable car, especially if you come from an iPhone 6, since this is twice as fast as its A8.
Point and shoot!
The iPhones camera has never had the best specs on paper, but it has always been among the best in results. With the iPhone 7 it is no less and, although for everyday use we will not be surprised by the difference compared to the 6, if you like to take photos and capture videos with your iPhone, you will notice the difference. Among the highlights that we find in this section as differentiating features are: the 12 megapixels of the front camera and 7 of the front, in contrast to the 8 and 1.2 megapixels of the iPhone 6, respectively. Also, and this is something that we do not find in the iPhone 6s, it is mandatory to mention the optical image stabilizer, included for the first time in the 4,7-inch model.
See you never, 16GB
Apple's taboo during these years, the 16GB of storage in the base model of its terminals, disappears this year - it was time - to give way to 32GB. Now, the entry model will be able to respond to a large number of users who will not have to purchase a model with greater capacity to end up wasting half.
It is worth it
Essentially for this, but also for other details that we tell you in the iPhone 7 review, the change from iPhone 6 to 7 is justified. What it contributes is a lot, although it seems hidden at first glance. That there is no radical change in the exterior design does not mean that there has not been in everything else.
The iPhone 7 seems less brown to me than the iPhone 6 and 6 plus and their S variants already were, but it is also a phone that the only thing that can bring you is fluidity, because you do not have to connect headphones or micro sd , not infrared, not a million things than other devices that cost much less. It also does not have a camera that stands out, it simply complies but then you look at what the phone is worth and you see the normal version of 32 GB (I have 32 gigs, they are short for me) and you see that it costs 800 euros ... and you cannot deny the obvious, this telefono is a scary robbery, and only some fans of the apple can deny it.
It is worth it if you use the iPhone to do aerospace computing, otherwise it is better to stay with the 6 and with € 800 than WhatsApp works the same!
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