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 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

There's a simple question this year: Are the iPhone 7's new features worth the headphone jack hassle? Especially right now, when there aren't many Lightning headphones available and Bluetooth devices are still divisive. I think they are - but mostly for the iPhone 7 Plus, not for the iPhone 7.

Dual cameras; Copious memory and storage; Water-resistant design; Faster on all performance measures, with better battery life, than last year's iPhones; iOS still leads on high-quality games and creative apps

Lacks a 3.5mm jack, and there aren't a lot of Lightning-compatible headphones yet; Not all models are compatible with all carriers

BosseTheMan have everything right in what he writes. Android has had in many years. Increases, however, the grade a bit of quality and atleast my battery life is better than any other Android phone I had / tried / buddies. Have 256GB model, but should not be any difference.

For the first time, we're recommending the big phone—in this case, the iPhone 7 Plus—as the iPhone to get this year. Apple's two new phones, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, offer mostly stepwise improvements over last year's models. Older iPhone owners will likely most appreciate the significant improvement in battery life. There's a cost (other than the $769 and up you'll pay for the iPhone 7 Plus), as you're going to struggle for a few months with being an early adopter of the headphone jack-free lifestyle. But the iPhone 7 Plus offers enough benefits and improvements to make it worth your while. It's our new Editors' Choice. What's New This Year?The iPhone 7 Plus is exactly the size of last year's iPhone 6s Plus, at 6.23 by 3.07 by 0.29 inches (HWD), but a little bit lighter, at 6.63 ounces compared with 6.77. It may not fit into the same cases, however, because the dual rear cameras require a larger cutout. The phone is still kind of a surfboard, and doesn't fit into my p...

Absence of headphone jack aside, the 7 Plus is the best iPhone you can buy, with more memory than its smaller counterpart and dual cameras that peer toward Apple's future.

Dual cameras; Copious memory and storage; Water-resistant design; Faster on all performance measures, with better battery life, than last year's iPhones; iOS still leads on high-quality games and creative apps

Lacks a 3.5mm jack, and there aren't a lot of Lightning-compatible headphones yet; Not all models are compatible with all carriers

The 9th generation of the iPhone also leaves a good impression and remains one of the best premium smartphones you can get. Still, you notice that the iPhone 7 Plus is an evolutionary update. The revolution is expected for next year, which will be the 10th anniversary of the iPhone.

very sophisticated chassis; protected against water and dust; comprehensive sensor equipment; many mobile frequencies; intuitive software with useful apps; high WLAN transfer rates; good GPS accuracy; very good cameras; very precise control elements; Retina display with great contrast; great viewing...

only 12 months warranty; no 3.5 mm headphone jack; NFC only for Apple Pay; pretty expensive; no microSD-slot; voice quality not perfect; noticeable warming; speakers only average

I asked on Twitter what people might want to see from this review, and the consensus seemed to be that people want to know if it's worth upgrading from the iPhone 6s/6s Plus. I would say yes, depending on what you want from a phone.

Editors' note (Sept. 12, 2018): The iPhone 7 Plus reviewed here is now available at a reduced price of $569. See all of the new iPhones and new products that Apple just announced.

The iPhone 7 Plus is one of the best point-and-shoot cameras ever -- and it's a great phone, too.

Dual rear cameras delivers true 2x optical zoom, with a cool bokeh Portrait mode; Battery lasts longer than last year's model, and longer than iPhone 7; Water resistant; Fast; Bigger storage options include 256GB model for serious photographers.

There's no standard headphone jack: you'll have to use Lightning, or the included adapter, or go wireless; Design is showing its age, as competing phones squeeze a 5.5-inch screen into smaller, sexier bodies; And it's really expensive.

The Apple iPhone 7 Plus can't quite keep up with the best in terms of pixel-level detail but otherwise delivers very good image quality all-around. Its unique selling point is its dual-camera with a 56mm 'tele-lens.' It allows for the best zooming of all current smartphones, offers an alternative angle of view to the wide-angle and works well in Apple's new portrait mode. There is room for improvement as far as the dual-camera's low-light performance is concerned, but overall the system is a true step forward for mobile photography.

Zooming, people photography, video;

Low-light photography with the longer lens;