Apple iPhone 7 vs iPhone 11 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 7 (with Apple A10 Fusion) that was released on September 7, 2016, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 37 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 7
- Fingerprint scanner
- Weighs 50 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro
- Comes with 1086 mAh larger battery capacity: 3046 vs 1960 mAh
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (857K versus 425K)
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 16.5% more screen real estate
- Shows 39% longer battery life (30:22 vs 21:51 hours)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 40% higher pixel density (458 vs 326 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Supports 18W fast charging
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A13 Bionic
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.6% | 82.1% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | 290 Hz |
| Response time | 35.5 ms | 7.4 ms |
| Contrast | 1635:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.3 mm (5.44 inches) | 144 mm (5.67 inches) |
| Width | 67.1 mm (2.64 inches) | 71.4 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 138 g (4.87 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Pink | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | 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 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 16 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~249.6 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 145680 | 226983 |
| GPU | 92807 | 280289 |
| Memory | 67381 | 156860 |
| UX | 115644 | 189422 |
| Total score | 425005 | 857444 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.5 °C | 44.2 °C |
| Stability | 62% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2579 | 7455 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32, 128, 256 GB | 64, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 10 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.7) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| OS size | 12.5 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 1960 mAh | 3046 mAh |
| Max 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 (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | 1:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 10:19 hr |
| Watching video | 08:03 hr | 12:57 hr |
| Gaming | 03:08 hr | 05:52 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 102 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | 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 | 1 (12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 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/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 7 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 Pro 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 | - |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2016 | September 2019 |
| Release date | September 2016 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 1.38 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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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 Pro is definitely a better buy.