Why iPhone 7 Plus is STILL Relevant in 2020!

**The iPhone 7 Plus: A Comprehensive Review in 2020**

Introduction

In September 2020, the iPhone 7 Plus will turn four years old. Despite its age, it remains one of the best bargains in the iPhone lineup and continues to perform exceptionally well. In this article, we revisit the iPhone 7 Plus to discuss how it has held up over time and whether it is still worth keeping or upgrading to a newer model.

A Look Back at the iPhone 7 Plus

Last year, I made a video titled "Why the iPhone 7 Plus is the Best iPhone to Buy in 2019." At the time, the main reason for recommending the iPhone 7 Plus was its excellent performance and its availability on eBay for an incredibly low price. This was shortly after the release of the iPhone 10, 10s Max, and 10 Art models.

Is the iPhone 7 Plus Still a Great Phone in 2020?

Now, in 2020, is the iPhone 7 Plus still a great phone when considering its price? And should you keep it, sell it, or buy a newer iPhone instead? These are the questions I aim to answer in this article.

Design and Aesthetics

The iPhone 7 Plus retains that classic "old iPhone" look with large bezels on the top, sides, and bottom. It also features the iconic home button, making it feel like a relic of the past compared to today's standards. However, it was revolutionary for its time as the first iPhone to ship without a headphone jack.

The iPhone 7 Plus was also the only iPhone ever sold in a beautiful matte black colorway. While the iPhone 11 Pro and Max have a similar matte finish, it doesn't quite match the elegance of the iPhone 7 Plus's design. The removal of the headphone jack wasn't a big deal for me at launch and remains irrelevant today since most users now rely on wireless headphones or ear pods.

Camera Capabilities

One of the standout features of the iPhone 7 Plus was its dual-camera setup, which marked a first for iPhones. The camera system included a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens, along with quad-LED True Tone flash, HDR support, portrait mode, and the ability to shoot video in 4K.

Four years later, the iPhone 7 Plus's camera still performs well. Regular shots and portraits come out looking good, while selfies and videos are decent but not exceptional. The main drawback is that it can only shoot video in 4K at 30 frames per second (fps), whereas newer iPhones like the iPhone 10 and later models offer 4K at 60 fps.

However, for most users buying an iPhone 7 Plus today, video quality isn't a top priority. If you're not concerned about shooting in 4K 60 or don't know the difference, you'll still be satisfied with the video output.

Home Button and Touch ID

The iPhone 7 Plus introduced the first pressure-sensitive home button powered by an enhanced Taptic Engine. Unlike previous iPhones, which had mechanical home buttons prone to breaking, the home button on the iPhone 7 Plus is designed to last longer. You can even adjust the pressure sensitivity in settings, ranging from light to firm clicks.

Touch ID remains a reliable and fast method of unlocking your phone, though I personally prefer Face ID for its convenience and security. Touch ID is still useful for Apple Pay transactions, as you don't need to look at your phone to complete a payment.

Build Quality and Durability

The iPhone 7 Plus is constructed from 7000-series aluminum, giving it a premium feel despite its age. It weighs 188 grams, slightly lighter than the iPhone 11 but still comparable in terms of heft. The aluminum build makes it more durable than glass-backed iPhones, as it's less likely to shatter upon dropping.

Over the years, my iPhone 7 Plus has held up remarkably well. I've used a screen protector since day one and stopped using a case after the first year. Despite this, the phone still looks great, with minimal signs of wear on both the front and back. The matte black finish is less prone to fingerprints and scratches compared to glass-backed models.

My family members, including my mom, dad, and brother, have also experienced consistent performance with their iPhone 7 Plus units. While a couple had issues with faulty cameras or no service (which were resolved for free by Apple), none reported significant durability problems.

Display Performance

The iPhone 7 Plus features a 5.5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch. It supports up to 625 nits of brightness, the same as the newer iPhone 11 model. While it's not an OLED screen, the blacks are still crisp, and dark mode pairs well with the sleek matte black design.

