iPhone 8/Plus iPhone 8 or X?

[annoyingbaguette]

Hi all, I recently lost my iPhone XR and need to get a new phone. I've decided that I will either get the Gold iPhone 8 or the Silver iPhone X. I know all the differences and that the X is obviously better, but my budget is tight and I can get the 8 for around $100 less. Which should I get?

 

[now i see it]

The X definitely isn’t necessarily “better”. It was a first generation OLED device that has a flickering screen that really bothered a fair number of people (headaches, eye strain, dizziness).

Eye-strain while using iPhone X and up

Hello all, I thought I'd post here about an issue I've been having and see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. When I'm using the phone my eyes feel strained, like, they're trying to focus on the screen. Also, I've noticed that when I look away from my phone at something else, my...

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I have an 8. It’s fine. Plenty fast. No problems.

 

[Reggaenald]

Personally I say you should pick the iPhone X. Not only does it have a telephoto lens, it also has an OLED panel which can come in very handy, especially at night. I had an iPhone X and got my mother an iPhone 8 last year. The 8 is great, although the 10’s screen was better and considerably bigger.
As you also seem a little concerned about the colour, the iPhone X with its stainless steel frame does hold up without case a lot better. It also is significantly heavier and thicker though.
But the steel does age very nicely. In my opinion. One of the reasons why Steve Jobs liked the iPhone 4 with its stainless steel frame was because he thought the way it ages turns it into a unique but ever-changing personal feeling thing. I certainly agree with that. I rocked my iPhone X in black bare back as well. I would do the same with my silver 11 pro but am too clumsy with the smooth glass back.

Anyway, I think 100 bucks more for the X are worth it. At least they would be for me, solely because the screen this bigger and better and gestures are a lot more fluent.

 

[StumpyBloke]

X without question!

 

[Torty]

IMO the 8 gold is the most beautiful iPhone ever made.
But I chose the silver X over the 8 back when they were released and I would again prefer the X today.

 

[bpeeps]

The X definitely isn’t necessarily “better”. It was a first generation OLED device that has a flickering screen that really bothered a fair number of people (headaches, eye strain, dizziness).

Eye-strain while using iPhone X and up

Hello all, I thought I'd post here about an issue I've been having and see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. When I'm using the phone my eyes feel strained, like, they're trying to focus on the screen. Also, I've noticed that when I look away from my phone at something else, my...

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I have an 8. It’s fine. Plenty fast. No problems.

I had an X. It was better. Way faster. No problems. Like the majority of people from that post reported.

 

[Reggaenald]

I had an X. It was better. Way faster. No problems. Like the majority of people from that post reported.

Faster? Did it have more cores?

 

[webkit]

Be sure to check the battery life of the phones you are considering e.g., if the iPhone 8 is due for a new battery, it could add $50 to the cost.

 

[bevsb2]

IMO the 8 gold is the most beautiful iPhone ever made.
But I chose the silver X over the 8 back when they were released and I would again prefer the X today.

I agree that the 8 gold was the most beautiful iPhone ever made and I loved mine. However I did upgrade eventually to the X because of the larger screen. At my age the larger screen made all the difference.

 

[Paddle1]

IMO the 8 will feel like a downgrade while the X probably won't (as much).

 

[Mr. Awesome]

I had an X. It was better. Way faster. No problems. Like the majority of people from that post reported.

The X has the exact same A11 Bionic chip as the 8. It’s not faster.

 

[Christopher Kim]

One other consideration I'd add as food-for-thought is that because the 8 has Home Button and X doesn't, going back from your XR "swipe-up" gesturing to the 8's Home button may take some getting used to again. And then eventually when you upgrade again, you'll have to go back to the swipe-up.

 

[Lwii2boo]

I had an X. It was better. Way faster. No problems. Like the majority of people from that post reported.

iPhone X is not faster than iPhone 8. It has same SoC

 

[Choco Taco]

X. Face ID. Bigger and higher resolution screen. OLED.

 

[Torty]

One other consideration I'd add as food-for-thought is that because the 8 has Home Button and X doesn't, going back from your XR "swipe-up" gesturing to the 8's Home button may take some getting used to again. And then eventually when you upgrade again, you'll have to go back to the swipe-up.

Isn’t it possible to swipe-up with the iPhone 8?
I have the iPad Air 3 with home button and I can swipe-up there too.

 

[Choco Taco]

Isn’t it possible to swipe-up with the iPhone 8?
I have the iPad Air 3 with home button and I can swipe-up there too.

You can swipe up, but it brings you to the control center instead of going to the Home screen. It just serves a different purpose.

 

[fwmireault]

I would also go with the X, but if you are on a budget, maybe you should get the 8. Same SOC, will last you about the same time. Just be sure battery health is good

 

[Guppy Guy]

Hi all, I recently lost my iPhone XR and need to get a new phone. I've decided that I will either get the Gold iPhone 8 or the Silver iPhone X. I know all the differences and that the X is obviously better, but my budget is tight and I can get the 8 for around $100 less. Which should I get?

Personally, I have the iPhone 8 which has worked well me for four years now; and the battery has aged okay at about 72% currently. Unfortunately, I went with the 64gb model partly due to availability of the 128 and cost in general.

I would not want to have a smaller storage option on an iPhone after what I've been through with the 64gb; too many problems with storage fore apps and updates. I use iCloud extensively but 64gb is just too small. If you can get an 8 with decent storage it's a great device, speeds are good and it has held up well to Mary years of solid use although I am not hand on my devices. I'm still using an iPad Air 2 as a YouTube screen so that my iPad Pro is just for working.

 

[1BadManVan]

the one thing nobody has mentioned yet either is the ram. Yes they have the same A11 chip but the regular 8 only has 2gb of ram vs 3 for the x. That alone will make a big difference in its performance.

 

[Torty]

the one thing nobody has mentioned yet either is the ram. Yes they have the same A11 chip but the regular 8 only has 2gb of ram vs 3 for the x. That alone will make a big difference in its performance.

That’s right but I agree with the poster above. I would chose the 8 with 128GB (better 256GB) over the X with 64GB

 

[1BadManVan]

That’s right but I agree with the poster above. I would chose the 8 with 128GB (better 256GB) over the X with 64GB

I wouldn't be worrying about lots of storage on a device with 2 gigs of ram and running out of time to stay as a daily driver just for usability

 

[ian87w]

Hi all, I recently lost my iPhone XR and need to get a new phone. I've decided that I will either get the Gold iPhone 8 or the Silver iPhone X. I know all the differences and that the X is obviously better, but my budget is tight and I can get the 8 for around $100 less. Which should I get?

Get the X. It has 3GB of RAM. The 8 only has 2GB of RAM, and might be on the chopping block off OS support earlier than the X.

 

[Larsvonhier]

X

 

[Andeddu]

Try to increase you budget slightly and pick up a used SE 2020… it’ll be good for around 3 years so it’s definitely worth the money.

If you have to pick between those 2 then I’d go for the 8. I loved my 8 and never had any problems with it over 2.5 years of use.

 

[Choco Taco]

Try to increase you budget slightly and pick up a used SE 2020… it’ll be good for around 3 years so it’s definitely worth the money.

If you have to pick between those 2 then I’d go for the 8. I loved my 8 and never had any problems with it over 2.5 years of use.

I have the SE 2020 as a back up phone and it utterly sucks on iOS 16.