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The new iPhones vs. the iPhone 7: What's changed?

The 8 and 8 Plus stick to familiar territory while the iPhone X definitely goes off in another direction.

This year's iPhone anniversary event has given us not one or two, but three new handsets to ponder over. The iPhone X is the star, offering us an edge-to-edge screen and a new front-facing TrueDepth camera. But we're still getting a new pair of numbered phones, the 8 and 8 Plus, for those who like to go a little more traditional, so to speak. If you're currently mulling an upgrade from your 7 or 7 Plus, we've made it a little easier by having the new phones face off in two tables -- one comparing the 4.7-inch devices and another for their bigger siblings, with the iPhone X making an appearance in both. Of course, specs aren't everything, so we'll have a review (or two) for you later this year for all the phones we saw today.

iPhone X

iPhone 8

iPhone 7 *

Pricing

$999, $1149 (off contract)

$699, $849 (off contract)

$649, $749, $849 (off contract)

Dimensions

143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches)

138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches)

138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches)

Weight

174g (6.14 ounces)

148g (5.22 ounces)

138g (4.87 ounces)

Screen size

5.8 inches (147.32mm)

4.7 inches (119.38mm)

4.7 inches (119.38mm)

Screen resolution

2,436 x 1,125 (458ppi)

1,334 x 750 (326ppi)

1,334 x 750 (326ppi)

Screen type

Super Retina OLED

Retina HD IPS LCD

Retina HD IPS LCD

Battery

Size not available (up to 21 hours talk time, 12 hours internet)

Size not available (up to 14 hours talk time, 12 hours internet)

1,960mAh

Internal storage

64 / 256 GB

64 / 256 GB

32/128/256GB

External storage

None

None

None

Rear camera

Dual cameras:
Wide-angle, 12MP, f/1.8
Telephoto, 12MP, f/2.4

12MP, f/1.8

12MP, f/1.8

Front-facing cam

7MP TrueDepth, f/2.2

7MP, f/2.2

7MP, f/2.2

Video capture

4K at 60fps

4K at 60fps

4K at 30fps

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0

v4.2

SoC

Apple A11 Bionic

Apple A11 Bionic

Apple A10 Fusion

CPU

Not available

Not available

2.34GHz quad-core

GPU

Not available

Not available

PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus

RAM

Not available

Not available

2GB

WiFi

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Operating system

iOS 11

iOS 11

iOS 10

Notable features

Face ID, new gyroscope and accelerometer, IP67 certified, wireless charging

New gyroscope and accelerometer, IP67 certified, wireless charging

Touch ID, IP67 certified

iPhone X

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone 7 Plus *

Pricing

$999, $1149 (off contract)

$799, $949 (off contract)

$769, $869, $969 (off-contract)

Known dimensions

143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches)

158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches)

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches)

Weight

174g (6.14 ounces)

202g (7.13 ounces)

188g (6.63 ounces)

Screen size

5.8 inches (147.32mm)

5.5 inches (139.7mm)

5.5 inches (139.7mm)

Screen resolution

2,436 x 1,125 (458ppi)

1,920 x 1,080 (401 ppi)

1,920 x 1,080 (401 ppi)

Screen type

Super Retina OLED

Retina HD IPS LCD

Retina HD IPS LCD

Battery

Size not available (Up to 21 hours talk time, 12 hours internet)

Size not available (Up to 21 hours talk time, 13 hours internet)

2,900mAh

Internal storage

64 / 256 GB

64 GB / 256 GB

32/128/256GB

External storage

None

None

None

Rear camera

Dual cameras:
Wide-angle, 12MP, f/1.8
Telephoto, 12MP, f/2.4

Dual cameras:
Wide-angle, 12MP, f/1.8
Telephoto, 12MP, f/2.8

Dual cameras:
Wide-angle, 12MP, f/1.8
Telephoto, 12MP, f/2.8

Front-facing cam

7MP TrueDepth, f/2.2

7MP f/2.2

7MP, f/2.2

Video capture

4K at 60fps

4K at 60fps

4K at 30fps

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0

v4.2

SoC

Apple A11 Bionic

Apple A11 Bionic

Apple A10 Fusion

CPU

Not available

Not available

2.34GHz quad-core

GPU

Not available

Not available

PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus

RAM

Not available

Not available

3GB

WiFi

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Operating system

iOS 11

iOS 11

iOS 10

Notable features

Face ID, new gyroscope and accelerometer, IP67 certified, wireless charging

New gyroscope and accelerometer, IP67 certified, wireless charging

Touch ID, IP67 certified

* Prices and other information shown are the original specs as revealed at device launch and may not reflect recent changes. The 256GB iPhone 7 models are no longer available and the remaining models have received a $100 price cut.

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