iPhone 7 Plus

A10 Fusion, September 2016

Speed

CPU

up to 2× faster

than the iPhone 6, the model Apple compared it with

iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016

The iPhone 8 Plus is up to 1.7× faster, by Apple’s figure.

iPhone 8 announcement, September 2017

GPU

up to 3× faster

than the iPhone 6, the model Apple compared it with

iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016

The iPhone 8 Plus is up to 1.3× faster, by Apple’s figure.

iPhone 8 announcement, September 2017

Against other Apple devices

  • iPhone 6s Plus

    The iPhone 7 Plus is 1.4× faster than your iPhone 6s Plus in CPU speed, by Apple’s figure for the iPad (6th generation), same chips.

  • No Apple figure links the iPhone 7 Plus and the original iPhone.

  • The iPhone 7 Plus is up to 5.7× slower than the iPhone Duo in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • The iPhone 7 Plus is up to 8.9× slower than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • The iPhone 7 Plus is up to 8.9× slower than the MacBook Air (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

Apple’s claims

6 of Apple’s claims name the iPhone 7 Plus; 6 enter the chain.

  1. up to two times CPU performance cores

    “The A10 Fusion’s CPU now has four cores, seamlessly integrating two high-performance cores that run up to two times faster than iPhone 6, and two high-efficiency cores that are capable of running at just one-fifth the power of the high-performance cores.”

    iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016
    • In the chain ×2 CPU
    1. Not against the previous model

      1 generation skipped

  2. up to three times GPU

    “Graphics performance is also more powerful, running up to three times faster than iPhone 6 at as little as half the power, enabling a new level of gaming and professional apps.”

    iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016
    • In the chain ×3 GPU
    1. Not against the previous model

      1 generation skipped

  3. 25% CPU performance cores70% CPU efficiency cores

    “A11 Bionic, the most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone, features a six-core CPU design with two performance cores that are 25 percent faster and four efficiency cores that are 70 percent faster than the A10 Fusion, offering industry-leading performance and energy efficiency.”

    iPhone 8 announcement, September 2017
    • In the chain ×1.25 CPU
    • In the chain ×1.7 CPU
  4. up to 70% CPU multi-⁠core

    “A new, second-generation performance controller can harness all six cores simultaneously, delivering up to 70 percent greater performance for multi-threaded workloads, giving customers more power while providing the same great battery life.”

    iPhone 8 announcement, September 2017
    • In the chain ×1.7 CPU
  5. up to 30% GPU

    “A11 Bionic also integrates an Apple-designed GPU with a three-core design that delivers up to 30 percent faster graphics performance than the previous generation.”

    iPhone 8 announcement, September 2017
    • In the chain ×1.3 GPU

iPhone flagship CPU, by generation

The iPhone Duo counts as the 2026 flagship and has the same A20 Pro as the iPhone 18 Pro.

Device× previousvs your iPhone
Original iPhoneNot linked by Apple’s CPU figuresNot linked to your iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 3GNot linked by Apple’s CPU figuresNot linked to your iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 3GSNot linked by Apple’s CPU figuresNot linked to your iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 4Previous not linked: iPhone 3GSmixed 7.0× slower
iPhone 4Sup to ×2mixed 3.5× slower
iPhone 5up to ×2mixed 1.7× slower
iPhone 5sup to ×2Apple gave no figure for iPhone 6s Plus against iPhone 5s
iPhone 6Apple gave no figure for iPhone 6 against iPhone 5s1.7× slower
iPhone 6s Plus×1.71×
iPhone 7 Plus×1.4Apple’s figure for the iPad (6th generation), same chips1.4× faster
iPhone 8 Plusup to ×1.7up to 2.4× faster
iPhone XSup to ×1.15up to 2.7× faster
iPhone 11 Proup to ×1.2up to 3.3× faster
iPhone 12 Pro×1.2Apple’s figure for the iPad (10th generation), same chipsup to 3.9× faster
iPhone 13 ProApple gave no figure for iPhone 13 Pro against iPhone 12 Proup to 3.8× faster
iPhone 14 Proat least ×1.2via 2 claimsmixed 4.5× faster
iPhone 15 Proup to ×1.1up to 5.0× faster
iPhone 16 Pro×1.15up to 5.7× faster
iPhone 17 Promixed ×1.2via 3 claimsmixed 6.6× faster
iPhone 18 Proup to ×1.2up to 8.0× faster
iPhone DuoSame A20 Pro as the row aboveup to 8.0× faster

Battery, Neural Engine and price

iPhone flagship

The iPhone Duo counts as the 2026 flagship and has the same A20 Pro as the iPhone 18 Pro.