Performance and Software Support

Under the hood, the iPhone 7 Plus is powered by Apple's A10 Fusion chip, which has held up surprisingly well over time. It runs smoothly on iOS 13, supporting features like dark mode, a revamped Photos app, and enhanced Face ID functionality.

The iPhone 7 Plus will likely receive updates through iOS 15 and possibly beyond, ensuring it remains relevant for at least the next couple of years. This makes it a great value for users on a budget.

Battery Life Considerations

Battery life on the iPhone 7 Plus is decent but not outstanding without a replacement. If you've already replaced the battery or plan to do so soon, you'll be happy with the performance. However, if you're still using the original battery, expect noticeable drain over time due to lithium-ion degradation.

I recommend enabling "Optimized Battery Charging" on your iPhone 7 Plus to extend battery life. Additionally, monitoring your battery health in settings can help you decide when it's time for a replacement.

Should You Keep Your iPhone 7 Plus?

If you already own an iPhone 7 Plus and it's functioning well, I say keep using it. It's served me and my family members well over the years, and there's no need to upgrade unless you're ready to move on to newer features or want a fresh device.

Should You Buy an iPhone 7 Plus in 2020?

If you're considering purchasing an iPhone 7 Plus in 2020, it depends on your current setup. If you own an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus, I recommend waiting to see what Apple releases this year before making a decision. However, if you're coming from an older iPhone like the iPhone 6 or earlier models, the iPhone 7 Plus is still a great option.

Budget-wise, you can find an iPhone 7 Plus for under $300 on platforms like Amazon or eBay. The only other iPhone in that price range is the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which aren't much different from the 7 series. For this reason, I suggest saving your money to upgrade to a newer model when it becomes more affordable.

Conclusion

The iPhone 7 Plus remains a solid choice for budget-conscious buyers looking for a reliable device. While it doesn't excel in any particular area, it also doesn't lag behind in any category. With proper care and maintenance, the iPhone 7 Plus can continue to serve you well into the next decade.

