iPhone 8: Does it have what it takes?

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iPhone 8 vs iPhone 7

Patryk Duda, Fall Author

Technology improves rapidly. We use our phones for daily life and even school! I am writing this article because people want to find out which phone is perfect for them. This year the iPhone 8 came out. It is not a big difference from the iphone 7. Here are the major differences:    

Design:

The major difference is the glass back. The display is unchanged and the iPhone 8 is a little bit taller than the iphone 7. iPhone 8 is 7% heavier than the 7.  I think that this is a good improvement because you don’t have to do so much work plugging the cord in the actual phone.                                  

Charging:

Apple appeared with wireless charging for the 8. While fast charging, iPhone 8 can charge up to 50% is approximately 30 minutes. iPhone 7 doesn’t offer these features. This is good because when you need your phone fast, you can get it fast.

Security:

iPhone 8 and 7 still have Touch ID. While the iPhone X has a face recognition feature,

iPhone 8 and 7  don’t have that. This isn’t that interesting because we have these in previous devices.

Display:

Graphic performance is up to 30% faster. Multitasking is up to 70% faster, which is great when using it to hop through different applications. I think that this isn’t a major change because the previous iPhones were just fine.

Camera:

iPhone 8 comes with a 12 megapixel wide-angle and with a 7 megapixel front view camera. This is a key difference in big photographers like my uncle because the display is better. My uncle travels to California to take photos of nature and interesting tourist attractions.

Usability:

iPhone 8’s A11 chip is reportedly 25% faster than the 7. This can be a big difference for some people but not for me.

Price:

Although the iPhone 8 has better features than the 7, it also comes with a big price tag:

iPhone 8: $699 (64GB), $849 (256GB)

iPhone 7: $549 (32GB), $649 (128GB) The price is fine I guess, but, hey, you can’t really argue with that.

After asking my dad if the iPhone 8 is better than the iPhone 7, he responded, ”I use my phone for work and it is way faster than the iPhone 7. Multitasking is great and wireless charging is a main difference in this new phone.”