I love my 8 plus its working totally fine and m not planning to upgrade it #hatersgonnahate
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iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Discontinued
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The 11 (XR 2) has a slightly bigger screen area than a Plus, even if it’s not 1080p. And the phone itself is smaller than a Plus. The Plus with 1080p screen size was an “oddball” size for Apple developers because there was a “scaling” operation required between the iOS “points” used for touch and “pixels” on the display that made it take extra hoops to program for. All the other iPhones match “points” to “pixels” in integer multiples. (11 is 2x and 11Pro is 3x)
I just handed down my 8+ to my kiddo because his 6+ finally started getting Touch Disease. (I bought the 6+ new just after it came out.. it had a long life)
Me too. I'm probably gonna use it until it breaks.
And since you're a brand new member, post on this thread too?
The XR and 11 have a lower resolution than the Plus sized iPhones and I can see the difference especially when reading lots of text. Also the screens are narrower which I wasn't a fan of. I know many, many people are happy with the XR and 11 but they aren't for me which is why I was hoping for an SE Plus.
The XR and 11 do have lower screen resolutions than the plus iPhone models. Depending on your uses and interests it can be a con.
You're right, both the XR and 11 do have narrower displays than the plus models. This is attributed by both their large side bezels and their actual widths (it's very slightly narrower than the plus models' widths). Having looked at the displays of my 8+ and my friend's XR side by side I noticed that the keyboard buttons as well as viewing photos (without zooming in) did not appear larger on his phone than mine. If anything they looked slightly smaller. I guess width does matter quite a bit as far as content sizes are concerned!
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The Plus iPhones were truly the best iPhones. They're what got me to switch from Android. Them and the fact that, unlike pretty much every other phablet, there were software features that made use of the extra screen real estate. Though, quite sadly, Apple has since gotten rid of quite a few of those features in newer iOS versions to maintain parity with the XR/11/XS Max/11 Pro Max phones.
I'm gonna see if I can find me an 8 Plus. If not, then it's iPhone 11 time.
I'm gonna see if I can find me an 8 Plus. If not, then it's iPhone 11 time.
Eventually yes, we're (unfortunately) forced to move on. However, I'll hold on to my 8+ for as long as I can. Maybe until it stops turning on or until app support diminishes significantly (e.g. the 4s is stuck on iOS 9 and app support for that iOS iteration today has significantly diminished).
Can you stretch it in size though to cover the other 50% of the thread question?
How difficult is it to change the battery on the 8-plus? The only authorized Apple repair in my town is closed.
They are
They are tons of my friends who decided to cancel the pre-order and Apple needs to be more innovative on the product for earning our money.
They are tons of my friends who decided to cancel the pre-order and Apple needs to be more innovative on the product for earning our money.
With the existence of iPhone SE 2020, imo the iPhone 8 is not really a good buy unless it's much less expensive than the 2020 SE brand new. The 8's selling point is literally just 3D Touch (or white bezel), and unless it's a brand new production, the battery is already aged. It would only be a decent buy if it's significantly cheaper than the 2020 SE, or the 2020 SE is not available in the country.
Do lithium batteries age when not being used? I thought it was the old Nicad batteries that did that personally and lithium batteries didn’t have a memory in terms of degrading when idle. I could be wrong though
Lithium battery does age even if not being used. In general, you basically don't want to end up with a phone that's been sitting on the shelf for years, unless you already factor in battery replacement cost in your budget.Do lithium batteries age when not being used? I thought it was the old Nicad batteries that did that personally and lithium batteries didn’t have a memory in terms of degrading when idle. I could be wrong though
I received a brand new Galaxy S8 from my carrier recently completely free of charge as they were just getting rid of all of them, it was dead on arrival from sitting in some warehouse ever since they took delivery from Samsung when it came out years ago. Only came back to life with a battery and parts replacement when I mailed it in to Samsung for inspection...