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<span style="color: #555; font-weight: bold;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-muted);">A new generation of iPhone.</span>
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The iPhone 8 is a [[smartphone]] designed and marketed by [[Apple|Apple]], announced on September 12, 2017 — the first event held in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park — and released on September 22, 2017, alongside the [[iPhone 8 Plus]]. It had the strangest debut circumstance of any iPhone: introduced an hour before the [[iPhone X]], the radical all-screen flagship that instantly recast the 8 as the conservative choice at its own launch.

Taken on its merits, the 8 was a substantial fourth pass at the [[iPhone 6]] silhouette: a glass back returned for the first time since the [[iPhone 4s]], enabling Qi wireless charging; the A11 Bionic brought six cores and Apple's first fully custom GPU; the display gained True Tone ambient color adaptation; and the camera sensor was new despite the familiar 12-megapixel count. Storage doubled to a 64 GB base.

The 8 pair launched with iOS 11, sold steadily in the X's shadow — then outsold it in units through parts of 2018, vindicating the two-track strategy — and lived on until April 2020, when the second-generation [[iPhone SE]] inherited its body almost unchanged.

= Design =

The 8 wraps the familiar 4.7-inch aluminum frame front and back in "the most durable glass ever in a smartphone," color-matched via a new seven-layer ink process and reinforced by a steel-and-copper internal structure. The glass enabled the generation's marquee convenience — Qi wireless charging on the open industry standard, compatible with existing mats in cafés and cars — at the cost of a second breakable face and a modest weight gain to 148 g.

Finishes consolidated to Gold (a warmer, pinkish tone absorbing Rose Gold), Silver, and Space Gray, with (PRODUCT)RED — white front on the 7, black front here — arriving April 2018. IP67, stereo speakers (25% louder), the solid-state Home button, and the absent headphone jack all carried over.

= Hardware =

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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple|Apple]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | 11th
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Announced
| style="text-align: left;" | September 12, 2017
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Released
| style="text-align: left;" | September 22, 2017
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Discontinued
| style="text-align: left;" | April 15, 2020
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Predecessor
| style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 7]]
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Related
| style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 8 Plus]] · [[iPhone X]]
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Successor
| style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone XR]]<br>(body: [[iPhone SE|iPhone SE 2nd gen]])
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Display
| style="text-align: left;" | 4.7-inch Retina HD IPS LCD<br>1334 × 750 (326 ppi) · 3D Touch<br>True Tone · wide color (P3)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Chip
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple A11|Apple A11 Bionic]]<br>(2 + 4 cores · first Apple GPU<br>· Neural Engine)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | RAM
| style="text-align: left;" | 2 GB
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Storage
| style="text-align: left;" | 64 GB · 256 GB
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Rear camera
| style="text-align: left;" | 12 MP, f/1.8 · OIS<br>4K 60 fps · 240 fps slo-mo (1080p)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Front camera
| style="text-align: left;" | 7 MP, 1080p
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Battery
| style="text-align: left;" | 1,821 mAh · Qi wireless charging<br>fast charge (50% in 30 min)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Durability
| style="text-align: left;" | IP67 · glass front and back
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Colors
| style="text-align: left;" | Gold · Silver · Space Gray<br>(+ (PRODUCT)RED from April 2018)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Launch price
| style="text-align: left;" | $699 (64 GB) · $849 (256 GB)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | OS
| style="text-align: left;" | iOS 11.0 ~ 16.7.10
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The A11 Bionic was the star: two Monsoon performance cores plus four efficiency cores — all usable simultaneously for the first time — Apple's first in-house GPU after dropping Imagination Technologies, and the first Neural Engine, a dedicated block for machine-learning inference that at launch served Face ID and Animoji on the X but soon underpinned computational photography platform-wide. The 8 benchmarked ahead of every Android flagship of its year by wide margins, and ahead of some laptop-class chips.

Wireless charging arrived via the open Qi standard rather than a Beats-style proprietary scheme — an uncharacteristic and warmly received choice — with 7.5 W support enabled that winter, and wired fast charging reached 50% in thirty minutes via USB-C PD (with adapter sold separately, reviewers noted pointedly).

= Camera =

The 12-megapixel sensor was new — larger, faster, deeper pixels — with OIS and an f/1.8 lens carried from the 7, Slow Sync flash for more natural low-light flash shots, and video stepping up to 4K at 60 fps and 1080p slow motion at 240 fps, both firsts enabled by Apple's new custom ISP. Reviewers measured a modest but real photo improvement and a major video one; the single-lens 8 conceded Portrait features to the [[iPhone 8 Plus]] and X.

