iPhone 7 - a tough test

Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone market. But the prelude has shaken. While Samsung has struggled with exploding batteries in Note 7 with image problems, the two iPhone 7 models are quite unspectacular.

Nevertheless, the iPhone 7 Plus in this test with the overall score 2.1 best off. This is due not least to the very good handling, which most affected the test section with a weighting of 20 per cent. Commissioning, menu guidance, display, keyboard and operation functioned as well as with any other test candidate.

Surfing the Internet, writing and reading e-mails as well as interacting with the PC - for backups, for example - evaluated the testers with "very good" (weighting: 15 percent) on both iPhones. Our editorial department is less enthusiastic about the iTunes backup function for Windows.

iPhone 7: Camera and battery

The double camera of the iPhone 7 Plus cut in the test minimally better than the conventional optics in the iPhone 7. Why this is so, the test unfortunately does not explain. Both cameras make good and fast photos with normal or weak lighting. However, the portrait function of the iPhone-7 camera at the time of the test was not yet unlocked. It is possible that the iPhone 7 Plus now has a better camera score (weighting: 15 percent).

The batteries of the Apple smartphones were not quite good. The fixed battery of the iPhone 7 Plus only achieved a "sufficient" (3.6). The smaller iPhone 7 even collected a 3.8. Most other smartphones in the test performed similarly badly - with two exceptions. The batteries of the Huawei P9 Plus and the Gigaset ME Pro received the "good" rating of 2.3 as the only one.

Huawei and Gigaset last longer

Both smartphones are much cheaper than the iPhones. The Huawei P9 Plus with an average price of 685 euros costs about 200 euros less than the cheapest version of the iPhone 7 Plus. The 5.5 inch display is similar to the iPhone 7 Plus. The camera of the Huawei P9 Plus, however, depends on good light conditions. Voice quality and network quality were only "satisfactory". But after all, Huawei Android smartphone pushed in the overall rating before the iPhone 7 to the second place.

The Gigaset ME Pro for an average of 430 euros landed on position 4 (total score: 2.3). The 5.5 inch Android smartphone has not only a strong battery, but is also very well processed, as we already noticed in our test of the little brother. However, the quality of the language also pleased people. The camera is fast, but only average good photos and below average videos.

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Apple released iOS 10.1

With the first "real" update, the iOS operating system receives many bug fixes and a portrait mode for the iPhone 7 Plus.

Apple has just released iOS 10.1, the first “real” update for iOS 10.

In addition to many bug fixes and optimizations like for example more data for the integration in Apple Maps, the focus is naturally on the portrait mode in the dual camera of the iPhone 7 Plus.

At the presentation of the new smartphone generation advertised and celebrated, Apple integrated the Depth-of-Depth function however not at the delivery of the telephone. However, anyone who has participated in the beta test of iOS 10.1 already knows the feature. Now it is available to everyone who installs the update. The function is not yet fully developed and is still classified by Apple as beta.

Improved connections and security

Users of the Apple Watch can also hope for improved cooperation between iPhones and the watch. According to Apple, the update eliminates synchronization, display and connection problems between the devices. The Bluetooth connection of external hardware should now work better.

Finally, Apple closes with iOS 10.1 also some security gaps. This is also a security issue in which attackers could execute commands on devices via manipulated graphics files.

The software update on iOS 10.1 is about 200 megabytes in size and can be accessed via the settings of the device. The path leads through the sub-items "General" and "Software update".

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iOS 10.1 brings full Ethernet support

With the next major update of the operating system, iPhone and iPad users can configure Ethernet connections for the first time, as the iOS 10.1 beta shows.

IOS 10.1 finally completes the only rudimentary Ethernet support of the operating system: Users can first configure a wired network connection with the beta of the upcoming update. Just as in the WLAN settings can be set about IP address and DNS servers manually, as the developer Oliver Hartwich in a blog post demonstrates.

Apple seems to finally complete the Ethernet support introduced with the first pre-versions of iOS 10. An Ethernet menu appears as a separate entry in the settings as soon as such a connection exists. Whether the function in the final version of iOS 10.1 remains unchanged, remains for now however still open. IOS 10.1 is expected to appear later in the month, so far Apple has released three beta versions of the test.

IOS 9 already supported Ethernet connections, but a configuration was not possible - an automatic connection of the IP address was a prerequisite. To connect an ethernet cable to an iPad or iPhone, you need at least two adapters: First Apples still quite young, 45 euro expensive Lightning to USB 3 adapter as well as a USB to Ethernet cable, the third manufacturer - or Apple itself in an older version.

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iPhone 7 detects broken home button

Apple has integrated an emergency function in iOS 10 if the electronic home button of the iPhone 7 or the iPhone 7 Plus breaks down. This allows the smartphone to continue to be used.

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The iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus do not have a mechanical home button anymore, but a sensor surface and a vibration motor that simulates the haptic feel. If this button is defective, Apple has integrated a solution that not only checks, but also bridges the function.

If the home button is broken, iOS warns the user with a screen message as a user has determined. This warning is translated as follows: "The Home button may have to be repaired. In the meantime, you can use the Home screen button."

This is an icon, which Apple shows in the lower part of the screen of the touch screen. It takes over the function of the sensor surface until the repair, with the exception of the fingerprint scanner. Unlocking the user must unlock his smartphone with his lock code.

Even in previous iOS versions, there was an assistance function, which allowed the user to use a graphical alternative instead of the home button on the display. However, the function now discovered is not identical.

Apple introduced the electronic home button on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to seal the device better against dust and water. In addition, the home button was one of the elements that often happened in the past. Should the electronic home button prove to be more resistant, future generations of the iPad will be equipped with it.

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