iPhone 7 release date, rumours, features and specs

iPhone 7 specs

iPhone 7 processor

In terms of hardware, it's thought the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus will use a new A10 system-on-a-chip (SOC), the anticipated successor to the A9 SOC that powers the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus and SE.

iPhone 7 storage and RAM

In terms of storage, there are rumours of Apple upping the maximum available to 256GB and potentially culling the 16GB entry point.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are expected to have at least 2GB of RAM, as seen in the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus and, according to some rumours, this could be increased to 3GB.

iPhone 7 battery life

The iPhone 7 will almost certainly feature a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of at least 1715mAh. As for the iPhone 7 Plus, battery capacity of at least 2750mAh should be expected and, according to some reports, could be bumped up to 3100mAh.

In the unlikely event that no improvements are made on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, this would provide 14 hours of talk time on 3G, up to 10 hours of internet use on 3G and 4G, or up to 11 hours of internet use on Wi-Fi for the iPhone 7.

While the iPhone 7 Plus would get up to 24 hours talk time on 3G, and up to 12 hours browsing the web on 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi.

HD video playback on the 7 Plus would be 14 hours, with the iPhone 7 coming in at 11 hours. Audio playback would be 80 hours and 50 hours, respectively.

Standby time would be up to 10 days on the 7 and 16 days on the 7 Plus.

Jane McCallion
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