One huge upside of the iPhone 7 Plus’s size? The battery is a beast. Apple packed a 2,900 mAh battery inside, which gave you up to 13 hours of internet use on Wi-Fi. That’s two full seasons of The Office without charging—perfect for when you’re trapped at a relatives’ dinner party and need to fake-smile at a photo of their cat.
But size also had a downside: the phone was a certified dust magnet. The larger surface area meant every fingerprint, every breadcrumb from your lunch, and every speck of pocket lint was on full display. I once spent a whole meeting wiping my screen with my shirt, only to realize the boss was staring at me. “Just, uh, polishing the OLED? It’s LCD actually, haha.” Awkward.
The Camera Bump: A Tiny Tumor of Capability
Yes, the camera bump. It’s a bit ironic that a phone this big still couldn’t lie flat on a table. The dual 12MP lenses jutt out like a tiny glass molars, and if you put it down without a case, it wobbles like a drunk toddler. “But why?” you ask. Because Apple crammed a 2x optical zoom into that bulge—enough to spy on your neighbor’s garden gnome without leaving your couch.
iPhone 8 dimensions and size comparison vs iPhone 7, Galaxy S8, LG G6
Here’s the kicker: the size of the camera system made the iPhone 7 Plus a legit photography tool. You could shoot portrait mode with that fancy bokeh effect, making your lunch salad look like a gourmet masterpiece. But let’s be real—half the time, the phone’s sheer bulk meant you were holding it like a brick while trying to capture your dog’s perfect yawn. Art requires sacrifice, I guess.
