Apple's best smartphone already feels outdated

The iPhone 8 has a new glass design offering wireless charging. It's faster than ever, thanks to the new A11 Bionic chip, and now comes with 64GB of memory as standard. iOS 11 also brings some cool new features including augmented reality.

You'll need to make your own mind up about this one, since it's a refined smartphone but a lacklustre upgrade. Had Apple included a fast charger and maybe some form of wireless charging pad, it would have matched the 8/10 awarded to last year’s iPhone 7 Plus.

The iPhone 8 is a bit unconventional. It was one of two new smartphone models announced by Apple earlier this month, with the other being Apple's most advanced smartphone ever, the iPhone X , and a clear indicator of where future smartphones are heading.

The best iPhone to date with wireless charging; a more powerful processor; better screen and camera

Overshadowed by the iPhone X

Apple products are polarising by nature. You want them or you hate them, and if you're ambivalent, it's usually because you don't care too much about the technology you use.

When the latest batch of new iPhones was presented, the iPhone X stole the show. But, the iPhone 8 is worth a closer look. While the successor to the iPhone 7 might not look all that different, it's packing some new features on the inside.

Excellent performance; Wireless charging; Great camera; Compact size

No headphone jack; Thick bezels; Battery life fluctuates

"Familiarity breeds contempt," or so the old proverb goes, and never has that been more topical than for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. In any other year from the past decade, Apple's new smartphones would be the topic of endless fascination and discussion.

Wireless charging is convenient; Camera is excellent; A11 Bionic processor is fast; Battery life is solid

Bezels are big in comparison to other recent phones; Water-resistance falls short of rivals; Portrait Lighting can be hit-or-miss; Can you handle iPhone X envy

The iPhone 8 has plenty of power under the hood, but lacks the extra camera features and design upgrade of the better iPhone 8 Plus and X.

The iPhone 8 offers wireless charging, lightning-fast performance and small but solid upgrades to its camera, screen and speakers; Its starting storage size is a roomy 64GB, double that of the iPhone 7

This phone has the same pedestrian design, missing headphone jack and battery life as the iPhone 7 -- and no dual camera either; The iPhone 8 costs a bit more than baseline new iPhones in years past, and comes only in black, silver and a new shade of gold

Apple launched the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in September at the inaugural event held at the Steve Jobs theatre. Following Apple's previous naming schemes for the iPhone, there's an argument to suggest these devices should have been christened with the 7s moniker.

Probably the last great true iPhone. Until Apple fixes the mess that is the gesture based controls on their new all screen iPhone and removes that ugly notch, I am afraid that the days of great iPhones are over.

Small Size; Bright Display; Great Memory Storage; Super Fast Processor; Just Works; Great Single Lens Camera; Fast Updates; Waterproofing

No Expandable Storage; No Personalization Options; No Real Access to File System