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Apple iPhone 7 review blog: Here’s what we think of the new phone.

Apple iPhone 7 is still a couple of weeks away for most Indians. However, that hasn’t prevented at least some people from bringing in the devices from other markets where the phone has been successfully launched.

We were fortunate enough to get our hands on one of these devices and will have it with us for a couple of days. We will use the opportunity to live with the new iPhone 7 and see how much of a better experience is it offering. I am currently using the Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and will try and compare the two phones in terms of camera, speed and performance.

Apple iPhone 7 Unboxing Video

Below, see the comparison between the new iPhone 7 and last year’s iPhone 6s Plus camera. Both have 12MP rear cameras, but the iPhone 7 uses an f/1.8 aperture which gives it better performance in low light. You can see this extra light clearly in the image below.

Create Apple ID Free

Create or use your Apple ID without a payment method

Learn how you can create or use your Apple ID in the iTunes Store without a credit card or other payment method.

When you use your Apple ID to sign in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store for the first time, you're asked to enter a payment method so that you can purchase items from the store. Follow these steps if you don't want to associate a payment method with your account.

Apple recommends using only one Apple ID to access iTunes, iCloud, and other Apple services. If you don’t remember if you have an Apple ID, we’ll help you find it.

If you're the organizer for a Family Sharing group, you’re required to have a payment method, either a credit card or debit card. A credit card is also required to set up accounts for children. Learn more about Apple IDs for kids.

If you already have an Apple ID

You can choose to remove the payment method for your existing Apple ID after you have signed in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. You won't be asked for a payment method again until you make a purchase.

If you don't have an Apple ID

Follow the steps below to create an Apple ID without adding a payment method.

On an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

On a Mac or PC

On an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Open the App Store app, iTunes Store app, or iBooks app.
2. Choose any free app, song, video, or book.
3. Tap  next to the item, then tap again to get it.
   
4. When you're asked to sign in with an Apple ID, tap Create New Apple ID.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions. When you're asked for payment information, choose None. See what to do if None isn't showing or you can't select it.
   
6. After you enter your information, you're asked to verify your Apple ID by email. You must verify your Apple ID before you can begin using it. Didn't receive the email?

On a Mac or PC

1. Open iTunes, then go to the iTunes Store.
   
2. Scroll down and find the country flag in the lower-right corner of the window. If it's not the flag of the country where you live, click it and choose your country or region.
   
3. From the menu in the upper-left corner, chooseMusic,TV Shows,Apps, orBooks.
   
4. Download a free song, TV episode, app, or book. To find free items, look under Quick Links on the right side of the iTunes Store window for any link that includes the word "free." When you find a free item, click Get beneath its icon.
   
5. When you're asked to sign in with an Apple ID, click Create Apple ID.
   
6. Follow the onscreen instructions. When you're asked for payment information, choose None as the payment type. See what to do if None isn't showing or you can't select it.
   
7. After you enter your information, you're asked to verify your Apple ID by email. You must verify your Apple ID before you can begin using it. Didn't receive the email?

Apple AirPods Are Difficult to Recycle

Apple AirPods Are Difficult to Recycle, Claims Teardown Site iFixit

 

Apple Inc's new wireless headphones could be a problem for recyclers, according to an electronics firm that took apart the device to review its component parts.

Apple has been promoting a more environmentally conscious image for the company after having come under fire in the past for constructing its devices so tightly that their components can be difficult to cost-effectively disassemble for recycling.

But Apple's latest 4-gram wireless headphones, or AirPods, have glued-in tiny lithium batteries that make recycling difficult, said Kyle Wiens, chief executive of iFixit, the company which took apart the AirPods and has previously analyzed other Apple products.

"They're basically saying this is the future of headphones," said Wiens. He estimates Apple has sold 1.4 billion pairs of iPhone and iPod headphones, weighing about 31 million pounds. Given that the iPhone 7 ships without a traditional headphone jack, AirPods may signal Apple's future.

"There could easily be a billion of these things over the next 10 years," Wiens said.

Apple has said that the $159 (roughly Rs. 10,794) AirPods can be returned to the company for recycling. A spokesman declined to comment further on recycling the devices.

The headphones, which Apple released last week after a one-month delay, have garnered positive reviews.

The AirPods contain three lithium-ion batteries, one in each pod and one in an accompanying charging case.

Recyclers can shred wired headphones and send them to a smelter that will melt them down for the copper inside. But the lithium-ion batteries in AirPods cannot be shredded because they could catch fire while being destroyed.

The AirPods carry regulatory markings that say they are not intended to be thrown away in the trash and should be disposed of as electronics waste.

Willie Cade, CEO of Chicago-based PC Rebuilders & Recyclers, who was briefed on the AirPods' construction by iFixit, said the labor involved in removing the batteries would make it hard to cost-effectively recover any of the materials from the devices.

"I can't do it by hand. It's cost prohibitive," Cade said, adding that the AirPods would need to go into a shredder, but that "there's a relatively high risk of fire".