How far has iPhone photography come in 10 years? I compared the iPhone 7 and iPhone Air — and the results speak for themselves
Phones iPhone How far has iPhone photography come in 10 years? I compared the iPhone 7 and iPhone Air — and the results speak for themselves Features By Axel Metz Published 28 July 2026 The devil's in the details When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The answer, as you can imagine, is 'very far'.SpecsBefore I jump into the side-by-side comparisons, here’s a table detailing the key camera specs of the iPhone 7 and iPhone Air: You may like iPhone 17 vs iPhone Air: which should you buy?
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- ▪I compared the iPhone 7 and iPhone Air — and the results speak for themselves Features By Axel Metz Published 28 July 2026 The devil's in the details When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪The answer, as you can imagine, is 'very far'.SpecsBefore I jump into the side-by-side comparisons, here’s a table detailing the key camera specs of the iPhone 7 and iPhone Air: You may like iPhone 17 vs iPhone Air: which should you buy?
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Phones iPhone How far has iPhone photography come in 10 years? I compared the iPhone 7 and iPhone Air — and the results speak for themselves Features By Axel Metz Published 28 July 2026 The devil's in the details When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The iPhone 7 (left), iPhone Air (center), and me (right) (Image credit: Future) Jump To: Specs Photo gallery Verdict Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The iPhone 7 isn’t remembered as being a particularly important iPhone release, but it did represent several ‘firsts’ for Apple.
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