Tech review: Apple iPhone 8 Plus

New chip delivers faster performance in context of modest aesthetic changes

Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 07:55

Ciara O'Brien

The iPhone 8 Plus retains its predecessor’s design for the most part, but it also keeps its dust- and water-resistance rating.

The iPhone 8 Plus retains its predecessor’s design for the most part, but it also keeps its dust- and water-resistance rating.

If you were in the market for a new smartphone, it would be tempting to overlook the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, which is priced from €939. After all, the phone had barely been announced when Apple overshadowed its own release with the news of the iPhone X, due out next month. That phone will be the major redesign that we had expected, while the iPhone 8 Plus looks remarkably similar to its predecessor.

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