= Software =

The 8 shipped with iOS 11 — Control Center redesign, ARKit's augmented-reality debut (leaning on the A11's horsepower), and the Files app — and rode the update train through iOS 16, ending at 16.7.10 in 2024, seven major versions. Its body outlived even that: the second-generation [[iPhone SE]] of 2020 reused the 8's chassis so closely that most cases fit both.

= Release and reception =

The 8 launched into visibly muted lines — pre-orders skewed heavily toward the X, still six weeks away — and early sales reporting framed it as overshadowed. The framing inverted within months: the 8 and 8 Plus outsold the X in several quarters on price pragmatism, and reviews had already called the 8 what it was — the most refined version of the classic iPhone, with the year's fastest chip, recommended precisely for buyers unready for the X's $999 gamble and Face ID relearning. Criticisms: the fourth-year design, 2 GB of RAM, bezels that suddenly looked enormous beside the X, and the separately sold fast-charge adapter.

It was discontinued on April 15, 2020, succeeded in place by the SE that wore its body.

= Legacy =

The 8 closed the Home-button flagship era with its best iteration — then extended that era by proxy, as the [[iPhone SE]] second and third generations carried its chassis to 2025. Qi charging standardized wireless power across the industry, and the A11's Neural Engine introduced the on-device AI block that grew into the foundation of Apple Intelligence on the current [[iPhone 17]] generation. History's verdict on its odd launch: being the sensible iPhone beside a revolutionary one turned out to be a very good business.

