Just bought one for $100 to try iOS. I'm SHOCKED at how well it does. It's far smoother than my pixel 3 xl, and that's only a 3 year old phone. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm an iPhone fan now.
Same experience bought it around 100$ just to try ios. Im suprised despite of being an old phone it still great. The only issue is the battery (not great for streaming and gaming do drains battery in less than 1 hour) considering how old and small is the phone. but over all it's a great experience specially the camera it has and maybe for my next upgrade I consider to move on ios phones since iphone 7 is the proof that Apple's phone are future proof, and for being supported up to 5 years since the phone's launch.
I’m using the iPhone 7 for 3-4 days cause I had to send my iPhone 12 in for repair and I can say the iPhone 7 is so usable. I have noticed above all that an everyday life with TouchID in the pandemic is much easier than using FaceID on the iPhone 12.
hey im very curious...how was it like to go from a plus iphone to a mini iphone?cuz personally i got the 12 3 months ago and b4 that i always used to have smaller android phones
@@haythemslama7829 The main reason I got the mini was because I found the 7 plus to be way too big, so it was a bit weird at first but quickly got used to it. I'd say it's perfect for anyone who's a casual phone user due to the managable size.
@Sreehari Bibin Battery performance is great for me, still on 100% battery health after 2 months of usage. My daily average screentime is about 5-8 hours and I haven't had it reach below 20% on any of them. :)
The mini is basically the same size as the screen on a 8 plus!! Only more narrow👍 I own both!! however for typing and youtube usage I do prefer the plus model
I upgraded from the iPhone 7 to the iPhone 12 Pro Max after 4 years about 3 months ago. What a night and day difference, and I’ll have the 12 for another 4 years until it’s worth the upgrade.
I have a 7, regular size. Just slapped an Apple smart case and called it a day. Fixed most of the battery issues mentioned in this video. Great video by the way!
Didn’t use the 7 personally but the 8 was similar enough. It’s funny how I enjoyed it more than my previous XIAOMI mi 9T. I just like simple technology. Recently upgraded to an 11 Pro because I needed more battery and thought the ultra wide and telephoto combo was cool.
I've been using and iPhone 7 for 2,5 years. It's my first iPhone and I'm very happy with the whole Apple experience. Though I wish I had purchased the Plus model because of the 1GB of extra RAM, the bigger display, the bigger battery and the telephoto lens wich I came to realise down the road that I needed them. I consider upgrading to the iPhone 11 soon but all in all I'm very happy with this little guy for the money I gave!
@@Crest6680 No you won't , before like a few months back, replaced the battery by Apple, only like a extra hour. This phone is unusable, I upgraded to the SE 2020
I’ve bought the iPhone 7 used as for my work phone, I’ve used it for 2.5 years, upgraded it to the iPhone Xs two weeks ago. It was a great phone the only drawback is the battery and the lack of dual sim, otherwise I enjoy using the phone.
just subscribed and liked, i just bought a 7 256gb so i could use my phone less and worry less about it, it is lighter than the current monsters too. my gf is using my 11 now. love the videos, but mentioning your battery health could be helpfull i think
I just got my 256GB iPhone 7 with a custom extended battery installed all for USD $175 last week and I'm definitely loving it right now. It's a lot better than my last iPhone 6 Plus for all intents and purposes. On my 5th day and already I have a chock full of pics and videos. This is certainly a joy for me. I heard Apple may continue supporting iPhones 6 and 7 and for another 2 years or so, so I do plan on buying the 8 Plus in a few months, I just don't want to have to buy any of the new iPhones even if their tech specs are much better.
Man the iPhone 7 is my daily driver since late 2019 I had to change my battery and display ,after that its running fine even in 2021 ,im probably gonna upgrade to iPhone 12 or 13 mini by next year hopefully 😁
The mini is the way to go. I picked up a used X and I'm still going back and forth between it and my 7 that I was upgrading from. A lot of the time the X just seems too big. I think I'd love the size of the mini... I'll probably get that in a couple years when they're cheaper.
i just recently upgraded my 7 to an 11... if you really use the 7 hard like on snapchat it will give you constant heat warnings and the battery is awful there was so many times I wanted to smash my phone, the 11 is such a good upgrade for a good price
I had a 6s, used it for 5 years. Thank God the screen broke.. bought an Galaxy A52S 5g! It's crazy spending $600 on an iPhone to get atleast 6 hrs of Screen on Time
I’m getting my iPhone 11 tomorrow. Battery on my 7 sucks so bad and I just can’t take it anymore. I love it and would probably keep it if I could go a whole day on one charge.
