It is early morninghere on the west coast, but I think it's only fitting because today is what Iwould call a good day. Not only am I checking outthe brand new iPhone 8, but the 8 Plus as well,gonna see what's new and ultimately how theystack up side-by-side. (upbeat music) And before I hop in,what would an unboxing be without a giveaway, so ifyou're excited for that, let me know by droppin' a like down below, queue shout out to 23andMe,where you can discover more about yourself throughDNA for sponsoring this unboxing and giveaway.
Because of that, you havea chance to win either an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus,the choice is yours. Definitely make sure you're subscribed. For the complete details on how to win, check out the link below. Now I'm sure most ofyou out there have seen an iPhone unboxing ortwo, but if you haven't, and this is your firsttime, I'm gonna throw a virtual high five your way, and we're gonna experience this together. Inside the box you havethe USB wall charger and Lightning cable, a wiredpair of Lightning ear pods, not air pods, I am superused to sayin' that by now. And just in case Lightningear pods aren't your thing, on the flip side, you doget a Lightning 3.5 mm audio adapter so you canuse any pair of headphones. So now that we've got theaccessories out of the way, we are here for what we all came for, the iPhone 8 and the 8 Plus.
This here is the gold iPhone 8 Plus, along with the silver iPhone 8, and I gotta say, between allthe colors across the board, including the iPhone 10, I think the gold is my favorite by far. Somethin' about it thatjust screams classy, and I think the word that comes to mind with the gold iPhone is creamy, and because of that,I can't help but think these would look perfect next to a pair of cream Yeezys. Now there's no denying design wise, this is very similarto the iPhone 6, the 6s and the 7, but once youstack them side-by-side, you can start to see theevolution of how things change, plus there's just somethingabout that glass back that changes out the look and feel that has me excited again,and honestly excluding the iPhone 10, I think thisis maybe the best looking iPhone since the iPhone 4 and 4s. Beyond that, the glassback isn't just for looks, it also brings for the first time ever, wireless charging to the iPhone. For you there, this isnot me trying to say Apple revolutionized or inventedwireless charging, in fact, Apple opted to gowith the wireless Qi standard, and not some crazy,proprietary Apple nonsense, and that is absolutely agood thing for everybody.
One, it is going to increase the number of wireless charging productsout there, and two, definitely make it morewidespread across the platform as a whole. Now stackin' up the 8and 8 Plus side-by-side, regardless of the size difference, you are getting the exactsame A11 bionic processor inside both these phones. In fact, that is the exact same chip found in the iPhone 10. So just in case the iPhone 8or 8 Plus is more your thing, maybe you're not ready togive up that home button, it's nice to know you'renot sacrificing performance across any of these. Now if those are simplyjust numbers to you, and it doesn't meananything, to put things into perspective, that is onpar with a 13" MacBook Pro, which is nuts to think about. Because of that, I am definitely gonna see how it stacks up side-by-side against that MacBook Pro, a GalaxyS8, and if there's anything you wanna see it compared to side-by-side, let me know with a comment down below.
Now as far as the displays go, while size or theresolution hasn't changed on these phones, what'snew is True Tone Display. It's a little hard toshow off through video, I think I have an idea of how to do it, it's just gonna take a little bit longer, so stay tuned for my full review. But essentially it is this realtime adaptive white balance for your display, so no matter what thelighting conditions are, you're gonna have a better representation of what those colors are. So again, while thescreen size or resolution hasn't changed, the iPhone8 features a 4.7" display with a resolution of 1334 x 750, whereas the iPhone 8Plus is a 5.5" display with a 1920 x 1080p display. Now as far as what thatextra screen real estate equates to, take a look at 23andMe.com. You can see on the iPhone 8 Plus, we see two entire sections,whereas on the iPhone 8, we would clearly have to scroll up. From there, jumpin' intotheir Neanderthal ancestry section, and yes, if you'veever wondered to yourself how much Neanderthal DNA is part of me, that is somethin' they offer. But regardless, on the iPhone 8 Plus, you can see every single paragraph, where on the iPhone 8, you would clearly have to scroll down. Also, for reference, we knowAustin Evans is jacked as hell and seein' those bicepson a bigger 5.5" display is a beautiful thing. Now from there, one big difference between the iPhone 8Plus and 8 has got to be battery life.
