<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
are	O
smartphones	B-Application
that	O
were	O
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
tenth	O
generation	B-Application
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Bill	O
Graham	O
Civic	O
Auditorium	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
by	O
Apple	O
CEO	O
Tim	O
Cook	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
flagship	O
devices	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
in	O
numerous	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
throughout	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
succeeded	O
as	O
flagship	O
devices	O
by	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
discontinued	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
overall	O
design	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
introduced	O
included	O
new	O
color	O
options	O
(	O
Matte	O
Black	O
and	O
Jet	O
Black	O
)	O
,	O
water	O
and	O
dust	O
resistance	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
capacitive	B-Device
,	O
static	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
revised	O
antenna	O
bands	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
controversial	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
internal	O
hardware	O
received	O
upgrades	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
heterogeneous	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
with	O
improved	O
system	O
and	O
graphics	O
performance	O
,	O
upgraded	O
12megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
with	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
on	O
all	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
telephoto	O
lens	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
to	O
provide	O
enhanced	O
(	O
2x	O
)	O
optical	O
zoom	O
capabilities	O
and	O
portrait	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
&	O
7	O
Plus	O
are	O
supported	O
from	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
third	O
to	O
support	O
six	O
versions	O
of	O
iOS	O
before	O
support	O
was	O
terminated	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
were	O
heavily	O
rumoured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
received	O
significant	O
media	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
invitations	O
to	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
Bill	O
Graham	O
Civic	O
Auditorium	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
were	O
sent	O
out	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
prompting	O
immediate	O
speculation	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
upcoming	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
that	O
event	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
beginning	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
availability	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
launched	O
in	O
30	O
new	O
countries	O
later	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
international	O
rollouts	O
throughout	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indonesia	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
country	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
,	O
with	O
availability	O
starting	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
Apple	O
's	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
with	O
a	O
red	O
color	O
finish	O
(	O
and	O
white	O
front	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Product	O
Red	O
to	O
highlight	O
its	O
AIDS	O
fundraising	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
discontinued	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
256GB	O
Variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
as	O
direct	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
&	O
7	O
Plus	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
Max	O
variant	O
were	O
discontinued	O
and	O
removed	O
from	O
Apple	O
's	O
website	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	B-Operating_System
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
that	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
will	O
not	O
receive	O
support	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controversially	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
A9	O
chip	O
,	O
will	O
receive	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
6th	O
and	O
7th	O
generation	B-Application
iPads	B-Device
,	O
which	O
have	O
almost	O
identical	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
exterior	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
shape	O
and	O
volume	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
the	O
camera	O
bump	O
is	O
bigger	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
is	O
rated	O
IP67	O
water	O
and	O
dust	O
resistant	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
officially	O
water-resistant	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
although	O
tests	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
malfunctions	O
,	O
specifically	O
distorted	O
speakers	O
,	O
after	O
water	O
exposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
home	O
button	O
uses	O
a	O
capacitive	B-Device
mechanism	O
for	O
input	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
physical	O
push-button	O
,	O
as	O
on	O
previous	O
models	O
,	O
meaning	O
direct	O
skin	O
contact	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
capacitive	B-Device
glove	O
)	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
is	O
provided	O
via	O
a	O
Taptic	O
Engine	O
vibrator	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
also	O
pressure-sensitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
retains	O
the	O
3D	O
Touch	O
display	O
system	O
introduced	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
providing	O
pressure-sensitive	O
touchscreen	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPhones	B-Device
not	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Lightning-to-3.5-mm-connector	O
adapter	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in-ear	O
headphones	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
,	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
adapter	O
is	O
also	O
sold	O
separately	O
as	O
an	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adapter	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
devices	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
uses	O
the	O
Apple	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
64-bit	B-Device
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
