7 Things you should know about the iPhone 7

Selling a kidney? Going Bankrupt? What, not people think about purchasing a mobile phone. The world has gone wild after the launch of a new Apple product, none other than the iPhone 7.      

Tim Cook, CEO launched the new Apple iPhone 7 at the annual September press conference in San Francisco. The high-end phone paves the way for a wireless era of technology. The Apple launches the new iOS 10 for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7s and updated the Programming language, Swift which enables the iOS developer to work more flexibly and fun.

What’s new in the iPhone 7? Let’s discuss the 7 things you should know about the iPhone 7.

1. The Outlook

The sleek, stylish, and sexy iPhone 7 looks as awe as its predecessors, proving the luxury phone in the world. The body is 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm and weighs 138g comparatively lighter than that of 6s. It comes in vivid colors- Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold. The paramount feature of the iPhone is that it is water and dust resistant up to 30 minutes with the aid of IP67. So, step out into the rain without getting petrified about your phones getting wet.

2. The Platform

The new iPhone 7 introduces iOS 10 and updated the programming language, Swift which enables the iOS developer  to develop their apps for iPhone and iPad. The swift programming language is a boon for the iOS developer to initiate their app development on iOS, OS x,watchOS and tvOS.

The performance has increased with the new built-in ARM chip, A10 fusion chip. It is a quad core processor, which has two high-performance cores for running performance-sensitive tasks, making it 40% faster than its predecessors and twice as fast as the iPhone 6.

3. Retina HD display

The display is as same as that of iPhone 6s. The 4.7 inch screen gives a 1334 X 750 pixels resolution. With the Ion-strengthened glass, and oleophobic coating protecting the screen; the iPhone 7 has enhanced its brightness 25% than that of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s with the Retina HD display for a vivid experience. It provides wide color gamut display and allows 3d touch display.

A foremost change in the display is the touch-sensitive home button with haptic feedback. It comprises another two changes:

1. It measures the velocity. The pressure-sensitive home button is similar to the touchpad of the new Macbooks.

2. The last change in the iOS 10 is the swipe-to-unlock to press-to-unlock.

4. Dual Camera System

Due to the booming of the mobile photography era, the mobile camera quality has been upgraded vigorously. The new iPhone 7 has two 12MP primary cameras, one wide lens, and a telephoto lens. It provides a 2X quality zoom features and much wider depth of field. With the advent of f/1.8 aperture it is possible to get better low-light photographs.

The front camera offers a 7MP camera with f/2.2 aperture. The key feature OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) helps to reduce blur during motion and hand shake. The six-element lens helps to get a detailed shot and Quad-LED flash is ‘True Tone’ that adjusts the colour temperature according to the environment.

5. Lightning Port

No room for Jack!

The 3.5mm audio jack is no more. Even the earphones have evolved into the air pods and the audio port as the lightning port. The lightning port connects the air pods, providing high-quality AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) audio to make calls, talk to Siri.

6. Wireless Air Pods

The first ever wireless Bluetooth earphone- Air Pods. The Apple’s idea of untangled earphones is overwhelming. Air pods are operated  by the custom designed Apple W1 chip. It comes with a wireless charging case. They offer up to 5 hours of listening on a single charge, talk with Siri with a double tap and automatically pair with all cloud-synced devices.

7. Battery Performance

The Apple iPhone 7 comes with the longest battery life among the iPhone series.

The battery will last two hours longer than that of iPhone 6s.The new A10 fusion chip uses two-third of the predecessor and significantly requires less power to run. Apple estimates 14 hours of wireless audio and 40 hours of audio playback.

With iOS 10 releasing this October, the urge for iOS  apps are high as well as the demand for the app developers. At Hakuna Matata, we have a team of developers and designers to develop your app. In need of an app?? Do contact us and we’ll bring out the best for you.