With the iPhone 8, youcan pretty much expect that you're gonna have to plug in at least once throughout the day,whereas with the iPhone 8 Plus, that's gonna get you forsure a couple more hours, more than likely last youthroughout the entire day. From there, both theiPhone 8 and 8 Plus feature improved cameras, clearlythe biggest difference is going to be the dualcamera setup on the iPhone 8 Plus, so I'mgonna start with something they both share, and it's video. Both of these phoneswill shoot video up to 4k resolution at 60 frames per second, which is actually kind of crazy, not many phones or evencameras out there do that right now. This video was shot in24 frames per second, so I can't show off the 60 fps here, but if you wanna see a full4k 60 fps demo on the iPhone, let me know and I willget that out for you guys. Speaking of 24 frames per second though, there is now an option to shoot 24 fps on the iPhones, you're not gonna have to download an additional app, you can do it straight from iOS. The other really impressivething on both these phones is 240 fps slow motion video at 1080p.
Here is a quick test of Richdoin' some majestic jumps, and the more impressive thing for me here is actually lightinghere wasn't that optimal. It was getting closer todark, so there wasn't a ton of light, but it stillperformed really well. I'm definitely gonna bedoing some more tests both on the 4k 60 side, andthe 240 fps slow motion, but regardless, initialimpressions on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, this is one ofthe most underrated features. From there, jumpin' into picture quality, this was shot on the iPhone 8 Plus, but it's using the main wide angle lens, so it's something you canexpect the exact same results on the iPhone 8 as well. Same thing here as well,and I love this picture here because of the dynamic range. Everything is sharp, wedon't lose the dark areas, you can see how the colorof those bike racks pop, and lastly, the sky. We can see the blue,we can see the clouds, and nothing is blown out. Now from there, jumpin'into more of a lower light situation, this wasone of my favorite shots. Everything holds together really nicely, even though it was getting dark.
I particularly like the roll off here, straight from the camera and no artificial depth added at all. From there, this is prettymuch right after sunset, so it's getting pretty dark here, and yeah, you can definitelysee a little bit of noise towards the street on thebottom side of the picture, but it's nice to retain both the shadows, the sky, you can really see that orange, and overall I really like this picture. Now as far as whatadvantage that dual camera on the iPhone 8 Plus get you over the 8, here is a shot on the wideangle lens on the iPhone 8 Plus, and then here is anothershot using the telephoto lens at the exact same distance apart. We then of course have portrait mode, which is by far one of thebest and most enticing features of the 7 Plus, and it is no different here with the 8 Plus. What's also cool with theiPhone 8 Plus beyond portrait mode is what Apple iscalling portrait lighting, which is really kind of crazy. What it is essentially,is it allows you to manipulate different lighting environments through both hardware and software. I've talked about this before, but what's awesome is youcan do this both while you're taking the photo,or even adjust it after if you didn't take it in the first place. So I think as good asportrait mode was on the iPhone 7 Plus, with the improved optics, and of course portrait lighting,not only is it more fun, not only do you have more flexibility, it's just a better experience overall. From there, jumping over toa front facing selfie test, this was shot on the iPhone 8 Plus, but again, because the frontfacing cameras are the same, you can expect the exact sameshot on the iPhone 8 as well. Here we have one moreselfie for good measure, and it's kind of perfect with 23andMe.com sponsoring this video,because I've often got asked what ethnicity I am. I know for sure I'm partHispanic, part white, with a little bit ofIrish, but beyond that, I have no idea.
So with that I sent off the 23andMe kit, which should give me a fullbreakdown of everything I am. It's a little scary,but also really exciting to think about, so if that's something you wanna check out, or somethingyou've been curious about, make sure you check out thelink below for full details and also stay tuned for afuture video where I find out exactly what I am. So nothing new here, butof course the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are stillIP67 and water resistant, and I think that meanswe gotta test that out. So into the water we go. (water gurgles on mic) (water gurgles on mic) Looks good, it's clean,it's still recording, and I'm also curious to see,this is also a pretty good low light test, it's about 7:15, the light is gettin'sucked away pretty quick, so let me know what youthink of the quality with a comment down below. Next from there, kind ofutilizing both the cameras and the processing powerof the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, this was really kind ofmy first time to truly play with AR. I got a chance to messaround with Sky Guide, which is kind of amazing. It utilizes a compass with the cameras and augmented reality togive you this realtime look into the sky. It is kind of crazy.
I think by far the mostimpressive thing for me wasn't how fast, or howinstant everything was, it was the fact that it could react and adapt to your environment in realtime. So if you notice, if youlook behind the tree, the text is actually sitting behind there, which is bonkers. So all in all, while Ithink the iPhone 10 is definitely the phone mostpeople are waitin' for, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plusstill have a lot of really attractive features. You saw the power of the performance, the cameras, you have water resistance, wireless charging, andmaybe you're not ready to give up that homebutton, that is something that is still here and readily available on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Definitely gonna spendsome more time with it, so if you have any questions, or other features you wantcovered more extensively, let me know with a comment down below. Aside from that, thank you guys very much .