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{| style="width: 100%; border: 2px solid #333; text-align: center;" darkstyle="border-color: #48484a;" |- | colspan="3" style="padding: 28px 20px 42px;" | <div style="font: bold 2em/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: var(--wiki-color); margin-bottom: 0.8em;">iPhone 8</div> <span style="color: #555; font-weight: bold;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-muted);">A new generation of iPhone.</span> |- | colspan="3" style="padding: 0;" | <div style="max-width: 300px; margin: 5px auto;">![[iphone_8.webp]]</div> |- | style="width: 33.4%; background-color: #f7e8dd; color: #000;" | '''Gold''' | style="width: 33.3%; background-color: #e2e3e4; color: #000;" | '''Silver''' | style="width: 33.3%; background-color: #272729; color: #fff;" | '''Space Gray''' |- | colspan="3" style="background-color: #333; padding: 8px;" | [https://support.apple.com/kb/SP767?locale=en_US <span style="color: #fff;">iPhone 8 — Technical Specifications (Apple Support)</span>] |} {{iPhone lineup Navbox}} The iPhone 8 is a [[smartphone]] designed and marketed by [[Apple|Apple]], announced on September 12, 2017 — the first event held in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park — and released on September 22, 2017, alongside the [[iPhone 8 Plus]]. It had the strangest debut circumstance of any iPhone: introduced an hour before the [[iPhone X]], the radical all-screen flagship that instantly recast the 8 as the conservative choice at its own launch. Taken on its merits, the 8 was a substantial fourth pass at the [[iPhone 6]] silhouette: a glass back returned for the first time since the [[iPhone 4s]], enabling Qi wireless charging; the A11 Bionic brought six cores and Apple's first fully custom GPU; the display gained True Tone ambient color adaptation; and the camera sensor was new despite the familiar 12-megapixel count. Storage doubled to a 64 GB base. The 8 pair launched with iOS 11, sold steadily in the X's shadow — then outsold it in units through parts of 2018, vindicating the two-track strategy — and lived on until April 2020, when the second-generation [[iPhone SE]] inherited its body almost unchanged. = Design = The 8 wraps the familiar 4.7-inch aluminum frame front and back in "the most durable glass ever in a smartphone," color-matched via a new seven-layer ink process and reinforced by a steel-and-copper internal structure. The glass enabled the generation's marquee convenience — Qi wireless charging on the open industry standard, compatible with existing mats in cafés and cars — at the cost of a second breakable face and a modest weight gain to 148 g. Finishes consolidated to Gold (a warmer, pinkish tone absorbing Rose Gold), Silver, and Space Gray, with (PRODUCT)RED — white front on the 7, black front here — arriving April 2018. IP67, stereo speakers (25% louder), the solid-state Home button, and the absent headphone jack all carried over. = Hardware = {| style="max-width: 500px; border: 2px solid #555; text-align: center;" darkstyle="border-color: #48484a;" |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left; width: 22%;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Developer | style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple|Apple]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Generation | style="text-align: left;" | 11th |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Announced | style="text-align: left;" | September 12, 2017 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Released | style="text-align: left;" | September 22, 2017 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Discontinued | style="text-align: left;" | April 15, 2020 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Predecessor | style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 7]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Related | style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 8 Plus]] · [[iPhone X]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Successor | style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone XR]]<br>(body: [[iPhone SE|iPhone SE 2nd gen]]) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Display | style="text-align: left;" | 4.7-inch Retina HD IPS LCD<br>1334 × 750 (326 ppi) · 3D Touch<br>True Tone · wide color (P3) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Chip | style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple A11|Apple A11 Bionic]]<br>(2 + 4 cores · first Apple GPU<br>· Neural Engine) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | RAM | style="text-align: left;" | 2 GB |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Storage | style="text-align: left;" | 64 GB · 256 GB |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Rear camera | style="text-align: left;" | 12 MP, f/1.8 · OIS<br>4K 60 fps · 240 fps slo-mo (1080p) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Front camera | style="text-align: left;" | 7 MP, 1080p |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Battery | style="text-align: left;" | 1,821 mAh · Qi wireless charging<br>fast charge (50% in 30 min) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Durability | style="text-align: left;" | IP67 · glass front and back |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Colors | style="text-align: left;" | Gold · Silver · Space Gray<br>(+ (PRODUCT)RED from April 2018) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Launch price | style="text-align: left;" | $699 (64 GB) · $849 (256 GB) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | OS | style="text-align: left;" | iOS 11.0 ~ 16.7.10 |} The A11 Bionic was the star: two Monsoon performance cores plus four efficiency cores — all usable simultaneously for the first time — Apple's first in-house GPU after dropping Imagination Technologies, and the first Neural Engine, a dedicated block for machine-learning inference that at launch served Face ID and Animoji on the X but soon underpinned computational photography platform-wide. The 8 benchmarked ahead of every Android flagship of its year by wide margins, and ahead of some laptop-class chips. Wireless charging arrived via the open Qi standard rather than a Beats-style proprietary scheme — an uncharacteristic and warmly received choice — with 7.5 W support enabled that winter, and wired fast charging reached 50% in thirty minutes via USB-C PD (with adapter sold separately, reviewers noted pointedly). = Camera = The 12-megapixel sensor was new — larger, faster, deeper pixels — with OIS and an f/1.8 lens carried from the 7, Slow Sync flash for more natural low-light flash shots, and video stepping up to 4K at 60 fps and 1080p slow motion at 240 fps, both firsts enabled by Apple's new custom ISP. Reviewers measured a modest but real photo improvement and a major video one; the single-lens 8 conceded Portrait features to the [[iPhone 8 Plus]] and X. = Software = The 8 shipped with iOS 11 — Control Center redesign, ARKit's augmented-reality debut (leaning on the A11's horsepower), and the Files app — and rode the update train through iOS 16, ending at 16.7.10 in 2024, seven major versions. Its body outlived even that: the second-generation [[iPhone SE]] of 2020 reused the 8's chassis so closely that most cases fit both. = Release and reception = The 8 launched into visibly muted lines — pre-orders skewed heavily toward the X, still six weeks away — and early sales reporting framed it as overshadowed. The framing inverted within months: the 8 and 8 Plus outsold the X in several quarters on price pragmatism, and reviews had already called the 8 what it was — the most refined version of the classic iPhone, with the year's fastest chip, recommended precisely for buyers unready for the X's $999 gamble and Face ID relearning. Criticisms: the fourth-year design, 2 GB of RAM, bezels that suddenly looked enormous beside the X, and the separately sold fast-charge adapter. It was discontinued on April 15, 2020, succeeded in place by the SE that wore its body. = Legacy = The 8 closed the Home-button flagship era with its best iteration — then extended that era by proxy, as the [[iPhone SE]] second and third generations carried its chassis to 2025. Qi charging standardized wireless power across the industry, and the A11's Neural Engine introduced the on-device AI block that grew into the foundation of Apple Intelligence on the current [[iPhone 17]] generation. History's verdict on its odd launch: being the sensible iPhone beside a revolutionary one turned out to be a very good business.