iPhone 8/Plus Any iPhone 8 Plus owners now feel regret not getting the x?

[TravisPNW]

Lol

Better camera, front and back

Better screen

Better design.

Try again with a outdated design Apple should have given up. The 8 plus was just Apple trying to make a few more bucks.

I can't speak for anyone else but believe me when I say I'm not losing sleep over not having the opportunity to look at photos taken with a dual OIS camera on a narrow OLED screen.

I'm really not.

Enjoy your phone though. I know deep down you feel really special.

 

[Mene]

I think this is how i felt about the 8+ screen size in comparison to the X. Plus the money i saved.

I do wish it had a better way to navigate, but i consume a lot of media.

 

[Sean006]

Kids size phone = iPhone X
Adult size phone = 8 plus

 

[bmac4]

I can't speak for anyone else but believe me when I say I'm not losing sleep over not having the opportunity to look at photos taken with a dual OIS camera on a narrow OLED screen.

I'm really not.

Enjoy your phone though. I know deep down you feel really special.

I feel great about my iPhone X, it’s you 8 Plus owners feeling this sub forum with thread after thread about how your Phone is better. Sorry you guys feel the need to justify your purchase. I am just tired of seeing the crap being posted.

Yeah it’s really narrow too.

 

[mcarthon]

Got the X and returned it for the 8 plus no regrets at all. Wish I would have never got the X - way too small - I’m an adult so went back to an adult size phone

Ask me the screen is bigger on the plus more content to read with better format. They make an X plus next year I’m in.

I’m sorry but what does being an adult have to do with wanting a mini tablet as a phone? I would never purchase a plus. Way too big. But I own a mini iPad so that fills a lot of uses.

 

[Xgm541]

Kids size phone = iPhone X
Adult size phone = 8 plus

Do you mean adult sized bezels?

 

[bmac4]

Kids size phone = iPhone X
Adult size phone = 8 plus

LOL.

Surfboard 3 year design= 8 Plus

Beautiful modern design= X

 

[TravisPNW]

I feel great about my iPhone X, it’s you 8 Plus owners feeling this sub forum with thread after thread about how your Phone is better. Sorry you guys feel the need to justify your purchase. I am just tired of seeing the crap being posted.

Yeah it’s really narrow too.

I don't get why people say that... what am I justifying?

I bought the 8 Plus because I wanted the 8 Plus. I could give 2 #*@&s about the X. It has no additional features that I give 2 *#&@s about.

How's that for justification? I bought something because I wanted it. Rare, I know.

You are obviously happy with the X though considering every post you've made has bashed the 8 Plus.

P.S.

I never said my phone was better. I said it had the same specs as the phone you are drooling over... which it does. My 8 Plus has the same processor... ram... and storage as your X... but is "far inferior" according to you.

I disagree. At the end of the day the only thing I'm missing out on is a slower biometric authentication... a slightly better camera that I could give 2 #*@&s about... animojis that I could give 2 *#*@s about and a narrow OLED screen with a notch in it that I could give 2 *#*@s about.

Justify that.

 

[tommysm]

i don’t because i have an x, but my friend has an 8 and always tries to justify why his 8 is better. now he’s realizing that he screwed up and should of waited lol

 

[UL2RA]

I got the 8 ... then got the Pixel 2 ... then got a replacement Pixel because of hardware issues only to have the replacement have the same issues ... then went back to my 8 again ... then finally decided I was stupid not to get the X all along so I just ordered one. It's been an interesting month, to say the least. Very excited about getting the X though. The 8 has been a flawless and wonderful phone, but after coming from the Pixel 2 and then seeing the X screen in stores, the 720p screen of the 8 just looked like hot garbage in comparison.

 

[DNichter]

I don't get why people say that... what am I justifying?

I bought the 8 Plus because I wanted the 8 Plus. I could give 2 #*@&s about the X. It has no additional features that I give 2 *#&@s about.

How's that for justification? I bought something because I wanted it. Rare, I know.

You are obviously happy with the X though considering every post you've made has bashed the 8 Plus.

