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iPhone 7 pros/cons/ideas?

LeviV8

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Hi there,

some of you might have read my introduction post a while back :)
TLDR : I recently got a 5S (1st iPhone) out of curiosity and I really like it :cool:

BUT, since the RED I'm very keen on getting one :rolleyes: (not plus)
I'd like to ask you about some things (as title suggests)

What do you like / dislike about it?
Is it 'worth' it?

Storage wise... I'm thinking 128, but would 256 be an overkill? :confused:
Thinking of getting it on a 2yrs contract at T-Mobile (I'm in Europe), on contract the price difference is not very significant (256GB would be around 10Euros more than the 128GB per month) :sarcastic:

RED,RED,RED....
As I'm not a fan of keeping a quite expensive phone 'naked', what case would you suggest that offers good protection, it's more or less transparent (I'm thinking clear back and black sides, as I don't like transparent edges) is there such thing (?), I've seen that post about the clear cases for 7, there are some things I like, I'm thinking something around that style. Any suggestions/recommendations are welcome besides those :)
 

Matty

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What do you like / dislike about it?
Is it 'worth' it?

If you are coming from a iPhone 5s i would say the jump is definitely worth it. Thats 3 years of improvements to camera, processor and graphics! The Matte colour of the Product RED looks really nice. Shiny is nice but its a finger print magnet so having Matte helps a little.

Storage wise... I'm thinking 128, but would 256 be an overkill?
Thinking of getting it on a 2yrs contract

If you think you are going to use the 256GB of storage and you can afford it, then why not. Treat yourself to something nice :D but i think the 128GB variant should be plenty for 90% of people.

Hope this helps a little with your decision. Good luck, and if you do make the purchase, let us know by posting photos.
 

LeviV8

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Thanks for the feedback! :)

Regarding storage, it looks like 128 will be, as they (T) only carry RED 128. But yes, that's plenty of space, I didn't even fill 32GB on my Blackberries earlier :eek: Will sure post if I get one :rolleyes:
 

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I made the jump from the 5C to the 7 3 days ago and let me tell you it's worth it. I too was going to get the red but I never need more than 16 gigs so the 32 was enough and this way it was $0 on a 2 year contract as opposed to paying g $129 for 128 GB's that I could never use. For some people that's not enough :p

The jump is worth it and you won't miss the headphone jack. It's worth the sacrifice to be water resistant.
 

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Well, I made the 1st step towards getting a 7 :) I put up my 5S for sale recently...
16/32/128, they're just numbers in the end, but at local T-Mobile they only have 128GB RED, so I'll have to settle for that :rolleyes: that's like the best option anyway IMO.
Headphone jack...that ain't an issue anymore, as my previous Skullcandy 'died', and I anyway wanted an Urbanears Plattan ADV Wireless, which I ordered on amazon.de, what is on the way at the moment.

So yea, the 5S has to go , to make place for the 7 ;)
 

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