iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus launched: Threat to Samsung Galaxy Note 8, OnePlus 5, LG V30 and more

The new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have been launched to compete with the rest.

| Updated: Thursday, September 14, 2017, 13:07 [IST]

Apple has finally unveiled the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, the latest generation models for this year. These smartphones are priced starting from $699 and $799 and will go on sale from September 22.

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Launched: Threat to other high-end phones

The iPhone 8 features a 4.7-inch display while the iPhone 8 Plus has a larger 5.5-inch display. The Plus variant comes with a dual camera setup with two 12MP cameras positioned horizontally at the rear as seen on the iPhone 7 Plus last year. Both the smartphones are powered by the new Apple A11 Bionic chipset that is claimed to be most powerful one in the smartphones ever. The iPhone 8 duo supports wireless charging as well.

Talking about the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, these smartphones will run on iOS 11 out of the box. The devices come with an attractive design with glass at both the front and rear.

Given that the new iPhones are official, here we have listed some of the high-end smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S8, OnePlus 5, and others.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Vs Apple iPhone 8

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)

LG V30 Vs Apple iPhone 8

Key Features

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) QHD+ OLED display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 538 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM
64GB (V30) / 128GB (V30+) (UFS 2.0) internal memory
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with LG UX 6.0+
16MP rear camera
13MP secondary camera
5MP front camera with 90-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Wireless charging

OnePlus 5 128GB Vs Apple iPhone 8

Buy At Price of Rs 37,999
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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

Buy At Price of Rs 57,000
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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

Buy At Price of Rs 39,990
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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

Buy At Price of Rs 63,000
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 Vs Apple iPhone 8

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

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Vs Apple iPhone 8

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) with Image Enhance Technology
2.3GHz GHz MediaTek Helio P20 Octa-Core 64-bit 16nm processor with ARM Mali T880 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB via microSD card
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Single / Dual SIM
23MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
Non-removable Li-Ion 3430 mAh battery