iPhone 8, 8 Plus

Apple has unveiled their latest flagship smartphone, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus which is the successor to the last year’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus respectively. The iPhone 8 Plus comes with a dual rear camera with a secondary telephoto lens that can take portrait pictures. Also, both the smartphones are having IP67 Water and dust resistant rating. At the same event, Apple also announced the much-anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone, the iPhone X.

The iPhone 8 comes with a 4.7-inch IPS display with 1334 x 750 pixel and 326 ppi and also supports 3D touch. It is powered by a hexacore A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion co-processor. It comes with either 64GB or 256GB storage options, this time there is no 128GB variant. On the camera front, the iPhone 8 comes with a 12MP rear camera, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Six‑element lens Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps and there is a 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording, Retina Flash.

iPhone 8, 8 Plus

On the other hand, the iPhone 8 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixel and 401ppi and also supports 3D touch. It is also powered the same A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion co-processor and comes with either 64GB or 256GB storage options. Things change in the camera department as the iPhone 8 Plus come with a dual 12MP camera (wide-angle +telephoto) with OIS, Six‑element lens Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps. There is a 7MP front with Retina Flash.  Here are the detailed specifications of the devices.

iPhone 8 Specs

  • 4.7-inch (1334 x 750 pixel) IPS display with 326 ppi, 3D Touch, 1400:1 contrast ratio
  • Hexa-core A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion co-processor
  • 64GB/256GB storage options
  • 12MP camera, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Six‑element lens Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording, Retina Flash
  • iOS 11,
  • Fingerprint sensor(TouchID), Stereo speakers
  • IP67 Water and dust resistant
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac with MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS with GLONASS
  • li-ion battery with Qi wireless charging, fast charging, Up to 14 hours talk time, Up to 12 hours of Internet usage
  • Thickness: 7.3 mm and Weight: 148grams

iPhone 8, 8 Plus

iPhone 8 Plus Specs

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixel) IPS display with 401 ppi, 3D Touch, 1300:1 contrast ratio
  • Hexa-core A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion co-processor
  • 64GB/256GB storage options
  • 12MP wide-angle (f/1.8) and 12MP telephoto (f/2.8) cameras, OIS, Six‑element lens, digital zoom up to 10x, Six‑element lens, Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording, Retina Flash
  • iOS 11
  • Fingerprint sensor(TouchID), Stereo speakers
  • IP67 Water and dust resistant
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac with MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS with GLONASS
  • li-ion battery with Qi wireless charging, fast charging, up to 21 hours talk time,  up to 13 hours internet use
  • Thickness: 7.5 mm and Weight: 202grams

Pricing and availability

Both the phones will be available in India starting from 29th September.

iPhone 8

  • $699 for 64GB in US
  • $849 for 256GB in US
  • INR 64,000 for 64GB in India
  • INR 77,000 for 256GB in India

iPhone 8 Plus

  • $799 for 64GB in US
  • $949 for 256GB in US
  • INR 73,000 for 64GB in India
  • INR 86,000 for 256GB in India

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