If you have an iPhone 7 Plus or are considering purchasing one, I hope this article has addressed your questions. Let me know in the comments if there's anything specific you'd like to discuss further!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys my name's Brandon and the iPhone 7 plus was and still is to this day one of the best bargains you can get on an iPhone and even though it'll be four years old in September of 2020 it still performs exceptionally well so in this video I wanted to revisit the iPhone 7 plus and let you guys know basically how it's been holding up for me over time and if I still recommend keeping this one into the new decade so let's pick up where we left off so last year I made a video titled why the iPhone 7 plus is the best iphone to buy in 2019 and in that video the main reason for it being the best one to buy was because it performed exceptionally well and it could also be purchased used on eBay for an insanely low price I remember this was shortly after the iPhone 10s 10s max and the iPhone 10 art were released but now in 2020 is the iPhone 7 plus still a great phone with price considered and even if it is should you buy or keep the iPhone 7 plus or should you sell it and buy a newer iPhone so I'm gonna try to answer all of those questions in this video so first off the iPhone 7 plus does still have that old iPhone look to it you know it has the big bezels up top and around the edges and on the bottom and we do also have that home button so it's definitely an old looking device in today's standards but it was also the very first iPhone to ship without a headphone jack so it was a revolutionary iPhone just for that point alone it was also the only iPhone to ever be sold in this beautiful matte black colorway right here so the iPhone 11 pro and Promax have a somewhat similar like matte backing but it's not quite the same as the iPhone 7 plus was in this specific black color although it was controversial at launch the removal of the headphone jack wasn't and still isn't a big deal to me at all and I'd imagine that most of you guys feel the exact same way since you likely have wireless headphones or ear pods to use with your phone but the thing that was a big deal to me was the introduction of dual cameras and of course the iPhone 7 plus was the first iPhone to ever have a dual camera setup and man did this camera impress so we have a dual 12 megapixel lens setup here with one being a wide-angle lens and there being the telephoto lens and we do also have quad led true tone flash HDR support portrait mode and we can also shoot video in 4k and now four years later the iPhone 7 plus camera is actually still pretty good regular shots and portrait shots turned out pretty well while selfies and videos are both ok they're decent they're not anything great not anything to write home about but they're still not bad and the reason I say that the video taking capability is just decent on the iPhone 7 plus it's because it can only shoot in 4k 30 and not 4k 60 now if you don't care about that or even know what the difference in the 2 is then you'll be happy with how your videos turned out because they're not bad quality or anything like that it's just that I'm used to shooting in 4k 60 when I want to shoot something you know in really good quality and you don't have that option here with the iPhone 7 plus but again it's probably not gonna be a deal-breaker to you it's probably not gonna be a big deal to the majority of people but I did want to mention it because this was the last I phone to be restricted to just 4k 30 because the iPhone 8 plus the year later didn't introduce 4k 60 into the video camera now sure if you compare this camera to the camera unlike the iPhone 10 are the iPhone 10s or the iPhone 11 obviously the camera quality the pictures of the videos aren't going to look as good on the iPhone 7 plus but the reality is you don't need great most of you guys that are looking to buy an iPhone 7 plus you're not buying it for amazing video quality or amazing picture quality so that's why I think that 99% of the people that have an iPhone 7 plus or are wanting to get an iPhone 7 plus will be perfectly fine with the quality output of both photos and videos and speaking of first for the iPhone 7 plus this was also the first iPhone to drop the mechanical home button in favor of a new pressure-sensitive home button powered by an enhanced taptic engine and even have an option to set the pressure you want to put on the home button inside of settings as well you can see there we have home button if you tap on that you could choose your click on a scale of 1 to 3 in terms of how much pressure to put on that new home button and this essentially means that the home button should never break which is nice because that's one of the major problems with buying a new iPhone 6s or an iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 any iPhone older than the iPhone 6s because most of them have bro in or repaired home buttons or some kind of issue with the mechanical home button so it's nice that you're not gonna have to worry about that when buying a used I phone seven plus and speaking of pressure-sensitive we also have 3d touch on the iPhone 7 plus I guess you could say it's haptic touch now with iOS 13 but yes we do have a pressure-sensitive screen on this guy and there are still certain areas of iOS 13 as well where you could take advantage of actual 3d touch and not just haptic touch which is nice to have of course on you know such an old device now of course we cannot talk about the