P.S.

I never said my phone was better. I said it had the same specs as the phone you are drooling over... which it does. My 8 Plus has the same processor... ram... and storage as your X... but is "far inferior" according to you.

I disagree. At the end of the day the only thing I'm missing out on is a slower biometric authentication... a slightly better camera that I could give 2 #*@&s about... animojis that I could give 2 *#*@s about and a narrow OLED screen with a notch in it that I could give 2 *#*@s about.

Justify that.

So 8 Plus for a few years then right? Genuinely curious. Does OLED, Face ID, and the notch hold you back next year?

 

[magamen]

why wouldnt you feel regret, you got lesser phone

 

[GuruZac]

I know I don’t really have a dog in this fight, but I love my 7 Plus still and don’t have any envy about others who have the 8 Plus or X. They’re all so close now anyway it’s nearly meaningless to argue about which is better.

 

[bruinsrme]

I feel great about my iPhone X, it’s you 8 Plus owners feeling this sub forum with thread after thread about how your Phone is better. Sorry you guys feel the need to justify your purchase. I am just tired of seeing the crap being posted.

Yeah it’s really narrow too.

I was thinking this, glad you wrote it.

Had the 8+, Had being the key word.
Love the size of the X and its display.

I don’t miss my + phone at all

 

[bmac4]

I don't get why people say that... what am I justifying?

I bought the 8 Plus because I wanted the 8 Plus. I could give 2 #*@&s about the X. It has no additional features that I give 2 *#&@s about.

How's that for justification? I bought something because I wanted it. Rare, I know.

You are obviously happy with the X though considering every post you've made has bashed the 8 Plus.

P.S.

I never said my phone was better. I said it had the same specs as the phone you are drooling over... which it does. My 8 Plus has the same processor... ram... and storage as your X... but is "far inferior" according to you.

I disagree. At the end of the day the only thing I'm missing out on is a slower biometric authentication... a slightly better camera that I could give 2 #*@&s about... animojis that I could give 2 *#*@s about and a narrow OLED screen with a notch in it that I could give 2 *#*@s about.

Justify that.

Maybe not you, but if you have added to the 100 plus threads about how much better your plus is then the X, then yes it’s justification. If not, then no.

Funny you named off how many things that were better about the X, but then tell me how you could not careless about them. It is in fact inferior to the X. Again the 8 design was just a money grab for Apple. What did you get over the 7 plus? Wireless charger and a fast chip. You have a 7S plus. Oh and just how much more narrow is the X again? Yeah barely.

 

[DNichter]

I know I don’t really have a dog in this fight, but I love my 7 Plus still and don’t have any envy about others who have the 8 Plus or X. They’re all so close now anyway it’s nearly meaningless to argue about which is better.

7 Plus in the matte black was an awesome phone for me. Still a good buy right now.

 

[naturalstar]

No regrets purchasing my 8 Plus. I love this phone. I’m not going into my reasons again of why the 8 Plus was better to me over the X. I did that already.

If anyone went and bought the X after owning the 8, what do I care? The 8 isn’t a person that I would attribute feelings towards as if the returner somehow offended it. People are making decisions for whatever their own reasons are. I’m seeing strangers having keyboard conniption fits because another person posts why they bought the iPhone different from their choice or returned the iPhone that they have for a different model after determining it wasn’t right for them. It needs to be realized that everyone here is making their own personal choice and most here are fairly intelligent enough to know what is best for them.

But whatever. I’m over here happy with my 8 Plus and I’m hoping that others are happy with their phones as well. 8. 8 Plus. X. 7. 7 Plus. 6. 6 Plus... whatever iPhone you have... even the Samsung people who (while I’m not quite sure why) hang out here regularly as well.

 

[TravisPNW]

So 8 Plus for a few years then right? Genuinely curious. Does OLED, Face ID, and the notch hold you back next year?

It will most likely depend on how many improvements are made from the X to the Xs... and whether or not there is a Plus version. I'd have seriously considered the X this year had there been a Plus. Not everyone out there thinks the Plus is too big... it's perfect for me when it comes to everything from texting to watching videos.

