The wider a phone, the harder it is to hold with one hand. At 78.1mm wide, it’s a whole 10mm wider than the Samsung Galaxy S8 with a 5.8in screen and it’s even 3.3mm wider than the giant Note 8. The biggest issue is the iPhone 8 Plus is very wide and rounded for a device with what is a relatively small screen. At a total weight of 202g the iPhone 8 Plus feels pretty heavy, with only the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with its colossal 6.3in screen coming anywhere near at 195g. It’s 14g heavier than the iPhone 7 Plus, 10g heavier than the iPhone 6S Plus and 30g heavier than the iPhone 6 Plus. The iPhone 8 Plus is fractions of a millimetre larger in every direction than the iPhone 7 Plus. At least it comes in black and silver too.
It’s a feeling that’s accentuated by the new pinky gold colour, which reminds me of my grandma’s hideous bathroom suite – the kind you have to replace just to sell a house. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardianįour years on the design of the iPhone 8 Plus makes it look incredibly dated, like a cheap iPhone knock off.
The iPhone 6S Plus on the left, iPhone 7 Plus in the middle and the iPhone 8 Plus on the right.
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