home button without mentioning touch ID which of course is everyone's favorite iPhone pastime and even still to this day some users preferred method of unlocking their phone so going back to touch ID after going years with just using face ID is just weird it's fast and convenient but I think I do still prefer face ID over touch ID for a bunch of different reasons I mean sure you can unlock your phone without having it fully out of your pocket yet and you know lined up with your face you'll have to sit weird or anything like that but face ID is just more practical it's more secure and it's even more accurate in my usage just on a day-to-day basis with touch ID you will have a hard time unlocking your phone with sweaty hands or dirty hands or with gloves on whereas with face ID I could unlock my phone and pitch-black with sunglasses on and it's snowing outside if I'm sweaty anything like that but with that being said I did find that touch ID was more useful for Apple pay since I just have to use my finger like my thumb here instead of looking at my phone before paying out like a gas pump or in a store or anything like that so ultimately I do prefer face ID but touch ID is I mean it's not bad by any means it's just less practical in most situations compared to newer iPhones with face ID I just wish the Apple would introduce a phone with both touch ID and face ID so you could choose so we could stop having to you know talk about this so much as for the build of the iPhone 7 plus it's made of 7000 series aluminum and while it's not glass like we're used to now it still feels like a premium phone especially given its weight it weighs 188 grams which is just a little bit lighter than the iPhone 11 over here so if you pick up an iPhone 11 the iPhone 7 plus is a little bit lighter but they're definitely very similar in terms of weights and this aluminum build is also great for those of you who drop your phone a lot because it's not glass so it's not going to shatter or break near as easily as that glass is going to and speaking of durability let's discuss how well this phone has held up over the year so of course I have had a screen protector on here since day one as you could probably tell in this video it's been on here for quite a while and I also use the case for the first year I had the phone and use it as my daily driver but since then I've used it without a case and the phone still looks pretty good on both the front and the back especially for a 2016 device now of course there are some weird markings and some obvious signs of wear but it's all rather minimal given the age of this phone and really just how much I've used it over the years and another thing I should note is that my mom dad and brother are all still using the iPhone 7 plus to this date and while a couple of them did have to have their phones replace one was like a faulty camera and another one was the no service issue so they had to be replaced for free but none of them aside from that I've ever had any issues with the durability of their iPhone I've also seen some users showed their iPhone 7 and 7 plus with paint chips in it and like the paint coming off the edges but that's not the case with mine I don't have any kind of stripping of the paint or anything like that and none of my family members have had that either but I have read that that is a problem with the iPhone 7 and 7 plus and the matte black color here is also less prone to scratches on the back which is nice so even if you don't use like a case and you just have a screen protector you're still going to be pretty impressed with how well this backing avoids you know scratches and Nick's if still will get scratches and Nick's but just not near as easily as something like the iPhone 8 or anything with the glass backing it's also going to you know have a lot less fingerprints it's not near the fingerprint magnet as those glass backing iPhones are we also have ip67 water resistance so that makes this even more durable when it comes to using this guy and like the pool if you want to take it to the beach or if you need to grab it while you're in the shower or anything like that you don't have to worry about messing the phone up because we do have ip67 rated water resistance the display on the iPhone 7 plus is another area that really impresses me given the age it has a 5.5 inch 1080 by 1920 LCD display with a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch and it also gets pretty bright up to 6 25 nits of max brightness which is the same max brightness as the new iPhone 11 and while it's not OLED the blacks do still look crisp and dark mode is also available of course with iOS 13 which is an excellent complement to the stealthy matte black look of this iPhone 7 plus you could just kind of have that dark theme going on inside and outside of the iPhone now as for performance the iPhone 7 plus has apples 810 fusion chip and shipped with iOS 10 out of the box but of course now I'm running the latest iOS 13 software which is iOS 13.3 at the time of recording this and I've been satisfied with the performance overall even when compared to something like the iPhone 10 are the iPhone 7 plus still holds its own I mean obviously the iPhone 10 are is faster in a lot of ways but the iPhone 7 plus does hold its own so not only do apps open up fast and stay open in the background longer but games also play more smoothly and we also get some great new features like dark mode we have the new volume HUD as you can see here on the left hand side we have a download manager in Safari now we have a fully