iPhone 7 review: The 2016 compact iPhone — water resistance in, headphone jack out.
A 2016 compact iPhone — now firmly a museum piece.
The iPhone 7 brought water resistance and stereo speakers while dropping the headphone jack. Its tiny battery and end-of-life software make it history, not a recommendation.
01Display
58/10058/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2016.
02Camera
60/10060/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2016.
03Performance
58/10058/100 puts it above the 56-point average for premium phones of 2016.
04Battery
54/10054/100 puts it above the 51-point average for premium phones of 2016.
05Build
74/10074/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2016.
06Value
56/10056/100 puts it above the 54-point average for premium phones of 2016.
- First iPhone with IP67 water resistance.
- Compact and very light at 138 g.
- Stereo speakers arrived here.
- A10 Fusion was fast for 2016.
- Tiny 1,960 mAh battery.
- Low-resolution 4.7" LCD; thick bezels.
- No 5G; stuck on iOS 15.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .