iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus – The New iPhone Generation
As it was speculated, Apple will skip the already traditional "S" series and go straight to iPhone 8. Taking us as it evolved from a previous iPhone series to an "S" series, there would have been no panic if iPhone 8 had been called iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus respectively. In order to be able to describe iPhone 8, we don't have to give the "common denominator" iPhone 7. 120 characters would be enough to describe it.
Most likely, the American company wanted to keep up with Samsung and did not want their flagship to be a smaller number than rivals. It would have been for the first time if the serial number of the flagshipSamsung's would have been higher than Apple's.
iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus – Design and General Specifications
We have to deal with the first iPhone supporting wireless charging. Even though there was a lot of talk about how the iPhone X would be the first with this capability, both during the launch event and as the date on which it will be put on sale, the iPhone 8 is ahead of the iPhone X. Another novelty is the design. Both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus versions are defined by elegant glass design. At least the back can be used by ladies and ladies as makeup mirror. This would save a lot of battery power for the "selfie" mode while retouching around the eyes and lips.
In terms of size and shape, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are almost identical to the previous models. The difference is made by 1 inch in width, length and thickness. !0 gram weight over iPhone 7.
Display Retina HD with the diagonal of 4.7-inch, respectively 5.5-inch, and as a new feature, we find true Tone for contrast.
Apple also introduced the new generation of processors on this model A11 Bionic cu Neural Engine. This is an absolute novelty for Apple. The first six-Core processor, Apple brand, with cores divided as follows: 2 cores for performance and 4 cores for efficiency. All 6 can work simultaneously if the consumption of resources requires it.
La iPhone 8 camera we find in addition only the function "Slow Sync" for Quad-LED True Tone. Otherwise, also 12MP with ƒ / 1.8 for the main camera and 7MP with ƒ / 2.2 for the secondary one.
Improvements appear in video recording. It's capable of recording 4K at 60 fps, compared to just 30 fps on the iPhone 7.
Available in three color variants (Silver, Gold and Space Gray) with storage space of 64 GB and 256 GB, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be officially put on sale starting from September 22, 2017.
In stores in Romania, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will appear at the beginning of October, with a price between 3.700 and 4.000 lei for the 64 GB version.
