Amazon offers flat Rs 9,000 off on iPhone 8; Best time to upgrade?

Apple has been in a lot of controversies these days due to them publicly admitting the fact that they slow down old iPhones in order to increase their battery span. At least that's what Apple says it to be the motive behind their decision. People and lawsuits claiming it was to make people upgrade to newer iPhones. If you were looking to upgrade to an iPhone 8, it might be the best time to do it now. Amazon India is currently offering a discount of flat Rs 9,000 to anyone looking to buy the latest from the Apple's line of products, the iPhone 8.

Amazon.in has currently listed the iPhone 8 64GB (Space Grey variant) for only Rs 54,990. That's a Rs 9,000 off from it's original MRP of Rs 64,000. If you planning to buy the bigger 256GB variant, it will cost you Rs 69,432. That's down from it's original MRP os Rs 77,000. This makes the 64GB variant of the best deals to upgrade to a newer iPhone.

Apple iPhone 8 specifications

In terms of specifications, the iPhone 8 has the same processor, RAM and most of the internals as the bigger Plus model or even the almost twice as expensive iPhone X. The only differences are a smaller less fancy screen and FaceID compared to the twice as much coasting iPhone X. You also get a fingerprint sensor which is absent on the iPhone X. While compared to the iPhone 8 Plus, you will a single camera setup at the rear instead of the of the dual camera setup of the Plus model.

Apple iPhone 8 sports a 4.7-inch full-HD Retina Display. It comes with iOS 11 out of the box and is powered by the latest A11 Bionic chip with a 64-bit architecture and a dedicated "Neural Engine" coupled with M11 motion coprocessor. The A11 processor on the GeekBench proves that the processor is almost twice as powerful as the Snapdragon 835.

For the optics, the iPhone 8 sports a 12MP primary rear camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS), Digital zoom up to 5x, and Quad-LED True Tone flash. The same rear camera is powerful enough to record 4K video at 30 fps or 60 fps and slow-motion video recording in 1080p at 120 fps. The only downside is that the iPhone 8 camera doesn't have a portrait mode. It is reserved for the bigger Plus and the iPhone X. For the selfie lovers, there's a 7MP FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash for video calls and selfies.

The iPhone 8 is powered by a 1960mAH battery. The battery backup is the best any iPhone ever had till this date. The iPhone 8 also supports wireless charging and comes with IP 67 water and dust resistance.