Apple introduced the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, and now everyone is asking the following questions: when will they start selling and at what price? We will answer these questions.

PriceiPhone 8

The base iPhone 8 starts at Rs 56,990 and the iPhone 8 Plus starts at Rs 64,990. The price remained the same as their last year's predecessors. Both phones will only be available with 64GB or 256GB of storage.

In addition, the iPhone 8 will be available for $27 a month and the iPhone 8 Plus for $32, and you'll have to pay for two years. Participants will also receive new models iPhone programs upgrade. The program is available in the US, UK and China. Now shoppers can get new iPhones in the mail without having to queue at the store.

Date and countries of releaseiPhone 8

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus can be ordered from September 15th. The phones will go on sale in the following countries:

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• New Zealand
• Japan
• China
• Canada
• France
• Finland
• Germany
• Luxembourg
• Hong Kong
• Great Britain
• Italy
• Ireland
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Taiwan
• Singapore
• Puerto Rico

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be sold in all major stores in the countries listed above from the date of launch.

2017 will be the tenth anniversary of the release of the first iPhone. And all the rumors point to radical design changes in the iPhone, almost from scratch. In this article, we will look at what the new iPhone device will look like next year.

• Return to the use of a glass case.
• Edge to edge display.
• Home button, Touch ID touch button and front panel camera integrated into the screen.
• OLED screen.
• Much faster 10nm A11 processor.
• Wireless charger.

WhyiPhone 8

2017 promises to be a very interesting year for Apple. This year is a 10-year milestone for the iPhone. And the same year will be the end of a 3-year cycle of using a similar device design concept. And it's been 5 years since Apple switched to a one piece aluminum bar design.

So, according to rumors, Apple is going to turn the carpet and change a lot in design. And to emphasize the importance of what is happening, Apple is going to abandon the usual cycle of naming the device - to abandon the name of the next release of the iPhone as "7s" - and immediately assign the name "iPhone 8".

Design

These days, almost everyone android phone, even the low-end entry-level models feature a unibody aluminum design. Apple needs to differentiate again. And according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is going to do this by returning to the era of iPhone 4/4s models, where the case was made of glass. This means that both the front and back panel was made of glass. I personally like this design and thanks to the much harder Gorilla Glass, it's possible that Apple will be able to recreate this design in new devices that at the same time will not be as fragile as the iPhone 4.

Another positive side effect of the glass design is that the glass panels could also provide a wireless charging concept. Kuo also predicts that more expensive models iPhones could even use a stainless steel frame instead of aluminum.

Is it possible to have three models?

Numerous rumors suggest the possibility of releasing three different models of the iPhone 8 - with screen sizes: 4.7, 5 and 5.5 inches. It is also possible that the OLED screen will only be available for the premium model.

Display

There are many different reports regarding the display of the iPhone 8 device, in which the level of absurdity varies to varying degrees. But here's what most of these rumors unanimously point to.

The screen will be from edge to edge. There will be no Home button. Touch ID sensor and front camera will be integrated into the screen. Yes, it's a little far-fetched, but again, we're counting on Apple's ability to bring the impossible to reality.

There are also rumors that the screen will be OLED.

Some reports also suggest that the screen may have curved edges, as in Samsung models Galaxy S7 Edge.

Perhaps there will be a model in a new color - red

Japanese site Mac Otakara believes that Apple will update the current iPhone models 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in terms of performance and will introduce a new model in red. A possible name for this model is "iPhone 7s".

CPU

Apple is expected to use the 10nm A11 processor exclusively from TSMC. Chip sizes will decrease significantly and it will have much lower power consumption parameters.

Wireless charging technology

Apple is rumored to be working on long range wireless charging technology. And the use of this technology would make sense for Apple if it introduces this feature in the iPhone 8 device with a glass back panel.

Improved Biometrics Options

Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone 8 may include additional advanced biometric measurement features such as iris scanning or facial recognition features. Let's see if these features can be integrated into the new iPhone 8 device.

cameras

The 4.7-inch iPhone models will use a single camera, Kuo said. He believes that optical image stabilization will finally appear in models with a dual camera.