Hours from Apple’s tech specs for each model, retrieved 31 October 2026.

Battery table
DeviceLaunchedTestHoursSource
iPhone flagshipThe iPhone Duo counts as the 2026 flagship and has the same A20 Pro as the iPhone 18 Pro.
Original iPhoneVideo playbackJune 2007June 2007Video playbackup to 7 hoursApple tech specs for the original iPhoneretrieved 31 October 2026
Original iPhoneAudio playbackJune 2007June 2007Audio playbackup to 24 hoursApple tech specs for the original iPhoneretrieved 31 October 2026
Original iPhoneInternet useJune 2007June 2007Internet useup to 6 hoursApple tech specs for the original iPhoneretrieved 31 October 2026
Original iPhoneStandby timeJune 2007June 2007Standby timeup to 250 hoursApple tech specs for the original iPhoneretrieved 31 October 2026
Original iPhoneTalk timeJune 2007June 2007Talk timeup to 8 hoursApple tech specs for the original iPhoneretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GVideo playbackJuly 2008July 2008Video playbackup to 7 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GAudio playbackJuly 2008July 2008Audio playbackup to 24 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GInternet use on 3GJuly 2008July 2008Internet use on 3Gup to 5 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GInternet use on Wi-FiJuly 2008July 2008Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 6 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GStandby timeJuly 2008July 2008Standby timeup to 300 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GTalk time on 2GJuly 2008July 2008Talk time on 2Gup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GTalk time on 3GJuly 2008July 2008Talk time on 3Gup to 5 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3Gretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSVideo playbackJune 2009June 2009Video playbackup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSAudio playbackJune 2009June 2009Audio playbackup to 30 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSInternet use on 3GJune 2009June 2009Internet use on 3Gup to 5 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSInternet use on Wi-FiJune 2009June 2009Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 9 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSStandby timeJune 2009June 2009Standby timeup to 300 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSTalk time on 2GJune 2009June 2009Talk time on 2Gup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 3GSTalk time on 3GJune 2009June 2009Talk time on 3Gup to 5 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 3GSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Video playbackJune 2010June 2010Video playbackup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Audio playbackJune 2010June 2010Audio playbackup to 40 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Internet use on 3GJune 2010June 2010Internet use on 3Gup to 6 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Internet use on Wi-FiJune 2010June 2010Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Standby timeJune 2010June 2010Standby timeup to 300 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Talk time on 2G (GSM model only)June 2010June 2010Talk time on 2G (GSM model only)up to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4Talk time on 3GJune 2010June 2010Talk time on 3Gup to 7 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4SVideo playbackOctober 2011October 2011Video playbackup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4SAudio playbackOctober 2011October 2011Audio playbackup to 40 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4SInternet use on 3GOctober 2011October 2011Internet use on 3Gup to 6 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4SInternet use on Wi-FiOctober 2011October 2011Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 9 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4SStandby timeOctober 2011October 2011Standby timeup to 200 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4STalk time on 2G (GSM)October 2011October 2011Talk time on 2G (GSM)up to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 4STalk time on 3GOctober 2011October 2011Talk time on 3Gup to 8 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 4Sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Video playbackSeptember 2012September 2012Video playbackup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Audio playbackSeptember 2012September 2012Audio playbackup to 40 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Internet use on 3GSeptember 2012September 2012Internet use on 3Gup to 8 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Internet use on LTESeptember 2012September 2012Internet use on LTEup to 8 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Internet use on Wi-FiSeptember 2012September 2012Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Standby timeSeptember 2012September 2012Standby timeup to 225 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5Talk time on 3GSeptember 2012September 2012Talk time on 3Gup to 8 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5sVideo playbackSeptember 2013September 2013Video playbackup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5sAudio playbackSeptember 2013September 2013Audio playbackup to 40 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5sInternet use on 3GSeptember 2013September 2013Internet use on 3Gup to 8 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5sInternet use on LTESeptember 2013September 2013Internet use on LTEup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5sInternet use on Wi-FiSeptember 2013September 2013Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 5sTalk time on 3GSeptember 2013September 2013Talk time on 3Gup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 5sretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6HD video playbackSeptember 2014September 2014HD video playbackup to 11 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6Audio playbackSeptember 2014September 2014Audio playbackup to 50 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6Internet use on 3GSeptember 2014September 2014Internet use on 3Gup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6Internet use on LTESeptember 2014September 2014Internet use on LTEup to 10 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6Internet use on Wi‑FiSeptember 2014September 2014Internet use on Wi‑Fiup to 11 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6Talk time on 3GSeptember 2014September 2014Talk time on 3Gup to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6retrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6s PlusHD video playbackSeptember 2015September 2015HD video playbackup to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6s Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6s PlusAudio playbackSeptember 2015September 2015Audio playbackup to 80 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6s Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6s PlusInternet use on 3GSeptember 2015September 2015Internet use on 3Gup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6s Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6s PlusInternet use on LTESeptember 2015September 2015Internet use on LTEup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6s Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6s PlusInternet use on Wi‑FiSeptember 2015September 2015Internet use on Wi‑Fiup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6s Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 6s PlusTalk time on 3GSeptember 2015September 2015Talk time on 3Gup to 24 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 6s Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 7 PlusWireless video playbackSeptember 2016September 2016Wireless video playbackup to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 7 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 7 PlusInternet use on 3GSeptember 2016September 2016Internet use on 3Gup to 13 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 7 