low-power	O
cores	O
and	O
two	O
high-power	O
cores	O
(	O
only	O
two	O
cores	O
are	O
used	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A10	O
chip	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
hexa-core	B-Architecture
graphics	O
chip	O
capable	O
of	O
"	O
console-level	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
prior	O
models	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
sizes	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Plus	O
"	O
variant	O
with	O
a	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
displays	O
have	O
identical	O
sizes	O
and	O
resolutions	O
to	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
wider	O
color	O
gamut	O
and	O
increased	O
brightness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
device	O
variants	O
also	O
contain	O
a	O
new	O
iteration	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
motion	B-Device
coprocessor	I-Device
,	O
the	O
M10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
,	O
internal	O
storage	O
options	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
begin	O
at	O
32GB	O
instead	O
of	O
16GB	O
,	O
and	O
max	O
out	O
at	O
256GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
offers	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
previous	O
iPhone	B-Device
;	O
the	O
4.7-inch	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
has	O
2GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
includes	O
a	O
12-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
a	O
quad-LED	O
"	O
True	O
Tone	O
"	O
flash	O
;	O
its	O
aperture	O
was	O
widened	O
to	O
f/1.8	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard-size	O
phone	O
model	O
adds	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Plus	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
includes	O
a	O
second	O
12-megapixel	O
telephoto	O
lens	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
achieve	O
2×	O
optical	O
zoom	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
10×	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
record	O
video	O
with	O
single-channel	O
mono	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
photos	O
with	O
6.5	O
megapixels	O
(	O
3412×1920	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
during	O
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPhones	B-Device
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
record	O
1080p	O
video	O
using	O
the	O
front	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
has	O
a	O
1,960	O
mAh	O
battery	O
which	O
can	O
last	O
about	O
3-5	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
has	O
2,900	O
mAh	O
battery	O
and	O
can	O
last	O
for	O
5-8	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
received	O
an	O
exclusive	O
portrait	O
camera	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	O
10.1	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
camera	O
mode	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
a	O
bokeh	O
effect	O
using	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
camera	O
of	O
dual-lens	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
software	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
was	O
dropped	O
when	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
receives	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
security	O
updates	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
iOS	O
to	O
support	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
is	O
iOS	O
15.7.3	O
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
drop	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
can	O
also	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
unofficially	O
via	O
a	O
project	O
called	O
Project	O
Sandcastle	O
made	O
by	O
Corellium	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
research	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
originally	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
Lightning-to-3.5-mm	O
adapter	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
omitted	O
starting	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
unveiled	O
several	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
wireless	B-Operating_System
headphones	I-Operating_System
ostensibly	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
,	O
including	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
wireless	O
in-ear	O
headphones	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
Beats	O
headphone	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
products	O
utilize	O
an	O
in-house	O
wireless	O
chip	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	O
W1	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
low-power	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
operation	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
iOS	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
devices	O
(	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
Bluetooth-supported	O
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
panned	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
;	O
some	O
critics	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
bolster	O
licensing	O
of	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
and	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
wireless	O
headphone	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
questioned	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
change	O
on	O
audio	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Kelly	O
of	O
Forbes	O
noted	O
that	O
rival	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
had	O
increased	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
added	O
water	O
resistance	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
camera	O
photo	O
quality	O
was	O
improved	O
but	O
still	O
lagging	O
behind	O
some	O
phones	O
already	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
exterior	O
,	O
which	O
reuses	O
the	O
aging	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
criticized	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
thick	O
top/bottom	O
bezels	O
,	O
with	O
Kelly	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
is	O
simply	O
far	O
too	O
big	O
for	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
a	O
5.5-inch	O
display	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nilay	O
Patel	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
described	O
the	O
devices	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
full	O
of	O
aggressive	O
breaks	O
from	O
