Tick, tock, tock. That’s the sound of the iPhone clock skipping a beat this year - or at least that's what the rumours had us all believing.
It might not be the huge upgrade everyone was hoping for way before the leaks and rumours started springing up, but there's still a whole lot of new about Apple's latest uber-phones.
That includes a tweaked design, faster internals, more storage, and that brand new camera - or cameras, if we're talking iPhone 7 Plus.
We weren't all that convinced during Tim Cook's keynote - but getting our hands on one readjusted our expectations.
No, that's not last year's model in our hands-on photos: the iPhone 7 really hasn't changed all that much from the 6S or the 6. The biggest difference? the antenna lines are a bit more inconspicuous now that they run along the top and bottom instead of across the back of the phone.
Black is evidently the new Rose Gold, with Apple replacing Space Grey with not one, but two dark hues. Both phones have matte Black and glossy Jet Black options, with the latter needing a regular wipe down in the demo area. The darker shades also help the antenna bands blend in better, if that’s always been a bugbear for you.
The latter will only be available on the 128GB and 256GB iPhones, so there'll be no doubt that you're rocking the best Apple has to offer when you pull one out of a pocket on the train.
I thought the Jet Black was a tad too shiny and plastic looking, but the matte Black is a lot more understated and in line with Apple’s familiar, Ive-inspired design
According to Apple, buttons are so 2015. Haptic feedback is the future.
Force Touch on the MacBook and Apple Watch were a sign of things to come, and now the iPhone has some haptics all of its own. The familiar home button isn't a button anymore, instead sitting solidly with the rest of the phone.
It means that when you've got your switched off, there won't be any give or movement to it at all if you give it a prod.
Power it on, though, and that Taptic Engine (vibration motor to you and me) gives some physical feedback to make it feel like a physical button.
If you want it to feel like the home button of old, you can dive into the Settings screen and push the Taptic intensity all the way up to the max for a deep click. The default level gives a more muted press.
It’s a clever way of conditioning anyone that's given 3D Touch a bit of a wide berth, as there'll be no way to avoid it now. Time to get on board the pressure sensitivity train, people.
It's what's missing from this year's iPhone, rather than what's new, that has had the internet up in arms. The rumours were true: the headphone jack has been ditched in favour of Lightning.
The bundled EarPods now come with a Lightning connector – or you could always cough up extra for the new AirPods and go wire-free.
There is at least an adapter in the box, so you can cling onto that pair of faithful buds or cans you just can't let go of, but it's pug ugly and a little extra something you'll have to carry around.
You'd think that scrapping the headphone jack would free up space for a second speaker - there's what looks like a speaker grille in its place, after all. Well, it's half-true: the iPhone 7 has stereo sound, but the second speaker is hidden at the top of the phone. That new grille is just for symmetry.
Getting sound from both ends makes for better separation when you're trying to catch up on Stranger Things though, which can only be a good thing. It should make for a more improved gaming or movie-watching session - if you can’t be bothered to look for your adapter.
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