Since I didn't have that option it was an easy choice to go with the 8 Plus. As for using it 2 years? I dunno. I used the 6 Plus and 6s Plus for the last 3. I somehow manage to sleep at night too using this "outdated" phone design and even still manage to have sex on occasion. My girl doesn't care what kind of phone I use... although she'd probably dump me if I got rid of the Challenger.

To answer your question though... the lack of an X Plus carried far more weight in my decision. I'm sure I'd like the OLED but please, lets not for a minute say that it's leaps and bounds better than what's on the 8 Plus... because we both know that isn't true.

I've seen many X users complain that Face ID is slower than Touch ID... so somehow I don't feel as if I'm missing all that much with that either.

Notch? I dunno. Maybe I'd get used to it.

Maybe not you, but if you have added to the 100 plus threads about how much better your plus is then the X, then yes it’s justification. If not, then no.

Funny you named off how many things that were better about the X, but then tell me how you could not careless about them. It is in fact inferior to the X. Again the 8 design was just a money grab for Apple. What did you get over the 7 plus? Wireless charger and a fast chip. You have a 7S plus. Oh and just how much more narrow is the X again? Yeah barely.

I've never said the Plus is better... I've just repeatedly said it shares the same hardware as the X which is 100% fact. The X has a few additional "features" that aren't enough for me to consider it leaps and bounds better than what I have... and when you look at the hardware, that is true.

The differences (Face ID vs Touch ID, OLED vs LCD, camera, animojis) just don't do anything for me. I don't know about you but as far as I'm concerned the cameras are good for Facebook photos and that's about it. If I was a professional photographer looking to make a purchase I'd be looking at a Nikon or something... because there are far better cameras out there than a cell phone.

Besides, it's not like you are taking photos and saying "Hey look! That was taken with a dual OIS camera!"

C'mon man.

 

[bmac4]

It will most likely depend on how many improvements are made from the X to the Xs... and whether or not there is a Plus version. I'd have seriously considered the X this year had there been a Plus. Not everyone out there thinks the Plus is too big... it's perfect for me when it comes to everything from texting to watching videos.

Since I didn't have that option it was an easy choice to go with the 8 Plus. As for using it 2 years? I dunno. I used the 6 Plus and 6s Plus for the last 3. I somehow manage to sleep at night too using this "outdated" phone design and even still manage to have sex on occasion. My girl doesn't care what kind of phone I use... although she'd probably dump me if I got rid of the Challenger.

To answer your question though... the lack of an X Plus carried far more weight in my decision. I'm sure I'd like the OLED but please, lets not for a minute say that it's leaps and bounds better than what's on the 8 Plus... because we both know that isn't true.

I've seen many X users complain that Face ID is slower than Touch ID... so somehow I don't feel as if I'm missing all that much with that either.

Notch? I dunno. Maybe I'd get used to it.



I've never said the Plus is better... I've just repeatedly said it shares the same hardware as the X which is 100% fact. The X has a few additional "features" that aren't enough for me to consider it leaps and bounds better than what I have... and when you look at the hardware, that is true.

The differences (Face ID vs Touch ID, OLED vs LCD, camera, animojis) just don't do anything for me. I don't know about you but as far as I'm concerned the cameras are good for Facebook photos and that's about it. If I was a professional photographer looking to make a purchase I'd be looking at a Nikon or something... because there are far better cameras out there than a cell phone.

Besides, it's not like you are taking photos and saying "Hey look! That was taken with a dual OIS camera!"

C'mon man.

Sure you never said it was, but plenty have said it was. Just because the specs are the same in terms of the chips and ram doesn’t make is close to X. A Phone comes down to the entire package and the 8 plus does have anything beyond the A11 to compete with the X. The X looks better, and does everything else better then the 8 plus. Sure the 8 plus slightly and I mean slightly wider, but that is it. Put it all together, and the X takes it hands down.

