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Critic reviews longer than 6-8 minutes? I can't find any

Those are more hands-on brief introductions or demos. But that's about as far as you're going to get until the user review can fully dissect iOS 11 and the rest of the hardware features.
 
No. The media/press embargo isn't usually lifted until a couple of days before the release of the phone.

This is correct. If memory serves, it's usually the Wednesday before a Friday release. So we'll see iPhone 8/8 Plus and Apple Watch Series 3 reviews this week.
 
This is correct. If memory serves, it's usually the Wednesday before a Friday release. So we'll see iPhone 8/8 Plus and Apple Watch Series 3 reviews this week.

But we'll still see more detailed hands-on videos before that.
 
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