Apple, over the ten-year history of the iPhone, has accustomed consumers to the fact that after the announcement of the major version of smartphones, the continuation of the "S" line is coming out. Therefore, this year, many were waiting for the 7S model. But contrary to the established tradition, the Cupertino team immediately showed the iPhone 8. What is the novelty and does the device deservedly jumped over a whole generation?

The novelty was shown on September 12 at the Apple presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater. A few days later, the pre-order of the device became available, and on September 22, sales began in some countries of the "first wave". Russia fell into the second tier and the smartphone appeared on our shelves a week later: on September 29th.

Specifications iPhone 8

The characteristics of the iPhone 8 have improved significantly. He received an Apple A11 Bionic processor. In it, 4 cores are energy efficient, while the other 2 are productive. The new controller provides smooth transition between them if necessary. It is important that the engineers managed not to reduce the autonomy. By the way, the A11 Bionic chip is designed to work with neural networks. This means that the device will perform tasks more intelligently in many use cases.

• Display: 4.7-inch IPS with a resolution of 1334x750, PPI - 326
• Processor: Apple A11 Bionic
• Cameras: 12 MP main, f/1.8; 7 MP front
• Permanent memory: 64 or 256 GB
• RAM: 2 GB
• Battery: 1821 mAh
• Interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
• OS: iOS 11
• Weight: 148 g
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 67.3 x 138.4 x 7.3mm

Appearance

The novelty has not received anything fundamentally new in design. It's still the same appearance iPhone 6 from 2014. The layout is the same, with the display, home button, and sensors on the front, and the camera and flash on the back. The large frames on the front also have not gone away, after all, the “eight” is not at all like the iPhone X.

For lovers of fashionable framelessness, this will be a huge minus. But in terms of practicality, this solution gives the novelty a few points of a head start, since in the event of a fall, the risk of the display crashing is slightly less. The iPhone 8 did not receive an aluminum case, now only the side frame is made of metal, and there are glass panels in front and behind. At the same time, it was possible to maintain protection against water and dust according to the IP67 standard.

This was probably done for the convenient introduction of wireless charging, which also debuted in the novelty. But now the smartphone must inevitably be hidden in a case, otherwise costly repairs cannot be avoided. In addition, Apple claims that the glass on the back is very strong (and expensive) and should not be broken. Practice shows that behind these words there is more cunning than real benefit.

Still, the iPhone 7, made of brushed aluminum of the 7000 series, calmly withstood even serious drops on an uneven surface. And if you do not take into account the Jet Black version of the smartphone, then scratching the device was not so easy. The glass in the iPhone 8 behaves fundamentally differently and is likely to collect a large number of traces of use.

Many may also be upset by the lack of a MiniJack for headphones. The complete headset is connected via a lightning connector. There are two ways to get out of the situation: use an adapter or Bluetooth headphones.

Display

The display has also not changed for the fourth year: the same 4.7-inch IPS-matrix with a resolution of 1334x750. The dot density is 326 PPI. The screen, tested by time, is still a kind of benchmark in the world of Apple. It has excellent viewing angles, natural color reproduction and pleasant contrast. And unlike OLED technology, there is no unpleasant pixel burn-in effect.

But one cannot but reproach Apple for the fact that the company is still using a display with such a small resolution. Most competitors have been using Full HD or even QHD matrices for a long time. And these are not just marketing ploys, since the difference between the Retina display in the iPhone 8 and the Full HD matrix in another top-end smartphone is noticeable.

Among the innovations, the TrueTone function is noteworthy. Previously, it was used only in expensive tablets. iPad Pro, now this feature has appeared on the iPhone. The essence of its work is to automatically adjust the white balance depending on the lighting. Based on typical usage scenarios, TrueTone will make the display cooler in bright daylight and fade into warm tones indoors.

Do not confuse this technology with another tool - night shift. It changes the display temperature based on the time of day, not the lighting. Although both features make screen readability more enjoyable and less eye fatigue.

