iPhone 7 review roundup: What the pundits are saying

A closeup view of the iPhone 7 Plus' dual cameras during an Apple media event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California on September 7, 2016. Apple on Wednesday unveiled two upgraded versions of its iPhone and a new waterproof smartwatch, seeking to reignite growth for the iconic technology maker. The iPhone 7 and larger iPhone 7 Plus, with new camera technology, 50-meter water resistance and other features, were the highlight of an Apple media event in San Francisco. / AFP PHOTO / Josh Edelson

LOS ANGELES: The reviews are in: Apple gave tech reporters a few days' time to test the new iPhone 7 before publishing their take on the new device. This Wednesday (Sept 14), the pundits weighed in – and many of them expressed enthusiasm, with caveats. 

Take Nilay Patel over at the Verge for example. Patel, whose detailed review is worth reading in full, thinks that the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are "terrific phones," but he also calls them "incomplete."