9. You'll actually be able to find it.
Since everyone is so focused on the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 is actually easy to find and buy — even today! Meanwhile, iPhone X will likely be in high demand and short supply, meaning lots of people will probably be waiting weeks and months for their phones to arrive while you're sitting pretty with your iPhone 8, which has arguably all of the biggest advantages of the iPhone X, with a more reasonable price tag.
8. If you're upgrading from an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, your old cases will fit.
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have near-identical dimensions to their predecessors, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, respectively. The new phones are slightly heavier, and there are slight differences in the new phones' height, length and depth, but all of the differences are less than a millimeter each, which means your old iPhone 7 cases will still fit.
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The iPhone X has completely different dimensions from past iPhones, so your old cases won't work with this phone — one more expense to consider when buying this already-expensive phone.
7. The iPhone X is more expensive than the iPhone 8.
The iPhone 8 starts at $700, while the larger iPhone 8 Plus starts at $800.
The iPhone X, on the other hand, starts at $1,000.
It's simple math: You can save at least $200 by going with an iPhone 8, which, keep in mind, is still a brand-new phone from Apple.
6. The iPhone 8 doesn't have that hideous "notch" at the top of the phone.
The TrueDepth camera system on the iPhone X is the lone interruption on that phone's edge-to-edge display. The "notch," as many are calling it, is pretty hideous, unfortunately.
Thankfully, there's no notch on the iPhone 8 or 8 Plus.
5. The front-facing cameras on the iPhone 8 and iPhone X are also identical — save for a few extra features.
On paper, the FaceTime HD cameras of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are functionally identical to the front-facing camera inside the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera system. All of these phones take 7-megapixel photos, have a ƒ/2.2 aperture, and film video in 1080p.
The only difference is the iPhone X got a few "exclusive" software camera features: Portrait Mode on the front-facing camera (in addition to the back); Portrait Lighting, which lets you remove backgrounds in your selfies for a dramatic effect; and Animoji, where you can send animated emoji to your friends that mimic your facial expressions and even speak using your voice.
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