Performance and memory

Another extremely important feature of the iPhone 8 was the rejection of PowerVR graphics accelerators. The iPhone 8 has a 3-core processor of its own production. The company claims that the new chip is up to 30% faster than its predecessor.

In fact, the smartphone shows about the same results as last year's model. All applications and games work flawlessly: there are no lags and fps drops. In this regard, the smartphone is ahead of many competitors, and the low screen resolution played an important role in this.

In terms of memory, everything is also excellent. There are 2 permanent storage options to choose from: 64 or 256 GB, there is no microSD slot. The RAM size is 2 GB. The values ​​are quite acceptable, should be enough for everyone for most tasks.

cameras

The main camera by and large has not changed. Here, the former 12 MP with f / 1.8 aperture, but a faster matrix and a new light filter have been introduced. The gadget works with HDR enabled by default. This was done, probably, so that the resulting images, even without processing, looked more saturated. This is how smartphone cameras work Google Pixel And samsung galaxy.

Although, unlike competitors, the gadget from Cupertino produces natural colors and is not zealous with oversharping. In the daytime, the resulting photos are at an excellent level, at night things are a little worse, but still the result is acceptable. With confidence, we can note the improvement in the quality of pictures in poor light compared to the iPhone 7. Unfortunately, the novelty did not receive support for the "Portrait" mode, which is available in the Plus version.

Among the minor improvements, it is worth noting the modified flash. Now, when shooting in the dark, the diodes adjust the intensity and the background does not darken, but remains as light as the main object.

Video recording has also received notable innovations. The iPhone 8 is capable of shooting 4K videos at 24, 30 or 60 fps, and recording at 240 fps has become available in Full HD mode. Stabilization is present, and the video quality of the device is among the best.

System

Separately, it is worth considering the operation of the operating system. iOS 11 works well, but there are occasional twitchy animations or font rendering bugs. In this regard, the iPhone 8 is not unique, almost all Apple smartphones began to work worse after updating to version 11 of the system. But new items always receive corrections of errors that have arisen, and, probably, the "eight" will function more smoothly.

Among the pleasant moments of iOS 11, widespread adoption is noteworthy machine learning. Company talks about work neural networks in Siri, the camera and some other elements of the system. Due to the A11 Bionic processor, sharpened for such tasks, such functionality will develop more and more over time.

AR

Apple places great emphasis on augmented reality technology. Along with iOS 11, ARKit was introduced, with which developers can create various software in this area. A huge number of games and applications using AR are already available. For example, now you can easily measure distance, height, leave the ball into a virtual ring or control your army, which will fight right in the room.

The potential of the technology has not yet been revealed, so the store will soon Apps The Store will be filled with interesting augmented reality content. As proof of this conclusion, we note that after the announcement of ARKit, Google began developing its own technology and so far the “corporation of goodness” has not been able to demonstrate interesting results.

Autonomy and battery

The iPhone 8 has a 1821 mAh battery. By the standards of devices from the world of Android, this is just a penny. But in fact, the smartphone is able to work without any problems all day from morning to evening. The numbers give the following results:

• Talk time: 14 hours
• Music listening time: 40 hours
• Surfing the Internet: 12 hours
• Video playback: 13 hours

Measurements were taken under ideal conditions, so in reality we should expect slightly lower figures. In general, the novelty works approximately like the iPhone 7.

But the pleasant moment was that Apple finally introduced wireless and fast charging into its device. But the Cupertinos, in their favorite manner, made the functions additional and did not put the required accessories in the package. To use fast charging, you need to buy a MacBook power plug and a Lightning to USB-C cable from the official store. The kit will cost almost 7 thousand rubles.

The same situation with wireless technology. Although Apple used the well-known Qi standard, the corresponding docking station must be purchased separately. The average cost of such a device is 2 thousand rubles. In total, to reveal all the functionality of the iPhone 8, you need to spend an additional 9 thousand rubles.

