iPhone 7 Plus: 158.2mm x 77.9mm x 7.3mm; 188g; iPhone 8 Plus: 158.4mm x 78.1mm x 7.5mm; 202g; The rear cameras still stick out, so that you’re basically obliged to use a case. An uncased 8 Plus iPhone X, XR, XS, and XS Max ; iPhone 8 and 8 Plus ; iPhone 7 and 7 Plus ; iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, and 6S Plus ; iPhone 5, 5C, and 5S ; Between these two cable types, a USB-C to Lightning cable will charge your iPhone much faster than the USB-A to Lightning counterpart, so if faster charging time is one of your priorities, we recommend picking The display is a Retina-quality LCD, with resolutions of 1334×750 for the iPhone 8, and 1920×1080 for the iPhone 8 Plus. But the displays now have TrueTone, previously available for the iPad Pro. 1. Connect your iPhone 8/8 Plus/X to the computer. 2. Use the shortcut keys "Win + Pause" to run the "Device Manager" on the computer with Windows 10. 3. Click "Device Manager" > "Universal Serial Bus controllers" to check whether the "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" is listed or not. Or click "Other Devices" see if there is "Unknown device". Apple has officially announced (at least) two new iPhones: iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Both the front and back are now glass, and the band is still aluminum. Silver, space gray, and a “beautiful The iPhone 8 Plus is a larger version of the iPhone 8, with a larger screen and battery, more RAM, and a secondary telephoto camera on the rear. It's powered by the same A11 Bionic processor as the iPhone X, which has been shown to be exceptionally powerful, especially in tests that can utilise all six cores at the same time. . Dwa najlepsze i najnowsze smartfony od Apple – iPhone 8 Plus i iPhone X cieszą się ogromnym zainteresowaniem po dzień dzisiejszy. Mimo, iż szał i duży popyt na dziesiątkę maleje, to nadal jest on urządzeniem wywołującym wiele emocji. Przed wyborem flagowca od Apple stajemy przed decyzją, które urządzenie lepiej spełni nasze oczekiwania. Dwa urządzenia, które wiele różni, ale i łączy – zapraszam na porównanie iPhone’a X kontra iPhone 8 Plus. Wygląd Na pierwszy rzut oka iPhone 8 Plus jest tym samym co poprzedni 7 Plus oraz 6 Plus, różnice zachodzą w wykonaniu urządzenia. Zastosowane tworzywo to szkło, ze względu na bezprzewodowe ładowanie. Urządzenie w odświeżonej od poprzedniczek wersji może się podobać, lub nie. Samo szkło według Apple jest najlepszym szkłem, które zastosowano w smartfonach, czy tak jest? Ciężko stwierdzić, w testach wytrzymuje czasem lepiej lub gorzej niż konkurencja, ale jednogłośnie nie można tego ocenić. Waga urządzenia w porównaniu do poprzednich plusów trochę się zwiększyła przez szklane plecki i wynosi 202 gramy. Wadą jest wystający obiektyw aparatu. Dostępne wersje kolorystyczne to : gwiezdna szarość, srebrny i złoty. IPhone X to urządzenie o zupełnie nowym wzornictwie i stylu, wielka tafla szkła, która przykryła 5,8 calowy ekran, oraz plecki urządzenia w kompaktowych rozmiarach to wyraźny skok stylistyczny względem poprzednich urządzeń firmy z nadgryzionym jabłkiem. Waga urządzenia jest mniejsza od ósemki i wynosi 174 gramy. Charakterystyczne wycięcie nad ekranem i wystający aparat to jedyne moim zdaniem wady zewnętrzne. Dostępne warianty kolorystyczne to gwiezdna szarość i srebrny, który wygląda jak biały. Specyfikacja Smartfony są po dzień dzisiejszy najmocniejszymi urządzeniami na rynku. Wyposażono je w procesor A11 Bionic i 3 GB pamięci RAM, która w zupełności wystarcza. IPhone 8 Plus to urządzenie odświeżone względem swoich poprzedników, ale nie oznacza to, że jest spisany na straty, wręcz przeciwnie. Telefon dostał wsparcie do bezprzewodowego ładowania Qi, odświeżony aparat oraz TrueTone, które dostosowuje barwę do aktualnych warunków. Zastosowany ekran Retina posiada rozdzielczość 1920 x 1080 pikseli. Standardowo na pokładzie znajduje się wodoszczelność z certyfikatem IP67. Kamery posiadają rozdzielczość 12Mpx ze światłem ƒ/1,8 w głównym obiektywnie, oraz ƒ/2,8 w teleobiektywie. Minusem jest brak optycznej stabilizacji obrazu w teleobiektywie. Kamera