iPhone 8 Plus & 8 release date,Specifications, features and More

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are official now, even though the iPhone X is the new Apple flagship.the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 design follow the same design language as their predecessors, they sport a metal and glass bodies and now come in only two storage variants - 64GB and 256GB. 

The iPhone 8 Plus has just been announced on stage at the Apple launch, but you'll have to wait until Friday, September 15 to pre-order the phone. then be released around the world on September 22. Exact markets for the iPhone 8 Plus are currently unclear, but it's certain to come to the UK, US and Australia.

iPhone 8 Plus Specifications, features

The new iPhone 8 Plus is one of the first phones from Apple to come with a glass back. Apple claims it's the most durable glass ever in a smartphone, but it didn't reveal what glass protection it uses. the glass back, the design language on the iPhone 8 Plus is similar to the iPhone 7 Plus. There's no headphone jack, but we haven't found out yet if the new phone is any thinner.

You'll have the choice of silver, space grey or gold when it comes to iPhone 8 Plus colors.

Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are powered by A11 Bionic SoC six-core processors and improved GPU, which is 30 percent more efficient than the GPUs in last year's models. The new SoC and GPU are able to perform complex tasks such as video encoding at much faster rate.

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus also come with improved cameras, Apple also claims the iPhone 8 Plus will provide the best video recording ever in a smartphone, with 4K 60fps video, 1080p 240fps slow-mo and generally faster video frame rates.

The iPhone 8 Plus comes with a dual 12MP rear camera. The wide-angle sensor has an aperture of f/1.8 and the telephoto has an aperture of f/2.8. It works in a very similar way to the iPhone 7 Plus, but there are a few upgrades.

Apple has also confirmed optical image stabilization, but it's uncertain if it'll be used on both sensors. Apple also claims that you'll get a more refined bokeh (background blur) effect with the iPhone 8 Plus.

The success of these iPhone models, especially in the wake of aggressive innovation and progress shown by Android smartphone makers such as Xiaomi and OnePlus. Both the companies are increasingly trickling down iPhone's best selling features to their phones at only a portion of the price. Samsung, too, has improved its software and camera modules significantly over the years.

iPhone 8 price

• iPhone 8 64GB: $699
• iPhone 8 256GB: $849
• iPhone 8 Plus price is $799

iPhone X release date, price, features and More

The good news is... this is the only bad news. Apple claims the iPhone X, which is pronounced 'iPhone 10', is worth your money and the extra wait time. This is the 10th anniversary iPhone and it's making big changes for 2017. The iPhone X wasn't the only smartphone announced by Apple CEO Tim Cook on September 12. The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus were unveiled at the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple's new campus, too.

iPhone X specifications, features

The first thing you notice on the iPhone X is a near bezel-less display on the front side. It is larger than ever at 5.8-inch. There is a notch on the top, but the company has pushed the screen resolution to 1125x2436 pixels, more than any previous generation iPhone models, and calls it the Super Retina HD Display.

The iPhone X is the future of smartphones, the executives said. Apple is doing away with the Touch ID, the fingerprint scanner embedded with Home Button that it introduced with iPhone 5s model. The iPhone X hosts a range of sensors including flood illuminator, infrared camera, front camera, and dot projector to allow customers to unlock the iPhone X by just looking at it - a system called Face ID.

Face ID is faster and more secure than the Touch ID, thanks to specialised hardware and algorithm driving that hardware. "The facial recognition grows with time. It learns your face and adapts to your face" Phil Schiller, Apple VP of Worldwide Marketing said. "It works in day, it works in night." While Touch ID could be tricked one in 50,000 times, Apple said, Face ID sees one error in one million times, citing its own internal data. Face ID will work with third-party apps as well, Schiller said.

iPhone X features a duo of 12-megapixel rear cameras, that are larger (f/1.8 and f/2.4 apertures), and faster. It has deeper pixels, quad-LED True Tone flash, Schiller said. For the 7-megapixel selfie camera, the company says it is bringing Portrait mode feature, which it introduced with the iPhone 7 Plus last year.

What iPhone X colors will you be able to get on day one? Space Gray and Silver will be the only two options available. No red, gold, rose gold or that rumored blush gold option this time around, which is disappointing.

iPhone X design

• New glass design that enables wireless charging
• Bigger display, but smaller than Plus phones
• Easier to hold than an iPhone Plus phone, too
• Remains water-resistant and comes in only two colors

iPhone X screen

• Vibrant 5.8-inch edge-to-edge AMOLED screen
• Apple's 'Super Retina Display' makes its debut
• Quad HD+ display with a 2436 x 1125 resolution

iPhone X dual-lens camera

• Redesigned 12MP dual-lens camera
• Telephoto lens OIS and a wider aperture
• Portrait Mode enhanced by Portrait Lighting

