By Holly Wentworth
With the iPhone 7 being released earlier this month, consumers of Apple have started to upgrade their old phones to the newest version.
However, this raises an important question: how much of a difference is there really between the the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 7? Not being sure, myself, I did some research on Apple and TechRadar, a technology reviewing website, to find out. Then, I compiled a list of only the differences— not the similarities. This is what I found:
Specs:
| iPhone 7 | iPhone 6s | |
| Display | Retina HD display with wide color and 3DTouch 625 cd/m2 max brightness (typical) |
Retina HD display with 3DTouch 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical) |
| Size/Weight | Height: 5.44 inches Width: 2.64 inches Depth: 0.28 inch Weight: 4.87 ounces (the only difference) |
Height: 5.44 inches Width: 2.64 inches Depth: 0.28 inch Weight: 5.04 ounces |
| Camera/Video | Camera: All-new 12MP f/1.8 aperture Optical image stabilization Body and face detection Quad-LED True Tone flash Six-element lens Video: Optical image stabilization for video Facetime: 7-megapixel photos 1080p HD video recording Auto image stabilization |
Camera: 12MP f/2.2 aperture Face detection True Tone flash Five-element lens Video: Facetime: 5-megapixel photos 720p HD video recording |
| Cellular/Wireless | LTE Advanced (up to 450 Mbps) | LTE Advanced (up to 300 Mbps) |
| Battery | Up to 2 hours longer battery life than iPhone 6s Talk time (wireless) up to 14 hours on 3G Internet use up to 14 hours on Wi-Fi, up to 12 hours on LTE, up to 12 hours on 3G Wireless video playback up to 13 hours Wireless audio playback up to 40 hours |
Talk time up to 14 hours on 3G Internet use up to 11 hours on Wi-Fi, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 12 hours on 3G Video playback up to 11 hours Audio playback up to 50 hours |
| Headphones | EarPods with Lighting Connector Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter |
EarPods with 3.5 mm Headphones plug |
| Cost | Ranges from $650 to $850 | Ranged from $560 to $760 |
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While the iPhone 7 has a select number of new features and upgrades in comparison to the iPhone 6s, the research shows that these upgrades are few and far between. In reality, if you own an iPhone 6s, it’s almost the same as the new iPhone 7— even the size is identical to the previous iPhone.
The only significant differences that could be noted was the improved battery life and camera. Other than that, it’s best if we wait until the iPhone 7s comes out. Then, there is a chance there will be more upgrades over the iPhone 6. Either way, some of us have to wait for our two year contracts anyway.