Apple iPhone 8 Plus Review

1. Introduction2. Design & Display3. Performance & Software4. Camera & Battery5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

Performance

As ever, the latest iPhone comes with the latest processor – this time the hexcore A11 Bionic chip. Accompanying that processor is 3GB RAM.

As you can see, performance of the new 8 Plus is miles ahead of my LG G6 – in fact, it is better than any Qualcomm-powered phone currently available.

These benchmark scores are backed up by my real-word experience of the phone – I simply had no issues with lag, animations or transitions at all. The iPhone 8 Plus performs flawlessly across the board.

Software

With the new iPhone comes new software – iOS 11. An incremental update over its predecessor, the most noticeable change has come in the form of a new control centre – the centre now flicks up and take overs the whole screen, instead of just the bottom third, while the different shortcuts and fast-controls are now in bubble-like shapes.

However, apart from that change – which is aesthetic more than anything – the underlying OS is very much the same. It's pretty, functional and yet still lacking many of the more advanced features Android users have been playing with for years. More innovation is definitely needed here – users can't even drag-and-drop apps to different spots on the home page and that speaks volumes.

In short, if you've used any iOS from iOS 7 – and that dates from 2013 – then it will all feel very familiar to you, and I'd argue that's not necessarily a good thing.

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