Wireless charging with AirPower

• Apple's AirPower pad can charge multiple devices
• iPhone X also charges with existing Qi chargers

No more home button

• Bezel-less iPhone X screen eliminates the home button
• Flick an open app upward to return to the home screen
• Control Center is now a swipe-down-from-the-top gesture

Face ID replaces Touch ID

• Unlock your phone simply by looking at it
• More secure than the fingerprint sensor
• Also used in conjunction with Apple Pay

iPhone X specs

• Double the number of high-performance cores
• Translates into more power for 3D games and AR

Animoji

• Combines animations with emoji
• Mirrors your facial expressions
• Can record your voice to movement and send messages

Apple's ridiculously tricked out TrueDepth camera

• 7MP front-facing camera takes Portait Mode selfies
• TrueDepth is full of face-mapping sensors

iPhone X battery life and fast charging

• Lasts two hours longer than last year's iPhone 7
• First fast-charging iPhone: 50% recharge in 30 minutes

Augmented Reality features

• Apple just created the world's largest AR ecosystem
• New demos are launching with iOS 11 
• It even works on older devices (A9 chip and higher)

The iPhone X price starts at $999 the most expensive iPhone ever made. And that's for the iPhone X with 64GB of storage.How much will the 256GB iPhone X cost? It'll be $1,149, there's no option in between, if you were hoping for a 128GB iPhone X.

iPhone X price into perspective, it doesn't cost much more than a 4.7-inch iPhone 8, which has a screen that's one inch smaller and received a basic specs boost, wireless charging, and a similar glass design. That extra $300 over the course of 24 months is only an additional $3 each week.

iPhone 8 launch confirmed for September 12: Apple invites for event

The iPhone 8 launch date has finally been announced by Apple, and it's September 12. specific mention of the new phone in the invite, but if you ever wanted a sure bet in your life then Tim Cook holding a new phone on the stage in a couple of weeks' time is as good as it gets.

The event is scheduled for 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 3am Wednesday September 13 AEST. the iPhone 8 launch is taking place inside the Steve Jobs Theater, located at Apple's new 'spaceship' campus in Cupertino, California. This will be the first-ever event held at the theater and new campus.

Alongside the new bezel-less iPhone 8, we're expecting a pair of more rudimentary new iPhones, in the shape of the iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus, as well as a new Apple Watch 3 (complete with LTE connectivity).

iPhone 8 specifications, features
The new iPhone models are expected to not feature the traditional Touch ID fingerprint scanner, and instead house 3D sensors to enable facial recognition feature. Apple made the fingerprint scanner popular on smartphones, so it will be interesting to see how the company attempts to set the next trend for authentication on phones.

According to earlier reports, the iPhone models will have much smaller chins -- bezels -- allowing company to fit bigger displays in the same , if not smaller form factor. Speaking of which, reports suggest that at least one of the models will feature OLED display (current generation iPhone models ship with LCD displays). Which brings us to its rumoured price: $999.

iPhone 8 price in India
There is no word on the Indian pricing yet, but you can bet that it would be more expensive than the iPhone 7, the base model of which retailed at Rs. 72,000 when it became available in India. Apple usually begins shipping the iPhone models in two weeks in the United States, and make the new models available in India in about four weeks to six weeks.

Apple just got the green light to test 5G internet for future iPhones

The future of mobile technologies inches ever closer as Apple received the go-ahead to test out 5G wireless broadband connectivity.

Granted by the FCC just a few months after applying for a license, Apple has been granted permission to conduct trials with 5G millimeter wave technology on 28 GHz and 39 GHz frequency bands.

The move comes shortly after the regulatory agency opened up the commercial sale of certain 5G bands, with US mobile carriers such as AT&T, Verizon, Sprintand T-Mobile now making plans of their own to offer consumer-wide 5G within the next two years.

The mobile cart before the 5G horse

5G as a wireless standard is still a work in progress, with experts generally agreeing that the next-generation tech won't hit the mainstream until around 2020.

Apple is exploring the millimeter wave band for 5G tests is interesting though, given that recent 5G announcements from Sprint and T-Mobile have both shied away from the high-frequency bands that Apple is testing.

This can lead the term "5G" to be used loosely this early in the game unveiled its 5G Evolution service this spring, which turned out to be just really fast 4G. 

Engineering data relevant to the operation of devices on wireless carriers’ future 5G networks.” In other words, to start preparing for the eventual 5G iPhone that will no doubt exist one day.

Apple has no issue taking its sweet time, however, meaning it could still be years before we can reasonably expect a 5G-compatible iPhone to hit the market.

Though the next-gen service will likely skip the likes of, say, the upcoming iPhone 8, we imagine Apple doesn't intend to get left behind on the next big thing in the world of mobile technology.