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iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus review from the verge
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Agreed. People are going to spend so much $ getting a new iPhone this year if they own last year's models. It's sad because as good as the X can be, it is still so overpriced that you might need to go elsewhere or stand pat to avoid denting your wallet.
Have 6S+.
Going back to SE for 6 months as experiment.
Need to spend less time on my phone and when I need to do things with a larger screen I have an IPP and MBP.
SE has the camera I need in a phone.
Anyone who knows me knows I am ALL about some iPhone tech.. I fought my way onto the device team at ATT when the iPhone launched..
WTS... combine my need to back off tech and these minimal updates and phones over $1K now.. I need to check myself .. logic is going out the window IMO.
Going back to SE for 6 months as experiment.
Need to spend less time on my phone and when I need to do things with a larger screen I have an IPP and MBP.
SE has the camera I need in a phone.
Anyone who knows me knows I am ALL about some iPhone tech.. I fought my way onto the device team at ATT when the iPhone launched..
WTS... combine my need to back off tech and these minimal updates and phones over $1K now.. I need to check myself .. logic is going out the window IMO.
Ok, but I didn't suggest that and secondly... upgrading to the 8 from a 7 is still a valid option.. and the validity of that something that is best discovered via a review... which is why this review is required, which is where I originally disagreed with you and started this convo
I think part of the problem here is that going from a 6 to a 7 was actually a step of two generations, two years. There was a 6S in between. So many people probably did see the 6 to 7 as a default upgrade, especially given how common two-year contracts are.
Apple has chosen to call the new phone 8 rather than 7S, probably because it has a new chassis. By that logic the 7 should really have been the 6S&S - it was more like a second increment over the 6S with no new chassis.
Anyhow, Apple is inviting these comparisons and unreasonable expectations due to it's naming choices.
I’m going from a 7 to an 8+. Granted I may be in the minority, but IMO its a worthy upgrade.
Also, it's important to remember that the "7" wasn't really fully available/refined until earlier this year. By that I mean you couldn't really get a Jet Black iPhone 7 with Airpods and full Portait mode until recently. Now, in September, you could get that package for a decent price.
Read the review and I see nothing wrong with it.
I'm leery of the ip8 battery life (compared to the ip7)..it wouldn't surprise me if the real world usage...the ip8 turns out to be not as good w/the battery.
There's really no compelling reason to buy the ip8 if you always own a ip7.
As said before, Apple should have called this...the ip7s.
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And what makes you say that? Apple is counting on a strong showing from the ip8.
As for "why upgrade if you have a ip7"...
I'd also say the same thing, "Why do it?"
Save your money.
I'm staying with my 6s another year. I have the headphone jack and I can charge the phone and listen to music (using the 3.5mm jack) at the same time.
I don't want or need BT earphones...it's just another thing I have to charge and who needs that?
If you ask me...the ip6s/+ is still Apple's best phone to date. Only weakness is the battery life if you have a Samsung CPU. (Sadly, I do.)
I'm leery of the ip8 battery life (compared to the ip7)..it wouldn't surprise me if the real world usage...the ip8 turns out to be not as good w/the battery.
There's really no compelling reason to buy the ip8 if you always own a ip7.
As said before, Apple should have called this...the ip7s.
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And what makes you say that? Apple is counting on a strong showing from the ip8.
As for "why upgrade if you have a ip7"...
I'd also say the same thing, "Why do it?"
Save your money.
I'm staying with my 6s another year. I have the headphone jack and I can charge the phone and listen to music (using the 3.5mm jack) at the same time.
I don't want or need BT earphones...it's just another thing I have to charge and who needs that?
If you ask me...the ip6s/+ is still Apple's best phone to date. Only weakness is the battery life if you have a Samsung CPU. (Sadly, I do.)
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ARKit? Face Tracking? Animoji's? iPhone 8 will never have that. Sounds like the reviewer had a bias.
And that's exactly what I'm doing. Going from a dying, three year old 6 Plus to an 8. Should be a big upgrade all around.
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iPhone 8 will have ARKit. All iOS devices with A9 and up will have it.
https://developer.apple.com/arkit/
As a 6s+ owner, I'm upgrading to the iPhone 8+ because it only cost me $119 to do so with the Apple Upgrade Plan. I'm looking forward to the additional camera, wireless charging, glass back (going to go caseless if I can!), and .... yeah that's bout it. If it had cost more out of pocket, I definitely would have kept my 6s+.
Monthly payments on my 6s+ with the Apple Upgrade Plan are $44.xx and the 8+ will be $45.xx (close to $46).
Monthly payments on my 6s+ with the Apple Upgrade Plan are $44.xx and the 8+ will be $45.xx (close to $46).
The 8 will run ARKit apps just as well as the X. From what we know so far, the "animoji" front camera (vs. Touch ID) is the only functional difference between the 8 and the X.
Yeah... I've got the 6s Plus with a ear speaker that is starting to act up... glad I passed on the 7 last year. For 6 owners the upgrade makes a lot more sense IMO. My 8 Plus is on the way...
I got a $300 Verizon trade credit for mine... and payments are $40 a month 0% APR.
This is why consumers' review have more credibility over these 4K editing brand tech reviewers.