Hands-On With Apple's New Glass-Backed iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

[DakotaGuy]

I have a feeling this thing is going to be pretty easy to get on launch day. Probably a pretty poor launch compared to what Apple is used to as everyone waits for the X.

 

[falainber]

Incredible how the bezels on these phones instantly look dated next to the iPhone X.

They have been looking dated compared to Samsung phones for a while now.

 

[imran5720]

We realize there is no competition When apple increases pricing drastically

 

[Packers1958]

On a bright note, there won't be any shortage of the 8 Plus in any color.

 

[Daws001]

Kind of wish they would have skipped the 8 and went all in with the X. Waiting till Oct to preorder is a bummer but you know these are going to be a pain to get for awhile after.

 

[Packers1958]

Why could they have not also offered a bezel less LCD screen 8 Plus in addition to the X model that is OLED?

 

[mguzzi]

Right there with you. With the underwhelming iPhone 8 and the dumb notch at the top of the iPhone X and the ridiculous price, I have no idea what I'm going to do.

The stainless steel bezel will scratch on the X and you can get a better battery and 256GB of storage for less than the base iPhone X. Also Touch ID when it first came out until the 6s was buggy.

 

[dantracht]

I have a feeling this thing is going to be pretty easy to get on launch day. Probably a pretty poor launch compared to what Apple is used to as everyone waits for the X.

I sure hope so, as I will be pre-ordering one on Friday.

 

[GaryLasereyes]

Besides wireless charging, did anything really change with the iPhone 8? It seems really disappointing...

I was thinking the same thing. An upgraded chip, sure, but even if they called this the S update that it is, it would still be pretty disappointing.

 

[DakotaGuy]

I sure hope so, as I will be pre-ordering one on Friday.

Why not wait for the X or save money and just get a 7? I'm just curious. This model isn't a new design nor is it cheap so I don't see a big market for it.

 

[Fatboy71]

The stainless steel bezel will scratch on the X

I'm hoping the "surgical grade stainless steel" will be more resilient to scratches than the stainless steel on the Apple Watch.

 

[MrX8503]

I wish they would have gone with straight black and not space gray

 

[GaryLasereyes]

I wish they would have gone with straight black and not space gray

I was dying for that jet black 7 last year but I decided to wait it out to see what they do for the 10th anniversary. I can't justify spending that much on the X. As for the 8? That jet black 7 is starting to look pretty good again...

 

[Urban Joe]

Didn't expect to say this, but I'll probably go for the 8 plus. Bezels don't matter to me, Face ID and the OLED screen are first generation technologies that are bound to be buggy and since the 8 plus has the same CPU and RAM as the X, it'll outperform the X easily because of it's screen. And most apps, apart from the really big ones, are going to take forever to update to the new screen on the X anyway.

Agreed!
Apple has been upselling me for years.
This year they have reinvented and perfected the “down-sell”
Sign me up for an iPhone 8 or 8 plus

 

[ThisBougieLife]

^Same. I can't say the X appeals to me much right now. I'd rather still have TouchID and get the 6SSS 8

 

[heisenberg123]

Funny I was just thinking about how dated the iPhone X looks compared to my Note 8.

what I dont like about the note 8 is I can cheap out and by last years version

 

[Donoban]

How incredibly underwhelming. I've had every iPhone since the 3 until the 7 and really struggling to find a reason to stay with the iPhone now. Actually, that's a lie, nothing compares to iOS and I don't suppose it ever will, but the days of Apple creating the best iPhone are long gone, IMHO. If only these companies that copy Apple could make a decent OS...

None of this makes any sense dude lol.

You're saying apple hardware sucks, but you prefer phones from companies that copy apple hardware. But only if they can do a decent os that is as good or better than apples offering.

 

[macplay]

Ironically, Apple failed to get face-to-face at the moment, during a demonstration by Apple's software boss at the annual presentation of new products. A backup test was required.
And such ugly black spot on the display. Ill wait for 2 years

 

[I7guy]

Ironically, Apple failed to get face-to-face at the moment, during a demonstration by Apple's software boss at the annual presentation of new products. A backup test was required.
And such ugly black spot on the display. Ill wait for 2 years

Why is it ironic? These aren’t production ready devices with software that has yet to be tweaked for the release on October.

 

[coachingguy]

I've been a Macrumors member for a long time... I told ppl, go to Macrumors after the Apple event today and read all the posts sh*ting on the event and offerings...

IMHO - Apple will sell boatloads of both, literally. So many commentators here crapped on the 7. Talked for months after the release "I heard the 7 is the slowest selling phone..." And the Apple released the numbers...

This'll be similar.

Enjoy your Droid phones or, more likely your new 8 or X

Coachingguy

 

[deckard666]

Funny I was just thinking about how dated the iPhone X looks compared to my Note 8.

Yeah it's funny how not actually holding something in the flesh has that effect....

 

[Rob_2811]

Why is it ironic? These aren’t production ready devices with software that has yet to be tweaked for the release on October.

iOS 11 is out next week. You would hope the software is done.

 

[nwcs]

Lol, all this talk about dated design and stuff. It's just a black slab in a rounded rectangle shape. No real design there. Nothing amazing about it or Samsung or Xaiomi. The usability of the OS matters far more than that.

 

[FelixDerKater]

What will we get next year? 9? X.1? X2?

 

[SeaFox]

Wonder what they'll call the phones next year? The iPhone 9 and 11? But then the year after that the iPhone 9 couldn't be followed by an iPhone 10 because that's already out. Hmmm...

Probably a subtitle hint you wont be able to get an edge-to-edge OLED screen in an iPhone for less than $1000 for at least another two years.