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iPhone 8 Plus Review!!!

Wireless charging

The big advantage of the iPhone 8 Plus having a glass back is that it can be charged wirelessly.

Unfortunately, Apple doesn't supply a wireless charging pad in the box, so if you want to take advantage of this feature, you'll have to buy one separately.

Apple is currently working on its own wireless charging accessory called AirPower, which will be capable of charging up to three devices simultaneously, and is expected to launch in 2018.

Until then it recommends buying a third-party charging pad such as the Belkin Boost Up Wireless Charging Pad or the Mophie Wireless Charging Base.

While there's something satisfying about being able to lay your iPhone on top of a charging pad rather than fiddling around with wires, I'm not convinced it saves all that much time.

Charging the iPhone 8 Plus wirelessly also takes a lot longer than plugging it in - although Apple is planning to release an iOS update in the coming months that will reduce this time significantly.

But as more shops and cafes start offering wireless charging facilities - in the same way they offer WiFi today - this is likely to become a much more useful feature.

Design

With the iPhone 8 Plus, Apple has moved away from the brushed aluminium design that has proved so popular over the last five years and returned to its roots, with a new all-glass enclosure.

This isn't the first time Apple has used glass in its i Phones - the iPhone 4 and 4s had glass front and back panels - but these phones were plagued by durability issues, with many customers claiming their phones cracked too easily when dropped .

Time will tell whether it's as durable as Apple claims, but there's no doubt that it looks and feels great, with the subtly curved edges of the glass blending seamlessly into the aluminium band around the edge.

The iPhone 8 Plus comes in three colours - space grey, silver, and "gold". The new gold shade has a slightly pink tinge - sitting somewhere between the old gold and rose gold colour options, although it looks a lot paler through the glass.