Because of that, you havea chance to win either an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus,the choice is yours. Definitely make sure you're subscribed. For the complete details on how to win, check out the link below. Now I'm sure most ofyou out there have seen an iPhone unboxing ortwo, but if you haven't, and this is your firsttime, I'm gonna throw a virtual high five your way, and we're gonna experience this together. Inside the box you havethe USB wall charger and Lightning cable, a wiredpair of Lightning ear pods, not air pods, I am superused to sayin' that by now. And just in case Lightningear pods aren't your thing, on the flip side, you doget a Lightning 3.5 mm audio adapter so you canuse any pair of headphones. So now that we've got theaccessories out of the way, we are here for what we all came for, the iPhone 8 and the 8 Plus.
This here is the gold iPhone 8 Plus, along with the silver iPhone 8, and I gotta say, between allthe colors across the board, including the iPhone 10, I think the gold is my favorite by far. Somethin' about it thatjust screams classy, and I think the word that comes to mind with the gold iPhone is creamy, and because of that,I can't help but think these would look perfect next to a pair of cream Yeezys. Now there's no denying design wise, this is very similarto the iPhone 6, the 6s and the 7, but once youstack them side-by-side, you can start to see theevolution of how things change, plus there's just somethingabout that glass back that changes out the look and feel that has me excited again,and honestly excluding the iPhone 10, I think thisis maybe the best looking iPhone since the iPhone 4 and 4s. Beyond that, the glassback isn't just for looks, it also brings for the first time ever, wireless charging to the iPhone. For you there, this isnot me trying to say Apple revolutionized or inventedwireless charging, in fact, Apple opted to gowith the wireless Qi standard, and not some crazy,proprietary Apple nonsense, and that is absolutely agood thing for everybody.
One, it is going to increase the number of wireless charging productsout there, and two, definitely make it morewidespread across the platform as a whole. Now stackin' up the 8and 8 Plus side-by-side, regardless of the size difference, you are getting the exactsame A11 bionic processor inside both these phones. In fact, that is the exact same chip found in the iPhone 10. So just in case the iPhone 8or 8 Plus is more your thing, maybe you're not ready togive up that home button, it's nice to know you'renot sacrificing performance across any of these. Now if those are simplyjust numbers to you, and it doesn't meananything, to put things into perspective, that is onpar with a 13" MacBook Pro, which is nuts to think about. Because of that, I am definitely gonna see how it stacks up side-by-side against that MacBook Pro, a GalaxyS8, and if there's anything you wanna see it compared to side-by-side, let me know with a comment down below.
Now as far as the displays go, while size or theresolution hasn't changed on these phones, what'snew is True Tone Display. It's a little hard toshow off through video, I think I have an idea of how to do it, it's just gonna take a little bit longer, so stay tuned for my full review. But essentially it is this realtime adaptive white balance for your display, so no matter what thelighting conditions are, you're gonna have a better representation of what those colors are. So again, while thescreen size or resolution hasn't changed, the iPhone8 features a 4.7" display with a resolution of 1334 x 750, whereas the iPhone 8Plus is a 5.5" display with a 1920 x 1080p display. Now as far as what thatextra screen real estate equates to, take a look at 23andMe.com. You can see on the iPhone 8 Plus, we see two entire sections,whereas on the iPhone 8, we would clearly have to scroll up. From there, jumpin' intotheir Neanderthal ancestry section, and yes, if you'veever wondered to yourself how much Neanderthal DNA is part of me, that is somethin' they offer. But regardless, on the iPhone 8 Plus, you can see every single paragraph, where on the iPhone 8, you would clearly have to scroll down. Also, for reference, we knowAustin Evans is jacked as hell and seein' those bicepson a bigger 5.5" display is a beautiful thing. Now from there, one big difference between the iPhone 8Plus and 8 has got to be battery life.
With the iPhone 8, youcan pretty much expect that you're gonna have to plug in at least once throughout the day,whereas with the iPhone 8 Plus, that's gonna get you forsure a couple more hours, more than likely last youthroughout the entire day. From there, both theiPhone 8 and 8 Plus feature improved cameras, clearlythe biggest difference is going to be the dualcamera setup on the iPhone 8 Plus, so I'mgonna start with something they both share, and it's video. Both of these phoneswill shoot video up to 4k resolution at 60 frames per second, which is actually kind of crazy, not many phones or evencameras out there do that right now. This video was shot in24 frames per second, so I can't show off the 60 fps here, but if you wanna see a full4k 60 fps demo on the iPhone, let me know and I willget that out for you guys. Speaking of 24 frames per second though, there is now an option to shoot 24 fps on the iPhones, you're not gonna have to download an additional app, you can do it straight from iOS. The other really impressivething on both these phones is 240 fps slow motion video at 1080p.
