Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus pre-order starts on 22 September: Threat to premium smartphones

| Published: Saturday, September 16, 2017, 16:54 [IST]

Pre-orders for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have already begun today in the U.S. Indian users will have to wait for a week before they can pre-book the latest iPhone. Flipkart will allow users to pre-book iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus from September 22, 2017.

iPhone 8 pre-order starts on 22 September: Threat to premium phones

Apple fans have been waiting for the latest smartphones from the brand for quite some time now. Now that the smartphone has been revealed and will soon hit the markets, potential buyers are already in pursuit of offline and online stores that can facilitate the device as soon as possible.

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IPhone 8 and 8 Plus come with A11 bionic chipset that is substantially faster than the A10 and A10X chipsets on previous iPhones and iPad Pro respectively. IPhone 8 Plus now offers image stabilization for both the units of its rear dual cameras.

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IOS 11 is yet another feature that makes these devices popular. The launch of the two smartphones is also a waring bell for competitors who are worried as the projected potential buyers in the country increase gradually.

If you wish to get your hands on the device as soon as possible, all you need to do is checkout our list below.

Samsung Galaxy Note8

Buy At Price of Rs 67,900
Key Features

6.3-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 522ppi, 18.5:9 aspect ratio
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
6GB LPDDR4 RAM with 64GB/128GB/256GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera with LED Flash
secondary 12MP camera with telephoto lens
8MP auto focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with fast charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA)

OnePlus 5 128GB

Buy At Price of Rs 32,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Optic AMOLED 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display, sRGB, DCI-P3 color coverage
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
secondary 20MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V 4A)

Blackberry KEYone

Buy At Price of Rs 39,990
Key Features

4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) 3:2 display with 433 PPI, scratch-resistant glass protection
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with 650MHz Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
4-row Physical QWERTY backlit keyboard with capacitive touch
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE
3505mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Asus Zenfone AR ZS571KL

Buy At Price of Rs 49,999
Key Features

5.7-inch (2560 × 1440 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display
2.3GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
6GB / 8GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 64GB / 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.0) internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 3.0
Hybrid dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

HTC U11

Buy At Price of Rs 51,990
Key Features

5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI, HTC Edge Sense,HTC Sense Companion
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP HTC UltraPixel 3 rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Buy At Price of Rs 58,000
Key Features

5.5-inch (3840 x 2160 pixels) 4K HDR TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality, sRGB 138% and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 processor with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory with microSD card
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM (Optional)
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
13MP front-facing camera
DSEE HX, LDAC, Digital Noise Cancelling
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE
3230mAh Battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Sony Xperia XZs

Buy At Price of Rs 39,989
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display, X-Reality, Dynamic Contrast Enhancer
Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 64-bit 14nm processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB (Dual SIM) internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB via microSD card
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM (Optional)
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
13MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
2900mAh Battery with Qnovo's Adaptive Charging technology

HTC U Ultra

Buy At Price of Rs 43,498
Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection / Sapphire Glass (128GB version)
2.0-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) 520 PPI Super LCD 5 secondary display
Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 64-bit processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
64/128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI
Hybrid dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
12MP (UltraPixel 2) rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, UltraPixel mode
4G LTE
3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Google Pixel XL

Buy At Price of Rs 48,270
Key Features

5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection
2.15 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB / 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Fingerprint sensor
12.3MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3450mAh battery

HTC 10 Evo

Buy At Price of Rs 48,200
Key Features

5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super LCD 3 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 with Adreno 430 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI
16MP rear camera with dual LED flash
PDAF, 4K video recording, 120fps slow-mo video
8MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
3200 mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 64,900
Key Features

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

LG G6

Buy At Price of Rs 37,890
Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ LCD display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 564 PPI
Quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 64GB (UFS 2.0) internal memory
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with LG UX 6.0, Google Assistant
13MP dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED Flash
secondary rear camera with 125-degree lens
5MP front camera with 100-degree wide-angle lens
4G LTE
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0