Bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to iPhone 7 Plus

The dual camera feature on an iPhone 7 Plus is shown during an event to announce new Apple products on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
This Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, photo combo shows pictures of a commuter ferry taken from the same position with the iPhone 7 Plus, using the smartphone's regular lens, top, and its 2x zoom lens, bottom, in Tiburon, Calif. While smartphone cameras have long offered zooming, these are typically done with software tricks, so image quality suffers. The iPhone 7 Plus has a second lens devoted to offering two-fold zoom without any image degradation. (AP Photo/Anick Jesdanun)
A customer sets up his new iPhone 7 Plus, right, as he switches from an iPhone 6 at the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue during the release of the Apple iPhone 7 and the latest Apple Watches, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

PUBLISHED: September 19, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: November 18, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

iPhone 7 Plus (starting at $869, various wireless carriers)

Unlike the iPhone 7, Apple’s latest phablet is in short supply after last week’s launch. If you order now, you may get one by Thanksgiving.

The good: Just like its smaller sibling, the 7 Plus is a superfast, top-tier smartphone running iOS 10. But thanks to dual cameras — the biggest difference between the 7 and 7 Plus — the capability for wide-angle and telephoto photography is unmatched by the competition.

The bad: Get ready for wireless headphones … but you’ll have to buy them yourself. At this price point, you’d expect wireless charging and a pair of Apple’s upcoming AirPods to be included. For me, this phone is too large. The 6.2-inch-by-3-inch size doesn’t lend itself to one-handed use, so make sure you try one out before you buy.

The bottom line: Wait for 2017, if you can. The 7 Plus is an investment, and you’d be wiser to spend that money on a truly game-changing phablet that may be released next year.