Resolved One iPhone 7 noticeably heavier than another

[TimeoutMister]

My wife and I both have matte black 128GB Verizon sevens. I picked up her phone last night after having just put mine down and noticed hers was noticeably lighter. She thought I was being an OCD freak, as I tend to be, but when I had her compare she noticed it too.

Unfortunately I don't have a kitchen scale that can accurately measure grams to confirm my suspicions. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this and what could cause these variations?

 

[highdefjunkie]

There is no way one phone weighs more than another. It's simply impossible. Unless your comparing a iphone 7 vs a iPhone 7+

 

[LRXSE7EN]

You're holding it wrong.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Unless you got the limited edition Unapologetic Cast Iron model by mistake, I can't see how that would be the case.

 

[Brookzy]

In my personal experience the temperature of the phone makes a difference: I thought the same when unboxing a 7 and comparing it to the one in my pocket - the one fresh out the box was freezing cold which made it seem heavier for some reason. Maybe this had something to do with it.

 

[Gjwilly]

One phone's battery had more of a charge in it.

 

[F1Mac]

#weightgate.

 

[x34]

use a kitchen scale before posting!

 

[TheAppleFairy]

Chinese workers hide a "help me" message inside the phone written on a solid piece of gold. Open to find out.

 

[nepalisherpa]

OP, your phone probably has more videos/photos/apps than your wife's phone. That explains why your phone is heavier.

 

[willmtaylor]

Yours probably has more files, photos, videos, etc. saved on it, so it's heavier.

 

[noobinator]

A mb of used space weighs more than a mb of empty space.

 

[Smoothie]

Apple uses helium as part of the waterproofing process. They probably forgot to purge the helium from the lighter phone. When you speak into it, does your voice have a higher pitch?

 

[MrWoofus]

Yours probably has more files, photos, videos, etc. saved on it, so it's heavier.

.....and a lot of "Heavy Metal Music"

{Thank you...try the veal...I'll be here all week!}

 

[44267547]

There shouldn't be a difference in weight if you both have the exact same model. Why would there be?

 

[noobinator]

Maybe one has the hidden 3.5 jack?

 

[MrWoofus]

Maybe one has the hidden 3.5 jack?

You may be on to something.... GET THE DRILL!

 

[Gjwilly]

One phone has the real sapphire camera lens.

 

[F1Mac]

I don't know if that's what OP had in mind when he started it, but this thread is quite funny!

 

[TimeoutMister]

Lol, I would think I was crazy too.

But now I have to know. Ordered a scale that can measure in .1 gram increments. I'll post results on Saturday when it arrives. The truth is out there!

 

[bluespark]

Do you both have the same service provider? It strikes me as at least possible that the Sprint/Verizon modem might weigh slightly more or less than the AT&T/T-Mobile modem.

 

[zorinlynx]

One phone's battery had more of a charge in it.

What's funny is that the state of charge DOES very slightly vary the mass of the battery.

Of course, you're not going to be able to measure this weight variation with a kitchen scale, and the mass of dust settling on the iPhone while charging is probably greater than it.

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=7+watt-hours+in+grams

 

[shez]

Can I get a bit of what you and your wife been smoking

 

[azentropy]

Same memory? My work Silver Verizon iPhone 6 with 16gb weighs less than my personal space gray AT&T iPhone 6 with 64gb. I've weighed them.

 

[willmtaylor]

Same memory? My work Silver Verizon iPhone 6 with 16gb weighs less than my personal space gray AT&T iPhone 6 with 64gb. I've weighed them.

My wife and I both have matte black 128GB Verizon sevens.