Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 8 Plus price, Specifications & features

Since year 2007, Apple has been a leading mobile manufacturer in the premium category of smartphones. Their flagship phones are very popular owing to their cutting edge technology along with innovative design, smooth user interface, high quality video and music features. They revolutionized the high-end segment with their superb performance, great multimedia and capacitive touchscreen. Their prime focus is to offer maximum satisfaction to their customers through the wide range of apps and special features. After last year's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models, the company is ready to launch its new range of flaship models- Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus. Though the design and form factor remains same, but new models will come with few noticeable changes like improved display, better audio quality as well as glass front and back. They would also support Qi wireless inductive charging which enables the user to charge the phone without having to plug in a cable again. They will be released in india on September 29 for which the preorder will start from September 22 onwards. iPhone 8 price in India for the 64GB variant will be Rs. 64,000, while the 256GB model will cost Rs. 77,000. Similarly, the iPhone 8 Plus price in India has been set as Rs. 73,000 for the base 64GB storage variant while the model with 256GB storage is Rs. 86,000. Tehy will available in attractive colour options- Silver, Space Grey and Gold.

Introduction and Design :

This single SIM device (Nano SIM) sports a glass and aluminium design like its predecessors. This is the first phone by Apple to have a glass back. It sports a sleek body with 7.5 mm thickness and other dimensions are 158.4 mm and 78.1 mm and is slightly heavy at 202 grams. It is available in Gold, Silver, Rose gold and Space grey colour options. The device is IP68 certified making it resistant to moisture and dustproof. It is also water resistant till a depth of up to 1.5 meters and can stay submerged for up to 30 minutes.

Display and Configuration :

This highly anticipated device by Apple, iPhone 8 Plus features a 5.5-inches IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 (401 ppi pixel density) which is protected by a layer of Sapphire crystal glass, hence ensuring that it gets protection from daily wear and tear. The capacitive touch screen exhibits 3D touch. The device comes with top of the line hardware specifications like hexa-core Apple A11 Bionic chipset and improved A10 GPU (which is 30 percent more efficient than the GPUs in last year's models) paired with 3GB RAM so that you are able to access all high-end softwares and games smoothly and without any hiccups. The new SoC and GPU will ensure that the user is able to perform complex tasks such as video encoding at a much faster rate. It comes with sufficient non-expandable 64 GB or 256 GB internal storage variants to store data, media and apps. This device will run on latest iOS 11 operating system out of the box.

Camera Performance :

Apple iPhone 8 Plus sports a dual 12-megapixel rear camera (12MP + 12MP) with wide angle and telephoto sensor along with features like Phase detection autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, Quad-LED (True tone) flash, Geo-tagging, Optical image stabilization, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR and Panorama. The rear camera delivers bright and sharp images of 4,608 x 2,592 pixels resolution with the help of back-illuminated sensor and can also record 4K videos of 3,840 x 2,160 at 30 frames per second. The 7-megapixel front camera comes with f/2.2 aperture and retina flash which enables the suer to click high quality selfies even in low light conditions.

Battery and Connectivity :

The device is power packed with a non-removable Li-ion battery which can provide a talk time upto 21 hours i.e, it will offer uninterrupted working fo more than a day. It comes with fast charging support which charges the device to 50% of capacity in 30 minutes. In terms of connectivity, it offers various options like single SIM functionality, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.0 with A2DP, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS, FM radio, microUSB 2.0 port and 4G LTE (supports Indian bands), Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, 3.5mm headphone jack and NFC which enables the user to make wireless payments easily. The variety of sensors supported includes Fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor and Ambient Light sensor.

Key Features of iPhone 8 Plus at a glance :

1. It runs on latest iOS 11.
2. The device comes with a 5.5 inches full HD IPS LCD display with 1080p resolution.
3. It is powered by a Hexa-core Apple A11 Bionic processor coupled with 3GB RAM and non-expandable 64GB/256GB internal storage memory options.
4. It features an autofocus dual 12MP + 12MP rear camera with 4K recording and 7MP front facing camera with True tone LED flash, HDR and face detection.
5. It is powered by a non-removable Li-ion battery providing talk-time of more than a day. It offers various connectivity options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS, GLONASS and microUSB 2.0 port.

Why should you not buy iPhone 8 Plus ?

• Lack of OLED display : Its huge 5.5 inch screen display has great color accuracy but lacks vibrance as cpmpared to OLED display of iPhone X.
• Non expandable inbuilt memory : The internal storage cannot be expanded which is a major drawback. For more storage, the user has to opt for 256GB variant which is very expensive.
• Low battery backup : At such an exorbitant price, the battery offered by the company is around 2000 mAH which is quite less.

How does iPhone 8 Plus differ from iPhone 8 ?

Both the devices sport similar design. In terms of display, iPhone 8 plus comes with bigger 5.5-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels and 401 ppi pixel density as compared to smaller 4.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD display supported by iPhone 8. In terms of hardware specs and features, both of them are powered by hexa core Apple A11 Bionic chipset though iPhone 8 Plus has higher 3GB RAM. As per optic department, iPhone 8 retains a single 12 megapixel wide-angle sensor with f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilisation. While the iPhone 8 Plus adds a Dual 12 megapixel telephoto camera with f/2.8 aperture but no OIS (just like the iPhone 7 Plus). In terms of cost, iPhone 8 price is cheaper than iphone 8 Plus price.

Our viewpoint on Apple iPhone 8 Plus :

This upcoming flagship phone by Apple is highly awaited because of its improved camera features, faster processor and bigger screen size.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Ans : It is a single SIM device. It can only support Nano SIM and not micro SIM.

Ans : Yes, the phone comes with a fingerprint sensor which is very accurate and can take upto 5 fingerprints.

Ans : Yes, the phone is IP68 certified and hence it is waterproof and dustproof.

Ans : The handset comes with 64GB and 256GB onboard storage variants. However, the internal storage cannot be expanded due to lack of microSD card slot.

Ans : Yes, this phone has fast charging support and charge upto 50% of its capacity in less than 30 minutes.

Ans : No, it works with only 2G, 3G & 4G networks. It cannot work with 5G network.

Ans : No, it is equipped with USB Type C port and micro USB 2.0 for data transfer.

Ans : Yes, it has Gyroscope sensor.

Ans : No, It does not have IR blaster.

Ans : Yes, LED notification light is available on the phone.

Ans : Yes, it supports NFC for speeding up the wireless payments.

Ans : No, it does not support split window screen for dual purpose usage.

Ans : It is made up of glass and aluminium design.

Ans : Yes, it does have VoLTE support.

Ans : No, you will not find Bokeh effect function in its camera. But you will have special features like portrait mode in this.

Ans : it is not known.

Ans : No, it supports only single SIM and does not even has microSD card slot for expansion.

Ans : No, During the heavy usage of phone, there was absolutely no heating issues.

Ans : No, the phone comes with non-removable battery and it is fuelled by a 2000mAH battery backup.

Ans : Besides the handset, the box also contains other items like battery, charger, data cable, USB adapter, headsets, protective case and manual guide.