revamped look inside of the photos application and there are just a lot of great features included with iOS 13 and this keeps the iPhone 7 plus feeling more like a modern phone and you know makes it feel not as old as it actually is and the great thing is the iPhone 7 plus will likely be supported for another two years until iOS 15 and maybe even longer than that we don't know for sure so even if you bought one today you'll get at least a couple years of software updates and new features being added and for the price that's a pretty good deal if you ask me battery life on these seven plus is also pretty good but only if you've already had or plan on replacing the battery at some point down the road otherwise you're gonna find yourself complaining about the battery drain pretty often you're gonna be pretty annoyed by the battery in the iPhone 7 plus when lithium-ion battery is just in general or constantly used and used and used and you put hundreds of cycles on the battery that's gonna wear down you know regardless of how large the battery is what device it is anything that's just how lithium-ion batteries work and of course you could check your battery health and settings right here if you go to settings battery and then battery health you can see the maximum capacity right there and that should indicate when you need a new battery but of course even if that shows a high percentage your battery is draining like abnormally you should take it into the Apple store and have them replace the battery and speaking of battery you should definitely have optimized battery charging on if you're on iOS 13 on the iPhone 7 plus which I do recommend being on iOS 13 but definitely go and turn that on you should also pay attention to these charts down here I have not used as much in the last 24 hours but you should pay attention to these charts down here to see where you're spending your time and you know what's draining your battery the most you can also go ahead over to screen time to check that out as well to basically see you know how much you're using your phone and you know what could be causing a battery drain on your 7 plus now of course since we have an aluminum backing on the 7 plus here we don't have the option to wirelessly charge but that's likely not gonna be a big deal or like a deal breaker for anybody watching this video but I did just want to mention it because once again this is the last iPhone to not support wireless charging so yeah the iPhone 7 plus is an all-around solid device it isn't excellent in any area these days at least but it also isn't awful in any category either it's just a solid reliable iPhone that I think is still one of the best buys really regardless of any year as long as it's still being supported by software I think it's so great by just for a solid iPhone that doesn't really excel in any area but it's just average across the board pretty much with everything alright so now let's answer the questions you may be asking yourself right now and number one is should you keep the iPhone 7 plus if you have one right now and to answer that question I say yes you've kept it for so many years for a reason right I mean sure money plays a factor but it's gotten the job done for you for years now and if I were you I would keep the 7 plus until the new 2020 iPhones get released and then from there you'll have a few options to choose from so the first option is you could either go for the rumored iPhone 9 aka the iPhone se 2 which will be cheap and it should be released in early 2020 probably the first quarter of 2020 or you should wait until late 2020 when the new flagship iPhones are released and then pick up an iPhone 10 R or a discounted iPhone 11 from Apple or used on eBay if you want the best value now of course if you start saving up your money now or if you just have a bigger budget in general then I would go after either the flagship 2020 iPhone or a used iphone 11pro max which i'm sure you can get a good deal on after the new ones release especially used over on eBay Facebook marketplace wherever you buy used I phones now the second question is should you buy an iPhone 7 plus in 2020 to answer that question it's going to be pretty similar to what I just said so if you have an iPhone 6s or 6s plus I would wait until you see what Apple releases this year before making a decision but if you have an iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s or maybe even something older than the iPhone 5s the new likely are on a very very tight budget and probably won't be able to afford a newer iPhone so to those of you in this situation yes I would recommend the iPhone 7 plus you can get one now for under 300 bucks on Amazon or Ebay and the only other iPhone in that price range is the iPhone 8 and 8 plus which isn't too much different from the 7 so I would save the money and again this whole video I've been talking about the iPhone 7 plus specifically not the regular-sized iPhone 7 I do not like the iPhone 7 and 2020 I think the iPhone 7 plus is the one to go with if you're gonna go down at the iPhone 7 routes so yeah hopefully that answered the questions you guys have but of course if I didn't answer your specific question in this video leave a comment down below and I will be sure to get back to you and answer you down there in the comments section but if you guys did enjoy this video I would appreciate it if you give it a thumbs up and of course make sure you guys do subscribe so you don't miss my next video on the iPhone 7 plus of course I make other videos on all other iPhones and 