The bad was noted, now about the good. Using fast charging, the smartphone is able to charge 50% in 30 minutes, 100% will accumulate in about 75 minutes. Through the Qi-standard, everything happens a little slower and as a result, the gadget is fully charged in 3-4 hours. But in this case it is the rejection of wires that is important, rather than the speed of work.

iPhone 8 price

In Russia, iPhone 8 is sold at a price of 56,990 rubles for the 64 GB version and 68,990 rubles for the 256 GB model. Prices are high, especially when compared to tax-free states in the US, where the novelty is sold for $699 and $849. Therefore, when buying a smartphone abroad, you can save a lot.

From the long-awaited news that Apple is going to launch the iPhone 8 in the coming year, 2017, fans of "apple" devices were delighted. According to the loud promises of the manufacturer, Apple iPhone 8 must make a revolution in the world mobile gadgets, bringing with it a variety of new features and a redesigned look.
In 2017 year of Apple celebrates its 10th anniversary. Perhaps, by the anniversary, the developers have tried, and soon something grandiose will go on sale. With regards to the iPhone 8, rumors have gone so far as to promise OLED technology in the new device. A sleeker body and a high-quality screen with enhanced color contrast are other advantages that will be characteristic of the new smartphone.

On the this moment G8 is under development. By the fall of 2017, Apple plans to release the model. Potential consumers will be able to get detailed information about the technical details and differences of the smartphone of the new version a couple of months before the start of sales. As for Russia, in our country, as is usually the case, the presentation of the latest model of the "apple" gadget will also take place in advance.
However, already today some information about the G8 was leaked to the press, and it is known for certain that the display of the new device will be frameless, and the design will be radically different from previous versions iPhones. According to rumors, the mechanical control button of the gadget "Home" will be replaced by a capacitive button, and the display will come with a fingerprint scanner built into the body.

iPhone 8 Review: Key Specifications

G8 processor - A11, made on a 10-nm technical process. This will positively affect the device, improving its autonomy and performance.
In addition, Apple will attach charging to the iPhone 8 long range operating on a wireless principle, and including elements of biometrics - a scanner of the face, iris, etc.
The most important technical indicators of the future model are as follows:

• Display Super AMOLED, 5.5 inch.
• Memory 3 GB - RAM (4 GB in Plus), 64/128/256 GB - permanent
• Apple A11 processor.
• Operating system iOS 11..

Appearance of the "eight": body and colors

The body of the new Apple will not be made of aluminum, as was the case with previous iPhone models, but of a different material. back cover made of glass, which was typical for Apple smartphones released before 2012 (for example, the iPhone 4S). Glass is known to be heavier and more fragile, but it looks expensive and attractive.
The glass that Apple plans to use is not quite ordinary, but with improved properties (Gorilla Glass material). It is characterized by increased strength, which minimizes the possibility of damage to the case.
The rest of the body of the new Apple device will be made of thin plastic made from OLED panels. This is a very light material, so the final weight of the phone is likely to be small, and significantly less than its predecessors.
According to the forecasts of a number of analysts, the screens of the "eight" will go like the gadgets of previous versions, in 2 variations - 4.7 and 5.5 inches. However, given that there will be many new features, it is possible that the dimensions of the display will be different.
Regarding the color schemes of the latest version of the iPhone, there is an assumption that the color range of Apple smartphones will be replenished with a red model. For those who are not in the know, earlier "apple" devices were produced only in 2 shades of black, silver, gold and pink. Although, most will surely agree that the colors of the case are not the most important thing. The user usually pays more attention to specifications– camera, memory capacity, screen properties, functions, etc.

Display: what's new in the "eight"

As mentioned earlier, analysts are predicting a new device with an OLED screen, as Apple has already entered into an agreement with the supplier of these displays, Samsung Corporation. Screens are one of the most complex elements of the gadget of the new version, the timing of the device’s entry into the market depends on how quickly their assembly begins.
Thanks to screens of this type, the iPhone will become smaller and thinner in size, respectively, its weight will decrease. In addition, OLED displays provide the ability to create curved screens. Maybe Apple will take advantage of this property and see its fans? Today, one can only guess about this, because the novelty will appear on sale no earlier than the second half of 2017.
Samsung screens are also characterized by other positive properties:
increased contrast ratio;
excellent viewing angle;
increased energy efficiency.
The only drawback of such screens is not a very long service life, slightly shorter than, for example, LCD displays.

