18/09/2017
The iPhone 8 retains the familiar 4.7 and 5.5in displays that have adorned iPhones since 2014’s iPhone 6 so yes, the design is a tad tired. Three years is a long time in technology, and the design is looking less than fresh despite the positive new features.
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are Apple’s first glass phones since 2011’s iPhone 4S. Get ready to take out a decent insurance package. They're still water and dust resistant, though, which we're very pleased to hear.
For the first time on iPhone, the 8 and 8 Plus have the True Tone displays from the iPad Pro. It’s all powered by the A11 Bionic CPU, a six-core processor that is supposedly 25% faster than the A10 found in the iPhone 7.
The phones also have an Apple-designed GPU, a first for the iPhone. Expect ridiculously fluid gaming.
Apple did not comment on the battery life of the iPhone 8, which suggests it is akin to the iPhone 7 - the company made a point of bigging up the battery in the iPhone X.
