Apple iPhone 7 Plus

The new dual camera means the Plus really does give you more.

- Duncan Bell & Matt Bolton

From $769 Manufacturer Apple, apple.com 

Features 32GB/128GB/256GB, 5.5-inch display, A10 Fusion processor, dual 12MP rear cameras

This is the big one – and we don’t just mean because of its 5.5-inch, 1920x1080 screen. In the iPhone 6 and 6s models, the only significant difference between the regular iPhone and the Plus was size and battery life, so choosing which to buy was a matter of taste. This is the first time one of the models has a feature that differentiates it enough that we think it’s worth recommending over its iPhone sibling. And we do recommend it: if you get an iPhone 7, we think the Plus is the better option, on balance.

As with the smaller iPhone 7, the design is very similar to the iPhone 6s version, with the biggest changes being the removal of the headphone jack, and the larger dual-camera bump. There’s also the new Jet Black and regular black finishes, of course – Jet Black looks especially cool on the bigger surface of the Plus (and shows even more fingerprints and scratches if you’re not careful). 

It’s also now waterproof to an IP67 rating, meaning you can drop it in a bath or get seriously rained on without any worries about water damage. So with everything that’s the same (including the A10 Fusion processor), why are we rating the Plus higher than the iPhone 7?

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