Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: wireless charging, a powerful processor and improved camera
Every year Apple holds its autumn presentation, which introduces new branded gadgets. The 2017 event is timed to the tenth anniversary of the iPhone and became unique in the number of devices. During the presentation revealed the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Innovations are the heirs of the last “sevens”, but the manufacturer broke with tradition and skipped indexes 7S and 7S Plus. In addition, Apple has made significant changes in design and “stuffing” devices. Read more in our news.
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The new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus released in the body frame of aircraft aluminum and glass back, steel-reinforced substrate. At the lower end of the device are stereo speakers, which produce a 25% louder sound than the iPhone 7. The panel material was chosen because of this device support wireless charging standard Qi. In addition, Apple managed to keep the smartphone resistant to water and dust. The user can access the usual silver and dark gray colors as well as the new copper gold color option with a white glass.
Like its predecessors, the Apple iPhone is equipped with 8 4.7-inch display and the iPhone 8 Plus received a 5.5-inch matrix. Both screens are made according to the standard and Retina support TrueTone to adapt colors depending on external lighting.
Inside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, a new chipset Apple A11 Bionic. The company promises that the two high-performance processor cores by 25% bypass any of the last generation of smartphones, and the performance of the graphics card and energy-saving cores increased by 75%. It is interesting that now Apple is using a proprietary graphics integrated with the chipset. For processing camera images and works augmented reality Apple A11 uses a dedicated ISP chip, and for connection to the network answer modules Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LTE Advanced.
On the back of the iPhone 8 is equipped with 12-megapixel camera with aperture of f/1,8. Plus version boasts an additional module with f/2.8 aperture and Lightning Portrait mode, which takes portraits with the replacement of the background.
Another feature of the new iPhone is the ability to record video in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second and slow-motion videos with 1080p resolution at 240 frames per second. The camera of both models is equipped with optical stabilization. Recall earlier this option was only available on the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus.
Special attention Apple paid to the AR-technology: the new iPhone supports augmented reality and the engine Metal 2. Soon the partners cupertinos company will release the first game on the basis of the presented technologies.
Specifications iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus:
- 4.7-inch IPS display with a resolution 1334h750 pixels, 1400:1 contrast ratio, technology TrueTone (iPhone 8) or 5.5-inch IPS-display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels, contrast ratio 1300:1, TrueTone technology (iPhone 8 Plus);
- chipset A11 Bionic with motion coprocessor M11;
- 12-megapixel main camera with aperture of f/1,8;
- additional camera with lens aperture f/2.8 (only on the iPhone 8 Plus);
- 7-megapixel front camera with aperture of f/2,2;
- protection against water and dust according to IP67 standard;
- the fingerprint scanner Touch ID;
- support Qi wireless charging;
- dimensions: 138,4 x 67,3 x 7.3 mm (iPhone 8), 158,4 x 78,1 x 7.5 mm (iPhone 8 Plus);
- weight: 148 grams (iPhone 8), 202 grams (iPhone 8 Plus);
- iOS 11.
Apple to sell iPhone 8, 32, 64, and 256 GB of internal memory with prices starting from $699. The 5.5-inch model will be available in 64 and 256 GB of storage with a price tag of $799. Sale of novelties will begin on September 22. In Russia, the price of iPhone 8 start from 56 990 rubles for 64 GB and 68 990 rubles for 256 GB. iPhone 8 Plus will cost 64 990 rubles for a model with 64 GB of storage, 76 990 rubles for smartphone with 256 GB of memory.
Source: 4pda.ru
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