#COOL THINGS FOR IPHONE 7 PLUS PRO#
#COOL THINGS FOR IPHONE 7 PLUS PLUS#

#COOL THINGS FOR IPHONE 7 PLUS PRO#

Apple even saw fit to gift new iPhone 11 Pro users with an 18-watt fast charger.

#COOL THINGS FOR IPHONE 7 PLUS PLUS#

That little white 5W charging brick that came with my iPhone 7 Plus (and every other prior iPhone) has never been great, but it’s still here. This is more of a “you didn’t do anything new when you easily could have” complaint. DISLIKE: The 11 ships with the standard iPhone charger While it does limit my protective case choices to “clear,” (and having just tried one, they’re rather ugly and I may forego one) it’s definitely the most eye-catching thing I have on my person every day. While I haven’t used the new “ultra wide-angle lens” (which offers a 120 degree view), I now take really detailed pictures in low light with little worry about using an external flash or fixing the images in post, as they say.Īfter years of buying white, silver or black iPhones - and wrapping them in black rubber or brown leather cases, negating any color choice I’d made - I’m happy to own a phone that’s a nice shade of red. Night Mode has already changed my pic-taking habits. LIKE: The camera is decidedly better, particularly at night

You’re getting more control over what the home button does and opening up a bit of screen space, but it’s less intuitive to find and use. On the 11, you have to go into settings, click on AssistiveTouch and and enable a “virtual” home button, which allows you to quickly access Siri and notifications (you can also customize available commands and move the button to the bottom or sides of your home screen). The home button on the iPhone 7 Plus was my quick, tactile way to jump in and out of apps and generally navigate around (plus, it doubled as the Touch ID to unlock my phone, which is now gone but may return in next year’s phone.). I’m also waiting on a new charger before I wirelessly power up and I haven’t customized much beyond the lock screen and the virtual home button (more on that below).Īs well, I don’t know off-hand how much the increased speed and dexterity of my iPhone 11 has to do with new hardware or with the just-released iOS 13 - and considering my benchmark is a three-year old phone that was losing battery power exponentially and also randomly rebooting, I couldn’t tell you how the 11 compares to a brand new 7 Plus with an updated operating system. Note: On the 11, I haven’t used QuickTake video mode or slo-mo selfies. I’ve detailed some initial likes and dislikes below. And in my first week of a new phone, I’m surprised that there are some characteristics of Apple’s older models I still miss. It’s extremely quick, the screen is beautiful, and I’ve never taken better photos.īut as someone who doesn’t jump on a new iPhone model every year (sorry, Apple), I’m coming to the 11 from a three-year old iPhone 7 Plus. The catch? Apple hasn't said whether it's using Qi, PMA (Power Matters Alliance) or its own charging standard with the Watch.įone Salesman and others make plenty of Qi accessories, including charging pads, that are designed to charge Qi-compatible devices.Nota bene: If you buy through the links in this article, InsideHook may earn a small share of the profits. Some phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and Sony Xperia Z4v, already offer it, while others accept Qi-compatible covers or batteries, like Galaxy S5-compatible Wireless Charging S-View Flip Cover ($70, £55, AU$90).īut with 2015's Apple Watch including a magnetic inductive charger, an iPhone with the same technology seems more possible than ever. It uses the Qi (pronounced 'chee') standard for inductive charging, an industry group pushing to get more manufacturers to integrate it into their devices.

Right now, if you want to charge your iPhone's battery using inductive 'wireless' charging, you have to buy a separate charging sleeve (case) and charging mat for your device, like the Fone Salesman's iQi Mobile shown here (it connects to the Lightning port and lives under your nonmetallic case).

Cool things for iphone 7 plus