Should I buy an iPhone 8 or iPhone X?
On September 12, Apple delighted fans by presenting 3 new Iphones instead of 1. But now, instead of one obvious choice, we were faced with a choice of 3 devices at once - iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X. Let's try figure out which iPhone to choose. The budget is the head
First, you should correctly assess your financial capabilities. The price difference between the 3 devices is quite significant. iPhone 8 costs 56,990 rubles , iPhone 8 Plus - 64,990 rubles , and iPhone X - 79,990 rubles . The price is for the simplest 64GB configuration. You will have to pay 91,990 rubles for a phone with 256 GB of storage. This is not considering that the first couple of months their price will be 20-25% higher. And the iPhone X will be extremely difficult to buy for the first time due to problems with the delivery of Face ID sensor components Innovation versus proven schemeiPhone X is primarily about innovation. Its appearance cannot be confused with any other device from Apple. For some, this alone is already an indisputable advantage. iPhone 8 and 8 Plus look like a slightly "doped" iPhone 7. And they don't really claim to be innovative. Let's take a look at the details, because they usually contain the most interesting things. And we will determine the winner in each category point by point. Sales start datesAn important fact is that the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are already available for purchase, and the iPhone X will only be available from November 3. And it will be possible to pre-order it from October 27 at 10:10 Moscow time. And if you can't wait to try a new phone, but don't feel like waiting, then iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are already at your disposal. Dimensions iPhone 8 has a 4.7-inch screen, its dimensions are 138 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm, while its older brother iPhone 8 Plus has a 5.5-inch display with a body size of 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm. If you are not a fan of big smartphones, then the iPhone 8 Plus is not to your taste. The iPhone X sits somewhere in the middle with a 5.8-inch screen, while the entire mobile device measures 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm. Also, do not forget that it is frameless, and this is not yet a studied experience of perceiving the size of the device. Apparently, it can even be used with one hand. Camera The main camera is perhaps what many people love the iPhone for, and all 3 devices can boast of excellent photo quality. Let's skip the technical details, Apple doesn't reveal them much anyway. The iPhone 8 features the simplest single camera of the 3 smartphones and boasts excellent photo quality. The iPhone 8 Plus already has a dual camera, this type of camera allows it to take photos with a blurred background (like on DSLR cameras) and as a bonus you can use 2x optical zoom without losing quality. The bezel-less iPhone X has a built-in camera that does everything the iPhone 8 Plus does, but does it all better. Therefore, the quality of the iPhone X will be better than the 8 and 8 Plus. The iPhone X gets a point in this category Touch ID vs Face ID On September 12, Apple also introduced the new Face ID technology, the presentation of which was not without incidents and was overgrown with a bunch of memes. Everything is simple here: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus have the proven Touch ID, and iPhone X uses the new Face ID technology. Which technology to choose, then the choice is yours. But keep in mind that Touch ID has been working great for a long time, and Face ID will hit the market for the first time with the release of the iPhone X. All 3 receive one point for this item. Performance All 3 new products have a 6-core Apple A11 Bionic processor, which has no analogues in the world in terms of performance. Ironically, the most powerful smartphone in the lineup, according to Geekbench, is the iPhone 8, not the iPhone X. This difference in performance of 5-8% is due to the screen resolution of the iPhone 8 (334 x 750 px), iPhone 8 Plus (1920 x 1080 px) and iPhone X (2436 x 1125 px): the higher it is, the less the smartphone is productive, as more resources are spent on working with the screen. iPhone 8 gets one point here Security We believe that everyone has come across the fact that their favorite gadget slipped out of their hands and fell on different surfaces. No one is immune from such failures, and therefore companies make a lot of efforts to protect their expensive brainchildren. All 3 devices are IP67 water and dust resistant. But, despite this, it is obvious that the iPhone X is extremely fragile, since its front and back parts of the case are made of tempered glass, but still. And this means that any fall for him can be extremely painful. According to rumors, the iPhone X also slides quite strongly in the hand, and it will not be very convenient to use it without a special protective case. And the branded cover will cost us another 3,000 rubles. The experience of Samsung flagships with frameless screens hints that they are all very susceptible to physical stress, since a large display is not able to withstand loads from a fall, for example. Here iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus each get one point. Wireless Charging All 3 devices support wireless charging function. Only it is not included in the package, and in order to use it, you will have to fork out another 7,000 rubles for a special power adapter - the same one that is on the new Macbooks, as well as get hold of a USB Type-C to Lightning cable. According to those who have already become the happy owners of the iPhone 8, wireless charging is provided by "selected slopoki", and its speed is extremely low. But Apple promises to increase it in one of the upcoming updates. All three get a point again, since all 3 smartphones support this feature. SummaryiPhone 8 wins by points . It is in no way inferior to the more fashionable iPhone X except for design and obvious innovations, and even surpasses it in performance. What is important is that it costs much less. If your goal is to buy a high-quality, fast and convenient smartphone from Apple, then the iPhone 8 is your choice. And if you want to have the most recognizable and extravagant smartphone and you don't mind paying more than 100,000 rubles for it, then don't hesitate and take the iPhone X . The iPhone X is the future, and the technology behind it may soon become the standard. By purchasing it, you can at least partially regain the feeling when you bought the first iPhone, and everyone had a Nokia. The iPhone 8 Plus is a niche for those who love big phones. If you like this size, then you will buy it anyway, since there are no alternatives among the three new products for this parameter. The Topic of Article: Should I buy an iPhone 8 or iPhone X?. |