20:20 as well so stay tuned for all of those videos but anyways guys thanks again for watching and I'll see you soon youwhat's up guys my name's Brandon and the iPhone 7 plus was and still is to this day one of the best bargains you can get on an iPhone and even though it'll be four years old in September of 2020 it still performs exceptionally well so in this video I wanted to revisit the iPhone 7 plus and let you guys know basically how it's been holding up for me over time and if I still recommend keeping this one into the new decade so let's pick up where we left off so last year I made a video titled why the iPhone 7 plus is the best iphone to buy in 2019 and in that video the main reason for it being the best one to buy was because it performed exceptionally well and it could also be purchased used on eBay for an insanely low price I remember this was shortly after the iPhone 10s 10s max and the iPhone 10 art were released but now in 2020 is the iPhone 7 plus still a great phone with price considered and even if it is should you buy or keep the iPhone 7 plus or should you sell it and buy a newer iPhone so I'm gonna try to answer all of those questions in this video so first off the iPhone 7 plus does still have that old iPhone look to it you know it has the big bezels up top and around the edges and on the bottom and we do also have that home button so it's definitely an old looking device in today's standards but it was also the very first iPhone to ship without a headphone jack so it was a revolutionary iPhone just for that point alone it was also the only iPhone to ever be sold in this beautiful matte black colorway right here so the iPhone 11 pro and Promax have a somewhat similar like matte backing but it's not quite the same as the iPhone 7 plus was in this specific black color although it was controversial at launch the removal of the headphone jack wasn't and still isn't a big deal to me at all and I'd imagine that most of you guys feel the exact same way since you likely have wireless headphones or ear pods to use with your phone but the thing that was a big deal to me was the introduction of dual cameras and of course the iPhone 7 plus was the first iPhone to ever have a dual camera setup and man did this camera impress so we have a dual 12 megapixel lens setup here with one being a wide-angle lens and there being the telephoto lens and we do also have quad led true tone flash HDR support portrait mode and we can also shoot video in 4k and now four years later the iPhone 7 plus camera is actually still pretty good regular shots and portrait shots turned out pretty well while selfies and videos are both ok they're decent they're not anything great not anything to write home about but they're still not bad and the reason I say that the video taking capability is just decent on the iPhone 7 plus it's because it can only shoot in 4k 30 and not 4k 60 now if you don't care about that or even know what the difference in the 2 is then you'll be happy with how your videos turned out because they're not bad quality or anything like that it's just that I'm used to shooting in 4k 60 when I want to shoot something you know in really good quality and you don't have that option here with the iPhone 7 plus but again it's probably not gonna be a deal-breaker to you it's probably not gonna be a big deal to the majority of people but I did want to mention it because this was the last I phone to be restricted to just 4k 30 because the iPhone 8 plus the year later didn't introduce 4k 60 into the video camera now sure if you compare this camera to the camera unlike the iPhone 10 are the iPhone 10s or the iPhone 11 obviously the camera quality the pictures of the videos aren't going to look as good on the iPhone 7 plus but the reality is you don't need great most of you guys that are looking to buy an iPhone 7 plus you're not buying it for amazing video quality or amazing picture quality so that's why I think that 99% of the people that have an iPhone 7 plus or are wanting to get an iPhone 7 plus will be perfectly fine with the quality output of both photos and videos and speaking of first for the iPhone 7 plus this was also the first iPhone to drop the mechanical home button in favor of a new pressure-sensitive home button powered by an enhanced taptic engine and even have an option to set the pressure you want to put on the home button inside of settings as well you can see there we have home button if you tap on that you could choose your click on a scale of 1 to 3 in terms of how much pressure to put on that new home button and this essentially means that the home button should never break which is nice because that's one of the major problems with buying a new iPhone 6s or an iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 any iPhone older than the iPhone 6s because most of them have bro in or repaired home buttons or some kind of issue with the mechanical home button so it's nice that you're not gonna have to worry about that when buying a used I phone seven plus and speaking of pressure-sensitive we also have 3d touch on the iPhone 7 plus I guess you could say it's haptic touch now with iOS 13 but yes we do have a pressure-sensitive screen on this guy and there are still certain areas of iOS 13 as well where you could take advantage of actual 3d touch and not just haptic touch which is nice to have of course on you know such an old device now of course we cannot talk about the home button without mentioning touch ID which of course is everyone's favorite iPhone pastime and even still to this day some