convention	O
"	O
despite	O
their	O
design	O
continuity	O
with	O
previous	O
models	O
(	O
going	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
dubbing	O
them	O
"	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
next	B-Operating_System
year	I-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
rumored	I-Operating_System
drastic	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
redesign	I-Operating_System
disguised	O
as	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
"	O
)	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
removal	O
(	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
wireless	B-Operating_System
headphones	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
heterogeneous	O
CPU	O
,	O
and	O
home	O
button	O
redesign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
enhanced	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
audio	O
support	O
provided	O
by	O
devices	O
containing	O
the	O
W1	O
chip	O
,	O
he	O
argued	O
that	O
Apple	O
"	O
took	O
away	O
an	O
established	O
open	O
standard	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
using	O
those	O
new	O
technologies	O
better	O
across	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
every	O
third-party	O
wireless	O
audio	O
product	O
a	O
second-class	O
citizen	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
ecosystem.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
devices	O
were	O
"	O
legitimately	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
,	O
opinionated	O
,	O
powerful	O
phones	O
Apple	O
has	O
ever	O
shipped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
confident	O
expressions	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
vision	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
is	O
excellent	O
,	O
the	O
cameras	O
are	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
performance	O
is	O
phenomenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
McCann	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
wrote	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
phablet-sized	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
was	O
"	O
markedly	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
smaller	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCann	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
was	O
"	O
initially	O
frustrating	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
positive	O
step	O
forward	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	O
industry	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
short-term	O
effects	O
...	O
making	O
the	O
most	O
noise	O
for	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
use	O
wired	O
headphones	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
adapter	O
and	O
charge	O
the	O
device	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
particularly	O
scathing	O
article	O
,	O
Nilay	O
Patel	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
that	O
removing	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
"	O
a	O
deeply	O
established	O
standard	O
"	O
as	O
he	O
put	O
it	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
user-hostile	O
and	O
stupid	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Kelly	O
of	O
Forbes	O
noted	O
that	O
wireless	O
audio	O
technology	O
was	O
immature	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
audio	O
quality	O
being	O
inferior	O
and	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
's	O
audio	O
reliability	O
still	O
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
meant	O
that	O
in	O
Patel	O
's	O
words	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
’re	O
being	O
pushed	O
into	O
an	O
era	O
where	O
you	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
more	O
for	O
decent	O
headphones	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
need	O
for	O
an	O
integrated	O
DAC	O
and/or	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
licensing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
company	O
to	O
profit	O
from	O
this	O
situation	O
is	O
Apple	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
now	O
be	O
charging	O
licensing	O
fees	O
to	O
millions	O
of	O
headphone	O
companies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
Phil	O
Schiller	O
,	O
who	O
announced	O
the	O
change	O
,	O
was	O
mocked	O
extensively	O
online	O
for	O
stating	O
that	O
removing	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
took	O
'	O
courage	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	B-Application
petition	I-Application
created	O
by	O
the	O
consumer	O
group	O
SumOfUs	O
,	O
that	O
accuses	O
Apple	O
of	O
planned	O
obsolescence	O
and	O
causing	O
substantial	O
electronic	O
waste	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
reached	O
over	O
300,000	O
signatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
speculates	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
new	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
processor	O
is	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
noise	O
,	O
linking	O
to	O
tweets	B-Application
that	O
compare	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
hissing	O
sound	O
to	O
"	O
hearing	O
the	O
fans	O
spin	O
up	O
loudly	O
whenever	O
your	O
Mac	O
’s	O
CPU	O
gets	O
used	O
to	O
its	O
actual	O
potential.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
reported	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
that	O
storage	O
tests	O
from	O
Unbox	O
Therapy	O
and	O
GSMArena	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
32GB	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
is	O
"	O
significantly	O
"	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
128	O
and	O
256GB	O
versions	O
,	O
measuring	O
data	O
write	O
speeds	O
of	O
341MB/s	O
on	O
a	O
128GB	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
model	O
versus	O
42MB/s	O
on	O
a	O
32GB	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspection	O
of	O
the	O
modems	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
version	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
Ultra	B-Algorithm
HD	I-Algorithm
Voice	I-Algorithm
had	O
been	O
turned	O
off	O
,	O
likely	O
to	O
"	O
level	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
between	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
,	O
and	O
Intel	O
variants	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
concluded	O
with	O
the	O
statement	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
not	O
sure	O
what	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
