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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.5-inch Apple iPhone 7 Plus (with Apple A10 Fusion) that was released on September 7, 2016, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 36 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 7 Plus
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Fingerprint scanner
- 23% higher pixel density (401 vs 326 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (624K versus 309K)
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 41% longer battery life (34:47 vs 24:35 hours)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Supports wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Supports 18W fast charging
- Thinner bezels – 11.3% more screen real estate
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A13 Bionic
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Size | 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 401 ppi | 326 ppi |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 625 nits |
HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
Screen-to-body ratio | 67.7% | 79% |
Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.8% |
PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
Response time | 26.5 ms | 24.8 ms |
Contrast | 1591:1 | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]
Design and build
Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
Weight | 188 gramm (6.63 oz) | 194 gramm (6.84 oz) |
Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
Rear material | Metal | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Pink | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Performance
Tests of Apple iPhone 7 Plus and Apple iPhone 11 in the benchmarks
SoCChipset | Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A13 Bionic |
Max. clock | 2340 MHz | 2650 MHz |
CPU cores | 4 (2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr - 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
Lithography process | 16 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
GPU clock | 900 MHz | - |
FLOPS | ~115 GFLOPS | ~736 GFLOPS |
RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 32, 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
CPU | 94245 | 166661 |
GPU | 95401 | 256531 |
Memory | 48493 | 91027 |
UX | 72324 | 115651 |
Total score | 309142 | 624391 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 67% | 71% |
Graphics test | 15 FPS | 45 FPS |
Graphics score | 2645 | 7565 |
Software
Operating system | iOS 10 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.7) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16) |
OS size | 12.5 GB | - |
Battery
SpecificationsCapacity | 2900 mAh | 3110 mAh |
Charge power | 5 W | 18 W |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | No | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 4:01 hr | 1:45 hr |
Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 11:39 hr |
Watching video | 07:34 hr | 15:16 hr |
Gaming | 04:42 hr | 05:09 hr |
Standby | 97 hr | 121 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main cameraMatrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 56 mm - Sensor: 1/3.6" (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - |
Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 7 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4032 x 3024 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
Sensor type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
USB type | No | No |
USB version | 2 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 12 | 18 |
5G support | No | No |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | September 2016 | September 2019 |
Release date | September 2016 | September 2019 |
SAR (head) | 1.24 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 11 is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
34 (33.7%)
Apple iPhone 11
67 (66.3%)
Total votes: 101
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