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## Video: Apple Announces the iPhone 7: Everything to Know

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_Published 2016-09-07. Apple unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 7, during a press event on Wednesday. The new model will have a refreshed water-resistant design without a headphone jack, a force-sensitive home button, and a new glossy finish._


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## Transcript

[ APPLAUSE ] It's the best iPhone that we have ever created. This is iPhone 7. [ APPLAUSE ] An iPhone 7, an iPhone 7 Plus A water and dust resistant. [ APPLAUSE ]. There's a wider f1. 8 apperture length that let's 50 % more light on to the sensor. There's now two 12 megapixel cameras built in the iPhone 7 Plus. One. Has the wide angle 28 millimeter lens same us the iPhone 7. The other is a telephoto 56 millimeter lens with two cameras and two different lenses we can create zoom feature built in to the iPhone.. Now, with iPhone 7 and 7 +, we're moving to connecting them over Lightning. So, we're taking the headphones, in iPhone 7 and 7 + to Lightning and we're including them in the box with each device.

Well, the reason to move on, I'm going to give you three of them. But it really comes down to one word. Courage. We are so excited to show you a new product from Apple called Apple AirPods. [ APPLAUSE ] It is a breakthrough design. The airpods deliver truly an Apple magical experience. When you try it, you're just going to be blown away.

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