Everything You Need To Know About The New iPhone 8 & iPhone X

Silicon Valley heavyweights Apple launched three new iPhones at their event yesterday, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus as well as the iPhone X (pronounced iPhone ten).

A new all glass display the most durable glass ever on a smartphone, big words from the tech giant.

Apple have brought out wireless charging for their new products. You now no longer have to fiddle with charging ports and wires that end up fraying over time you can simply place your iPhone on a wireless charging station.

Other features include:

Silver, space grey, new gold finish
Apple claims it's the most durable glass ever in a smartphone
It's water and dust resistant
4.7" display in the 8 and 5.5" display in the Plus
Stereo speakers. 25% louder than the speakers in the 7
A11 bionic chip the most powerful chip ever in a smartphone
12MP camera
4K 60fps video
Cameras calibrated for augmented reality
New Portrait Lighting feature: machine learning creates facial landmarks and enhances light effects on the face (8Plus)

iPhone X

The iPhone X which is scheduled for release in early November and is expected to set punters back over a grand. The iPhone X has a quoted two hours extra battery life than the iPhone 7. Again a big promise to keep. There's also no home button, users simply swipe up on the display to bring up the home menu.

Augmented reality has been incorporated into the phone's software.

The new iPhone also has an 'animoji' feature where users faces can be mapped onto emojis.

This is the future people,

The key features of the iPhone X key include:

Edge-to-edge display screens that cover the whole front of the phone
No home button
Face ID unlocks the phone using 3D facial recognition software. Works with Apple Pay.
New Portrait Lighting feature Machine learning creates facial landmarks and enhances light effects on the face
iOS 11 will feature, among other things, peer-to-peer Apple Pay and a redesigned Control Centre
Wireless charging already in use for the Apple Watch and will now be integrated into iPhones
5.8" 'Super Retina' display Supports HDR in Dolby Vision and HDR10 and True Tone

Here is the pricing and ordering details for each new iPhone: