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Should you buy an iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X?

By Alvin Soon - 25 Nov 2017

Still can’t decide?

Should you even upgrade? If you own an older iPhone, here’s a rundown of the new, significant features you get if you upgrade (we’ve left out features from this list, like splash/water/dust resistance, which were already available on previous iPhones).

  iPhone X iPhone 8 Plus iPhone 8
Cameras 12MP dual rear cameras with new sensor 12MP dual rear cameras with new sensor 12MP rear camera with new sensor
Optical image stabilization Dual OIS (new) OIS on wide-angle camera (available since iPhone 6 Plus) OIS on wide-angle camera (available since iPhone 7)
Flash Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
Portrait Mode Available Available (also available on iPhone 7 Plus) N.A.
Portrait Lighting (beta) Available Available N.A.
Front Camera Portrait Mode and Portrait Lighting Available N.A. N.A.
Video Recording Up to 4K at 60fps Up to 4K at 60fps Up to 4K at 60fps
Display 5.8” OLED screen with True Tone display 5.5” LCD screen with True Tone display 4.7” LCD screen with True Tone display
Secure Authentication Face ID Touch ID (available since iPhone 5S) Touch ID (available since iPhone 5S)
Processors A11 Bionic chip A11 Bionic chip A11 Bionic chip
Wireless charging Works with Qi chargers Works with Qi chargers Works with Qi chargers

 

Still can’t decide? If you’re still unsure which iPhone to get, read our review of the new iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X where we go deeper into the new iPhones.

And catch our iPhone X on video, then read about our first impressions from using the iPhone X. Also, see our hands-on galleries with the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, and the iPhone X, as well as our thoughts on the new iPhones’ wireless charging capabilities

Apple also has a helpful comparison page where you can compare the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X at a glance.

Good hunting!

 

This article was first published on Sep 21, 2017.

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