Our Rating
The overall rating is based on review by our experts.
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Design
3 / 10
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Display
4 / 10
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Camera
2 / 10
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Performance
5 / 10
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Software
6 / 10
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Battery
1 / 10
iPhone 8 is one of Apple’s 2017 flagship phone. Its design in addition to being waterproof (IP67) offers metal and glass finish on the back, which according to the firm is more durable and resistant and features Qi Wireless charging support. It also has the same home button as found in its predecessor. The iPhone 8 also features an improved fingerprint reader for lock screen security and payments through Apple Pay.
The iPhone 8 smartphone has an LTE Advanced (3CA) Cat12 antennas, which allows it to have a download speed of up to 600 Mbps and 50 Mbps uploads speed whenever the conditions of the operator’s network allow it. The iPhone 8 display features a 4.7 inches Retina IPS screen (750 x 1334 pixels resolution), while still having 3D Touch that allows access to certain controls depending on the level of pressure you do, it also has two stereo speakers incorporated for music playback. The iPhone 8 specifications come pre-installed with iOS 11 (now upgradable to iOS 13.2). As for the processor, the iPhone 8 has an Apple A11 Fusion chipset combined with a three-core Apple GPU. The iPhone 8 RAM is 2GB, while the available storage space memory comes in versions of 64GB, and 256GB.
The Apple iPhone 8 Camera features a single 12-megapixel f/1.8 sensor, with 1080p/4K recording capability at both 30 FPS and 60 FPS. The sensor has OIS and six lenses (protection with sapphire crystal). It also has HDR and panoramic mode for the rear camera. The iPhone 8 Camera also has Burst mode, 1080p@240fps slow-motion recording. As for the front camera, Apple iPhone 8 features a 7MP f/2.2 front snapper. For night shots it has Quad-LED dual-tone flash on the rear.
In the area of connectivity, iPhone 8 features Bluetooth (5.0), WiFi (AC and MIMO) and NFC connection although it drops support for a typical 3.5 mm audio jack connector like its predecessor. iPhone 8 has dimensions of 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm and has Non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh battery. The iPhone 8 colors are available in Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Red.