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 7 PlusInternet use on LTESeptember 2016September 2016Internet use on LTEup to 13 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 7 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 7 PlusInternet use on Wi-FiSeptember 2016September 2016Internet use on Wi-Fiup to 15 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 7 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 7 PlusTalk time (wireless) on 3GSeptember 2016September 2016Talk time (wireless) on 3Gup to 21 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 7 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 7 PlusWireless audio playbackSeptember 2016September 2016Wireless audio playbackup to 60 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 7 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 8 PlusVideo playback (wireless)September 2017September 2017Video playback (wireless)up to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 8 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 8 PlusAudio playback (wireless)September 2017September 2017Audio playback (wireless)up to 60 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 8 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 8 PlusInternet useSeptember 2017September 2017Internet useup to 13 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 8 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 8 PlusTalk time (wireless)September 2017September 2017Talk time (wireless)up to 21 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 8 Plusretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone XSVideo playback (wireless)September 2018September 2018Video playback (wireless)up to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone XSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone XSAudio playback (wireless)September 2018September 2018Audio playback (wireless)up to 60 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone XSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone XSInternet useSeptember 2018September 2018Internet useup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone XSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone XSTalk time (wireless)September 2018September 2018Talk time (wireless)up to 20 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone XSretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 11 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2019September 2019Video playbackup to 18 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 11 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 11 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2019September 2019Video playback (streamed)up to 11 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 11 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 11 ProAudio playbackSeptember 2019September 2019Audio playbackup to 65 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 11 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 12 ProVideo playbackOctober 2020October 2020Video playbackup to 17 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 12 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 12 ProVideo playback (streamed)October 2020October 2020Video playback (streamed)up to 11 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 12 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 12 ProAudio playbackOctober 2020October 2020Audio playbackup to 65 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 12 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 13 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2021September 2021Video playbackup to 22 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 13 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 13 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2021September 2021Video playback (streamed)up to 20 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 13 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 13 ProAudio playbackSeptember 2021September 2021Audio playbackup to 75 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 13 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 14 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2022September 2022Video playbackup to 23 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 14 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 14 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2022September 2022Video playback (streamed)up to 20 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 14 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 14 ProAudio playbackSeptember 2022September 2022Audio playbackup to 75 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 14 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 15 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2023September 2023Video playbackup to 23 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 15 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 15 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2023September 2023Video playback (streamed)up to 20 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 15 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 15 ProAudio playbackSeptember 2023September 2023Audio playbackup to 75 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 15 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 16 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2024September 2024Video playbackup to 27 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 16 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 16 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2024September 2024Video playback (streamed)up to 22 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 16 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 16 ProAudio playbackSeptember 2024September 2024Audio playbackup to 85 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 16 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 17 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2025September 2025Video playbackup to 33 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 17 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 17 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2025September 2025Video playback (streamed)up to 30 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 17 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 18 ProVideo playbackSeptember 2026September 2026Video playbackup to 36 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 18 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 18 ProVideo playback (streamed)September 2026September 2026Video playback (streamed)up to 33 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 18 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 18 ProTypical useSeptember 2026September 2026Typical useup to 24 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 18 Proretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone DuoTypical useOctober 2026October 2026Typical useup to 24 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone Duoretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone DuoVideo playback (streamed) when using the inner displayOctober 2026October 2026Video playback (streamed) when using the inner displayup to 26 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone Duoretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone DuoVideo playback (streamed) when using the outer displayOctober 2026October 2026Video playback (streamed) when using the outer displayup to 37 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone Duoretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone DuoVideo playback when using the inner displayOctober 2026October 2026Video playback when using the inner displayup to 31 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone Duoretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone DuoVideo playback when using the outer displayOctober 2026October 2026Video playback when using the outer displayup to 44 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone Duoretrieved 31 October 2026

Apple published no launch price for this iPhone.