iPhone processor of the future

Apple devices have always been famous for their high performance. Smooth operation interface and the rapid implementation of all actions are the main positive manifestations of a high-quality processor.
However, as you know, there are no limits to perfection, and a new version iPhone - 8th, will be released with an improved iOS. The company also decided to introduce 10-nanometer technology into the new device, which will make the device even faster. The autonomy indicator will also improve - also an important characteristic for the phone.
Cameras: what surprises will the G8 bring
Very little is known about the camera of the device that consumers are looking forward to in 2017. It is possible that the camera properties will remain the same, since they are excellent in the iPhones of the seventh line. Maybe there will be some improvements, but minor ones. The resolution of the main camera, as mentioned above, is 16MP, which allows you to take pictures of the highest quality. Front-camera"eight" is also not bad - with a resolution of 8 MP.

The main feature is wireless charging

Again, Apple is speculated to be developing a wireless charger for the new device. It will work at a sufficiently large distance from the smartphone.
The technology of wireless charging of the iPhone with energy, despite its phenomenality and convenience, has its drawbacks. And the main one is that the farther the device will be from charger, the less energy will be transferred to it - accordingly, the more time it will take to fully charge the device.
Today, we can say with almost complete certainty that such a charging system will be bundled with the iPhone 8, because. Reliable sources indicate that Apple has hired a whole team of experts in this area. In recent months, there has been active work on the creation of wireless charging. How successful it will be will be shown by the entry of the G8 into the market.

Other features

Of the important, it is also worth noting that the iPhone 8 will come with a built-in iris scanner. This feature will enhance the security of user information.
Samsung's ultra-fast flash memory is another benefit of Apple's latest smartphone, which is expected to be released in late 2017.
As for the cost, according to analysts, it will not exceed the prices of previous models, despite the significant superiority of the "eight" over them. In Russia, iPhone 8 will cost around 55 thousand rubles.

We decided to collect all the information available today about the upcoming flagship from Apple - iPhone 8. Data sources are Chinese websites and blogs that are close to the company, suppliers and factories where the smartphone will be produced. Here we will tell you what the next iPhone will be like and what the fan should expect from the novelty.

Expected iPhone 8 Specs

• next generation processor from Apple (maybe A10X or A11)
• glass and stainless steel body
• frameless design like Mi Mix
• wireless charger
• virtual home key (or its complete absence)
• improved moisture and liquid resistance
• dual camera with AR support (maybe Google's Daydream)
• Apple Pen support
• retinal scanner as an alternative to Touch ID
• new body colors, including bright red

What will be called: 7S, 8, X or iPhone 10

Many sources claim that Apple will skip the model with the “S” index this year, and instead present the next version with the digital index 8. We are betting on the name iPhone 8/8 Plus.

Another opinion that takes place is that in 2017 the name of the next smartphone from Apple will be iPhone 10. This is due to the fact that the company this year celebrates 10 years from the date of issue first iPhone. Also did once and Microsoft company, which immediately after Windows 8 skipped 9 and released Windows 10.

What will it look like

Most likely, the design of the body of the "eight" will practically not change in comparison with the iPhone 7/7 Plus. At the presentation, we will see the same smartphone in metal case with remote antennas and no 3.5 mm audio output. Key changes may affect the display, which is expected will not have borders around the perimeter, as well as cameras that will no longer protrude from the case.

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What will be the display: 4.7, 5.5 or 5.8 inches

The display diagonal of the iPhone 8/8 Plus will be at the same level, but the frames around it can become much narrower, or disappear altogether. There are two reasons for this:

• everything is heading towards this (toward the frameless design of the future)
• Chinese brands like Xiaomi are already doing this

In this way " Chinese iPhone 8" will receive an OLED touch matrix with a Full HD resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels and a diagonal of 4.7 and 5.5 inches to choose from, but its body will have more compact dimensions.

