Apple on Tuesday unveiled three new iPhones, including iPhone X, its most expensive one yet, at its annual event. The event was the first at Steve Jobs Theater, which is part of Apple's new spaceship-like headquarters in Cupertino, California. The new iPhone X — pronounced like the number 10 — was launched at 10th anniversary of the first iPhone.
With the new premium phone, Apple has crossed $1,000 barrier. The new generation smartphone will be available in two variants - 64 GB and 256 GB in silver and space grey colours. In India, 64GB and 256GB models will be available at the price of Rs 89,000 and 1,02,000 respectively. Apple has priced iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at Rs 64,000 and Rs 73,000 respectively.
Hours before the Apple event, its market competitor Samsung launched its premium big-screen Note phablet or Galaxy Note 8 at a price of Rs 67,900.
Since all three phones of Apple and Samsung's Galaxy 8 are in premium category and could burn a hole in your pocket, its only logical to compare their specs before reaching a decision to buy one.
Comparison of full specifications of iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy 8:
iPhone 8
Size: 138.4mm x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight: 148g
Display: 4.7-inch LCD display with 1334 x 750 resolution at 326 ppi and 625 cd/m2 max brightness (Retina HD display)
Processor: Six-core A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, M11 motion coprocessor, neural engine
RAM: Not confirmed
Storage: 64GB, 256GB
Camera: 12-megapixel, with f/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilization, six-element lens
Front camera: 7-megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
Sensor: Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
OS: iOS 11
Charging: Qi wireless charging support
Battery: 14 hours of talk time, 12 hours of internet use, 13 hours of video playback, 40 hours of audio playback
Price: Rs 64,000
iPhone 8 Plus
Size: 158.4mm x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight: 188g
Display: 5.5-inch LCD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution at 401 ppi (Retina HD display)
Processor: Six-core A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, M11 motion coprocessor, neural engine
RAM: Not confirmed
Storage: 64GB, 256GB
Camera: Dual-lens 12-megapixel wide-angle camera with f/1.8 aperture and 12-megapixel f/1.8 camera with f/2.8 aperture, optical zoom up to 2x, optical image stabilization
Front camera: 7-megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
Sensor: Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
OS: iOS 11
Charging: Qi wireless charging support
Battery: 21 hours of talk time, 13 hours of internet use, 14 hours of video playback, 60 hours of audio playback
Price: Rs 73,000 (64GB); Rs 86,000 (256GB)
iPhone X
Size: 143.6mm x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight: 174g
Display: 5.8-inch OLED True Tone display with 2436 x 1125 resolution at 458 ppi, 625cd/m2 brightness, and 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (Super Retina display)
Processor: Six-core A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, M11 motion coprocessor, neural engine
RAM: Not confirmed
Storage: 64GB, 256GB
Camera: Dual-lens 12-megapixel wide-angle camera with f/1.8 aperture and 12-megapixel f/1.8 camera with f/2.4 aperture, optical zoom up to 2x, dual optical image stabilization, six-element lens
Front camera: 7-megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
Sensor: 3D facial recognition (Face ID), no Home Button
OS: iOS 11
Charging: Qi wireless charging support
Battery: 21 hours of talk time, 12 hours of internet use, 13 hours of video playback, 60 hours of audio playback
Price: Rs 89,000 (64GB); Rs 1,02,000 (256GB)
Galaxy Note 8
Size: 162.5 mm x 74.8 mm x 8.6 mm
Weight: 195 g
Display: 6.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1440 x 2960 pixels (~521 ppi pixel density)
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835, Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) CPU
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 64GB, 128GB, 256 GB models
Camera: Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/1.7, PDAF & 52mm, f/2.4, AF), OIS, autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
OS: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Price: Rs 67,900 (64GB)
