The iPhone 8 is a smartphone that was announced by Apple in a special event on September 12, 2017 alongside the iPhone 8 Plus and X.[1] It was released on the following September 22nd as the successor to the iPhone 7.[2]
The iPhone 8 was superseded by the iPhone XS and more moderately-priced iPhone XR in late 2018, but remained available as a budget model after the 1st-generation iPhone SE had been discontinued.[3] The external design of the iPhone 8 was reused by the 2nd-generation iPhone SE, which announced as a replacement on April 15, 2020.[4]
Features[]
The iPhone 8 includes a faster Apple A11 Bionic processor, a glass body that is water and dust-resistant and supports wireless charging, louder speakers, a new Retina display with True Tone technology, dual 12-megapixel wide and telephoto cameras with more advanced sensors and new color filter with optical image stabilization, and an exclusive "Portrait Mode" lighting system, previously only featured on the iPhone 7 Plus.[1]
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus initially came with iOS 11 pre-installed and are now the oldest models still supported by iOS 16.[5][6]
Included items[]
- EarPods with Lightning connector
- Apple USB Power Adapter
- Lightning to USB Cable
- Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
- SIM removal tool (not included with every unit)
- Documentation
Trivia[]
- The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are the first iPhone models to feature a glass back since the iPhone 4S, though the new purpose is to enable inductive charging with Qi-compatible wireless chargers.
- The Silver and Gold iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were the last iPhone models to have a white front, with all succeeding iPhones, including the 2nd-generation iPhone SE, having black fronts regardless of the color of their back side.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: A new generation of iPhone, Apple Inc. 2017-09-12.
- ↑ iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus now available, Apple Inc. 2017-09-22.
- ↑ Apple Discontinues iPhone SE, iPhone 6s and iPhone X by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2018-09-12.
- ↑ New iPhone SE replaces iPhone 8, Apple discontinues iPhone 8 Plus without replacement by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2020-04-15.
- ↑ iPhone 8 (and 8 Plus) - Technical Specifications, Apple Inc. Archived 2017-09-16.
- ↑ Apple iOS 16 brings massive improvements to lock screen and messages by Allison Johnson, The Verge. 2022-06-06.
External links[]
- iPhone 8 at Apple (archived 2017-09-12)
- iPhone 8 roundup at MacRumors
- iPhone 8 at Wikipedia