Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Apple iPhone 17
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Plus Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Apple iPhone 17, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7 Plus
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 177g vs 188g
- Higher battery capacity: 3692mAh vs 2900mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 4.2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 5.5 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 401 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 67.7 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| Response time | 26.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1591:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Metal | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Pink |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A19 |
| Max Frequency | 2340 MHz | 4100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 4 (2 + 2) | n/a |
| Architecture | - 2/1.05 (Zephyr) - 2/2.34 (Hurricane) |
n/a |
| Process | TSMC | n/a |
| Transistor Size | 16 nm | n/a |
| Neural Processor | No | n/a |
| Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 192 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 650 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 724 | 3720 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1929 | 10589 |
| CPU | 130186 | 510193 |
| GPU | 87953 | 792974 |
| Memory | 74543 | 367866 |
| UX | 105400 | 445645 |
| NanoReview Score | 398082 | 2116678 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 67 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 15 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2632 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 32 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 12.5 GB | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 2900 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 5 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No (7.5 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | No | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 4:01 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:20 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 10:24 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:07 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 56 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 12 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2016 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2016 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 769 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
