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iPhone 8/Plus Which one is the best iPhone 7+ OR 8+
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Glad you mention that. Assuming new I would suppose 8+ for battery as the newest chips usually come with an improvment in battery management. Photography wise they must be close. The poll is not very well expressed actually given what I mentioned.
I have both phones and other then wireless charging on the 8+, there isn't much else that is different.
Battery life seems to be about the same for me. I have T-Mobile sims in both phones.
Battery life seems to be about the same for me. I have T-Mobile sims in both phones.
I had the 7+ last year and have been using the 8+ this year, and the 8+, to me, is leaps and bounds better. Not sure if I just had a dud, but the battery life on my 8+ is significantly better than on my 7+. The camera on the 8+ is also a lot better than the one on the 7+, especially in lower light conditions, so to me, the 8+ easily wins out the 7+
My wife just upgraded from a 7+ and she has mentioned he exact same things. The 7+ had terrible battery life, but I’m wondering if it coming close to two years of use had something to do with it.
On the spec sheet, Apple literally states the iPhone 8 Plus:
In fact, the iPhone 8 Plus has a smaller 10.28 Whr battery compared to iPhone 7 Plus of 11.1 Whr. This is to accommodate the glass back design. Any perceived difference is due to an aged iPhone 7 battery.
In terms of photography, you'll want to compare sample shots.
In fact, the iPhone 8 Plus has a smaller 10.28 Whr battery compared to iPhone 7 Plus of 11.1 Whr. This is to accommodate the glass back design. Any perceived difference is due to an aged iPhone 7 battery.
In terms of photography, you'll want to compare sample shots.
It's more the fact that the battery will be newer which is why battery life should be better on the 8
8+ is a much better camera for me than the 7+ was. Zooming and portrait actually became useful once I upgraded. Other pictures come out very slight, but noticeably, better than the 7+.
Battery has been the same, if not just slightly better. ( I upgraded from the 7+ when the 8+ came out, I only had it for about 2 months so I can say the battery was not degraded, had like 25 cycles and 99% capacity.)
Here’s dxomark’s review on the 8+ camera, which it does compare to the 7+.
https://www.dxomark.com/apple-iphone-8-plus-reviewed-best-smartphone-camera-weve-ever-tested/
Battery has been the same, if not just slightly better. ( I upgraded from the 7+ when the 8+ came out, I only had it for about 2 months so I can say the battery was not degraded, had like 25 cycles and 99% capacity.)
Here’s dxomark’s review on the 8+ camera, which it does compare to the 7+.
https://www.dxomark.com/apple-iphone-8-plus-reviewed-best-smartphone-camera-weve-ever-tested/
I don’t think this is all of it. The a11 is more efficient than the a10. The 7+ has a bit larger battery than the 8+, but they’re rated nearly the same.
1.) When you ask questions which phone has the “best” in something, you will never have consistent answers from anyone, with the exception of what Apple states on for the specification. Also, battery life is completely variable for everyone, because everyone will have different uses and settings for the battery.
2.) Both the 7 Plus and 8 Plus take great pictures, but you ultimately need to make the decision on what’s the ‘Best.’ However, the 8 Plus has one unique feature with Portrait Lighting the 7 Plus does not have.
I see the portrait setting in the camera app of my 7+. It appears to have the same exact camera settings as my 8+ does.
I bought my 7+ in November and my 8+ in April which for me is most likely why both of my phones seem to have the same exact battery life. My 7+ has 87 cycles and my 8+, 36.
I've found over the years that my choice of carrier would also affect battery life. On T-Mobile, I would get excellent usage stats and the same phone with a AT&T sim, I would get almost half. Since WiFi calling has existed, that isn't a problem too much but there still is slightly better stats when I use T-Mobile due to their excellent signal where I live and work.
The 8+/X has a variety of lighting effects directly above the “portrait” setting when selected. It uses the neural engine in the A11 to help produce such. They can be added in real-time or after the photo is taken.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208118
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I see that now. It wasn't obvious to me as I really only tried that portrait setting once.
Had a 7+, now have an 8+ and battery life differences are hardly noticeable. My wife still has her 7+ and insists my phone takes better pictures, especially in low light conditions zoomed in. Just my .02
7+ is better in exterior material only - I personally don't like glass backed phones due to it's fragility, and the metal has a sturdier hand feel. I personally don't really need wireless charging so its of no value to me. Everything else though goes to the 8+.
Neither. iPhone 8(+) is iPhone 7(+) with minor enhancements and equal to iPhone 7s(+). For iPhone 7(+) owners, spending money for iPhone 8(+) is for minor enhancements only.
I personally bought 7 plus 128 gb on october 2017 because first of all no way gonna buy an all glass phone(''wireless charging''-> dont care,prefer better hardware),second the price is much better,now when it comes to battery 7 plus has bigger battery but slower processor so equal to 8plus.
Photography obviously 8 plus is better but i dont know if i would really notice.
Photography obviously 8 plus is better but i dont know if i would really notice.
Correct. True Tone was first introduced for the iPad 9.7 Pro and then transitioned for the first time for the iPhone 8/iPhone X.