Here is a quick test of Richdoin' some majestic jumps, and the more impressive thing for me here is actually lightinghere wasn't that optimal. It was getting closer todark, so there wasn't a ton of light, but it stillperformed really well. I'm definitely gonna bedoing some more tests both on the 4k 60 side, andthe 240 fps slow motion, but regardless, initialimpressions on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, this is one ofthe most underrated features. From there, jumpin' into picture quality, this was shot on the iPhone 8 Plus, but it's using the main wide angle lens, so it's something you canexpect the exact same results on the iPhone 8 as well. Same thing here as well,and I love this picture here because of the dynamic range. Everything is sharp, wedon't lose the dark areas, you can see how the colorof those bike racks pop, and lastly, the sky. We can see the blue,we can see the clouds, and nothing is blown out. Now from there, jumpin'into more of a lower light situation, this wasone of my favorite shots. Everything holds together really nicely, even though it was getting dark.
I particularly like the roll off here, straight from the camera and no artificial depth added at all. From there, this is prettymuch right after sunset, so it's getting pretty dark here, and yeah, you can definitelysee a little bit of noise towards the street on thebottom side of the picture, but it's nice to retain both the shadows, the sky, you can really see that orange, and overall I really like this picture. Now as far as whatadvantage that dual camera on the iPhone 8 Plus get you over the 8, here is a shot on the wideangle lens on the iPhone 8 Plus, and then here is anothershot using the telephoto lens at the exact same distance apart. We then of course have portrait mode, which is by far one of thebest and most enticing features of the 7 Plus, and it is no different here with the 8 Plus. What's also cool with theiPhone 8 Plus beyond portrait mode is what Apple iscalling portrait lighting, which is really kind of crazy. What it is essentially,is it allows you to manipulate different lighting environments through both hardware and software. I've talked about this before, but what's awesome is youcan do this both while you're taking the photo,or even adjust it after if you didn't take it in the first place. So I think as good asportrait mode was on the iPhone 7 Plus, with the improved optics, and of course portrait lighting,not only is it more fun, not only do you have more flexibility, it's just a better experience overall. From there, jumping over toa front facing selfie test, this was shot on the iPhone 8 Plus, but again, because the frontfacing cameras are the same, you can expect the exact sameshot on the iPhone 8 as well. Here we have one moreselfie for good measure, and it's kind of perfect with 23andMe.com sponsoring this video,because I've often got asked what ethnicity I am. I know for sure I'm partHispanic, part white, with a little bit ofIrish, but beyond that, I have no idea.
So with that I sent off the 23andMe kit, which should give me a fullbreakdown of everything I am. It's a little scary,but also really exciting to think about, so if that's something you wanna check out, or somethingyou've been curious about, make sure you check out thelink below for full details and also stay tuned for afuture video where I find out exactly what I am. So nothing new here, butof course the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are stillIP67 and water resistant, and I think that meanswe gotta test that out. So into the water we go. (water gurgles on mic) (water gurgles on mic) Looks good, it's clean,it's still recording, and I'm also curious to see,this is also a pretty good low light test, it's about 7:15, the light is gettin'sucked away pretty quick, so let me know what youthink of the quality with a comment down below. Next from there, kind ofutilizing both the cameras and the processing powerof the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, this was really kind ofmy first time to truly play with AR. I got a chance to messaround with Sky Guide, which is kind of amazing. It utilizes a compass with the cameras and augmented reality togive you this realtime look into the sky. It is kind of crazy.
I think by far the mostimpressive thing for me wasn't how fast, or howinstant everything was, it was the fact that it could react and adapt to your environment in realtime. So if you notice, if youlook behind the tree, the text is actually sitting behind there, which is bonkers. So all in all, while Ithink the iPhone 10 is definitely the phone mostpeople are waitin' for, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plusstill have a lot of really attractive features. You saw the power of the performance, the cameras, you have water resistance, wireless charging, andmaybe you're not ready to give up that homebutton, that is something that is still here and readily available on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Definitely gonna spendsome more time with it, so if you have any questions, or other features you wantcovered more extensively, let me know with a comment down below. Aside from that, thank you guys very much .
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