behind	O
Apple	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
source	O
two	O
different	O
modem	O
suppliers	O
for	O
the	O
newest	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
spokeswoman	O
Trudy	O
Muller	O
told	O
the	O
publication	O
that	O
"	O
Every	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
meets	O
or	O
exceeds	O
all	O
of	O
Apple	O
’s	O
wireless	O
performance	O
standards	O
,	O
quality	O
metrics	O
,	O
and	O
reliability	O
testing	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
7	O
"	O
slogan	O
has	O
been	O
misunderstood	O
when	O
translated	O
to	O
certain	O
other	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
's	O
slogan	O
in	O
Mainland	O
China	O
is	O
"	O
7	O
,	O
is	O
here	O
;	O
"	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
its	O
slogan	O
is	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
,	O
is	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
;	O
"	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
a	O
software	O
lock	O
that	O
prevents	O
individuals	O
from	O
attempting	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
step	O
further	O
than	O
Apple	O
went	O
with	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
6	B-Operating_System
and	O
6S	O
,	O
where	O
only	O
Touch	O
ID	O
functionality	O
would	O
get	O
disabled	O
but	O
the	O
"	O
return-to-home	O
"	O
functionality	O
still	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
devices	O
with	O
the	O
model	O
numbers	O
A1660	O
,	O
A1779	O
and	O
A1780	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
problem	O
where	O
they	O
show	O
a	O
"	O
No	O
service	O
"	O
message	O
even	O
when	O
cellular	O
reception	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
devices	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
problem	O
that	O
affects	O
audio	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
users	O
also	O
complained	O
that	O
lightning	B-Architecture
EarPods	O
failed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
button	O
would	O
be	O
grayed	O
out	O
after	O
restarting	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
an	O
affected	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
covered	O
by	O
warranty	O
,	O
Apple	O
said	O
its	O
service	O
providers	O
could	O
request	O
an	O
exception	O
for	O
this	O
particular	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
releasing	O
specific	O
numbers	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
had	O
broken	O
the	O
carrier	O
's	O
all-time	O
record	O
for	O
first-day	O
pre-order	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
weekend	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
stated	O
that	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
was	O
its	O
biggest	O
iPhone	B-Device
launch	O
ever	O
,	O
being	O
"	O
up	O
nearly	O
4x	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
most	O
popular	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
demand	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
sold	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
"	O
jet	O
black	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
issues	O
for	O
customers	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
Upgrade	O
Program	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
reserve	O
new	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
analytics	O
research	O
company	O
Strategy	O
Analytics	O
announced	O
that	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
the	O
best-selling	O
smartphones	B-Application
worldwide	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
selling	O
21.5million	O
and	O
17.4million	O
units	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
initial	O
U.S.	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
,	O
all	O
four	O
major	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
announced	O
trade-in	O
deals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
deals	O
,	O
the	O
monthly	O
installment	O
plan	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
is	O
negated	O
by	O
a	O
monthly	O
credit	O
on	O
consumers	O
 '	O
bill	O
,	O
but	O
consumers	O
who	O
cancel	O
their	O
service	O
with	O
the	O
carrier	O
or	O
pay	O
off	O
the	O
phone	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
installment	O
contract	O
completion	O
will	O
not	O
receive	O
credits	O
for	O
the	O
remaining	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
these	O
deals	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
sales	O
over	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
AT&T	O
said	O
that	O
sales	O
had	O
exceeded	O
its	O
expectations	O
,	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
and	O
Sprint	O
announced	O
"	O
huge	O
increases	O
in	O
sales	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
T-Mobile	O
seeing	O
a	O
demand	O
roughly	O
four	O
times	O
higher	O
for	O
the	O
7	O
than	O
the	O
6	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
DigiTimes	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
reduced	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
because	O
of	O
decreasing	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
surge	O
of	O
interest	O
waned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reason	O
cited	O
was	O
consumers	O
and	O
suppliers	O
turning	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
report	O
from	O
Nikkei	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
December	O
included	O
details	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
,	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
from	O
suppliers	O
"	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Apple	O
would	O
trim	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
by	O
10%	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikkei	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
previously	O
trimmed	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
by	O
20%	O
due	O
to	O
accumulated	O
inventory	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
models	O
had	O
"	O
sold	O
more	O
sluggishly	O
than	O
expected	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
report	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
features	O
two	O
cameras	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
face	O
,	O
remains	O
popular	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
camera	O
sensors	O
has	O
curbed	O
Apple	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
meet	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
phones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
