The portrait mode can also be achieved by an app, actually

I'm chose the i7 Plus simply for the battery life and bigger screen, not because of RAM or camera.

And now, everyone's a photographer...



Time to let my old Nikon 5100 go....

(Still have no idea why uploading direct from phone to LYN will result in the wrong orientation)

This post has been edited by attw: Nov 17 2016, 08:10 PM

I think I only face this problem when uploading direct from iPhones... when I upload from my Android devices previously it was OK.

Sorry if this sounds noobie-ish, but does coating a phone prevents from dents caused by accidental drops?

Ya, I'm fully aware coating prevents scratches, I'm just not sure how it would protect against drops if used without a case. You guys have answered my questions then. Thanks!

For me, the battery on my smartphone needs to get me through a full day, i.e. from the time I leave for work (6.45am) till I reach home (8.00pm most of the time but sometimes later). My usage pattern is lots of whatsapp (which in my opinion is a big battery killer), calls, occasionally browsing and FB. Once in a while I use Waze or Garmin, if necessary. So far, iPhone 6 Plus, 6S Plus and now 7 Plus has gotten the job done for me, so I can say the battery life is good. Have not tried a regular iPhone since the Plus size models were introduced

Yeah, that's what I thought. Anyways, the other thing is if you have to bring the phone in for repair. Then your investment on the coating is gone, right?

Kitchen shrink wrap???

This post has been edited by attw: Nov 18 2016, 01:35 PM

Oh ok, good to know

Portrait Mode on the 7 Plus

OMG, the legendary "butterfly" phone with blue LCD

For him, if drop and damage just buy a new one

7 Days with the iPhone 7 Plus

Prior to this, was using 6S Plus, then swapped the 6S Plus with my wife's 6 Plus, before eventually selling the 6 Plus and using a Huawei Mate 8 (3GB/32GB). Of course there's a whole history of other smartphones I've used before this but don't want to get into that.

Firstly, I can say that if you're coming from a 6S Plus, the 7 Plus doesn't feel like that big an upgrade. Some of the key differences in specs: -

1. Portrait mode is nice to have but ultimately isn't that big a deal if you're not an ardent fan of photography.

2. Dust and water proofing is nice, but I don't swim neither will I take my phone into the shower. It's reassuring in case of accidental spills and what not, but again, not that big a deal to me.

3. The wide color gamut display is nice, but I doubt many people can appreciate it. In fact, v4 into this thread now and I don't recall reading a comment from anyone about this feature

4. The key hardware feature that I've come to appreciate of the 7 Plus over the 6S Plus is the speakers. It's loud. Much better than all previous iPhones before this.

5. The 7 Plus has additional 1GB of RAM compared to the 6S Plus, but in all honesty the 6S Plus still runs smooth on iOS 10. I do feel the 7 Plus is a fraction faster but hardly noticeable in day to day use.

6. The new home button is very, very nice. I love it. Absolutely!

Key disappointments (for me, personally): -

1. Battery life is as good as 6 Plus or 6S Plus (when the phones were still new, of course) but not much better. I know everyone has a beef with Android's power management and i agree for most parts, but my phone prior to this was the Mate 8, and in terms of battery life, it is very, very good (however EMUI annoys the hell out of me). So yes, the battery life of the 7 Plus gets me through the day without having to charge in between, but again, the 6S Plus does that too.

2. The removal of the analog headphone jack with the promise of better "digital" sound quality using the lightning port is BS. The supplied earpods with the lightning connector is rubbish. Seriously if Apple was going to preach courage to make a difference, bla bla bla then the least they could do was to provide better quality earpods. I guess for now we'll have to wait for third party earphones with lightning connectors - and am sure those won't come cheap.

3. Bugs still aplenty in iOS 10.1.1. While I've not experienced more serious problems like dropped calls or signals, I've had the new home button freezing on me once before requiring to reset and I've had some delayed whatsapp notifications. Hopefully these and other problems highlighted by other users here will be ironed out in iOS 10.2.

Oh, and for the record, yes, my screen is also yellow compared to that of my previous 6S Plus, but for me it's OK as I personally prefer yellowish to blue-ish.

(iPhone 7 Plus, 32GB Black - previous owner purchased from Mac Studio, 18/10/16)

This post has been edited by attw: Nov 20 2016, 05:48 PM

Ya, I know stock earbuds are crap, but since it was the first ever with the lightning connector I expected Apple to do just slightly better. I do have a couple pair of bluetooth earphones around but I use them mostly for running. Will definitely invest once third party lightning earphones become readily available.