IPhone 8 FAQ and Specifications: Everything you need to know!

You want to know a bit more about what's going on with the new iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus? We covered you

Last year we were treated with the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, so this year brings us the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus - with the iPhone X.

Whether you are looking for new software updates, camera features or design changes, here is everything you need to know about the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus.

What's the difference between the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus?

Besides their size, not much! Think that they are in the same wheelhouse as the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus: the biggest differences between them are connected to the camera.

The iPhone 8 Plus has two new lenses with a aperture of 1.8 and 2.8. Clearer details and more light options for the portrait mode for the iPhone 8 Plus and something new called Portrait Lighting are innovative features. The portrait lighting adapts the lighting in real time to get a better light for your photos. You can even drag to choose different light effects when composing the picture!

specifications

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)

 HD screen with True Tone that automatically adjusts white balance to match the light around you

The Insides

4.7-inch 5.5 Retina HDR display
 with True Tone tech and dual-domain pixels for better viewing in any environment and at any angle 

Two performance cores that are 25% faster than the A10 Fusion 

Four high-efficiency cores that are 70% faster than the A10 Fusion

Apple designed GPU that's 30% faster than the A10 Fusion 

Faster image processor 

Improved pixel processor 

New stereo speakers that are 25% louder than iPhone 7 and boast deeper bass 

iOS 11

The Camera

12MP camera 

Deeper pixels 

Now color filter 

Optical Image stabilization for greatly improved low light capture

83% more light 

Better color saturation 

Wider and more dynamic range of color 

Lower noise in your photos and videos 

Improved portrait mode for sharper foregrounds and more naturally blurred backgrounds

Newly-added Portrait Lighting effects 

Optical zoom 

Digital zoom (10x for photos, 6x for videos)

The Video

Video encoder with faster frame range 

Better image and motion analysis

1080p 240FPS support, which is double frame rate of previous devices

The Augmented Reality (AR)

Each phone is custom-calibrated Immersive graphics up for 60FPS 

Real-time lighting estimation on the ISP A11 bionic chip for powering AR

The Wireless Charging

New glass back works well with wireless charging! 

Uses Qi wireless standard Mophie and Belkin already announced to have wireless chargers for iPhone 8

When will it be available?

Preorder Sept 15. Available Sept. 22 with an iOS upgrade coming on September 19th.

How much will it cost?

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!