Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB run at the same processing speed of 2.34 GHz.

Display: Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB feature a 7 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2900 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 7 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone 7 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.2.

Apple iPhone 7

₹31,500

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB

₹85,400

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

07 Oct, 2016

14 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A10 Fusion	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


7 MP	7 MP	50 MP

Battery


1960 mAh	2900 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Smooth performance and good battery life
New iOS 10 features
Water resistance
Capable dual cameras

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Same design as before
Lacks a 3.5mm headset socket
Jet black model is prone to scratches

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5

(106,363 ratings)

4.2/5

(972 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2016

(Official)

Oct 07, 2016

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v10

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

M10 motion

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600 Plus

Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi

401 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.47 %

67.51 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

138.3 mm

158.2 mm

162.98 mm

Width

67.1 mm

77.9 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm

7.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

138 grams

188 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

12 MP
Telephoto Camera56 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

1960 mAh

2900 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.

N/A

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