przednia FaceTime ma rozdzielczość 7 MPx i światło ƒ/2,2. IPhone X to urządzenie pod wieloma względami rewolucyjne, ponieważ jako pierwsze nie otrzymało wspieranego od lat TouchID i zastąpiono je nowatorskim FaceID. Kolejną wielką zmianą i rewolucją w urządzeniach telekomunikacyjnych od Apple jest zastosowanie ekranu OLED o rozdzielczości 2436 x 1125 pikseli , który dumnie nazwano Super Retina HD. Kamery od teraz ułożone pionowo o rozdzielczości 12 MPx ze światłem ƒ/1,8, oraz teleobiektyw ƒ/2,4 posiadają optyczną stabilizację obrazu. Kamera przednia TrueDepth ma rozdzielczość 7 MPx i światło ƒ/2,2. Dodatkowo aparat przedni obsługuje tryb portretowy oraz Animoji. Tak samo jak 8 Plus posiada wodoszczelność potwierdzoną certyfikatem IP67. Aparaty Według serwisu DxOMark aparaty zastosowane w powyższych modelach są jednymi z najlepszych na rynku. Mobilna fotografia nabiera jeszcze większego znaczenia dzięki tym urządzeniom. Zarówno iPhone X jak i iPhone 8 Plus wykonują podobnej jakości zdjęcia, z lekką przewagą dla dziesiątki. Po zakupie któregoś z powyższych modeli nie powinniśmy mieć powodów do narzekań w aspekcie kamer. Detale, szczegóły, kolory i mała ziarnistość w słabych warunkach oświetleniowych to zalety, które zachwycą najbardziej wymagającą osobę. Ciekawym dodatkiem jest wsparcie dla technologii AR, która wykorzystuje kamery urządzenia do przedstawiania rozszerzonej rzeczywistości użytkownikowi. Szkoda, że system IOS jest wybrakowany pod kątem jednej opcji – zmiany formatu wykonywanych zdjęć, szczególnie tej funkcji brakuje na iPhone X, który ma ekran 18:9, a format wykonanego zdjęcia to 4:3. Tryb portretowy znajduje się w obydwu smartfonach, ale tylko w iPhone X jest on dostępny również podczas selfie. Bateria Ogniwa omawianych smartfonów może i nie powalają pojemnością, ale nadrabiają czasem pracy na jednym ładowaniu. IPhone 8 Plus ma pojemność 2900 mAh, natomiast iPhone X 2700 mAh. Pod względem czasu pracy na baterii jest porównywalnie, ale na korzyść dziesiątki o kilka procent. O tym, że iPhone X jest innowacyjnym urządzeniem już wiemy, nawet sama bateria nie jest zwyczajna, ponieważ posiada kształt litery L, co pozwoliło zastosować większy akumulator w mniejszej obudowie porównując rozmiarowo go do iPhone’a 8 Plus. Poniżej grafika przedstawiająca czasy pracy na baterii: Biometryka Dawniej skan odcisku palca był główna metoda odblokowania urządzenia, dziś zastąpiony przez FaceID dostępny tylko w iPhone X. Odblokowywanie „twarzą”to coś, co kiedyś mogło wydawać się niemożliwe i dziwne, dziś jest rzeczywistością. Firmie Apple udało się wyprzedzić konkurencję o kilka generacji. W praktyce jest to dobra alternatywa dla Touch ID…ale, ale w iPhone X przecież nie ma wspomnianego czytnika linii papilarnych…tak nie ma, dlatego decydując się na dziesiątkę jesteśmy zmuszeni zmienić swoje nawyki odnośnie odblokowywania telefonu. W moich testach technologia FaceID jest naprawdę przemyślana , odczytuje prawie zawsze twarz użytkownika i z nocnymi próbami radzi sobie w równie dobrym tempie. Szkoda jednak, że „ficzer” odblokowywania telefonu twarzą nie został zaimplementowany do iPhone 8 Plus. Samo TouchID to nadal bardzo dobre i szybkie zabezpieczenie, oraz odblokowywanie smartfona. Zalety iPhone X całkowicie nowa stylistyka połączona z bardzo dobrym wykonaniem głośniki stereo, troszkę lepsze niż w 8 Plus aparaty i dodatkowy plus za optyczną stabilizację w teleobiektywie fantastyczny ekran OLED wsparcie HDR moc obliczeniowa urządzenia całkowicie nowa obsługa systemu za pomocą samych gestów Wady iPhone X czas pracy na baterii loteria z ekranami OLED (różne odcienie kolorów na poszczególnych egzemplarzach) wycięcie na czujniki, głośnik i aparat iPhone X po kilku miesiącach – co jest w nim świetne, a co kompletnie do bani? Zalety iPhone 8 Plus Styl, który może i jest „odgrzewany”, ale wciąż daje wrażenie Premium głośniki Stereo aparaty czas pracy na baterii flagowa moc obliczeniowa urządzenia Wady iPhone 8 Plus wciąż te same, słabe i grube ramki wokół ekranu brak optycznej stabilizacji w teleobiektywie brak HDR i Dolby Vision