Also, some Chinese sites claim that Apple is preparing a third iPhone 8 Pro with a diagonal of 5.8 inches, curved glass on the edges and support for the stylus Apple Pen. This model may have a glass case and will be aimed at designers, illustrators and other creative users. The new 5.8-inch iPhone is also prophesied by well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, whose predictions about Apple almost always come true.

And what will happen to the Home key and the scanner

Another innovation of the iPhone 8 may touch the Home key below the display. In 2015, Apple equipped this key with a scanner, in 2016 it made it touch-sensitive (not mechanical), what will happen in 2017, will it disappear altogether? Do users really need this button: Apple engineers in new iPhone 8 may refuse the Home key altogether.

Instead, the display itself will get more features, and the Touch ID scanner will turn into retinal scanner, the so-called Iris scanner. Getting rid of the smartphone from this key will make the case itself more compact and the display larger, which fans of the company will appreciate. Apple has already killed off the 3.5mm audio output on its latest iPhone 7, so why not do the same with the home key.

Waiting for wireless charging

In February 2017, Apple joined the Wireless Power Consortium, which may indicate that the next iPhone 8 will get a battery with wireless charging. In fact, everything has been moving towards this for a long time - smartphones of the future will not have any connectors and will be completely sealed and protected from moisture.

All interfaces will become wireless in the future: virtual SIM cards, bluetooth headphones and wireless charging is what Apple is aiming for. So the appearance of such a charge in iPhone 8 2017 is a highly anticipated move from the company. At the same time, the manufacturer will leave the traditional method of charging via a Lightning cable in order to slowly and carefully begin to prepare users for the transition to fully wireless charging in the near future.

Red iPhone and other new body colors

Chinese companies like Huawei, Xiaomi and Meizu release their flagship smartphones not only in standard colors (gold, gray and silver), but also offer bold bright colors like mint, blue, red purple and green.

This year, Apple may adopt successful chips its Chinese competitors and add new colors to the iPhone 8 color palette, among which there will be a bright red body color.

Augmented Reality AR Cameras

One of the key innovations in the iPhone 8/8 Plus is a dual camera with support for augmented reality. Many companies are working on AR (Augmented Reality), like Google and Lenovo, the meaning of the technology is to use cameras and software add various objects in 3D to a real map of the area (quarts, building sites, or stadiums). This can greatly simplify processes such as choosing furniture for the house, interior design and other things.

Many predict a bigger future for augmented reality technologies, so why shouldn't Apple succeed in this. True, not all iPhone models released in 2017 will receive this feature, most likely it will remain a privilege only for the older iPhone 8 Plus.

Best moisture protection

This year, new smartphones from Apple may get more the best protection from moisture ingress into the case. This is about IP68 standard(current generation uses IP67). Korean competitor Samsung equipped its flagship Galaxe S7 with IP68 protection back in 2016. Apple should not be put aside in this direction.

release date

The company itself has not yet announced an official date. iPhone presentations 8, but the network has a lot of rumors and common sense about this. It is expected that the novelty will be presented in September, as in the past year. The exact day of the announcement, when the iPhone 8 will be released, is not reported, most likely it will be mid-September 10-15.

As of today, Apple has indicated the exact WWDC 2017 presentation date, it will be held in San Francisco (California) from June 5-7 this year. Perhaps at this event we will learn more details about the new iPhone and operating system iOS.

Prices in Russia and the world

As expected, the top model with the "Plus" index will cost $1000 in the USA and a little more in Russia. There are no exact details about the younger version yet, most likely iPhone price 8 in America will start at $749.

The company from Cupertino wanted to make a flagship at the minimum wage, but overestimated its strength and was embarrassed. Pavel Gorodnitsky collected four stories at once that prove that the iPhone 8 is a fat stain on Apple's reputation.

When you rape the same design for the fourth time in a row, there can be no compromises and failures.

Apple thought otherwise: Tim Cook approved the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, but did not track the quality of the devices at all.

Either the boss was busy with the iPhone X, or in general he had no doubts about his team, but the fact remains: now there is a risk that the iPhone 8 will turn out to be the same tragic device for Apple as Galaxy Note 7 for samsung year back.

