Apple’s iPhone 8 Plus is almost as good as the iPhone X… almost

You can’t always be king. Just ask Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods or the iPhone 8 Plus. What was once the best, most expensive handset in Apple’s gadget arsenal – the one with a big 5.5in screen and a dual-lens camera – has now been knocked down a spot in the smartphone pecking order. But hey! Let’s look on the bright side here. The iPhone 8 Plus still has all the stuff that made its predecessors so beloved at Stuff HQ, while also being treated to a new glassy design, wireless charging and Apple’s latest superfast A11 Bionic processor. And it hasn’t been implicated in any major doping scandals or personal controversies either, so that’s a bonus. It’s available from £799 for its 64GB from next Friday, 22 September, making it £200 cheaper than the iPhone X.

Robert Leedham Ex-Editor, Stuff magazine

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Rob has written about gadgets for a while now, so his party trick is the ability to name every phone being used in any given train carriage. He can also give you a definitive ranking of Super Mario games if that sounds more interesting. Please don't ask him anything about washing machines though. Or fridge freezers. Or Southampton F.C.'s transfer policy.

Areas of expertise

All gadgets imaginable from phones to robot vacuums and beyond.