waga urządzenia Cezary Pagórek Miłośnik nowinek technologicznych i motoryzacji. Recenzent i dziennikarz technologiczny w serwisie Chcesz się coś dowiedzieć? Pisz śmiało wiadomość prywatną! iPhone 8 vs iPhone 8 Plus: Which Apple phone is the better iPhone 7 upgrade? We didn’t hide our opinion that last year’s iPhone 7 was one of Apple’s most disappointing releases in recent memory. Despite having Apple’s famous chic and wealth of top-end hardware, the device was let down by one of the worst battery lives we’ve seen in a flagship smartphone. As a result, we mainly recommended buyers who could afford it to go for Apple’s pricier and larger iPhone 7 Plus phablet. This year Apple seems to have learned from its mistakes and thrown everything but the kitchen sink at its latest trio of smartphones, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and anniversary-edition iPhone X. Featuring top tech, Apple’s soon-to-be-released iOS 11 software, and pretty much every feature fans have wished for over the last 12 months, all the iPhones look set to be contenders for Phone of the Year. But with the iPhone priced out of most regular buyers’ budget and the other two being at first glance very similar, knowing which iPhone is best for you is a tricky question to answer. Here to help we’ve created a definitive guide, breaking down what’s different between the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. O2 Tariff Offers Trusted Reviews has partnered with O2 to offer you tariff deals for must have products. Buy Now: Apple iPad Pro (2GB) from £40/month, upfront £ at O2 Buy Now: Apple iPad (2GB) from £27/month, upfront £ at O2 iPhone 8 vs iPhone 8 Plus: What’s the difference? From a distance both iPhones look pretty similar. Both have a reworked mixed-material design, featuring a custom glass back and front and aluminium sides. Some people may bemoan the move to glass, fearing the ever-present threat of cracking that an accidental drop poses, but Apple claim the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus’ skin is “the most durable glass in a smartphone” thanks to the use of a special laser-welded steel-and-copper reinforcing structure. We’re not sure we’d want either to have an accidental meeting with a pavement, but glass definitely looks nice and has also let Apple build the Qi open wireless charging standard into both iPhones, which is supported in many airports. Unlike the iPhone X which has a close to a bezel-less, button-free design, both iPhone 8s have a physical home button and fingerprint scanner. Once again they both don’t feature a headphone jack, which will remain an annoyance for audiophiles. Sadly, unlike their pricier iPhone X sibling, neither new iPhone has made the switch to an OLED panel, and use the same IPS screen tech as older iPhones. Related: Best smartphones The only major differences between the two is that the iPhone 8 has a smaller Retina display and single-lens camera setup, while the iPhone 8 Plus has a larger Retina display and dual-lens system. The iPhone 8 will have a standalone 12-megapixel rear camera, while the iPhone 8 Plus will have a more impressive dual-lens rear camera with OIS that pairs a 12-megapixel ƒ/ lens with a telephoto ƒ/ lens. Apple claims it’s managed to improve the iPhone 8’s image quality using a new ISP processor for photography that will let it capture 80% more light than the old iPhone. But the 8 Plus’ extra tech means it will likely be much better in difficult lighting conditions and has a few custom camera features you won’t get on the basic iPhone 8. The coolest looking of these is a new Portrait Lighting mode. Available in the Portrait menu of the camera app, the mode maps a subject’s face using the two lenses and then you can adjust settings to create a variety of advanced lighting effects. iPhone 8 Plus Both iPhones will be sold with identical 64GB and 256GB storage options. There’s no word on how big each phones’ battery is. Related: Best phablet iPhone 8 vs iPhone 8 Plus: Which phone is more powerful? Apple never discloses its iPhones’ full specifications at launch, so we can’t fully comment on which is more powerful. But from what little we know both phones should be a lot faster than their predecessors, thanks to their use of Apple’s brand-spanking-new A11 Bionic CPU. Both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus run using the new 64-bit CPU which has a slightly atypical hexa-core design that pairs two high-performance cores with four high-efficiency cores. Apple claims the cores are 70% faster than the A10’s and is significantly more power efficient. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus also feature a new Apple-designed three-core GPU that the company claims is three times faster than the A10’s graphics. If any of the performance claims ring true the two phones should be serious performers and deal with everything from hardcore gaming to 4K video recording and multi-tab web browsing hassle-free. The only potential performance differentiation between the two will be memory. In the past the Plus iPhone variants have always had more RAM than their smaller siblings. Related: iPhone 9 For a full spec comparison, check out the table below: iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus Screen Retina Display Retina Display Display Resolution 1334 x 750 1920 x 1080 Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9 Primary Camera 12-megapixel rear camera, ƒ/ Dual lens rear camera: 12MP, ƒ/ with telephoto, ƒ/ (OIS) Secondary Camera TBA TBA Chipset A11 Bionic A11 Bionic RAM TBA TBA Storage 64GB/256GB 64GB/256GB Battery Capacity TBA TBA Waterproof? Yes Yes Fingerprint Scanner? Yes Yes Headphone Jack? No No Primary Port Lightning Lightning Iris Scanner? No No Wireless Charging? Yes Yes Micro SD Slot? No No Dimensions TBA TBA Weight TBA TBA Software iOS 11 iOS 11 Related: Best iPhone iPhone 8 vs iPhone 8 Plus Summary Both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus follow the same format as their predecessors. Featuring a larger screen, more advanced camera, the iPhone 8 Plus will likely be a better choice for phablet fans and people who care about camera tech, but with pricing starting at $799, it’s $100 more expensive than the basic iPhone 8. With the added allure of the even more swanky iPhone X further complicating things, this could make the basic iPhone 8 the default choice for most buyers where budget is a concern, though we won’t know this until we’ve had a chance to test all the new iPhones. What do you think of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus? Let us know in the comments. There is now good availability for all Apple ’s new iPhones. But despite the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X sharing many of the same features, there is a massive 40% price difference between the cheapest and most expensive models. So what are the big differences between them and which should you buy? If any… Let’s break it down… Displays - The Past Vs The Future The obvious starting point when comparing the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X is their displays… iPhone X - aspect ratio True Tone OLED, 2436 x 1125 pixels (458 ppi), screen-to-body ratio iPhone 8 - 16:9 aspect ratio True Tone LCD, 1334 x 750 pixels (326 ppi), screen-to-body ratio iPhone 8 Plus - 16:9 aspect ratio True Tone LCD, 1920 x 1080 pixels (401 ppi), screen-to-body ratio The big news here is twofold: while the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus retain the same sizes and core screen technology as their predecessors, the iPhone X is Apple’s first smartphone to both use OLED and switch to the longer and narrower aspect ratio (widely adopted by Android rivals in 2017). From a visual standpoint, OLED is far superior to LCD. It delivers a much higher contrast ratio (1,000,000:1 vs 1,400:1) and power savings. It also has the highest screen resolution (and therefore pixel density) of any iPhone - though not quite at the 2880 x 1440 of rivals. The flipside is OLED does pose the risk of burn-in over time (something Apple admits) and you’ll see a slight Blue tint if you view the display from an angle (notably on white