users preferred method of unlocking their phone so going back to touch ID after going years with just using face ID is just weird it's fast and convenient but I think I do still prefer face ID over touch ID for a bunch of different reasons I mean sure you can unlock your phone without having it fully out of your pocket yet and you know lined up with your face you'll have to sit weird or anything like that but face ID is just more practical it's more secure and it's even more accurate in my usage just on a day-to-day basis with touch ID you will have a hard time unlocking your phone with sweaty hands or dirty hands or with gloves on whereas with face ID I could unlock my phone and pitch-black with sunglasses on and it's snowing outside if I'm sweaty anything like that but with that being said I did find that touch ID was more useful for Apple pay since I just have to use my finger like my thumb here instead of looking at my phone before paying out like a gas pump or in a store or anything like that so ultimately I do prefer face ID but touch ID is I mean it's not bad by any means it's just less practical in most situations compared to newer iPhones with face ID I just wish the Apple would introduce a phone with both touch ID and face ID so you could choose so we could stop having to you know talk about this so much as for the build of the iPhone 7 plus it's made of 7000 series aluminum and while it's not glass like we're used to now it still feels like a premium phone especially given its weight it weighs 188 grams which is just a little bit lighter than the iPhone 11 over here so if you pick up an iPhone 11 the iPhone 7 plus is a little bit lighter but they're definitely very similar in terms of weights and this aluminum build is also great for those of you who drop your phone a lot because it's not glass so it's not going to shatter or break near as easily as that glass is going to and speaking of durability let's discuss how well this phone has held up over the year so of course I have had a screen protector on here since day one as you could probably tell in this video it's been on here for quite a while and I also use the case for the first year I had the phone and use it as my daily driver but since then I've used it without a case and the phone still looks pretty good on both the front and the back especially for a 2016 device now of course there are some weird markings and some obvious signs of wear but it's all rather minimal given the age of this phone and really just how much I've used it over the years and another thing I should note is that my mom dad and brother are all still using the iPhone 7 plus to this date and while a couple of them did have to have their phones replace one was like a faulty camera and another one was the no service issue so they had to be replaced for free but none of them aside from that I've ever had any issues with the durability of their iPhone I've also seen some users showed their iPhone 7 and 7 plus with paint chips in it and like the paint coming off the edges but that's not the case with mine I don't have any kind of stripping of the paint or anything like that and none of my family members have had that either but I have read that that is a problem with the iPhone 7 and 7 plus and the matte black color here is also less prone to scratches on the back which is nice so even if you don't use like a case and you just have a screen protector you're still going to be pretty impressed with how well this backing avoids you know scratches and Nick's if still will get scratches and Nick's but just not near as easily as something like the iPhone 8 or anything with the glass backing it's also going to you know have a lot less fingerprints it's not near the fingerprint magnet as those glass backing iPhones are we also have ip67 water resistance so that makes this even more durable when it comes to using this guy and like the pool if you want to take it to the beach or if you need to grab it while you're in the shower or anything like that you don't have to worry about messing the phone up because we do have ip67 rated water resistance the display on the iPhone 7 plus is another area that really impresses me given the age it has a 5.5 inch 1080 by 1920 LCD display with a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch and it also gets pretty bright up to 6 25 nits of max brightness which is the same max brightness as the new iPhone 11 and while it's not OLED the blacks do still look crisp and dark mode is also available of course with iOS 13 which is an excellent complement to the stealthy matte black look of this iPhone 7 plus you could just kind of have that dark theme going on inside and outside of the iPhone now as for performance the iPhone 7 plus has apples 810 fusion chip and shipped with iOS 10 out of the box but of course now I'm running the latest iOS 13 software which is iOS 13.3 at the time of recording this and I've been satisfied with the performance overall even when compared to something like the iPhone 10 are the iPhone 7 plus still holds its own I mean obviously the iPhone 10 are is faster in a lot of ways but the iPhone 7 plus does hold its own so not only do apps open up fast and stay open in the background longer but games also play more smoothly and we also get some great new features like dark mode we have the new volume HUD as you can see here on the left hand side we have a download manager in Safari now we have a fully revamped look inside of the photos application and there are just a lot of great features included with iOS 13 and this