iPhone 8 review: The compact home-button iPhone, modernised with glass and Qi.
A compact 2017 iPhone — now strictly a legacy device.
The iPhone 8 modernised the classic 4.7" design with glass and wireless charging. The tiny battery and low-res screen make it a historical entry rather than a recommendation.
01Display
60/10060/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for premium phones of 2017.
02Camera
66/10066/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2017.
03Performance
66/10066/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2017.
04Battery
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker battery results among premium phones of 2017 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
78/10078/100 puts it above the 75-point average for premium phones of 2017.
06Value
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker value results among premium phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Compact and light at 148 g.
- Glass back with wireless charging.
- Touch ID home button.
- A11 chip was fast for 2017.
- Tiny 1,821 mAh battery.
- Low-resolution 4.7" 60 Hz LCD.
- Single camera; no 5G.
- Discontinued; stuck on iOS 16.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .