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Riccardo Mori<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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But I chose the iPhone 8. Space grey, 64 GB. Why? The answer is simple: I just like it better. And eight days after my purchase, I can already tell you I love<\/em> it and I don’t regret choosing it at all.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Going from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 8 isn’t so much about mere speed (though that doesn’t hurt, believe me), but smoothness. It’s not the benchmarks per se what astounds me about this new iPhone, but the effortlessness everywhere. Everything feels fluid – I was about to say liquid<\/em> but I didn’t want to sound like Steve Jobs when he started overusing the term magical<\/em>. Another element that contributes to this feeling of fluidity is the display itself. It must have a different oleophobic coating because I distinctly feel less friction when moving my fingertips over it.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

I said this exchange was a bit unexpected because I simply took for granted that they would be more interested in the shinier, newest iPhone models. I’ll admit, part of me was glad that these three regular users were giving some love to the iPhone 8, which has become a bit of a ‘Cinderella iPhone’ in the tech sphere.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The iPhone 8 is still a great phone, but it is more slippery and less comfortable<\/a> to hold without case than the iPhone XS or XR<\/a> or, of course, the SE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2018-11-27): John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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But consumers aren’t objective and often aren’t particularly well-informed. What people don’t seem to be considering is that maybe the iPhone XR is less in demand not because it offers too little compared to the XS, but rather too much<\/em>. iPhone X-class phones offer a new and different fundamental experience: no home button, new gestures that replace home button actions, Face ID in place of Touch ID, and more.<\/p>\n

There are many people out there who do not like change, period. Last year, you could walk into a store and choose between two new iPhones: the new-and-different<\/em> iPhone X and the new-and-familiar<\/em> iPhone 8\/8 Plus. This year, if you want a brand-new iPhone model, there is no “familiar” choice. The XS, XS Max, and XR all offer the same new-and-different experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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