The iPhone 8: A Worthy Refinement Before the Next Generation
That feature made its debut last year on the iPhone 7 Plus,
but in the 8 Plus, it’s been further refined to let you adjust the lighting of each shot, making for breathtaking portraits that you’ll be surprised came from a mere phone
Most of Apple’s improvements over the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are minor, but if you have an older model, either of the 8s will feel like a solid upgrade.
The 8s use a technology called LCD, while Apple’s rivals in the high-end phone market, including Samsung, use a newer screen technology called OLED.
So here’s my conclusion, after nearly a week testing the 8 and 8 Plus: The 8s feel like a swan song — or, to put it another way, they represent Apple’s platonic ideal of
that first iPhone, an ultimate refinement before eternal retirement.
To make matters worse, both are overshadowed by the $1,000 all-screen iPhone X,
which Apple considers the foundation for the next iteration of the iPhone.
(Over all, battery life on the 8 was comparable to
that of the 7 — it lasted all day with light use, about half a day with heavy use, and always not long enough.)