Apple has officially announced the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which are updated versions of last year's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models featuring with faster processors, a True Tone display, and upgraded cameras.
The jump from the iPhone 7 to the iPhone 8 is pretty significant, marking the first time since the iPhone 3GS was released back in 2009 that an iPhone model hasn't received a spec - boosted "S" variant. Apple may be moving up numerically, but the new iPhone 8 models look to continue the same rough design the company has been using since 2014 from the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
One of the biggest changes comes in the form of a glass back, in order to enable one of the biggest internal changes: inductive wireless charging, which wouldn't have worked through the aluminum shell of the old model. And, like the iPhone 7, there's still no 3. 5mm headphone jack.
The wireless charging looks to be similar to implementations on basically every other smartphone. Simply place the phone on a charging pad, and it'll charge up (with the added bonus for iPhone users that wirelessly charging leaves the Lighting port free for wired headphones). Apple will be using the widely used Qi charging standard, which is good news for anyone who's already bought into wireless chargers.
Source: The Verge
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