I was using a 7 for about two years lasted me from my last year of HighSchool and 2020 but I just upgraded to the 12 but I’m still using my iPhone 7 sometimes.
This phone performs well Mostly in every section whether it’s the camera or the performance. But the only thing which will really disappoint you is it’s battery life. Battery life is not so incredible according to 2021 smartphone battery aesthetics. Nearly every smartphone whether it’s ios or android have a bigger amount of battery which goes well for a very high usage. Apart from battery this phone also misses some of the most important features included in ios 15 like the LIVE TEXT feature which is something every iPhone 7 user will miss. But overall this phone still performs very well and I don’t have any issue with iPhone 7. And at the last, this phone might not be able to compete with some of the newer iPhone cameras as the chipset and sensor is quite older, so it’s obvious the it couldn’t reach a quality according to new iPhones Rest of the things in the iPhone 7 is very balanced according to 2021 smartphone performance. It’s a package of a balanced feature when it comes to a competition from 2021 smartphone world. In 2021 I’ll rate it 6.8 of 10 Which according to me is still a worthy choice if you wanna enter in ios world for the first time. Hope this will help you to decide whether you should consider iPhone 7 in 2021 or not.
Still have an iPhone 7, battery goes flat 3 times a day with hardly any use! Trying to use it for work and quite honestly get 10 mins of calls and text and emails and it’s on 1%.. maybe time to upgrade but what to go for?
I have an iPhone SE (1st generation) and just bought an iPhone 13 mini recently - although the battery life of the former iPhone has suffered greatly since having iOS 15, it's still definitely usable in 2021 (but I'm really glad that I upgraded this year lol)
It's still very usable. My brother uses a 6 plus (with a broken lcd lol, sometimes u have to turn off and then on the display, from a bend) but otherwise perfect condition.
Even a 6s is usable in 2021 if you're not into social medias, gaming and watching all day long YT videos. When an iPone was a phone you know...when you placed calls and received calls too.
Yep, a lot of people seem to think they have to have the latest phone or else they're missing out or can't use an older phone. I try not to use my phone a ton and my iPhone 7 is perfectly fine for everything. People don't need the latest phone, they just want it and say it's a need.
@@eamonob84 no… people don’t use their phones primarily for phone calls now. they use it for social media, work, or demanding tasks that older phones can’t keep up with. like with battery life and performance..
@@nfr304 iPhone 7 performs just fine with any task like social media, videos, email, streaming music, etc. If you're using it a lot, you'll need to charge, but that's the only area I've found that it under performs. But I still say older phones are not bad, especially if they are still updated with software.
@@eamonob84 Nah tbh new software makes them perform worse. My sisters iPhone 7 isn’t holding up to well in performance and battery life even with ios 14
@@nfr304 my 7 works great on iOS 15. It has 97% battery health, so that may be why it performs better than your sister's. I would imagine she'd see a performance increase with a new battery.
Still using 6s and it works great for day to day activities but battery life sucks. Thinking to upgrade to an iPhone 8 or SE but I'll miss 3d touch, headphone jack and live wallpaper 😞
@@xxyvng6831 idk my parents keep saying it works perfectly fine but it dies like every minute i have to use it while its charging. and if i have 100% and if i go in like snapchat for like 1 minute i would get 10% battery.
@@eamonob84 It probably would be better if my battery got fixed but its starting to heat up so fast and its turning so slow, It keeps dying and turning on all the time
@@hohohi1224 that's probably all due to the battery. iOS starts to slow the phone's performance when battery health gets to 80%, so 50% is going to cause a lot of issues. A lot of people have commented that when they replaced their battery it performed like new again.
Using iPhone 7, yes. It is, it’s good. You need to change the battery though, mines in 98% still for pretty a long time! The heating doesn’t even bother me to be honest ._.
I have an iphone 6 and it all good since im broke to buy a new one the only problem having ang outdated phone is it slow,outdated ios(ios 12).But if your broke to and u want iphone u can buy iphone 6s or 7,8:)
Got iPhone 7 as a birthday gift it’s so good but the battery life is so bad even compared to cheaper Samsung phones I had a galaxy a10e the 7 is way better in every aspect but like you said “the battery life still sucks”😂
@@Section96 Yep, when I started college I just went out to buy a SE 2020 because it was only 400 UK Pounds. It doesn't heat up and the battery lasts for me.