IPhone 8

The iPhone 8 is a smartphone that was announced by Apple in a special event on September 12, 2017 alongside the iPhone 8 Plus and X.iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: A new generation of iPhone, Apple Inc. 2017-09-12. It was released on the following September 22nd as the successor to the iPhone 7.iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus now available, Apple Inc. 2017-09-22.
The iPhone 8 was superseded by the iPhone XS and more moderately-priced iPhone XR in late 2018, but remained available as a budget model after the 1st-generation iPhone SE had been discontinued.Apple Discontinues iPhone SE, iPhone 6s and iPhone X by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2018-09-12. The external design of the iPhone 8 was reused by the 2nd-generation iPhone SE, which announced as a replacement on April 15, 2020.New iPhone SE replaces iPhone 8, Apple discontinues iPhone 8 Plus without replacement by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2020-04-15.
==Description==
The iPhone 8 has a glass body that is water and dust-resistant to supports wireless charging, a stereo loud speaker, a new Retina display with True Tone technology, dual 12-megapixel wide and telephoto cameras with more advanced sensors and new color filter with optical image stabilization, and an exclusive "Portrait Mode" lighting system, previously only featured on the iPhone 7 Plus. Both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus has the Apple A11 processor that initially came with iOS 11 pre-installed and are now the oldest models still supported by iOS 16.iPhone 8 (and 8 Plus) - Technical Specifications, Apple Inc. Archived 2017-09-16.Apple iOS 16 brings massive improvements to lock screen and messages by Allison Johnson, The Verge. 2022-06-06.
The main selling feature for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are the wireless charging feature with a True Tone display. Apple claims that this iPhone's back glass is the strongest back glass of all smartphones, but it is recommended to use this iPhone with a case as it can break easily.
The iPhone 8 with iPhone 8 Plus has the same capacitive home button that is used on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The home button is irreplaceable and only Apple can repair the home button if it ever were to break. The iPhone's back glass is also difficult to replace if it breaks.
==Included items==
* EarPods with Lightning connector
* Apple USB Power Adapter
* Lightning to USB Cable
* Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
* SIM removal tool (not included with every unit)
* Documentation
==Trivia==
*The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are the first iPhone models to feature a glass back since the iPhone 4S, though the new purpose is to enable inductive charging with -compatible wireless chargers.
*The Silver and Gold iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were the last iPhone models to have a white front, with all succeeding iPhones, including the 2nd-generation iPhone SE, having black fronts regardless of the color of their back side.
*The iPhone 8 design is reused with the newer iPhone SE models.
==References==
==External links==
*iPhone 8 at Apple (archived 2017-09-12)
**iPhone 8 - Technical Specifications at Apple Support
*iPhone 8 roundup at MacRumors
*iPhone 8 at Wikipedia
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