The iPhone 14 isn’t much of an upgrade over the iPhone 13, but it’s still a great device and an upgrade for anyone coming from the iPhone 11 or older.

Great camera, Good battery, Emergency features are cool, Still excellent performance

Display could use some upgrades

Apple has given select media outlets and YouTubers access to the new iPhone 14 ahead of when it begins arriving in customers' hands on Friday, September 16. There are two models of the ‌iPhone‌ 14, the standard 6.1-inch ‌iPhone‌ 14 and the larger 6.7-inch ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus.

The iPhone 8 Plus offers slightly more than its smaller sibling . We are not only talking about the pure weight, which is substantial at more than 200 grams (~7 oz), but mainly the dual-camera. The display also features more pixels and you get 1 GB more RAM.

True-Tone display; fast SoC; great camera; accurate GPS; Bluetooth 5.0; high Wi-Fi performance; many LTE bands; water and dust protection; high build quality ..

..; but big and heavy, storage cannot be expanded, only 12 months warranty, no stereo jack, only average speakers, display resolution could be higher, heavier than the predecessor, very limited NFC functionality

The iPhone 8 Plus is a curious case of a great smartphone that fails to excite.

Fastest phone you can buy today; Brilliant 1080p display; Stellar battery life; Speedy camera with accurate focusing

Dated design; Low-light camera performance should have been better; Sort of in no man's land; thanks to the iPhone X; Wireless charger has to be purchased separately

The launch of new iPhones is always a special event. So you can imagine our surprise when Phil Schiller actually rushed through the launches of the iPhone 8 and its elder brother, the 8 Plus, as he proceeded to what in the eyes of many was the real star of the show, the iPhone X.

Great display and sound; Superb cameras; Generally smooth operation

(Still) Expensive; Slightly buggy software; Dated and slightly bulky design

The iPhone 8 Plus is an interesting beast. It's the safety phone. Hopefully representing the last of its kind, because Apple is obviously ready to move on. Apple is also a victim of their own success though. The transition to the iPhone X will take a little time.

The most powerful phone hardware of the year; 4k/60FPS video in half the file size; Wireless charging based on an actual standard

Battery life continues to suffer, Not the most durable; Worn and dated design, Flagship pricing, but not Apple's crown jewel for 2017

Both the 8 and 8 Plus use Apple's new A11 Bionic processor, a hexa-core chip with two performance cores that are 25-percent faster than the A10, and four performance cores that the company says are 70-percent faster than the old model.

Incredible benchmark performance; Wireless charging; Improved stereo speakers; Improved cameras; Portrait Lighting (for the 8 Plus

Looks the same from the front; Mostly incremental upgrades; Not the iPhone X

Wireless charging and pioneering video quality options aside, it's a case of quiet refinement for the 8 Plus, bringing a camera experience that's a little better and improved battery life.

The iPhone 8 Plus is a superlative phone with a spectacular camera, but wait for the upcoming iPhone X before buying: it promises to fold all of the key features of the 8 Plus into a smaller, sexier package.

Fantastic dual-lens camera shoots better than ever with improved portrait mode; Adds wireless charging; Lightning-fast speed; Starts at 64GB

Dated design; Most competing Android phones have even larger screens; Upcoming iPhone X could be a more compelling choice

Editors' note (Sept. 12, 2018): The iPhone 8 Plus reviewed here is now available at a reduced price of $699. See all of the new iPhones and new products that Apple just announced.

The iPhone 8 Plus is a great phone with a spectacular camera that offers a lot of what iPhone X has under the hood, but Apple will no doubt release an upgrade later this year.

Fantastic dual-lens camera shoots better than ever with improved portrait mode; Adds wireless charging; Fast speed; Starts at 64GB; Best battery life in the current iPhone line; Still has a home button if that's important to you.

Dated look; Lacks some of the extra iPhone X camera features; Large body makes it hard to hold.