backgrounds). And don’t count out LCD entirely. Apple’s LCDs are the best on the market, they don’t suffer from burn-in and their more traditional aspect ratios are better for the wide array of screen-filling 16:9 video content. All three new iPhones also support High Dynamic Range (HDR - Dolby Vision and HDR10) content which is appearing on iTunes, Netflix and Amazon so old dogs do learn new tricks. Meanwhile, the iPhone X display has its infamous ‘notch’. More of which in the next section… Design - Style Vs Substance If you noticed the screen-to-body ratios in the previous section, the following specifications won’t be a surprise: iPhone X - x x mm ( x x in) and 174g ( oz) iPhone 8 - x x mm ( x x in) and 148g ( oz) iPhone 8 Plus - x x mm ( x x in) and 202g ( oz) Yes, the iPhone X manages to fit a display into a chassis closer in size to the iPhone 8 than the iPhone 8 Plus. But it’s not all good news. In jamming such a big display into the iPhone X, Apple was unable to fit its exciting Face ID technology (more in the Performance section) into the top bezel resulting in a large cut out ‘notch’. This compromises viewing media on the iPhone X (videos and photos either shrink out of its way or lose a section behind the notch) while web browsing is pushed off center. Whether you think this compromise in substance is worth the futuristic design (a bigger top bezel would have avoided it), likely vary from person to person. Displays aside, there are significant similarities across all three new iPhones. All now have glass backs to enable wireless charging (more in the Battery Life section) which look great but add fragility and cost a fortune to repair. At least the IP67 water and dust resistance (full submersion in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes) and rigid Series 7000 Aluminium in their chassis is maintained. All three also retain the Lightning port (Apple is highly unlikely to ever adopt USB-C) and stereo speakers which are roughly 25% louder than the iPhone 7 - though I’ve found the iPhone X to be slightly louder than the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. As for colors, the iPhone X comes in just Silver and Space Grey, while the iPhone 8 adds Gold as a third option. I suspect (Product) Red limited editions of all three models will appear at some stage. Performance - Class Leaders Despite their external differences, internally the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X are almost identical: iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus - Apple A11 ‘Bionic’ chipset: Six-Core CPU, Six Core GPU, M11 motion coprocessor, 3GB RAM (iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus), 2GB RAM (iPhone 8) Why is the iPhone 8 still receiving less RAM? It comes down to two factors: driving its lower resolution display is less demanding and so is operating its single rear camera (more in the Camera section). As such for all intents and purposes, real world performance of the three iPhones is identical. But how much faster are these iPhones than what went before? Apple boasts the A11 chipset has a 25% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU (graphics) than the A10 in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. But the big news is the A11 is also 70% faster when multitasking - and given we spend all our time jumping between apps, that’s big news. In synthetic benchmarking terms, no Android smartphone can get close to the A11, though the real world performance of the Google Pixel 2 and OnePlus 5T runs them close. But where the real difference between the iPhone X and the more traditional iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus stands out is a new performance part: Face ID facial recognition. Technologically, Face ID is somewhat akin to a cutdown Microsoft Kinect as it uses an infrared sensor to map and track a subject (in this case their face, rather than a whole body). The result is facial identification which is leaps and bounds ahead of what has come before and even works in the dark (infrared, remember). A photo won’t fool it