Looking at it objectively, the iPhone 8 comes with possibly the fastest mobile chip in the world today, a wide-gamut, colour-accurate display, an exceptional rear camera, support for 4K recording at 60 fps and FHD recording at 240 fps, support for fast-charging with 28 W chargers, support for wireless charging, stereo speakers, great battery life and of course, that unmatched Taptic engine. They’re from the same stable, but each is a different class of vehicle for a different audience. It’s like complaining that a Ferrari 430 isn’t a LaFerrari. The phone doesn’t have Face ID, it doesn’t have a high-density display, it doesn’t have an OLED display, it doesn’t truly support HDR, it doesn’t have a dual camera, it doesn’t support Portrait Mode and it doesn’t support Portrait Lighting. Understandably, the iPhone 8 is defined more by the features it lacks than by the features it has. Now I haven’t seen the black iPhone 8 myself, but experience with the black Mi Mix 2 and darker Galaxy S8s has shown just how badly smudged a dark, glass-backed phone can get. You can see them in the right light of course, but only if you’re looking for them. Apple was kind enough to give me a silver iPhone 8, and on this lighter shade, fingerprints are invisible. A case good enough to protect the screen will also protect the glass back.įingerprints will be an issue if you take the black iPhone. If you’re the type who uses a case, the glass back shouldn’t really bother you much. The iPhone 8’s glass back makes the phone easier to grip, in my case anyway. I hate using cases on my phones and the metal-backed ones were so slippery that I had no choice. However, I prefer this glass back to the metal one. Braver souls than myself have conducted drop tests and the results aren’t very good. The phone has a glass back, and yes, it is indeed more fragile than metal. As far as build quality goes, this is the only complaint I have. This is one of the most expensive smartphones in the world today, and for that price, one would be forgiven for expecting nothing short of perfection. I know that this is a silly thing to complain about, what’s a little bit of plastic lipping on an iPhone, right? Normally, you’d be right, but this is a Rs 77,000 phone I’m talking about.
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