This is also my Pick of the Month
I have finally gotten my hands on an iPhone 8 Plus.
Ever since I have had an iPhone 1, Iāve always had relatively small phones and silver. When I got my 5s, I wanted it in Gold but T-Mobile didnāt have the Gold 64gb in stock. At the time, they only sold the 16gb models in the store. The rep convinced me I didnāt need 64gb, though I wouldnāt get the 64gb, I wouldnāt relent on storage and ended up ordering a 32gb in-store 2.
I went from the 4ā 5s to the 4.7ā 6. I decided against the Plus models because I remembered how hard it was to maneuver around my Galaxy Note 2 - I always felt like I was going to drop it. When the 6s came around, I got the same size and color.
Change of Heart
When watching Francesco DāAlessioās morning routine videos, I noticed he had a Space Gray iPhone 6, with a slim black case. When the screen was off, it looked absolutely stunning.
White, clean, silver, these are all things I liked in design for a long time. I heard complaints of how jarring the screen is when it is sleeping against the white bezels. I never noticed it and continued with my ignorance. Until Francescoās video.
I got the 8 Plus Space Gray 256gb model.
Also the Plus models had the better camera since the 6s. It really didnāt matter to me that the phone was so big, I needed the better camera as I start to get back into iPhone Photography.
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Lust
After I realized how beautiful Space Gray was, I started making plans to get an iPhone in Space Gray. I was starting to use dark mode in most of the app UIs I was using, so it only fit that I would want to get a dark phone as well.
Ā Ā Ā You just have to look at the above photos to see how beautiful that is.
Ā Ā Ā Since I bought the original Overcast, I have unlocked the dark UI and Spotify has almost always had a dark UI. Iām in love.
Ā Ā Ā Functionality
It may not be the X, but this phone is damn fast. Much faster than my 6s 3. The True Tone display is fantastic. I have the first gen iPad Pro so I missed out on the True Tone. It makes a difference.
Retina HD is amazing as well: everything is clear, crisp, and better than the 6s to my eyes.
Camera
I havenāt put it through its paces yet. Plan to during the holidays. I will have a review on that when Xmas comes around.
Wrap-up
Iāve only had this phone for a little over a week and I am in love with it. It is not the X but the phone is gorgeous and feels much more premium than my 6s with the glass front and back. I didnāt want to put a case on it but repairs are crazy expensive on the X and 8 so I decided to find a slim case with a āmilitary gradeā bumper.
I will have more insights to come.
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Since 2014. My first Apple device was the iPad 4 in 2013 and then the iPhone 5s, 6, ,MacBook Pro Late 2013 13ā in 2014, the 6s, iPad Air 2, Airpot Extreme, Apple TV 3rd Genā¦and so forth. You get the idea. The best thing about going to school to be honest.Ā ↩
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Within a year I was almost out of space. Mistake.Ā ↩
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Thatās going to my mom.Ā ↩
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