Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The New iPhones

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Today, for the first time, Apple announced new iPhones in its annual September product launch event in a new theater named after its late founder, Steve Jobs.

This keynote is no ordinary one: this year marks the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, which first shipped in June 2007. The device ushered in a wave of touchscreen smartphones—and now makes up 70% of the company’s revenue.

The phones are still 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches, respectively, and have Retina displays.

Like the previous models, they’re water-resistant (up to 30 minutes of submersion, 1 meter deep), too, and, sadly for headphone traditionalists, there’s still no headphone jack.

What really sets these new devices apart is their stainless steel borders, and glass front *and* backs, reinforced by steel. It’s the “most durable glass ever in a smartphone.” It comes in silver, space gray and new gold finish. This means they can be charged wirelessly, without a cable.

The new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus works with a round wireless charging pad accessory, as well as all chargers with the Qi wireless charging support. Third-party offerings from mophie and Belkin will also work.

The 12 MP camera has a new sensor, and a new color filter. The 8 Plus has two new sensors for its dual-lens camera. There’s also a second-generation True Tone flash with four LEDs with flicker sensor that detects overhead lights. Thanks to iOS 11, you can now also choose the cover image for Live Photos.

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The Plus has a dual-, rather than single-, lens camera, with both a wide angle and telephoto lens (the non-Plus iPhone has just one wide angle lens). The dual-lens camera powers the Portrait Mode feature, which adds a professional camera-esque blur to the image’s background. Apple is now introducing Portrait Lighting, which simulates different lighting effects. The feature will launch in beta for the new 8 Plus and 7 Plus. There’s Contour Light, Natural Light, Stage Light, Stage Light Mono, and Studio Light.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 8 has the "highest quality video recorder ever in a smartphone," according to Phil Schiller, VP of marketing at Apple. Slo-mo can now be shot at 1080p and 240 frames per second, double the frames of what was available previously.

The new chip inside is A11 Bionic (Six-core CPU, 64-bit design). Its performance cores are 25% faster than A10. The GPU is 30% faster, which is best seen in machine learning and gaming apps. You’ll also see faster low-light autofocus, pixel processing for sharpness, and noise reduction.

Both devices will ship with iOS 11, which includes a slew of new features for the iPhone, including a new GIF-esque Loop mode in pictures, person-to-person Apple Pay within iMessage, a new male voice for Siri, photos that take up less space on your device, a redesigned Control Center, and a Do Not Disturb While Driving mode. Best of all: you don’t need a new device to get the update. It will be free to download for those with the 5s, SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, and 7 Plus, too.

The iPhone 8 starts at $699 at 64GB. The 8 Plus starts at $799, and can be preordered on Sept. 15. Both ship on Sept. 22.

from BuzzFeed - Tech https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/apple-iphone-8-iphone-8-plus?utm_term=4ldqpia