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Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts

Monday, 24 October 2016

Android To iOS: Does the iPhone 7 / iPhone 7 Plus Have Something to Offer?


With the release of the iPhone 7 and iOS 10, Apple has made it pretty compelling for users on other operating systems to switch over to iOS. However, this begs the question, Is the iPhone really worth it and will it have all the necessary upgrades that can satisfy you? Lets find out.

Although android users almost every time prefer practicality over design , some users heavily consider the design before purchasing their device. Now some can argue that over the years android devices have become very polished and chic but in my opinion what Apple has done with it's iPhone, No other manufacturer can with their respective flagships. And this is coming from a long time android user (almost 8 years now). The latest iteration of the iPhone now offers you features like dual cameras, stereo speakers and an ip67 rating. Although many android devices already have these features , the latest phone made by google, The Pixel, does not. Therefore many , who were looking to buy a premium phone but just weren't impressed by what Google had done with the Pixel , may want to give the iPhone 7 or the 7 Plus a shot.



However most android users are hesitant to use the iPhone not because of its hardware but its software. iOS has been notorious for its lack of customization abilities. However some may argue that this keeps the ui clean, and to those i say, can you close all apps once? can you set default applications for specific tasks? can you use third party text apps other than iMessage? Can you quickly toggle location settings? No, right? So what i mean by this is that android is a much more versatile operating system that allows you to truly make the device your "own". 

However the now that we've speculated the weaknesses of the iPhone from an android user's perspective, lets see what the iPhone has to offer that can make a long time android user switch. The latest iOS 10 gives you pretty nice improvements. Things like the ability to respond to messages straight from the notification , the new raise to wake feature, the ability to remove/hide stock applications that came pre-installed on the phone and you now have a full page of widget like cards that is pretty similar to Google Now.

If you are an android user , by now you're probably giggling as to how these are new features as android devices already have these features. However what the iPhone really has going or it is speed. If you are a power user or just bouncing in applications and multitasking , then the iPhone 7 is definitely the way to go. It has the new A10 fusion chip and 3 gigs of ram, to put it in simple words, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are blazing fast. The touch I.D still comes in the top 3 for most quick and responsive fingerprint sensors as of now. 

Battery life is another key area where people investigate before getting a new phone. The battery on both the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus is very good and will last you a whole day with ease. This is because Apple has successfully optimized the software to efficiently utilize the hardware and with this combination, the battery life turns out to be awesome. 

The camera is also another major area for many people. Now the iPhone 7 has the regular 12MP shooter which is very reliable but the main attraction here is in the iPhone 7 Plus, with its dual camera setup. 





The camera interface is very simple and easy to use. The camera is also among the top two smartphone cameras out there. Although the camera on the Pixel is also looking to be a formidable one, the camera on the iPhone 7 Plus is still one of the best cameras out there. 

Now many of you may be wondering why i haven't mentioned the headphone jack. Talk about the elephant in the room right? Well Apple did justify itself by saying that it added more features like a better camera, a bigger battery and waterproofing the phone by sacrificing the headphone jack. So if we look at it this way , Apple is just trying to gradually move into the future. 

So in the end , we can all agree that the iPhone is much better optimized for pretty much everything as Apple only has to focus on their one flagship and not a plethora of devices like in android. This coupled with the simple, not intrusive interface, many people may want to make the switch as they might be looking for a cleaner and a  more organized feel. 

I'm not by any means trying to persuade anyone to get the iPhone 7 for themselves. iPhone may or may not work for you, you may like certain aspects of the phone but not some other features that are present on android devices. Get whatever is best for you, As this debate can never end and many people will get android over iOS and vice versa. However if you are an android user, i do recommend just trying out the iPhone 7 or the 7 Plus for some time, that is if you can afford and do this. This will make you appreciate the little things of the iPhone like Snapchat photos looking better , faster performance, no lag etc etc. 

That's it folk's! Hope you liked the article and found it helpful. Comment down below to let me know!

Monday, 10 October 2016

iPhone 7 Impressions: 8 New Things!





Apple recently unveiled their newest iteration in their iPhone linup, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. Although its very similar to the previous iPhone , there are many new things that Apple has implemented this year in its newest model. 8 to be exact.

1. The Home button

The new home button is really very similar to the force touch track pads in their macbooks. It doesn't actually click anymore but is actually just a glass button that provides haptic feedback when pushed. This is thanks to Apple's new taptic engine technology. Although this feature is futuristic and clearly Apple did this to waterproof the phone, the experience just isn't the same. You don't get the same type of feel but instead you now feel the entire device vibrate when the home button is pressed.

2. Water and Dust resistance

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are officially water and dust proof thanks to their IP67 rating. This essentially means that the iPhones are rated to survive under 50 meters of water, which actually a lot if you think about it. You can therefore use in the rain or shower with without thinking too much about any kind of water damage.

3. New Camera

The iPhone 7 has a new 12 MP with an f1.8 aperture , optical image stabilisation and in addition to all of those things the 7 Plus even has the dual camera setup. Both the phones also have a quad LED flash and support RAW image capture . 

There's also a new 7 MP front facing selfie shooter that actually looks a lot better than the previous generation cameras on the iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus. Therefore anyone into selfies will greatly appreciate this upgrade.

Now Onto the bigger iPhone 7 Plus. The 7 Plus has two 12 Mp cameras but whats different is the lens in front of the two cameras. The camera on the right has a normal 28mm lens but the camera on the left has a 56mm lens which can capture images with much better zoom. Optical zoom to be specific. This is great for times when the subject is farther away from you or you generally can't get close enough to take the shot.  

4. Display

The display on the iPhone 7 is mostly the same as before, the same size and the same old resolution , same IPS technology but according to Apple its now 25% brighter than last time and has a wider color gamut. This means that colors will pop more. 

5. Stereo Speakers

Although the iPhone 7 duo sport a stereo speaker setup, the speakers are oddly placed, much like HTC did with it HTC 10, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 plus have one speaker on the front above the screen and another one at its normal position, at the bottom of the phone. 

6. EarPods

Every iPhone and iPhone 7 Plus will ship with lightning earpods. Yes that's right folks. You've probably heard this now many times but Apple killed the headphone jack. Therefore you cannot use your normal headphones normally and instead have to use the lightning earpods that will ship with every iPhone 7 and iPhone Plus. However if you want to use your normal headphones then Apple will also give a 3.5mm jack to lightning adapter with every iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. 

7. AirPods

Apple this year also introduced their first generation of wireless Bluetooth AirPods. These do not ship with the iPhone 7 itself but these can be bought separately for $159. That's sort of expensive for a pair of wireless earphones. However Apple did make an odd pair of wireless earphones. Unlike most wireless earphones, the AirPods don't have any wire connecting the two ear pieces. This would however mean that these will be extremely easy to loose and thus you would have to take proper care of them.

8. Specs

 The iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus have a new A10 Fusion chip which has a few benefits over the last generation chip inside the iPhone 6s. It has better performance with the CPU and better graphic performance with the new GPU. Its a quadcore chip , with two of the cores being low power cores so that you can effectively save battery when in need. This means that when you are not doing tasks on your phone that require high cpu power, the low power cores will do all the work while using a lot less battery. 


So that's pretty much it on whats new with the newest iteration of the iPhone. Although its pretty familiar, Apple did a good job with the actual hardware of the phone. What do you think of the new iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus? comment down below to let me know!