Apple iPhone 8 review

02 October 2017
This should have been a 7S. That simple. But it’s complicated. Too complicated perhaps for Apple as we used to know it.

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  • 03 Oct 2017

AnonD-700950, 03 Oct 2017IOS is the most stable and secure system around. I dont car... moreYeah, yeah SECURITY. Is that a reason why FBI has a tool that can hack anyone's iPhone? If they want, they can hack yours, mine and about anyone out there. Someone stole lot of private pics of celebrities stored in iCloud, not long ago. What that means? iPhone can be hacked by anyone with right skills. There are instances where iPhones are hacked. Hackers have long developed their skills and are not so stupid to use Themes as their way of hacking your phone. iOS is somewhat secure and stable than android agreed, but it's too restrictive to be called an advanced OS. For even the most basic thing of selecting a mp3 from your playlist as a ringtone, you need to do all kinds of editing work. Oh you think this also a SECURITY issue?

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    • savage
    • KZK
    • 03 Oct 2017

    Now where are an isheep army that always bash sony about bezel,about low battery? Iphone 8 had just being roast by xz1 compact in every aspect espiacially at value for money

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      • Anonymous
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      • 03 Oct 2017

      AnonD-700950, 03 Oct 2017IOS is the most stable and secure system around. I dont car... moreWhy would anyone want to hack our phones. Are we millionaires? If anything those guys have iPhones and we saw how iCloud turned out to be

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        • 03 Oct 2017

        MG7, 03 Oct 2017Iphone 8 photos are much better than Iphone 8+ according to... moreI confirm! I checked all the categories. In every option 8 is better than 8 plus. 8 plus is wose than even the 7 plus... Is this some defective unit (8 plus)?

        GSMarena, please comment.

        I'm wondering what to choose. I choose between Iphone 7 plus, Iphone 8 and 8 plus. In my country with contract 7 plus and 8 is almost on the same price (550-560EUR) and 8 plus is 630EUR. Whit 18EUR/month plan (Bulgaria). What should I buy?

        Thank you inadvance.

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          • nED
          • 03 Oct 2017

          AnonD-700950, 03 Oct 2017IOS is the most stable and secure system around. I dont car... moreWhy would anyone want to hack your phone and how would they know you were important or even nearby?

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            • fpR
            • 03 Oct 2017

            on phoneArena they say " iphone 8 battery life is excellent" .... now I'm sure the site should be called iphoneArena

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              • DMb
              • 03 Oct 2017

              imparanoic, 03 Oct 2017FPS on a touch screen, is just plain cack, no tactile feedb... moreSorry , I disagree with you.

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                • DMb
                • 03 Oct 2017

                imRGZ, 03 Oct 2017Yeah, android is childish before iOS. iOS soo advanced, it ... moreIOS is the most stable and secure system around. I dont care about the extras you love about android that makes android very easy to hack.

                there is a REASON behind IOS not allowing people to access everything and change themes openly..

                SECURITY and STABILITY.

                Every file must go into itunes before you can use it , this is called SECURITY.

                and themes ? the best way to fool you and hack your phone is by hiding a code inside your themes !!!

                Dont thin IOS cant be made more open if they wished too , but they are closing it to make hacking iphones 100 times harder than your android phone

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                  • DMb
                  • 03 Oct 2017

                  Anonymous, 03 Oct 2017iPhone 6 is an ancient piece of crap that uses only 8 megap... moreare you finished ? go get an A3 and I will enjoy iphone 6

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                    • 03 Oct 2017

                    isau, 03 Oct 2017also wth is the a11 bionic chip... with 2 monsoon + 4 mistr... moreAll apple cores are called on wind types. beginning with the A6 Chipset onwards. all cores are named on winds! just google all the CPU names from A6 onwards to A11Bionic. those are scientific wind types. and no. I am not a hipster girl. a techie geek girl wound be more precise!

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                      • fk9
                      • 03 Oct 2017

                      So basically this is the iPhone 6 / 7 with a better SoC.

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                        • 03 Oct 2017

                        Iphone 8 photos are much better than Iphone 8+ according to gsmarena picture compare tool:
                        http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=8573&idPhone2=8131&idPhone3=8161

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                          • 03 Oct 2017

                          "Apple has already convinced Netflix to grant the two iPhones access to its HDR library"
                          And this is despite the iPhone 8 not having true HDR display capabilities and not even Full HD resolution. That's Apple for you folks.....

                          iPhones have many drawbacks and Apple is not the type of company that listens to feedback and fixes their imperfections. Rather their motto is more like "Force it down their throats and let's see if they swallow it" (the removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack).

                          The battery life is pathetic for a phone with such a low-res screen. The 8 Plus is way better. The XZ1 Compact shows how it's done. You see there is only so much an efficient processor can do, hence a good battery capacity is necessary.

                          4K@60fps? Amazing.
                          1080p@240fps? Superb.
                          Mono Audio???!!! Pathetic.
                          It's the equivalent of watching a Chris Nolan IMAX movie in a theatre with the sound coming from your small Bluetooth speaker.

                          And that ancient unimproved Video app?! No words, actually....

                          Anyway, the iPhone does have pretty good things.

                          The CPU and GPU are out of this world as are on-screen frame rates. In mechanical parlance, whether you are looking for the best power or the best power-to-weight ratio, the iPhone 8 is your best choice. Great loudspeaker and clear audio quality. Good camera too.

                            AnonD-397942, 03 Oct 2017Sony xperia xz1 compact totally crashed this phone badly in... morelol

                              Yeah, sony wins in compact battery endurance. Shame that their camera is behind in low light, years in f2.0, wonder why.

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                                • AnonD-3124
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                                • 03 Oct 2017

                                So much for the hype of the a11 bionic chip. In antutu, we only saw a marginal increase in benchmark. But for the others, it sure is a huge deal but im relying more on antutu.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 03 Oct 2017

                                  Anonymous, 03 Oct 2017"don't care much for processing power and speed" but with t... moreIf you think paying three times more for extra processing power is worth it, go ahead. There are many others who don't.

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                                    • 03 Oct 2017

                                    Why to bother and make a new review, just copy the review of iPhone 7.

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                                      • Kgv
                                      • 03 Oct 2017

                                      Despite this phone is heavier than xz1c, its endurance rating is merely over half of the Sony. This smaller battery, heavier and more expensive than their predecessor is unacceptable.

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                                        • 03 Oct 2017

                                        Hmmm, 03 Oct 2017Hmm. I don't understand this camerareview, important poin... moreI heard HDR is always on on this phone