There are a ton of great phones you can buy this year. But if you’re intent on buying an iPhone in 2017, don’t bother with the new iPhone 8 or the high-end iPhone X coming in November.
I’ve owned an iPhone 7 Plus for over a year, and I’ve had a chance to try the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus as well.
Having tried the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, but owned the iPhone 7 Plus for over a year, I can easily say the iPhone 7 is, hands-down, the best bang for your buck iPhone-wise (aside from the excellent but diminutive iPhone SE). I have not yet tried the iPhone X, but unless it truly blows me away, I’m not sure if it’s worth spending nearly double the cost of an iPhone 7.
Here’s why:SEE ALSO: 9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone X
1. The iPhone 7 is more affordable than the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.
The first but most important reason you should consider the iPhone 7 is its price tag relative to the other new iPhones.
The iPhone 8 starts at $699 — $150 more than the starting price of the iPhone 7, for a very similar phone. The larger iPhone 8 Plus starts at $799, and the high-end iPhone X, if you can even find one when it becomes available on November 3, will start at $999.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 7 starts at $549 — almost half the price of the iPhone X — and the larger iPhone 7 Plus starts at $669. Don’t get me wrong, these phones are still definitely considered “expensive,” but they’re much more reasonable than the prices of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.
The iPhone 7 comes in more colors than the iPhone X.
The iPhone 8 comes in three colors: silver, gold, and space grey.
The iPhone X comes in just two colors: black and white.
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, meanwhile, come in five different colors: jet black, matte black (the best color), silver, gold, and rose gold.
The iPhone 8 and iPhone X have glass backs, making them more fragile and less resistant to smudges.
Apple added glass to the backs of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X so those phones can support Qi wireless charging — but as a side effect, those glass backs made them more susceptible to smudges and fingerprints, as well as fall damage. With the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X, you’ll need to worry about both the front and the back of the phone cracking if you drop it.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 7 has the same aluminum unibody frame as the iPhone 6 line, which means you’ll only need to worry about the phone’s display cracking if you drop it. The metal backs on the iPhone 7 line are also more resistant to smudges and fingerprints compared to the glass backs of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.
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Source: Tech Insdier