Apple iPhone 8 (2017) – Full Phone Specifications and Features

Apple iPhone 8: As the world is still debating on whether the recently released iPhone 7 is a hit or a miss, many people have turned their attention to iPhone 8. This is being viewed as Apple’s biggest product launch in many years. As 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, the company has grand plans to celebrate the momentous occasion by offering the best version of iPhone to its customers. The rumor mills have been churning constantly and hinting at the power packed features of iPhone 8.

Apple iPhone 8 Specifications:

Instead of the traditional LCD display, the iPhone 8 is most likely to feature an OLED display. If Apple is able to pull this off, the resulting devices will be thinner compared to its previous models. The devices will be less power hungry and provide the better display that will be enhanced with high contrast ratios. This display is expected to have dual curved edges.

The iPhone 8 is likely to feature a 10-nanometer A11 chip. This will enable the phone to have high speed and thus increase the efficiency. Wireless charging and iris scanning are some of the other features that are rumored to be part of the new variant of the iPhone.

The development and progress of iPhone 8 are being held tightly under wraps. But here is everything you need to know to get excited about the next iteration of the iPhone.

iPhone 8 Features and Specifications: 

Design

As the iPhone 8 will be launched to mark the 10th anniversary, one can surely expect some fireworks. According to trusted sources, Apple plans to do away with the aluminum metal chassis that it had been using from 2012.

It plans to bring back glass display that it had introduced in iPhone 4s. The glass used will be sturdier than before in order to prevent cracks and damage due to an accidental fall.

The iPhone 8 is expected to be available in 3 variants, a premium OLED model and 2 standard devices with 4.7 and 5.5-inch size options.

Display

A flexible OLED display is sure to be one of the standout features of the iPhone 8. Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Samsung to manufacture the displays for the devices.

An OLED display has many advantages over the traditional LCD displays such as:

• The use of OLED display offers the flexibility of incorporating a curved design.
• OLED display will bring down the thickness and weight of the device
• There is no need for backlighting
• The OLED display provides better viewing angles, improved battery performance and greater response time.
• With the new OLED display, the colors of the images will truly come to life.

Apple is reportedly working on a touch and display driver that will support an edge to edge dual curved OLED display.

Processor

iPhone 8 is most likely to be powered by the new 10-nanometer processor. This upgrade is sure to make the phone perform faster and more energy efficient, apart from being smaller.

Apple designs the chips that power its phones. The iPhone 7 operates on the new A10 Fusion chip and the iPhone 8 is likely to run on an A11 chip.

The company has reportedly outsourced the manufacturing of the chips to TSMC, Taiwan who has finalized the design and is in the process of obtaining certification from Apple.

Wireless Charging

Apple is working on perfecting the technology for long range wireless technology. In order to achieve this, it has to devise a way to minimize the loss that occurs when the transmitter and receiver are placed at a greater distance from each other.

This advanced technology will enable phones to be charged without the need for a charging point or mat in close proximity.

Apple has been extensively hiring engineers who have expertise in wireless charging. Thus strongly indicating that wireless charging is indeed one of the new features of iPhone 8.

Internal Storage

The amount of storage provided will vary across the 3 variants of iPhone8. The basic model will have 64GB internal storage space , upgraded version will have 128 GB internal storage space and the premium model is expected to have 256GB of internal storage space.

iPhone 8 Camera

The iPhone 8 is likely to be equipped with a 15 MP rear camera with optical stabilization. The ISOCELL sensors installed will provide crystal clear images even under low lights.

The front camera will be of 6MP and will be suitable for taking good quality selfies and video chats. The phone is also likely to have dual lens camera along with optical zoom.

This means that you will be able to capture pictures better than any other smartphones.

Iris Scanning

Apple is gearing up to introduce iris scanning along with Touch ID. As the iris of each person is unique, it will act as a safety feature allowing people to unlock their phone by looking at it.

iPhone 8 Battery

The battery provided in an iPhone is smaller compared to other android powered smartphones. Due to repeated concerns expressed by customers about the insufficient battery life, Apple is sure to improve the battery performance of the iPhone8.

The iPhone 8 is most likely to have a 2800mAh battery. This will provide 18 hours of 4G usage.

Lightning Port

Apple is most likely to replace the 3.5mm headphone jack. It will be replaced by a lightning port. The primary advantage of this technology is that it provides better audio quality.

Waterproof

There are strong rumors that suggest that iPhone 8 will feature a water resistant and dust proof display.

The phone will be waterproof at a depth of 1.5 meters for the duration of 30 minutes. Therefore the phone will survive if you accidentally spill a drink over it or drop it in the loo.

iPhone 8 Release Date

Going by the past trends, Apple usually launches its iPhone updates in the month of September. Therefore we can expect the iPhone 8 to be released in September 2017.

Apple generally makes a press release a couple of weeks before the product launch. So keep an eye out for any information from the company in August 2017.