We start with our reviews particular of the new devices de Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. And is that after the last Keynote in which we saw how the guys from Cupertino presented us the new iPhone X, the new iPhone 8, the Apple Watch Series 3, and the Apple TV 4K, many of us want to see how these devices really are and what their behavior is when we face them in our day to day. It is useless for Apple to tell us all the virtues of its devices if we do not have a real proof of them ...
And it is therefore time to try the new 8 iPhone Plus... The first device from the past Keynote to go on sale together with the Apple Watch Series 3 (without LTE) and the Apple TV 4K (this is not available in the Apple Stores in Spain). A new iPhone 8 that drags the design of its predecessors the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but has a fresh air… After the jump we give you all the details of the new iPhone 8 Plus.
Classic but renewed design
As we say, and you can see in the photographs, we are facing a very similar the one we had in the 7 iPhone Plus (We will focus on the iPhone 8 Plus as it is the tested device). The size, although it grows a few millimeters, It is the same unlike the borderless version that we will see with the iPhone X. However, although we have the previous design, this new iPhone 8 is renewed by changing its rear by glass, a crystal that gives a quite renewed look and what about us reminds of the mythical iPhone 4, one of the best-selling iPhones the company has ever owned. Apple said in the presentation that they had designed together with Corning the toughest glass who has had a smartphone.
La camera sticks out discreetly From the glass, it is true that in the iPhone 7 the design was more successful as the aluminum itself stands out from the case. The edge of iPhone 8 Plus is build in aluminum high quality that should not suffer any damage from scratches, following the colors of the same: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold. In the case of the Space Gray we will have a black front telltale, while in the silver and gold version we will have it in white.
As a detail, note that this time the color of the device will be the one that marks the color of the packaging, or packaging, thereof. In this case, the iPhone 8 Plus Space Gray, comes in a black box; the gold in a gold, and the silver in a white. Also on the back we will only see the word iPhone next to the legend «Designed by Apple in California«,« Assembled in China », and two EU consumer logos. No more having all the icons corresponding to the laws of each country.
New features: camera rules
Clearly the camera is the great novelty of this new iPhone 8 Plus, a camera that looks the same as its predecessor but has been seen renewed at the hardware level. We continue with the 12 Mpx of the iPhone 7 but with a renewed sensor that now allows us to capture more vivid colors. The optical (which give a much higher light result than previous models) on iPhone 8 Plus they have ƒ / 1,8 and ƒ / 2,8, in the case of the telephoto lens, which if you come from a model other than "Plus" you will appreciate. Also tell you that the iPhone 8 Plus camera has just been valued as the best camera never mounted on a smartphone according to DxO-Mark analysts.
As we have commented on previous occasions, the new Portrait Lighting makes the portraits we do with this iPhone 8 Plus go one step further. Yet en beta phase (something that is noticed on some occasions), now we can vary the lighting of our portraits between modes: daylight, studio light, contour light, stage light, and mono stage light. The result of all the new light modes is surprising, as was the portrait mode of the iPhone 7 Plus in its day, but it must be borne in mind that we are facing a beta And I already tell you that the two stage lights are where it is most noticeable that we are facing a beta phase of this new portrait lighting.
And undoubtedly a separate mention to ISP designed by Apple, a new image signal processor that greatly improves image capture, if before we had hardly any lag when taking a photo, now the capture is instantaneous, so much so that they have incorporated a haptic response to camera shutter (which does not distort the image). The slow motion at 240 fps finally reaches the recording mode in 1080p, in addition to arriving the 4k to 60 fps. New video and photography modes that are favored by the new types of encoding that Apple brings in iOS 11 so that they occupy us much less on our devices. Remember that both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are available in 64GB and 256GB.
A11 Bionic, the brain of everything
In this new iPhone 8 Plus, Apple has mounted the new A11 Bionic processor, a great brain that makes the iPhone work like a charm. This stands out above all in the possibilities of Augmented reality that Apple wants to promote so much with its new ARKit. The ARKit works perfect on this iPhone 8, and I have noticed a big difference taking the iPhone 7 as a reference, now the feeling of reality is much greater and this is enhanced above all with the improvement in the iPhone 8 Plus speakers (the sound rises much higher and the bass is much more powerful). The iPhone 8 Plus is the perfect iPhone to enjoy all the new applications of Augmented reality.
Moving on to screen, The change is noticeable if you come from an iPhone 7, a better definition that is improved especially thanks to the possibilities of the true Tone, the possibility of adjusting the color temperature of the same depending on the environment in which we find ourselves. The truth is that This change is noticeable if we compare it with another deviceI would dare to say that no need to use the Night Shift at night so that the light of the device does not bother you, since the change in color temperature does it without us noticing.
iPhone 8 Plus, a great option to consider
As we have been telling you, You do not have to pay the more than € 1000 that the new iPhone X costs, obviously it is the most exclusive model, but this new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus bring a necessary renovation. An attempt at a design change that is evident in the rear glass, which also makes the iPhone 8 be a premium deviceWe are serious, with this review we are trying to convey the characteristics of this device but you have to see it live. If everyone was talking about the mistake of keeping a previous design, I tell you that one of the best things about this iPhone is precisely the design, a renewed design.
Image gallery of the new iPhone 8 Plus
Photographs taken with the iPhone 8 Plus
Editor's opinion
- Editor's rating
- 5 star rating
- Spectacular
- 8 iPhone Plus
- Review of: Karim Hmeidan
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- Last modification:
- Integrated
- Durability
- Finishes
- Price quality
Pros and cons
Pros
- Glass back
- New camera
- It incorporates the same processor as the iPhone X
Cons
- Drag certain features from the previous layout
- Keeps the edges unlike the iPhone X
- The capacities with which it is sold
It came to me this afternoon and the truth is that I can only speak highly of it, I am very happy with the purchase. Of course, I come from an iPhone 5s so the change has been brutal.
In the first place, the mobile flies, the speed with which the webs load, the applications are opened or it is unlocked is impressive.
On the other hand I was very pleasantly surprised by the true tone, it seems silly but it is not, the sight does not get tired at all.
And yes it will be very similar to the previous models, but it is different. Just yesterday I had a good time with the iPhone 7 and the touch of the 8 is more pleasant. In addition, being made of glass, it does not heat up compared to the metal cover of the previous ones and it is more beautiful.
I will test the wireless charging tomorrow, which is when the base arrives. The camera is amazing too.
In short, very happy. If I had to put something down, it would be the weight, I expected it to be somewhat lighter, but it is not something to take into account either because I have been used to the weight of my previous iPhone for years and I have to adapt to it.
If someone is considering their purchase my advice is that you do it if you come with an iPhone 6s or earlier, if you have the 7 it does not compensate because you will not notice so much difference.
Hello
Since you have tried it I would like to ask your advice. I have an iPhone 6s and I am thinking of changing for the 8 plus. Do you advise it? Is it very big compared to normal 6s? I don't want to buy the 8 plus and see that it doesn't fit in my hand.
Thanks for your help
It seems to me that it has the same dimensions as the iPhone 6s Plus, the changes can be millimeters so you will not have problems 😉
What the apple tv 4k without availability in the Spanish apple stores is not true, in the app it puts me collection for today in all the apple stores, that if the 32 gb the 64 gb until October 17
They would receive them during the day. We asked first thing in the morning and they did not have them nor did they know when they were going to receive them.
Very cool photos! You can see the best camera on the market and that they are not even retouched. The truth is, reading the article I'm dying to at least go personally to tinker with one and see these differences 🙂 thanks AI!
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