Apple iPhone 8 plus

This article is about the 2017 Apple iPhone 8 plus , the other version of the standard Apple iPhone 8, be sure to check it out together with other smartphones at www.phoneplacekenya.com . It is the bigger brother of the Apple iPhone 8, for that person who wants a bigger display estate on an iPhone 8. Below is a list of its main features before we look into it in detail.

5.5 inches display panel

Dual 12 MP primary camera

7MP front facing camera

Front mounted fingerprint scanner

Fast battery charging

Qi Wireless charging

iOS 11

Apple A11 Bionic chipset

Hexa Core CPU

64/256GB + 3GB RAM

IP67 certified dust and water resistant

Except for the larger display and a dual primary setup, there isn’t any much difference between the Apple iPhone 8 and 8+. The 8+ is for them who like a bigger display on a smartphone. Let us now take a look at what the Apple iPhone 8+ has to offer in detail. First, its design and build.

Design and build

Apple surely went all out with the design of the iPhone 8 plus It does look a lot like the Apple iPhone 7 Plus though. With the same signature look of a typical iPhone except for the few additions like the introduction of dual primary camera on the top left corner of the iPhone 8 plus Then Apple’s logo still sits on the upper middle back and an iPhone branding at the bottom. It has a glossy full metal body build that gives it this premium beautiful finish and look. The face of the iPhone 8 plus is a 5.5 inch display panel with a touch pad, pressure sensitive home button that doubles as a fingerprint scanner as well. It measures 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm and weighs about 202 grams. It is a solid phone with a great feel on hands and beautiful looks as well. It is an iPhone that is IP67 certified- water and dust proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes. Apple has done a great job with the iPhone 8 plus Kudos.

Display and camera

Its 5.5 inches display is an LED back light IPS LCD capacitive touch screen that supports 16 M colors and multi touch. It comes with a 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi pixel density) resolution and has a 68% screen to body ratio. The display is also protected with an ion strengthened glass, oleophobic coating. It has a wide color gamut display, supports 3D touch display (and home button) and is a true tone display. The display on the Apple iPhone 8 is very impressive. It is one I personally have no grievances with whatsoever. With good colors and just about the right brightness. It is among the top IPS LCD displays on the market today (2017).

Camera

The Apple iPhone 8 plus unlike the iPhone 8 has has three cameras. The dual primary camera is/are a 12MP shooter with phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, optical image stabilization and a quad LED flash. It has these features geo tagging, simultaneous 4K video recording and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection and HDR (photo/panorama). The selfie camera is a 7MP shooter with face detection, HDR and panorama. Selfies are great here and so are the main camera photos.

Video recording stands at [email protected]/30/60fps, [email protected]/60/120/240fps.

Performance and memory

Performance and memory

The iPhone 8 plus and 8 have the same features here.

It comes running iOS 11, has an Apple A11 Bionic chipset and a Hexa core CPU.  Its internal memory is either 64 GB or 256 GB and it has no support for an SD card. You can always use iCloud services in case you need more space.

Battery

Its battery will last you up to a whole day or two depending on one’s usage. It supports wireless charging and fast battery charging as well. With it you go from 0 t0 50% in just 30 minutes.

Sound

There is no 3.5mm jack but a lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack is present. Active noise cancelation with a dedicated mic is on deck and its loudspeaker is stereo speakers.

Communication and network

WLAN (Wi-Fi, dual band, hotspot), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS (with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO), NFC (Apple Pay only) and 3.0 reversible connector.

Network: GSM, CDMA, HSPA and EVDO.

It comes with the choice of three colors the Apple iPhone 8 plus Those are gold, space grey and silver. Have your choice. It is a smartphone I confidently recommend to persons who can afford it. With the Apple iPhone 8 plus, you can never regret spending on it.