7 reasons why you should buy iPhone X instead of iPhone 8
iPhone X is the only phone that owns what Apple calls a 'Super Retina' screen. With 458 pxel-per-inch (ppi), the iPhone X's screen has the thickest number of pixels ever, including iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus with 326 ppi respectively. and 401 ppi.
IPhone X screen has the most number of pixels
Though smaller than the iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X has the largest screen with the distance from 2 screen edges larger than 8 and 8 Plus. iPhone X has a 5.8-inch screen and the size of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus is 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches respectively.
iPhone X also has unique features on OLED displays, light technology that brings life and authenticity. This gives the iPhone X screen a 1: 1,000,000 contrast ratio while that of 8 Plus is only 1: 1,300.
Finally, the screen of iPhone X supports HDR, which means the image or video you watch will be of better quality on iPhone 8.
IPhone X's front camera is invincible, when Apple uses TrueDepth with a list of exclusive features. Most notable is Portrait Mode, which allows users to take portraits even more beautiful than professional machines. With just a touch, TrueDepth will identify the face and blur the background, focusing on the subject.
See also: Next year's iPhone will not have TrueDepth on the rear camera
Portrait Lighting brings many filters such as Studio to brighten the face, Contour to add dark light effects, State to highlight points and to make the scene and State Mono to turn the image into black and white. Watching selfie photos has never been easier. Both rear camera of iPhone 8 have optical anti-shake but iPhone X dual vibration anti.
One of Apple's most anticipated and controversial features is the Face ID, which uses both infrared cameras, projection lights and Dot Projectors (in the hole on the top of the phone) to identify faces. This technology is said to be safer than Touch ID.
IPhone X's camera can analyze more than 30,000 pixels to create accurate face maps. According to Apple, the error rate is 1: 1,000,000 and Touch ID has a higher error rate than 1: 50,000.
It is not known where this technology will go, but currently only iPhone X is available
The front camera of iPhone 8 is also of high quality but cannot do this. Face ID is also compatible with Apple Pay, allowing payment only by looking.
See also: All future iPhones will no longer have Touch ID
This is the most obvious difference. iPhone 8 does not have these emoticons. This is an emoji set that mimics your facial expression, though it sounds like a kid's play, but to build is quite complicated and needs a camera to monitor more than 50 facial motions.
See also: Apple iOS 11 turns your face into a pile of shit, believe it or not
Unlike the iPhone 8 made of glass and aluminum, the iPhone X is made of glass and stainless steel that Apple thinks is more resistant. All 3 new phones have 2 edges made of Gorilla Glass (a type of bearing glass).
Material iPhone X is a little different from its predecessor
All three new phones charge at the same speed and support wireless charging. But according to Apple, iPhone X battery is more buffering. iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are just as good as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (14 and 21 hours of talk, respectively). iPhone X is on par with the iPhone 8 Plus (21 hours) but 7 hours longer than the iPhone 8.
See also: First test of iPhone X battery, relatively good