since the mapping is three dimensional and the data is kept securely on your phone, not shared with Apple. But it isn’t all good news. At times Face ID simply isn’t as convenient as Touch ID (which the iPhone X lacks completely) since you have to look at your phone every time to unlock it. It’s also slower to unlock than Touch ID and I’ve found it to be less reliable (Touch ID and Google’s Pixel Imprint fingerprint reader remain in a class of their own). It also means you’ll need to learn gestures to navigate your iPhone X (for example, swiping up on a virtual ‘home bar’ takes you to the home screen). Some users will adapt while others will find the transition a deal breaker. As clever as Face ID is, the obvious solution was to include Touch ID on the back as well. Read more - iPhone X Vs iPhone 7: Should You Upgrade? Cameras - Dual Vs Single Vs Single (Plus) While it is arguable whether the iPhone X’s Face ID is better than Touch ID on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, there is a clear hierarchy in photography: iPhone X > iPhone 8 Plus > iPhone 8. The trio are identical in their front and (primary) rear cameras. The former is a 7-megapixel module with f/ aperture and no optical image stabilization (OIS), while the latter is 12 megapixels, has an f/ aperture and OIS. Curious fact: only the iPhone X supports "animojis" (animated emojis) with Apple tying the feature to Face ID. But tests have shown animojis can work with just the front facing camera - not Face ID technology. Yes there are extra accuracies with Face ID, but the feature could’ve worked on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Don’t worry, though fun for a while, you’ll bore of them quickly. Or at least you should! As for the differences, while the iPhone X and iPhone 8 Plus add a second 12-megapixel telephoto lens (for 2x optical zoom and Portrait Mode), the iPhone X telephoto lens has a faster aperture (f/ vs f/ and optical image stabilization (OIS). This makes it better in low light. With the iPhone X, I’d argue Apple has overtaken Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 to claim the second spot in the smartphone camera leagues. Then again Google has extended the lead it established with the Pixel with the Pixel 2 - particularly in low light and for dynamic range - so that remains the go-to option if camera quality is paramount. Battery Life And Charging - Stagnation And A Costly Catch Up Perhaps the most infuriating aspect to all three new iPhones is their battery technology. Note: this doesn’t touch on the throttling controversy currently engulfing all modern iPhones. I discuss this in the conclusion and would advise all concerned potential iPhone upgraders wait for Apple to disclose its future battery plans (above and beyond a limited time discounted battery swap. You deserve better.) In terms of pure stamina, iPhones continue to stagnant and the iPhone 8 (1821 mAh) and iPhone 8 Plus (2675 mAh) actually have smaller batteries than the iPhone 7 (1960 mAh) and iPhone 7 Plus (2900 mAh). The iPhone X has a 2716 mAh battery, but its battery life falls closer to the iPhone 8 than iPhone 8 Plus - aka not great. Countering this all-new iPhone add the aforementioned wireless charging and fast wired charging for the first time. November’s iOS update increased wireless charging speed from 5W to but the Qi-based technology is disappointingly slow compared to Qi’s 15W top spec. ‘Apple Power’ is promised later in 2018 which may well add 15W, but I suspect it won’t be compatible with existing 15W Qi wireless chargers like 5W and charging is. As for fast wired charging, this is also a double-edged sword. Achieving a 50% charge (from flat) in just 30 minutes competes with rivals’ established fast charging, but remarkably Apple doesn’t include a fast charger in the box. In fact, even the supplied Lighting to USB-A cable is incompatible with the Lighting to USB-C fast charging cable. You’re looking at a minimum outlay of $74 (before tax) for a 29W faster charger and 1 meter cable. Yes, only Apple could get away with this. Read more - Why Your iPhone Is Slowing Down Storage And Price - Bigger And Higher And the added outlay for a fast charger is going to hurt because these are the most expensive iPhones of all time: iPhone X - 64GB ($999), 256GB ($1,149) iPhone 8 - 64GB ($699), 256GB ($849) iPhone 8 Plus - 64GB ($799), 256GB ($949) Yes, there are now only two storage options and the iPhone 8 is $50 more expensive than the iPhone 7 when it launched while the iPhone X hits dizzy new heights (all prices are before tax). Meanwhile, the popular midrange 128GB storage option is no more. But the good news is Apple has at least doubled entry-level storage to 64GB and that may well be enough for many owners. If you’re looking to save on storage then you can put that money towards a wireless charger and/or fast wired charger. Bottom Line The temptation for everyone will be to buy the iPhone X. It looks far better than the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (whose four generation old designs are quite frankly stale at this point) while it also has a fractionally better camera than the iPhone 8 Plus. Historically 2017 will also be remembered as the year the iPhone X launched, no-one will remember the other two. So if you can afford the iPhone X you’ll enjoy it. But if money is tight I’d suggest the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are actually more refined phones. iOS is still best suited to navigation with a home button (at least until iOS 12), Touch ID is faster and easier than Face ID (despite being undeniably impressive technology) while the iPhone 8 Plus has a screen that’s a) better for consuming media and web browsing, b) bigger due to the notch, and it has the best battery life as well - all for $200 less. Personally - unless you are desperate to upgrade - I’d suggest waiting. A second generation iPhone X should have a smaller notch, potentially Touch ID under the display, an iPhone X Plus larger model and the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be discounted. Furthermore, I expect Apple to issue advanced battery technology to reduce annual performance throttling… But, as always, the decision is yours… ___ Follow Gordon on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ More On Forbes Why Your iPhone Is Slowing Down iPhone 8 Vs iPhone 8 Plus: What's The Difference? Galaxy Note 8 Vs Galaxy S8 Plus: What’s The Difference? iPad (2017) Vs iPad Pro Vs iPad Air 2 Vs iPad Mini 4: What’s The Difference? iPad Pro vs iPad Pro (2017): What’s The Difference? iPhone X vs iPhone 8: Should you pick up an Apple flagship this year? In September 2017 Apple took the wraps off of no less than three new phones, but which one should you buy? Or is better just to skip them all? Allow us to explain. Yes, that’s right. Apple ditched the iPhone 7S and jumped straight to the iPhone 8, which is unusual in itself – but the surprises don’t stop there. The iPhone X (or iPhone 10) is a special celebratory device designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iPhone line, and it’s a radical departure from previous models. Read on to learn how the new handsets differ. iPhone X vs iPhone 8 Design: What’s the difference? The biggest difference between the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X is the industrial design. Apple’s lack of real advancement in design dampened the iPhone 7 and left us with a phone that felt the same as the iPhone 6. Thankfully, things are slightly different this year, but mostly just for the iPhone X. Apple’s most ‘out-there’ phone design yet instantly makes the X stand out, even though it’s been leaked to death in the past few months. Like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG V30, the screen on the iPhone X stretches right to the edges and the once huge bezel has been shrunk right down. It’s a striking, futuristic design that is so much more eye-catching than your typical iPhone. The biggest design oddity will likely be the cut-out at the top that dips into the screen. This houses a myriad of sensors and the front-facing camera, and it looks a lot like the Essential