Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus review roundup

19 September 2017
The early reviews are in - here's the scoop.

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  • AnonD-9070
  • B{f
  • 19 Sep 2017

I wish Apple had released Iphone 7 with 1080p screen and duel camera. I would have upgraded to it. Iphone x looks great but that cut out at top of screen os HORRIBLE. I will hold on to iphone 6s this year too and then buy refined (hopefully no cut out on screen) next year. IOS 11 is smooth on 6s still so no issues.

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    • AnonD-292864
    • 0GW
    • 19 Sep 2017

    It seems Apple paid money to reviewers again so iPhone 8 and 8 Plus get praised by reviewers.

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      • Anonymous
      • 6XU
      • 19 Sep 2017

      AnonD-701892, 19 Sep 2017Only in your wet dreams my friend, only in your wet dreams.....Shut up dude. Have you used an iPhone? Also he is right android is laggy. Only Sony phones are very smooth.

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        • AnonD-701892
        • gMJ
        • 19 Sep 2017

        Anti Android, 19 Sep 2017Welcome to you APPLE hater, I understand how hard for you t... moreOnly in your wet dreams my friend, only in your wet dreams.....

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          • Anonymous
          • pj8
          • 19 Sep 2017

          TB1, 19 Sep 2017Most important for me.. how long battery last . whit such p... moreThe more powerful chip finishes tasks faster and can put the high power cores to sleep much sooner, that ensures same or better battery life. The new chip is a killer, its a safe bet to say that no android phone can match it before late 2018, and even then only for the first 45 seconds when they're cold from the freezer (ie same situation we had on android since 2013, good performance for one minute then the rest of the time its thermal throttling for its life)

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            • Anonymous
            • pj8
            • 19 Sep 2017

            AnonD-1825, 19 Sep 2017These phones are real beasts "What about real-world perf... moreApple has been on top of the performance since 5s, no surprise there, but just when you thought Apples chips eventually will run out of steam they slam their new graphics cores on the table and leaves the competition in the dust even harder than previous years.

            My wettest dream right now is the SE-X (yes so nice name), its the SE in an X version. If the display is good enough that is, i dont miss my Samsung devices and would have to have tinted whites from slight angles again, im not yet convinced the X display is that much better than sAMOLED, which is pretty bad, at least bad enough to steer me in wide circles around Galaxy S series phones.

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              • Anonymous
              • pj8
              • 19 Sep 2017

              Its exactly what i expected, the negativity turns to thumbs up when people get to try it. It is a lot more than ip7, its worth the upgrade, an ip7 is not like a galaxy 8 that drops 30% in price once its out the store door and then another 10% every month, an undamaged 7 is still getting good money on the second hand market, dont have to add much to get the ip8.
              Im not implying that AR would be super bad on a 7 but it will not be supported by the developer tools for Apples own graphiccore, which i by the way hope will scale well and find its way to Macbook Pro to replace the very reason why i dont have a Pro: The below par AMD/ATI graphics.

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                • Anti Android
                • UD{
                • 19 Sep 2017

                Android authority, 19 Sep 2017Dear iphone X,8,8+ users Welcome to 2015 enjoy your new dev... moreWelcome to you APPLE hater, I understand how hard for you to accept that APPLE are far more more more better that does android company phones. Just shut up and ENDjoy your laggy, out of date, slow, heating, full of issues android phone :) RIP

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                  • Sourcastic
                  • UD{
                  • 19 Sep 2017

                  Android authority, 19 Sep 2017Dear iphone X,8,8+ users Welcome to 2015 enjoy your new dev... moreSaw this statement in FB :D

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                    • AnonD-1825
                    • p7d
                    • 19 Sep 2017

                    TB1, 19 Sep 2017Most important for me.. how long battery last . whit such p... moreSame than before, it’s lot more power efficient

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                      • TB1
                      • nyr
                      • 19 Sep 2017

                      Most important for me.. how long battery last . whit such powerfull chip.

                        Apple Inc put all their efforts on iPhone X and forgot the existence of iPhone 8 untill a few months before their event.

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                          • Annas
                          • nDy
                          • 19 Sep 2017

                          Android authority, 19 Sep 2017Dear iphone X,8,8+ users Welcome to 2015 enjoy your new dev... moreThis is 2017, and split screen on a phone is just a reason to brag and thats all..divide a 6" in two...you are left with just a little screen. iPAd has it for 2 years now , and thats an UI lovely experience

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                            • Grasvreter
                            • x@h
                            • 19 Sep 2017

                            AnonD-1825, 19 Sep 2017These phones are real beasts "What about real-world perf... moreNote 8 camera is better, because of dual ois. Maybe the X camera is better because it also uses dual ois.

                            It is nice for iphone users to finally get features android phones had for years, like QI and fast charging, a file manager, even custimizable control centre! (The control centre was already copyd from android in 2013). The hardware on the iphones is incredible, on the software side, they are lagging behind years, and copy another android function every year. Like blue light filters, low battery mode, raise to wake, i can go on and on.

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                              • Android authority
                              • P@Y
                              • 19 Sep 2017

                              Dear iphone X,8,8+ users Welcome to 2015 enjoy your new device in 2019 you guys will love the split screen apps, Direct downloads thru browser, Full NFC multi support feature, IP68 rating and if you have any problems with your new feature, ask an android user we've have this stuff for years.


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                                • AnonD-173026
                                • 61$
                                • 19 Sep 2017

                                WHy not covering the benchmark? It’s officially 10.000 points on geekbench. HAHA

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                                  • Force Majeure
                                  • m}J
                                  • 19 Sep 2017

                                  What's there to review, they are like an iPhone 7S, if not less.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • srQ
                                    • 19 Sep 2017

                                    Same Design 4 years. 2014, 2015 ,2016, 2017.

                                    Even the Xperias have changed.

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                                      • AnonD-1825
                                      • p7d
                                      • 19 Sep 2017

                                      These phones are real beasts

                                      "What about real-world performance? We edited and exported the same 2-minute 4K video clip on the iPhone 8, Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 using the Adobe Premiere Clip app, and it wasnÂÂ’t even close. The iPhone 8 finished the task in 42 seconds, compared with more than 3 minutes for the Galaxy Note 8 and more than 4 minutes for the Galaxy S8+."

                                      Then this

                                      "The iPhone 8 also opened larger apps faster than both its predecessor and the top Android phone right now. It took the handset 11 seconds to fully load the Injustice 2 game, compared with 14.53 seconds for the iPhone 7 Plus and 19 seconds for the Note 8."

                                      iPhone 8 really is two times (sometimes even 4-5) faster than Note 8 in real life use.

                                      It's hard to understand how slow those Android phones really are

                                      Also best camera in the market

                                        We can just quote one thing to know everything about this phone:

                                        ""The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) is the only media that outright advises you avoid the iPhone 8 on the grounds that the 8 doesn't do enough to be considered more than a 7s, slightly better camera notwithstanding.""