The whole world was eagerly waiting for the launch of new iPhone and the date August 7, 2016 was marked in the calendar so that nobody misses the grand launch event of Apple’s new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus. The event was organized at San Francisco. In the grand event on Wednesday evening, Apple unveiled its flagship iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones and all those who have missed the live coverage of the event, we present you with the highlights, specifications, price and release date in India.
Storage Capacity
The new iPhone7 and iPhone 7 plus models are introduced with the basic storage capacity of 32GB instead of 16GB. The next version will have 128GB storage capacity and the last and final versions of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus will come in 256GB versions. Isn’t it awesome!
Color Variants
The new iPhones will come in a new design with differently placed antenna lines at the back. Also, they will be available in two new colors: matte black and jet glossy black along with rose gold, silver, space grey and gold.
Home Button
The home button of the new models has been redesigned to a new solid-state and force-sensitive state. It takes the use of Taptic Vibrations instead of physical click on the button just like the recent MacBook and MacBook Pro models.
Features and Specifications
The major changes are being done in the camera of iPhone 7 plus as this model come with the widely rumored dual rear camera setup – one 56mm telephoto lens and the other wide-angle lens. The bigger iPhone is also capable of 2x optical zoom, with total zoom up to 10x. Whereas, iPhone 7 comes with optical image stabilization (OIS) and a 12 megapixel sensor with quad LED to deliver brighter and quality images at a fast rate.
As far as display is concerned, the new iPhones come with25% brighter display and better battery life because of a new A10 Fusion 64-bit quad core chip, which is 40 percent faster than the A9. The speakers are improved for a better stereo experience.
But the main talked about and rumored specification was the removal of audio jack, which was completely true. Apple has introduced new AirPods for wireless audio experience, which will not be bundled with the iPhone models. They pair easily with your Apple devices, thanks to the W1 chip inside new Apple devices that’s used for wireless communication.
iPhone 7 key features
| Display | 4.70-inch |
| Processor | quad-core |
| Front Camera | 7-megapixel |
| Resolution | 750×1334 pixels |
| OS | iOS 10 |
| Storage | 32GB |
| Rear Camera | 12-megapixel |
iPhone 7 Plus key features
| Display | 5.50-inch |
| Processor | quad-core |
| Front Camera | 7-megapixel |
| Resolution | 1080×1920 pixels |
| OS | iOS 10 |
| Storage | 32GB |
| Rear Camera | 12-megapixel |
Release Date and price in India
iPhone 7 will launch in India at a starting price of Rs. 60,000 for the new 32GB base storage model. The release date in India is decided to be October 7, 2016 as confirmed by Apple.
