Both smartphones use Apple's proprietary Lightning port. The iPhone 6 used it just for charging and data, but the iPhone 7 also relies on it for audio. The rumours were true: the iPhone 7 ships with a pair of AirPods designed for use with the Lightning port rather than a traditional 3.5mm jack.
Apple also includes an adaptor in the box so you'll still be able to use your beloved analogue headphones, but bear in mind that whichever solution you choose, audio and charging can't happen at the same time.
The iPhone 7 is the first Apple handset with IP67 certification. This isn't the highest rating the iPhone could have been awarded, but still means that the device is protected from dust and can survive in water up to a depth of 1m for 30 minutes. The iPhone 6 is better left in a protective case as it's wholly at the mercy of the elements.
The iPhone 7 breaks with tradition by doing away with the classic Space Grey colour. But two new options, Black and Jet Black, support the Gold, Rose Gold and Silver models. The iPhone 6 was available in a choice of Space Grey, Silver and Gold.
The iPhone 7 is powered by Apple's new A10 Fusion processor, which is claimed to be the fastest smartphone chip available thanks to two "high performance" cores.
Apple said that the A10 provides 40 per cent faster processing than the A9 chip before it, while a new controller intelligently manages workloads and results in increased efficiency. Similarly, the iPhone 7's new GPU is capable of delivering a performance increase equivalent to 50 per cent.
The A8 is still a capable chip, but Apple has optimised things when it comes to iOS 9 and above to run on devices with 2GB of RAM. iOS 9 (and later 10) will still work, but we suspect that the experience may differ somewhat on technology two generations old.
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