It’s been a few days since the iPhone 7 was announced, and jokes about its lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack are one of the hottest trends on the Internet right now. At the same time, many people seem to see the device as an overall good release with a lot to offer, so what’s the final verdict, and how does it compare to one of the most iconic flagships on the Android side, the Samsung Galaxy S7?
Samsung themselves have been suffering from some issues with their reputation lately due to the Galaxy Note 7, but at the same time the company’s sales are still going strong. Many people seem interested in how their main flagship compares to Apple’s offer nowadays, as it seems like both operating systems are becoming more and more attractive for the opposite camp.
The Galaxy S7 has been enjoying a lot of positive attention among Android fans, and it looks like the company managed to get the formula just right in many aspects. The device comes with a nice, large screen, a very durable battery, and of course Samsung’s trademark brilliant camera capabilities.
At the same time, Apple have released more or less an upgrade for the iPhone 6, without any major new features. The company seems less and less inclined to innovate nowadays, and this has been drawing a lot of criticism from their fans.
The iPhone 7 in its default variant is a little smaller than the Galaxy S7, both in terms of physical size as well as screen resolution, so those who’re looking for more screen real estate might want to go with Samsung’s offer. At the same time, the Galaxy S7 also offers more memory and a few other extra goodies, but it’s arguable how those components make a difference when one device runs Android, and the other iOS.
The removal of the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 was a major misstep for Apple, and the company apparently hasn’t quite calculated how this would reflect on their reputation. People have been making fun of the situation left and right, and while Apple’s fans insist that the iPhone 7 is still going to sell well, this is not guaranteed.
Anyone who wants to listen to music with their iPhone 7 will now have to purchase a proprietary set of earbuds. The quality will be questionable, knowing Apple’s standard earphones, and users will have no option but to use those. This has understandably disappointed many of Apple’s fans, and while the company was once very well-liked among creative people, this kind of attention has slowly been fading away.
On the other hand, at least now is a great time to get an iPhone 6 for those who’ve been interested in that device, and it might end up being a more popular phone than the newer iPhone 7 in the long run. Meanwhile, Samsung haven’t been facing such issues with their Galaxy S7, and the company has actually been climbing up the ranks in popularity and sales figures.
Apple are in a very tough spot right now, as their next one or two releases will prove critical for their future. People have been losing faith in the company’s ability to innovate and to push the market forward, and they have mostly resigned to repeating the same design over and over again for as long as there is anyone left to buy it.