Should the iPhone 8/8+ have been released?

[Reno Raines]

This. There are many iPhone users who are not interested in Face ID or the price point of the iPhone X. Having the iPhone 8 still offers a middle ground iPhone that has the latest specifications and still retains touch ID.

This pretty much sums me up completely. I like Touch ID and like the design even if it is old. The new processor flies and I like the glass backing. For me it was a nice upgrade. I think Apple was correct to release it when they did. It allowed those of us who like it to get it when it was ready as opposed to just lumping all the new iPhones together to launch as one.

 

[JPack]

I read the article. Stop trying to deflect from the data to me. The bottom line is the currently available data says that the iPhone 7 is outselling the iPhone 8. If there is new data that comes out I'll use that. There isn't any other data yet. So girl have a seat. You're just being obtuse and insulting.

Not my problem you're referencing data that's limited in scope. The survey indicated iPhone 7 was outselling iPhone 8 in carrier stores with promos, not Apple Stores. And certainly not representative of the bigger market, which many customers buy devices outright.

It's pushing more pixels per inch, have better brightness and other benefits which made Apple introduce OLED displays. OLED displays are technologically superior to LCD displays and everyone knows it. That was the point. So what if it has an hour less of battery life when it's superior in every way.

Again with the myth. The iPhone X doesn't "push more pixels per inch."
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X has a higher resolution panel to power

It's about the display area, not display resolution. Illumination of the pixels and twisting of the crystals is what costs power.

Whether the display panel has 4 giant pixels or 2.7 million pixels, the power consumption is basically the same. You're not doing any more work subdividing the illumination or twisting into smaller areas.

 

[iSayBoourns]

It's about the display area, not display resolution. Illumination of the pixels and twisting of the crystals is what costs power.

Whether the display panel has 4 giant pixels or 2.7 million pixels, the power consumption is basically the same. You're not doing any more work subdividing the illumination or twisting into smaller areas.

How come the Samsung s8/s8+/Note 8 all ship with 1080p as the default resolution, when they promote the screens as QHD?

If resolution didn’t use more power why don’t they have it set default to QHD? (It’s because they default to 1080p to save power)

Resolution does draw more power. It makes GPU work harder. A chip working harder uses more power.

 

[ultravegeta1981]

How come the Samsung s8/s8+/Note 8 all ship with 1080p as the default resolution, when they promote the screens as QHD?

If resolution didn’t use more power why don’t they have it set default to QHD? (It’s because they default to 1080p to save power)

Resolution does draw more power. It makes GPU work harder. A chip working harder uses more power.

At least they give us the option. It is tested, and battery life is about the same in 1080p vs 1440p.

 

[iSayBoourns]

At least they give us the option. It is tested, and battery life is about the same in 1080p vs 1440p.

Why have the option if it doesn’t make a difference? Why is it default to a lower resolution that the screen is advertised as?

Because it does make a difference.

 

[ultravegeta1981]

Why have the option if it doesn’t make a difference? Why is it default to a lower resolution that the screen is advertised as?

Because it does make a difference.

Well it doesn't much differ battery wise. Why they have it though? I don't know.

 

[JPack]

How come the Samsung s8/s8+/Note 8 all ship with 1080p as the default resolution, when they promote the screens as QHD?

If resolution didn’t use more power why don’t they have it set default to QHD? (It’s because they default to 1080p to save power)

Resolution does draw more power. It makes GPU work harder. A chip working harder uses more power.

Apple ecosystem is different than Android.

In the Apple ecosystem, whether you have an 8 Plus or X, the graphics are rendered at 2.7 megapixels. The 8 Plus display panel downsamples it to 1920x1080. The X doesn't downsample. But the graphics area already rendered at 2.7MP.

https://www.paintcodeapp.com/news/ultimate-guide-to-iphone-resolutions

The A11 GPU in the 8 Plus and X do the same amount of work.