Disgusting performance

In fact, everything started off quite well. Journalists praised the glass body of the novelty, took super-quality selfies and enjoyed the main camera. Moreover, the reputable service DxOMark conducted a study and named iPhone camera 8 Plus is the best ever smartphone.

After such a start, it seemed that Apple again created a brilliant product: there is nothing new in it (except for wireless charging), but you still want to buy it. At least because of the body that is pleasant to the touch, as a maximum - because of the excellent (from other people's words) photomodule.

In parallel with the odes to the camera, IT publications circulated another sonorous headline: "The A11 processor is comparable in power to the chip installed in Macbook Pro"Given that Apple smartphones are almost always remarkably optimized, it was hoped that the iPhone 8 would run at turbo speed.

It cannot be said that the same iPhone 7 Plus lags or slows down a lot, but periodically (very rarely) it thinks for a second or two, and only then does what is asked of it. Accordingly, a cosmic reaction was expected from the iPhone 8 Plus, but in vain: it is likely that this device was programmatically limited in speed. It blunts even in elementary applications - several journalists and dozens of frustrated users signal this at once.

In addition, the new "Plus" is totally lacking random access memory: if the conditional Galaxy Note 8 can keep dozens of applications open, then everything is different on the iPhone - the programs close almost immediately, but remain in the list of recently launched ones.

General conclusion: there was no revolutionary leap in speed. If you are not excited by either the glass case, or a decent camera, or the realization that you have an actual iPhone in your hands, it is better to take the proven "seven". It is both cheaper and more practical.

However, there is a possibility that in one of next versions iOS 11 will solve the problem with the processor. But there is obviously nothing to be done with the RAM - three gigabytes is desperately not enough.

iPhone bombing

Sometimes smartphones explode - this is unpleasant and scary, but most often the owners are to blame for the incidents, who use cheap pirated cables, and then download rights and demand compensation. The iPhone 8 has a completely different fate: in Asia (Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong) there are already three devices that were charged through a proprietary cable and adapter, swollen and simply split in half. Similar cases were also recorded in Canada and Greece.

The display naturally moved away from the rest of the body, and pictures of mutilated devices ended up on all the main IT resources. Apple immediately promised to take the situation under control, but so far the percentage of defective batteries does not exceed the allowable one, which means that it will be extremely difficult to find out the cause of the fires.

Small forecast: there is a feeling that there will be more and more peeled off displays in the coming weeks. The symptoms of the first victims are too similar - probably as serious as the iPhone 6, which broke when slightly bent. Only those iPhones were safe for life and health, and these can easily lead to burns.

Crack in dynamics

Another massive Apple file is the release of the iPhone 8 with unfinished software. Dozens of users have noted that during a normal phone conversation, an annoying noise is periodically heard, most of all similar to interference. The same problem, unfortunately for Apple, was revealed by journalists from reputable media, so the corporation quickly blamed everything on raw iOS version and rolled out an update.

This is a normal output, if you forget that:

1. Inside the iPhone 8 - one to one iPhone 7. How the ill-fated crack got there is a mystery. This is a clear negligence of the testers - they probably thought that the world has long since switched to instant messengers and does not communicate with "voice";

2. Not everyone has the opportunity to quickly update the firmware. Sometimes users download updates and then take a long time to get their iPhone installed;

3. Noises did not stop for ten whole days.

Once again, an emergency software update is the right decision, but basic functions (and calls are still one of the main options) need to be checked more carefully than in the case of the iPhone 8.

What else is bad?

figure eight" tends to crack when it falls. Everything is logical - this is glass.

3. Under heavy load, the iPhone 8 not only lags, but also heats up. Testers have already found out that the temperature of the case increases even in regular applications, not to mention games.

What is the upshot?

eight" will fail in sales: numerous notes and reviews about the disadvantages of the device will clearly affect the decision of those who choose between the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

For the "top ten", by the way, now it's also scary: even if a proven (seemingly) iPhone has such problems, then what will happen to a completely new smartphone?