iPhone X With Face ID Facial Recognition Unveiled, iPhone 8 Launched Too: Live Updates

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus on September 12

Alongside the iPhone X, Apple will also be unveiling the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus on September 12. The iOS 11 GM leak from over the weekend might have primarily spilled details about the iPhone X, but it also provided us enough data to give us an idea of the specs and features the other two iPhones will pack.

In case you are not interested in the iPhone X but in the other two iPhone variants — iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus — Apple will be releasing, check out their rumored specs based on all the leaks we have heard so far.

iPhone 8 Specs
IP Certification	IP68 Certified
Display	4.7-inch LCD Display
	True Tone Display
	750 x 1334 resolution
	3D Touch
Chipset	6-core A11 Chip
	4x low-power ‘Mistral’ cores
	2x high-power ‘Monsoon’ cores
RAM	2GB
Storage	64/128GB
Biometric Verification	Touch ID
Camera	Rear:
	12MP f.1,8 shooter
	4K video recording @ 60fps
	1080p @ 240fps
	True Tone Flash
	OIS
	Front:
	7MP
	1080p video recording
	Retina Flash
Battery	19xxmAh
Charging	Wireless Charging
	Fast wired charging
Connectivity	Lightning, NFC, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, LTE
OS	iOS 11
Features	FaceTime, Apple Pay

As for the iPhone 8 Plus, check its leaked specs below.

iPhone 8 Plus Specs
IP Certification	IP68 Certified
Display	5.5-inch LCD Display
	True Tone Display
	1080 x 1920 resolution
	3D Touch
Chipset	6-core A11 Chip
	4x low-power ‘Mistral’ cores
	2x high-power ‘Monsoon’ cores
RAM	3GB
Storage	64/128/256GB
Biometric Verification	Touch ID
Camera	Rear:
	Dual 12MP shooter, 2x optical zoom
	4K video recording @ 60fps
	1080p @ 240fps
	True Tone Flash
	OIS
	Portrait mode
	Front:
	7MP
	Retina Flash
	1080p video recording
Battery	29xxmAh
Charging	Wireless Charging
	Fast wired charging
Connectivity	Lightning, NFC, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, LTE
OS	iOS 11
Features	FaceTime, Apple Pay

Like with the current iPhone 7 phones, the added RAM in the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X models is required to process data from its dual-camera system. As the regular iPhone 8 model is expected to have one camera out the back, it won’t need extra RAM.
It’s also important to note that increasing the RAM puts an additional burden on the battery.

iPhone X

I’ve never liked iPhones with white bezels. If you’re like me, you’ve probably stayed away from silver and gold casings—even if you really love them—due to their unappealing white front.

With iPhone X, you won’t have to.

According to respected Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo of KGI Securities, all iPhone X color options may come with a black faceplate to ensure “better aesthetic design.” If true, this will be a major departure from prior gold and silver casings that are only available with a white faceplate.

Painting the face of Apple’s upcoming flagship phone all black makes sense considering all the talk about that cutout at the top of the OLED display (or the notch, as it’s called).

In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock the whole summer, the notch is where the front-facing camera, the proximity and ambient light sensors and the new 3D camera sensor will be crammed into because Apple has been unable to hide those parts underneath the display itself.

How apps might embrace the notch concept via Max Rudberg

In his report to clients, obtained by MacRumors, the analyst predicted that all iPhone X colorways—Silver, Black and the new Blush Gold—would come with a front black-coating glass.

“This is in order to conceal the structured light transmitter and receiver, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor for better aesthetic design,” he speculated.

Aside from hiding the notch, which on a white faceplate would stick out like a fly on the weeding cake, I think an all-black face will look just gorgeous on a gold casing.

The report dropped last Saturday but we didn’t want to let it go unnoticed because we think it’s a pretty huge deal that Apple is finally getting rid of white bezels on iPhones .