Phone. It’ll be interesting to see whether or not having a portion of the screen blocked off will be annoying, but we suspect it’ll be easy to get used to. Both latest iPhones all have glass backs, which we do think looks nice but we’re not convinced about its durability. Each new iPhone is water-resistant with the same IP67 rating as before, but the iconic circular home-button that has sat below the display on every iPhone has gone the way of the headphone jack on the iPhone X. That also means that Touch ID is now only available on the iPhone 8, not on the iPhone X. Instead, the X benefits from a new feature called Face ID. This face-scanning tech looks to be similar to the face recognition on the Note 8, but you’ll be able to use it for authorising iTunes purchases along with unlocking the phones. Instead of just being an aesthetic touch, the return to a glass back has allowed Apple to implement wireless charging into the iPhone line up for the first time. All the new phones benefit from this charging option, so it’s not just exclusive to the iPhone X. iPhone X vs iPhone 8 Specs: Which phone is more powerful? The iPhone 8 and iPhone X are powered by the A11 Bionic chip, which is built using the same 10nm process as the Snapdragon 835. This new manufacturing process means a more efficient device with hopefully smoother performance and better battery life. Apple’s A11 CPU has two performance cores, which are 25% faster each than the iPhone 7, plus four high-efficiency cores. The iPhone 8 comes with 2GB RAM, while the iPhone X ups that to 3GB. Both are seriously fast phones though. Both the iPhone 8 and iPhone X might have similar internals, but they’re very different in terms of display. The iPhone X is the first of Apple’s phones to ditch an IPS LCD display for OLED – the same screen tech used by Samsung and LG. OLED offers perfect blacks and much more vivid colours than LCD displays, and all the best phones use it. If you plump for the iPhone 8 or 8 Plus, you’ll be stuck with the IPS LCD panels. The OLED in the iPhone X is also Dolby Vision and HDR 10 capable. It also offers a much higher resolution 2436 x 1125, rather than 720p or 1080p. Related: What is Face ID? | What is HDR? iOS 11 will come pre-installed on all the new phones and boasts new features like an improved Siri, brand-new Control Center and a redesigned App Store. The Touch ID lacking iPhone X will also have some exclusive iOS tweaks like the addition of a virtual home button. The cameras on the back of the iPhone X are similar to the ones on the iPhone 8 Plus. The smaller iPhone 8 is still stuck with one 12MP sensor, both the 8 Plus and have dual-12MP cameras with the extra sensor acting as an optical telephoto zoom lens. The iPhone X benefits from OIS on both these sensors, whereas the 8 Plus has it just on the regular sensor. Another exclusive feature for the iPhone X is a new front-facing camera that can achieve similar effects to the Portrait Mode on the back. Related: Best iPhone X deals iPhone X vs iPhone 8 Price The iPhone 8 starts £/$699 for the smaller model for 64GB and £/$849 for the 256GB model. If you want the 8 Plus model you can add an extra £/$100 to each of those. The iPhone X is, obviously, pricier. It starts at £/$999 for 64GB and £/$1,149 for 256GB iPhone X vs iPhone 8 summary: What’s the difference? Design: The iPhone X is the design champ here, with that edge-to-edge screen and lack of a home-button. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are much more familiar. All the phones are IP67 rated, have glass backs for wireless charging and no headphone jack. Specs: The new 10nm A11 chip powers both phones and the X has an extra GB RAM. The iPhone X gets the new OLED display, while the 8 and 8 Plus have to stick with IPS LCD. Price: The iPhone 8 starts £/$699 for the smaller model for 64GB and £/$849 for the 256GB model. The 8 Plus is £/$100 more and the iPhone X starts at £/$999. Related: iPhone 9 iPhone X or iPhone 8? Let us know your favourite by tweeting us @TrustedReviews.

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