Monday 9 April 2018

Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus likely to get new variants this week

NEW DELHI: Apple launched the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones last year in September. It seems that now the company is also set to introduce the RED variant of the smartphones.

According to MacRumors, a Virgin Mobile memo reveals, (Product) Red versions of the 8 and 8 Plus will be announced soon, probably this week. However, if you were waiting for the RED iPhone X, then you will be disappointed as the no news of the same.

Founded in 2006, Product RED works in combating HIV/AIDS in eight African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. Last year also Apple resealed a number of special RED edition products including the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.


To recall, the company launched the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus along with the anniversary edition iPhone X. The Apple iPhone 8 sports a 4.7-inch Retina screen, while the bigger variant comes with 5.5-inch Retina screen. The device are powered by the company’s own latest 10nm A11 Bionic chipset with a 6-core processor. It is claimed to be 25% faster than the A10, which powers the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus smartphones.



The company claims that both the smartphones come with enhanced camera software which allow users to capture better portrait shots. The iPhone 8 features a single 12MP rear camera, while the iPhone 8 Plus boasts of dual rear camera with two 12MP modules. The new cameras are calibrated for augmented reality and come with accurate motion tracking tech. The iPhone 8 Plus comes with a new dual-camera feature called "Portrait Lighting". The feature senses depth in the image and adjusts the lighting on the face of the subject accordingly. The primary rear camera has f/1.8 aperture while the secondary telephoto camera comes with f/2.8 aperture.


The duo support wireless charging and comes in Silver, Space Grey and Gold variants. The smartphones come in only two storage variants of 64GB and 256GB. 

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