Apple has just announced the highly-anticipated iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Here’s a rundown of the specification for both of the new phones, when they’ll be available and how much they will cost in Australia.

Specifications

The iPhone 7 shares a similar design to the iPhone 6 but with a few notable changes. It has a sleeker look to it now that the antenna line on the back of the phone is gone. The home button has been updated to a Force Touch pressure-sensitive input.

Apple has also changed the way its CPUs work. It now uses two high performance cores and two high efficiency cores, known as the ‘big little’ design used by ARM and Qualcomm. It means that you can rely on the two efficient cores for smaller tasks without having to wake up the high performance cores. This makes the devices more power efficient.

One of the major changes is the lack of a headphone jack. Yes, the 3.5mm headphone jack is no more. Now there’s only one single Lightning port on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. You’ll be charging the devices and listening to audio all from the same port. Apple has included a new Lightning-based headset and an adaptor in the box to appease those who protested against getting rid of the 3.5mm jack.

Here’s a look at the chief specifications:

iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus
OS iOS 10 iOS 10
Dimensions 138.3mm x 67.1mm x 7.1mm 158.2mm x 77.9mm x 7.3mm
Weight 138g 188g
CPU Apple A10 Fusion Quad core with six-core graphics GPU Apple A10 Fusion Quad core with six-core graphics GPU
Memory/Storage 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Display 4.7-inch Retina HD Display 5.5-inch Retina HD Display
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 (401 ppi)
Camera 12MP rear (f/1.8, phase detection autofocus), 7MP front Dual 12MP rear (f/1.8, 28mm and f/2.8, 56mm), phase detection autofocus), 7MP front
Colours Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold

Availability

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be shipped on Friday, September 16 and customers can start ordering the devices on Friday, September 9. Pre-orders can be done through the Apple Store online.

Pricing

The outright cost of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus varies depending on how much storage you want.

For iPhone 7:

  • iPhone 7, 32GB: $1079
  • iPhone 7, 128GB $1229
  • iPhone 7, 256GB $1379

As for the iPhone 7 Plus:

  • iPhone 7, 32GB: $1269
  • iPhone 7, 128GB $1419
  • iPhone 7, 256GB $1569

Stay tuned for plan comparisons for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.