Apple opts to repair 'small number' of iPhone 8 models with faulty logic boards

Apple has acknowledged that a small number of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones may be shutting down or becoming non-responsive due to a faulty logic board stemming from a manufacturing error. These iPhone 8's were sold in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, New Zealand and the U.S. between September 2017 and March 2018.

Apple says that taking the affected devices to an Apple Retail Store will have the specialists performa a quick check to see if these are indeed faulty and Apple will repair these smartphones for free. The issue cannot be fixed in store, so customers will need to spend a few days without a phone.

Demand for iPhone 8 wanes, Apple reportedly reduces production

Review: Apple iPhone 8 Plus

With the excitement surrounding the iPhone X, it seems to have overshadowed the new iPhone 8 devices. Reuters even quotes Rogers Communication’s chief executive who says demand for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have been “anemic.” This response from the public reportedly has Apple telling its suppliers in Taiwan to reduce production by nearly 50 percent in the following two months.

Apple’s shares fell nearly 3 percent on Thursday prompting analysts and investors to wonder about this staggered release of the company’s new devices. The iPhone X is expected to drop on November 3^rd. However, there are analysts that think the weak iPhone 8 sales won’t hurt Apple’s overall phone production as well as its revenue and margins as consumers might still consider buying older models. Demand might also surge once the new iPhone comes out—but again, that might not be for the iPhone 8.

Drop tests show new iPhone 8s are a bit more durable than the Galaxy Note8

Just how durable are the new glass-encased Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy Note8? If you drop them accidentally are you saying goodbye to your hundreds (or thousands really) of dollars? Luckily, there are companies like SquareTrade who’ll show us just what would happen if we drop these really expensive devices. The phone insurance company put the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and Note8 through its usual drop and tumble tests as well as a new Shot test that simulates what happens to a phone when it’s being left on the roof of your car and then you speed off (apparently, this is a thing now).

Of course, the glass backs crack. The Note8 seems to fare better in terms of dropping the phone on its face but it renders the device completely useless. The iPhones still seem to work. Apple’s “aerospace-grade” metal band seems to protect it better from side drops. And during the shot test, the Note8 had more of its chunks flying off. When it comes to the breakability score, the iPhone 8 scored 67, the iPhone 8 Plus gets a 74, and the Galaxy Note8 gets an 80.

Source: Phone Arena

Update on Monday, September 25, 2017 at 1:42PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Please folks, don't try this at home. 

Apple launches new and improved iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple revealed the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones which brings back a glass back as well as an updated Apple A11 Bionic processor, wireless charging, new Retina HD displays now featuring the True Tone displays first seen in the iPad Pro.

The A11 Bionic, is what Apple is calling "the most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone," it features a six-core CPU design with two performance cores that are 25 percent faster and four efficiency cores that are 70 percent faster than the A10 Fusion, offering industry-leading performance and energy efficiency. iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are designed for AR (Augmented Reality).

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