Apple wanted to bleed that last bit of money out of the 6 design, so they put out the 8 series. The 8 plus is a hideous mess that has huge bezels and not enough screen for the footprint it leaves. It’s been the joke of smartphone designs since it came out 3 years ago. It’s ok though, if it fits your needs, go for it. Apple is happy to take your money for a phone they put no R and D into.

 

[TravisPNW]

Sure you never said it was, but plenty have said it was. Just because the specs are the same in terms of the chips and ram doesn’t make is close to X. A Phone comes down to the entire package and the 8 plus does have anything beyond the A11 to compete with the X. The X looks better, and does everything else better then the 8 plus. Sure the 8 plus slightly and I mean slightly wider, but that is it. Put it all together, and the X takes it hands down.

Apple wanted to bleed that last bit of money out of the 6 design, so they put out the 8 series. The 8 plus is a hideous mess that has huge bezels and not enough screen for the footprint it leaves. It’s been the joke of smartphone designs since it came out 3 years ago. It’s ok though, if it fits your needs, go for it. Apple is happy to take your money for a phone they put no R and D into.

It was a helluva upgrade for you then wasn't it? Going from that 5s straight to the X?

Man... no wonder you are doing cartwheels and drooling all over yourself about how great the X is!!! After 4 years with the 5s I would be too! Now it all makes sense!

Stay happy with that X man! You deserve it!

 

[PBz]

LOL.

Surfboard 3 year design= 8 Plus

Beautiful modern design= X

How is the 8 Plus the surfboard. Who surfs big wide boards? The X is absolutely the surfboard.

 

[bmac4]

It was a helluva upgrade for you then wasn't it? Going from that 5s straight to the X?

Man... no wonder you are doing cartwheels and drooling all over yourself about how great the X is!!! After 4 years with the 5s I would be too! Now it all makes sense!

Stay happy with that X man! You deserve it!

What are you talking about? The 5S? I have had the 6 plus, 6S, and 7 before I got the X. What’s wrong with you?

 

[bmac4]

How is the 8 Plus the surfboard. Who surfs big wide boards? The X is absolutely the surfboard.

What are you talking about? The 8 plus and all the rest of the plus size iPhone look like a dopey surfboard. Freaking huge bezels on a massive phone. It’s ridiculous Apple kept the design for so long. It looks like garbage, but they had to bleed that last bit of cash out of it because they knew you guys would buy the outdated design one more time. Who knows, you guys might would but it again next year with updated specs.

 

[PBz]

What are you talking about? The 8 plus and all the rest of the plus size iPhone look like a dopey surfboard. Freaking huge bezels on a massive phone. It’s ridiculous Apple kept the design for so long. It looks like garbage, but they had to bleed that last bit of cash out of it because they knew you guys would buy the outdated design one more time. Who knows, you guys might would but it again next year with updated specs.

Have you ever seen a surfboard? They aren’t wide. Guessing from the rest of your logic the next post won’t add any.

 

[bmac4]

Have you ever seen a surfboard? They aren’t wide. Guessing from the rest of your logic the next post won’t add any.

I will just point you this this review about the design. I will also put the quote from the article here since I am sure you won’t read it. I am not the only one that calls these hideous Phone surfboards. Thanks though.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th.../16323570/apple-new-iphone-8-review-plus-2017

“ wrote that “The iPhone 6 Plus isn’t beautiful the way the iPhone 4 was beautiful.” In 2015, I wrote that the iPhone 6S Plus “feels particularly surfboard-y” and that it was “almost designed to be put in a case.” And last year, I wrote that “nothing about the iPhone 7’s design exceeds the rest of the industry.”

And that’s really the problem — while competitors like Samsung and LG have pushed phone hardware design far forward, the iPhone has basically stood still for four years. The iPhone 8 might be the most polished iteration of this basic design Apple’s ever made, but compared to the Galaxy S8 and other Android flagships like the LG V30, it’s just extremely dated. Apple’s true competitor to those devices is the iPhone X, but the company tells us that the 8 is also a flagship phone, and those huge bezels and surfboard dimensions just don’t cut it at the top end of the market anymore.”