A Look At The NEW iPhone 8

At its annual September iPhone event, which took place on September 12th 2017 Apple unveiled three new iPhones: the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus, and the iPhone X.

The iPhone 8 release date is September 22nd 2017, but you can already pre-order the iPhone 8 in several countries including the UK, US and Australia.

The iPhone X is the new high-end flagship device, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus both feature some major improvements.

iPhone 8 is a new generation of iPhone. Designed with the most durable glass ever in an iPhone and a stronger aerospace-grade aluminium band. Charges wirelessly. Resists water and dust. 4.7-inch Retina HD display with True Tone. 12MP camera with new sensor and advanced image signal processor. Powered by A11 Bionic, the most powerful and smartest chip ever in an iPhone. Supports augmented reality experiences in games and apps. With iPhone 8, intelligence has never looked better.

• iPhone 8 – 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) and 148g (5.22 oz)
• iPhone 8 Plus – 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.28 x 3.07 x 0.32 in) and 202g (6.63 oz)

• iPhone 8 – 4.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1334 x 750 pixels (326 ppi), 65.6% screen-to-body ratio
• iPhone 8 Plus – 5.5-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1920 x 1080 pixels (401 ppi), 67.7% screen-to-body ratio

• • iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus – Apple A11 ‘Bionic’ chipset: Six Core CPU, Six Core GPU, M11 motion coprocessor, 3GB RAM (iPhone 8 Plus), 2GB RAM (iPhone 8)

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 – A1864
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – A1864, A1897
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA – A1864
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) – A1864, A1897
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH	Announced	2017, September
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, September

BODY	Dimensions	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM
		– IP67 certified – dust and water resistant – Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes – Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.7 inches (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
		– Wide color gamut display – 3D Touch display & home button – True-tone display

PLATFORM	OS	iOS 11
	Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic
	CPU	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
	GPU	Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/3″ sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
	Secondary	7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes (Apple Pay only)
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No
		– Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min – Qi wireless charging – Siri natural language commands and dictation – iCloud cloud service – MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player – MP4/H.264 player – Audio/video/photo editor – Document editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h

MISC	Colors	Silver, Space Gray, Gold

Prices SIM-only start from £699 with contracts available from around £40 per month.