As with the iPhone X , improvements can be seen in camera performance and as for the overall performance of the phone in general, apps open up in no time at all and there's no lag. The screen is also excellent offering vibrant colours, good saturation levels and a really clear picture.

Fast and responsive; Large screen; Dual lenses; Interesting portrait modes; Decent battery life; Looks great; Photo quality is good

Lacks a headphone socket; Camera app is really basic; Doesn't shoot in RAW; Portrait modes are a little hit and miss; Low light performance still needs some work (even though improved; Expensive

Very easy to use all apps

It keeps the same, ageing design of yesteryear with its bulky bezels and physical home button. Compared to 2017's Android flagships – and even Apple's own upcoming iPhone X – the 8 Plus looks quite dated.

Great camera(s); Very fast; Good display

Uninspired design looks very dated now; Software is very samey; Price of 256GB model is right in iPhone X territory

not protective at all!!!!!!! also didnt last long because the sides were peeling

The iPhone 8 Plus is a big, chunky phablet that stands out like a sore thumb in the crowded marketplace filled with sleeker rivals. It's massive, and not in a good way, in an era where a big screen doesn't have to mean a big phone.

32-hour battery life; great dual-camera system; water resistant; wireless charging; fingerprint scanner

bad 2014 design; no headphone jack; no fast charger in the box; expensive; massive bezels; too wide to comfortably hold; heavy

I am so completely pleased with this phone. The photos are incredible in vibrant colors and clarity. I am really happy with the larger screen and memory this purchase offers me Lots of new amenities that my prior phone did not offer.

The iPhone 8 exists simultaneously in two time periods-an emerging future pervaded by innovative new apps incorporating augmented reality and machine learning and a past when LCD displays offered the best quality and the user's relationship to the screen was less emphasized.

The new A11 chip delivers industry-leading performance; Excellent video camera and solid still photos; Future proof for the next new wave of apps and games; Wireless charging adds day-to-day convenience; You'll get excellent software with iOS 11

Design; aesthetics; and bezels lag behind current trends and consumer expectations; Battery life still isn't where most people would want it to be; If you can afford it; it's hard not to justify going with an OLED display these days-and there's no HDR; to boot; Apart from performance; the iPhone 8...

It's obvious why Apple has sided with this over VR, leaving Google's phones to explore that impressive if insular space while AR is more obviously social and inclusive. It fits. Bar that, the only real issues are the inevitable smoothing-out period of a new OS – there are a fair few apps awaiting...

When Apple announced the current generation of iPhones this year, the entire event seemed to be a build up to the tenth anniversary iPhone - called the iPhone X (pronounced as iPhone Ten). The upgrades to the iPhone 7/7 Plus were announced in the form of the iPhone 8/8 Plus.

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