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New Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus UK release date is TODAY! Price, specs, photos and iPhone X comparisons
APPLE has launched three new iPhones... a whole decade after the release of the very first version of the iconic handset.
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are released TODAY (September 22) and as fans flock to get their hands on the new phone we bring you the lowdown on all its new features...
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When will the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus be released and how much will they cost?
Apple revealed the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus on September 12 at 10am eastern time - 6pm in the UK.
The Californian firm unleashed the brand new product at a glittering ceremony held in its new "spaceship" headquarters.
The iPhone 8 will start at £699 for 64GB and the iPhone 8 plus £799 from .
They should be available in stores or delivered to people's homes TODAY (September 22).
Related: iPhone 9
What are the features of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus?
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be available in space grey, silver and an all-new gold finish in increased 64GB and 256GB capacity models.
The gadgets don't look drastically different from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus but they are missing one pretty important feature - a charging cable.
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have snazzy glass designs on the front and back will also feature an “A11 bionic” chip which runs super fast.
Both are made from steel and copper and are waterproof.
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What's the difference between the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X?
The first and most obvious difference is the size of the screens. The iPhone X's screen covers the whole face while iPhone 8 is more like traditional iPhones with a frame.
The internal systems for both phones are similar but they do have different displays.
The iPhone X's is higher quality and is the first Apple phone to switch from an IPS LCD display to an OLED display – the same technology used by Samsung to make its "infinity screens".
But the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus come with the classic IPS LCD panels.
The camera is also upgraded on the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X but the standard iPhone 8 will have a regular camera, similar to those of its predecessors.
The iPhone X will have an additional exclusive feature, with the upgraded front-facing camera being able to achieve similar effects to the portrait mode on the back camera.
The iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus tech features and specs
The iPhone 8
- Comes in space grey, silver and gold
- A glass back design
- 4.7-inch Retina display
- A11 Bionic, the most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone, features a six-core CPU design with two performance cores that are 25 per cent faster and four efficiency cores that are 70 per cent faster than the A10 Fusion, offering industry-leading performance and energy efficiency
- 12 MP rear camera
- Wireless charging
- Splash, water and dust resistant
- 64GB and 256GB capacity models starting at £699
The iPhone 8 Plus
- Comes in space grey, silver and gold
- A glass back design
- 5.5-inch Retina HD display
- Dual 12-megapixel cameras with Portrait mode with Portrait Lighting, bringing dramatic studio lighting effects to iPhone, allowing customers to capture stunning portraits with a shallow depth-of-field effect in five different lighting styles
- Wireless charging
- Splash, water and dust resistant
- 64GB and 256GB capacity models starting at £699
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