keeps the iPhone 7 plus feeling more like a modern phone and you know makes it feel not as old as it actually is and the great thing is the iPhone 7 plus will likely be supported for another two years until iOS 15 and maybe even longer than that we don't know for sure so even if you bought one today you'll get at least a couple years of software updates and new features being added and for the price that's a pretty good deal if you ask me battery life on these seven plus is also pretty good but only if you've already had or plan on replacing the battery at some point down the road otherwise you're gonna find yourself complaining about the battery drain pretty often you're gonna be pretty annoyed by the battery in the iPhone 7 plus when lithium-ion battery is just in general or constantly used and used and used and you put hundreds of cycles on the battery that's gonna wear down you know regardless of how large the battery is what device it is anything that's just how lithium-ion batteries work and of course you could check your battery health and settings right here if you go to settings battery and then battery health you can see the maximum capacity right there and that should indicate when you need a new battery but of course even if that shows a high percentage your battery is draining like abnormally you should take it into the Apple store and have them replace the battery and speaking of battery you should definitely have optimized battery charging on if you're on iOS 13 on the iPhone 7 plus which I do recommend being on iOS 13 but definitely go and turn that on you should also pay attention to these charts down here I have not used as much in the last 24 hours but you should pay attention to these charts down here to see where you're spending your time and you know what's draining your battery the most you can also go ahead over to screen time to check that out as well to basically see you know how much you're using your phone and you know what could be causing a battery drain on your 7 plus now of course since we have an aluminum backing on the 7 plus here we don't have the option to wirelessly charge but that's likely not gonna be a big deal or like a deal breaker for anybody watching this video but I did just want to mention it because once again this is the last iPhone to not support wireless charging so yeah the iPhone 7 plus is an all-around solid device it isn't excellent in any area these days at least but it also isn't awful in any category either it's just a solid reliable iPhone that I think is still one of the best buys really regardless of any year as long as it's still being supported by software I think it's so great by just for a solid iPhone that doesn't really excel in any area but it's just average across the board pretty much with everything alright so now let's answer the questions you may be asking yourself right now and number one is should you keep the iPhone 7 plus if you have one right now and to answer that question I say yes you've kept it for so many years for a reason right I mean sure money plays a factor but it's gotten the job done for you for years now and if I were you I would keep the 7 plus until the new 2020 iPhones get released and then from there you'll have a few options to choose from so the first option is you could either go for the rumored iPhone 9 aka the iPhone se 2 which will be cheap and it should be released in early 2020 probably the first quarter of 2020 or you should wait until late 2020 when the new flagship iPhones are released and then pick up an iPhone 10 R or a discounted iPhone 11 from Apple or used on eBay if you want the best value now of course if you start saving up your money now or if you just have a bigger budget in general then I would go after either the flagship 2020 iPhone or a used iphone 11pro max which i'm sure you can get a good deal on after the new ones release especially used over on eBay Facebook marketplace wherever you buy used I phones now the second question is should you buy an iPhone 7 plus in 2020 to answer that question it's going to be pretty similar to what I just said so if you have an iPhone 6s or 6s plus I would wait until you see what Apple releases this year before making a decision but if you have an iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s or maybe even something older than the iPhone 5s the new likely are on a very very tight budget and probably won't be able to afford a newer iPhone so to those of you in this situation yes I would recommend the iPhone 7 plus you can get one now for under 300 bucks on Amazon or Ebay and the only other iPhone in that price range is the iPhone 8 and 8 plus which isn't too much different from the 7 so I would save the money and again this whole video I've been talking about the iPhone 7 plus specifically not the regular-sized iPhone 7 I do not like the iPhone 7 and 2020 I think the iPhone 7 plus is the one to go with if you're gonna go down at the iPhone 7 routes so yeah hopefully that answered the questions you guys have but of course if I didn't answer your specific question in this video leave a comment down below and I will be sure to get back to you and answer you down there in the comments section but if you guys did enjoy this video I would appreciate it if you give it a thumbs up and of course make sure you guys do subscribe so you don't miss my next video on the iPhone 7 plus of course I make other videos on all other iPhones and 20:20 as well so stay tuned for all of those videos but anyways guys thanks again for watching and I'll see you soon you\n"