The interesting thing is that until now, Apple has stuck steadfastly to a two-year design cycle (apart from the very first iPhone which was a...

Superb camera; especially on the iPhone 7 Plus; Strong; responsive performance; Cool new home button; Some great new iOS 10 features; The best-looking...

Lack of radically new design may disappoint; Headphone jack removal is controversial; Smaller phone lacks second camera; Better battery life still...

Apple's latest smartphones are the culmination of many years of design, feature and component refinement. Each element of its devices are built and developed in unison with the rest.

Big screen size; great battery life and iOS 10 improvements; most powerful iPhone yet so great for gaming; water-resistance; updated Home button; dual camera fun

No headphone socket; dual camera depth effect imperfections; big and heavy - so won't be suitable for all; screen resolution behind the flagship curve; expensive

Welcome to our iPhone 7 Plus review, in which we rate Apple's newest and most expensive ever phablet for design, features, camera, screen, tech specs and value for money. If you'd prefer to read about the mid-size iPhone 7, head over to our

Dual camera, more storage, and larger battery make this the ultimate iPhone

Great design and dual camera; Improved battery; Water resistance

It's massive; Iterative design; Screen resolution

Apple may have finally solved some of its battery woes with the staggering power pack in the iPhone 7 Plus

Fantastic battery life; great display for watching videos

Expensive handset with few updates; made our hands and wrists ache

Update : Our iPhone 7 Plus review has been updated with iOS 10.3 information and a preview of what's to come with iOS 11. We also updated our best iPhone deals page. Apple's iPhone 7 Plus is more than just a bigger iPhone 7 – it's a markedly better version of Apple's newest flagship smartphone.

It's not revolutionary, but the iPhone 7 Plus is great phone.

Beautiful screen; Unique camera; Solid battery life; Class-leading performance; Potent speakers

Expensive; No headphone jack; Largely unchanged design

The iPhone 7 Plus was announced at the same time as the iPhone 7, and is a follow-on from the iPhone 6 Plus. It features two 12 megapixel sensor cameras, each featuring a different lens, one of which is wide-angle, and one which is twice the focal length.

The iPhone 7 Plus is, of course, Apple's large screen version of the iPhone. Unsurprisingly, it is in many ways identical, or at least very similar, to the lower cost and smaller iPhone 7.

The iPhone is an almost universal standard; very good performance overall; a pleasure to use; good fingerprint recognition; good battery life; optical zoom on camera

Fairly expensive; entry level memory a bit limited given it can't be upgraded

So Apple finally deigned to provide us with an iPhone 7 Plus review unit. The phone itself (plus the first reviews) came out several weeks ago so the interest in what we have to say will have waned somewhat by now. In fact, who's even going to bother reading this? Let's see?

Fast; Decent camera with great video; Good screen; Compatible with Apple ecosystem

Expensive; Portrait Mode is a mess; No headphone jack; Price hike for Australians; Siri feels old; No VR strategy