iPhone 8 FAQ: Everything you need to know!
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Looking to learn a little bit more about what's happening with the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus? We've got you covered!
Last year we were treated to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, so will this year bring us the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus — along with another fancy iPhone? (Yes. Yes it will.)
Whether you're looking at new software updates, camera features, or design changes, here's absolutely everything you need to know about the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
What's the difference between the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus?
Besides their size, not much! Think of them as being in the same wheelhouse, like the iPhone 7 was to the iPhone 7 Plus: the biggest changes come with the camera.
The iPhone 8 Plus has two new sensors with a 1.8 and 2.8 aperture. Sharper details and more lighting options for portrait mode for iPhone 8 Plus and something new called Portrait Lighting are brand new features:
Portrait Lighting will adjust lighting in real time to get better light for your photos. A real time lighting effect changes the lighting of contours over your face. You can even swipe to pick different lighting effects while composing the picture!
Specs
The Appearance
- Glass in both front and back
- Aluminum band that matches the finish
- Available in silver, space gray, and new gold finishes
- Made from aerospace-grade aluminum
- 7-layer color process glass
- 50% deeper strengthening layer (glass is more durable than any other smartphone out there)
- True Tone tech
The Insides
- 4.7-inch 5.5 Retina HDR display 2 performance cores
- 25% faster than A10.
- 4 high efficiency cores - 70% faster than A10
Apple designed GPU 30% faster than A10
Faster auto focus in low light
- Faster image processor
Improved pixel processor
New stereo speakers, 25% louder than iPhone 7, deeper bass
The Camera
- 12MP camera
- Deeper pixels
- Now color filter
- Optical Image stabilization
- 83% more light
- Better color saturation
- Wider dynamic range of color
- Lower noise in your photos and videos
The Video
- Video encoder with faster frame range
- Better image and motion analysis
- 1080p 240FPS support, double frame rate of previous
The Augmented Reality (AR)
- Custom calibrated each iPhone for AR
- Immersive graphics up for 60FPS,
- Real-time lighting estimation on the ISP.
- A11 bionic chip
The Wireless Charging
- New glass back works well with wireless charging!
- Uses Qi wireless standard
- Mophie and Belkin already announced to have wireless charger for iPhone 8
When will it be available?
Preorder Sept 15. Available Sept. 27 with an iOS upgrade coming on September 19th.
How much will it cost?
If you're basing the cost on the price of the iPhone 7 Plus and 7…
iPhone 8
- 64GB
- 256GB
- $699
iPhone8 Plus:
- 64GB
- 256GB
- $799
What colors will it come in?
Silver, space gray, and a new sharp gold finish!
Will the iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus come with iOS 11?
Yes! They both will.
Will I need to buy new cases?
Nope! Sizes stay the same as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus!
What do you think?
Are you someone who's going to stick with their iPhone 7 for a while longer, upgrade to the iPhone 8, or just skip the middle step and go straight to the iPhone X?
Let us know why the iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus seem appealing to you, or why you're going to have to pass on them!