Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus Special Red Edition launched in India

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Red Edition

Apple introduced the Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus special Red edition smartphones in India. Both, these smartphone will go on for sale in May. But, they are available for pre-order from Flipkart that will be shipped from today. You can also buy these phones from Apple Authorised Re sellers in the the country now as it is already available there.

Let’s recall the specifications of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus again.

iPhone 8 Highlights

  • The mobile sports 4.7-inch display, has aluminum design and brand new glass which the company claims to be the most durable glass in smartphone till date.
  • Like iPhone X, the iPhone 8 also supports wireless Qi charging besides backing fast charging technology.
  • It is also powered by A11 to offer augmented reality experience.
  • The speakers are redesigned and will provide deeper bass and 25% louder audio.

iPhone 8 Specifications

Display

The smartphone sports a 4.7-inch IPS display at a resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels with 326 ppi pixel density, 3D Touch, 625 cd/m2 max brightness and 1400:1 contrast ratio.

Platform

It is powered by Six-core A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion coprocessor and runs on the iOS 11 operating system.


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Camera

  • The primary camera is a 12MP camera, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Six‑element lens Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240 fps.
  • It also has 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording, Retina Flash

Connectivity and Sensors

The smartphone is equipped with TouchID fingerprint sensor besides supporting 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac with MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC with reader mode, GPS with GLONASS connectivity features.

Battery and Dimensions

  • It packs Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with Qi wireless charging and fast charging technologies besides weighing 148 grams with 138.4x 67.3×7.3 mm size measurements.
  • The company is promising 12 hours of internet usage and 14 hours of talk time usage.

Additional features

The iPhone 8 is also water and dust resistant (IP67).

Price and availability

The Apple iPhone 8 Red 64GB is priced at Rs. 67,940 and Apple iPhone 8 Red 256GB cost Rs. 81,500.

iPhone 8 Plus highlights

  • The mobile sports 5.5-inch Retina HD display
  • It packs dual 12 MP primary cameras which features portrait lighting
  • iPhone 8 Plus is also powered by A11 Bionic Chip to provide an augmented reality experience.
  • New stereo speakers are packed that provides deeper bass and is 25 % louder.
  • Let us now have a detailed look at the specifications of iPhone 8 Plus.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specifications

Display

The smartphone sports a 5.5-inch IPS display at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with 401 ppi pixel density, 3D Touch, 625 cd/m2 max brightness and 1300:1 contrast ratio.

Platform

It is powered by Six-core A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion coprocessor and runs on the latest iOS 11 operating system.

Storage

The device comes with 64 GB and 256 GB storage options.

Camera

  • It has 12MP wide-angle (f/1.8) and telephoto (f/2.8) cameras, OIS, Optical zoom at 2x; digital zoom up to 10x, Six‑element lens, Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240 fps in the primary section.
  • The mobile also has 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording, Retina Flash.

Connectivity and Sensors

The device is equipped with TouchID Fingerprint sensor besides supporting 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac with MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC with reader mode, GPS with GLONASS connectivity features.

Battery and Dimensions

The mobile packs a non-removable rechargeable lithium-ion battery with Qi wireless charging and fast charging technologies that offer 21 hours of talk time and 13 hours of internet usage.

Additional features

The smartphone is also water and dust resistant (IP67).

Price and availability

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus Red 64 GB is priced at Rs. 77, 560 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus Red 256 GB costs Rs. 91,110.

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is going to satisfy the big smartphone users and photography lovers. It is also good to see the support of wireless charging in the smartphone. For those of you who want to hold and fit their smartphones perfectly in the hands, iPhone 8 is for you.

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