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Side by side, the 8 is impressively faster than the 7. I don't know about cameras or anything, but the CPU upgrade was no joke.

Havoc 9y ago
What do you practically use the extra speed for? I've got a 7+ and frankly I'm struggling to see what more I could want. So probably going to skip a generation.
- kevindqc 9y ago
  Just you wait until the next iOS :)
  - Havoc 9y ago
    Bastards. It's all a scam. :p I reckon it is topping out though. A bit like any i3 or whatever is now sufficient to do any office task imaginable. You're not going to spreadsheet any faster with a i7...
stbtrax 9y ago
sure, but for 99% of what most people do, web,text,maps. Is it appreciable?
- empthought 9y ago
  There is no upper bound on what "web" will require of hardware. Web developers will see to that.
- LeifCarrotson 9y ago
  Text and maps worked fine a decade ago. Web, too, though it depended amd still depends a lot on the sites you use. The issue is that it's not enough to be good enough 99% of the time. That's assumed. It's performance in the last 1% that really makes or breaks the user experience (or maybe the right ratio is 95/5 or 80/2...). Obviously, any car will have sufficient power and traction to maintain cruise on the highway. It's those few seconds of acceleration to pass, or that panicked emergency stop, where you'll definitely notice a difference.
- smileysteve 9y ago
  I'd lower that 99% to 90-95%%; A not insignificant number of people do use the IPhone for graphics intensive games; and its graphics chips and programs are drastically ahead of android competition by most reviews. But your point stands that 100% of hard core gamers that want the biggest fastest new thing have 0% use for the 8. (The x/ten has the bigger better screen too)
gnicholas 9y ago
The camera update was not big this time around. Since that's one of the major reasons people upgrade, it's not surprising that people are buying 7's and 7 Pluses right now. Also, anyone who's moving up from a 6 or 6S will see a huge speed improvement if they move to a 7, and for most "normal" usage I'm not sure the move to the 8 would make that much difference.
Finnucane 9y ago
That may be true, but if customers decide that what they have is good enough for what they do, they're not going to rush out to upgrade at the earliest possible moment. I mean, I carry an iPhone 5 and it does fine for me. I'll replace it when it dies.

Havoc 9y ago

What do you practically use the extra speed for? I've got a 7+ and frankly I'm struggling to see what more I could want. So probably going to skip a generation.

kevindqc 9y ago
Just you wait until the next iOS :)
- Havoc 9y ago
  Bastards. It's all a scam. :p I reckon it is topping out though. A bit like any i3 or whatever is now sufficient to do any office task imaginable. You're not going to spreadsheet any faster with a i7...

stbtrax 9y ago

sure, but for 99% of what most people do, web,text,maps. Is it appreciable?

empthought 9y ago
There is no upper bound on what "web" will require of hardware. Web developers will see to that.
LeifCarrotson 9y ago
Text and maps worked fine a decade ago. Web, too, though it depended amd still depends a lot on the sites you use. The issue is that it's not enough to be good enough 99% of the time. That's assumed. It's performance in the last 1% that really makes or breaks the user experience (or maybe the right ratio is 95/5 or 80/2...). Obviously, any car will have sufficient power and traction to maintain cruise on the highway. It's those few seconds of acceleration to pass, or that panicked emergency stop, where you'll definitely notice a difference.
smileysteve 9y ago
I'd lower that 99% to 90-95%%; A not insignificant number of people do use the IPhone for graphics intensive games; and its graphics chips and programs are drastically ahead of android competition by most reviews. But your point stands that 100% of hard core gamers that want the biggest fastest new thing have 0% use for the 8. (The x/ten has the bigger better screen too)

gnicholas 9y ago

The camera update was not big this time around. Since that's one of the major reasons people upgrade, it's not surprising that people are buying 7's and 7 Pluses right now. Also, anyone who's moving up from a 6 or 6S will see a huge speed improvement if they move to a 7, and for most "normal" usage I'm not sure the move to the 8 would make that much difference.

Finnucane 9y ago

That may be true, but if customers decide that what they have is good enough for what they do, they're not going to rush out to upgrade at the earliest possible moment. I mean, I carry an iPhone 5 and it does fine for me. I'll replace it when it dies.