Apple announces the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
Apple just unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at its press event.
It looks a lot like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but with a glass back. The
iPhone 8 still has a single camera while the 8 Plus has a double
camera.
It
comes in silver, space grey and a new gold finish that looks like a mix
between gold and rose gold.
These phones are sealed to be water and
dust resistant. Apple also announced the iPhone X at the same conference, a new, premium model with a screen that fills the front of the device. Read more in our separate post.
There's
a new retina HD display. It has true tone technology like the most
recent iPad Pro. It adapts to ambient light. Speakers are 25 percent
louder and have deeper bass. Inside, it has an A11 Bionic chip.
It is a
64-bit chip with two high performance cores that are 25 percent faster
than the A10 in the iPhone 7, and 4 high-efficiency cores that are 70
percent faster than the ones in the A10 (the A10 only had two
high-efficiency cores too). The GPU part is 30 percent faster.
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The
camera sensor and processor are band new. It works better in low light
condition, it has some noise reduction technology. The two sensors on
the back of the iPhone 8 Plus are f1.8 and f2.8 apertures — it is
brighter than the iPhone 7 Plus. There are new color filters too, which
should make colors pop more according to SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil
Schiller.
Apple
then explained portait mode. It detects depth so that it can
intelligently change the lighting effect on your face independently of
the background. When it comes to video, it supports faster frame rates.
You can expect 4K videos at 60 frames per second. For slo-mo videos,
your 1080 videos will have 240 frames per second. So it should be even
slower motion.
These
cameras and the A11 Bionic chip have been calibrated for augmented
reality. Schiller demoed the MLB At Bat app. Now, you can point your
phone at the field and it'll tell you who's playing right now in front
of you. Directive Games showed a demo of a tabletop game that takes
advantage of ARKit. You can move your phone around to see the game
unfolding on the table in front of you. It looks quite convincing, but
it's unclear if game developers are going to take advantage of ARKit or
if it's going to end up being a gimmick like the Wiimote.
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The
iPhone 8, just like many Android phones out there, now supports
wireless charging. It should work with many third-party wireless
chargers as Apple is using a common standard.
The
iPhone 8 is going to start at $699 for 64GB. The iPhone 8 Plus is going
to cost $799 and more. Pre-orders start on September 15th. The iPhone 8
will be released on September 22nd.
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