Other Smashed my 6s today. 8 or X now?

[BarracksSi]

Flip a coin.

Or, since you have the option of fixing the screen, roll a three-sided die.

 

[eoblaed]

The only complaint about the 8 is that it's design is "boring" (if that makes any difference). The complaints about the X for some people are a lot more significant. Eye strain from the display, Face ID worse than touch-ID, off axis color shift, the NOTCH. Now granted, lots of people love their X, but a significant number don't,-- or even worse, can't even look at it because of the screen flicker.

The safe bet is the 8 plus. The risky purchase is the X.

Get the X-you’ll love it. If you keep your phones for 3 years, the increased cost spread over that time is negligible.

The complaints about the phone are largely overstated by a vocal minority. Do yourself a solid and check the X out in person before you dismiss it based on these criticisms. It’s currently the best phone out there and is worth the extra cost.

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Exactly.

Notch: The notch is such a non-issue as to be laughable (essentially, it boils down to: do you want more screen real-estate or less?). No one serious really cares about it, certainly not people that own one.

FaceID: FaceID is not worse than TouchID (there are some trade-offs, but they are trade-offs. In some cases, TouchID is a little better, in other cases, FaceID, but the extra security and convenience of FaceID (eg. harder to 'mess up' when unlocking your device, integrated with iTunes/App Store purchases, banking authorizations, password access, etc) makes it a winner in most people's minds.

Color Shift: Off-axis color shift is also a non-issue. When the phone first came out, I found 3rd party comparisons of all the major OLED screens and Apple's specific design was, far and away, the clear winner (https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...u-sold-on-amoled.2090039/page-4#post-25503487). But, the most important thing is that the off-axis color shift is so minor, and is so rarely even visible (how many times am I viewing my phone seriously, for extended periods of time, off-axis? Never), that I've forgotten there was even a concern with it.

Eye Strain: The eye-strain issue, while a real issue for some people, is so rare that it's highly unlikely you will be impacted by it. If you're really concerned (you shouldn't be), just go play with one at an Apple Store, from what I've read, it'd be obvious right away. Or don't. The chances of impacting you is virtually non-existent.

Oh, and about that OLED display? The true blacks are a thing of beauty (as opposed to the grey-ish backlit 'blacks' of the LCD displays). A subtle, but profound difference in the viewing experience.

I love my X, my son loves his, my friends and coworkers that have them love theirs.

My advice? Get the X. You have two weeks to decide if you love it or not during which you can switch to another device if you'd prefer with zero risk.

 

[thecarrot]

Off-axis shift, to an extent, is to be expected with an OLED panel so I wouldn't consider that an issue (unless it's noticeable from a reasonable viewing angle). However, screen uniformity with the X is, IMO, definitely an issue if you're picky about it. My X, for example, has a very slight pink edge to it around the top/down part of the right side. It's viewable even from straight-on and is very, very slight - but it's there for sure. Others have screens that are noticeably more warm at the top vs the bottom, some have worse pink tint than mine, etc. About half of the display units I compared mine with at the Apple Store looked like they could very well suffer from something similar (the stores are so well-lit though that I could not tell conclusively).

I think it's safe to say that if screen uniformity is of the utmost importance to you, the 8 is the better choice. But overall, the X is the better device IMO - and if you get one with a near-perfect display (possible but perhaps rare) then even better.

 

[nia820]

If you have the funds, go with the iPhone x.

 

[AndyR]

Thx everyone.

I’m in New Zealand so Apple doesn’t sell refurb phones here which is a bummer as yeah I would have done that hands down. Also no physical Apple stores either.

I've always wanted the portrait mode from the dual camera plus but the size always kind of put of me. But found out today that Apple online do free returns up to 14 days on the iPhone so I've just ordered an 8 plus just to try it out. I know the dorm factor of the 8 as its the same of the 6s I have so no need there but feel I should give the plus a try.

No matter how much I try I don't think I can stomach the cost of the X at the moment.

 

[44267547]

Thx everyone.

I’m in New Zealand so Apple doesn’t sell refurb phones here which is a bummer as yeah I would have done that hands down. Also no physical Apple stores either.

I've always wanted the portrait mode from the dual camera plus but the size always kind of put of me. But found out today that Apple online do free returns up to 14 days on the iPhone so I've just ordered an 8 plus just to try it out. I know the dorm factor of the 8 as its the same of the 6s I have so no need there but feel I should give the plus a try.

No matter how much I try I don't think I can stomach the cost of the X at the moment.

I think the iPhone 8 Plus was a good choice. The battery life, the 1080 P display and camera are fairly significant upgrades over the 4.7 iPhone 8.