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consistency is the name of the game Apple cameras are touted as being the most intuitive the primary reason for this praise consistency both the layout of the app and the output from the camera even Android users have a pretty good idea of what to expect when handling an iPhone camera the iPhone 8 announcement came with the requisite claims of improvement over the previous generation again we're told this phone has new sensors and deeper pixels will those marketing terms deliver tangible improvements for photo and video output the best way to test is to compare our iPhone 8 plus against the iPhone 7 plus of this camera comparison brought to you by deep brand looking at overall photo performance the main changes come down to post processing where the iPhone 8 plus seems to be cranking a bit more saturation and vibrance Apple has a history of staying conservative with white balance sometimes producing shots that veer a touch to blue there is a general warmth or glow to iPhone 8 images which is pleasant that would touch less accurate even for the warm California afternoon light in most of our tests we did notice faster and more accurate autofocus especially on the zoom sensor where the iPhone 7 could not lock onto this flower until we backed up the iPhone 8 radically closed the minimum focusing distance and had no issues with the busy background and for claims of a better portrait mode practical output remains about the same in our tests video output is remarkably similar again in some shots we might see a slight vibrance bump or white balance shift but in most of our daylight tests we'd swear we were seeing footage from the same phone and we can easily demonstrate that the sensor size has not changed on the main camera at minimum focusing distance bouquet from both phones is exactly the same zoom performance is also similar though the iPhone 7 seems to preserve just a touch more detail at the far end of the software crop may be a byproduct of more aggressive compression which we'll talk about later in this video if there are improvements to be seen we'd most likely see them in low-light conditions the iPhone 8 is noticeably bumping up the bright nassim post and again saturation is layered on heavier the newer phone doesn't seem to be preserving details any better more just using a different color profile when producing a JPEG this is most apparent in a controlled indoor test it should be reiterated that Apple has a terrific lens on this phone it's not the sharpest glass we've seen this year but it's wonderfully resistant to obnoxious lens flares there are improvements to be found moving from the iPhone 7 to the 8th but mostly we're looking at quality of life and software differences iOS 11 brings HEV C video compression drastically cutting file sizes on 4k video the iPhone 7 will benefit from this as well but the more powerful chipset in the iPhone 8 means we get a new 60 frame per second 4k mode this review was rendered at 30 frames per second but we can show you what this looks like as a half speed slow-motion video speaking of slow-motion both phones can shoot 240 frames per second but the iPhone 7 is capped at 720p the iPhone 8 moves us up to a 1080p image Apple again takes the lead for best slow motion on a phone the new fun feature for editing is portrait lighting in addition to software background blur users can that with just lighting based on depth and contour information it's a handy way to tweak a photo often producing a better final image than just applying a filter or boosting brightness so let's wrap this up where's that leave us with the cameras on the iPhone 8 plus Apple is trying to shake things up a bit this year but it's difficult to see any significant differences which can be attributed to hardware we're expecting to see bigger differences on the iPhone 10 the Galaxy Note 8 leapfrog 2 the iPhone 7 and with the exception of a few settings like 4k at 60 frames per second and 1080p at 240 we think Samsung's Hardware stabilized zoom is currently the better offering apples most apparent change is a move towards more crowd-pleasing juicier post-processing which is actually a step removed from the familiarity of iPhones past remember that consistency what makes a camera more intuitive being familiar with the interface which hasn't changed and being able to predict the outcome of your shot which now has changed an informal poll on the pocket now Twitter account pitting the iPhone seven and eight against each other on a night street scene the iPhone 7 won by a significant margin that's how familiar we are with iPhone output the iPhone eight still represents one of the better cameras we've reviewed this year incredible horsepower and we're really excited to see Apple move the industry into using better video compression but if you're on an iPhone 7 you're not missing much and while you're out holding your phone over freeways and rolling around in the dirt to get that perfect shot it can be terrifying trying to hold on to such a slippery gadget deep Brandt has a wide collection of skins in different colors and textures to match your personal style and help you keep a better grip on it head over to Dee brand calm or hit the links in the description below this video to start customizing your gadgets as always thanks for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full iPhone 8 coverage and help us out with some sharing on your favorite social networks for pocket now I'm Juan Carlos Pegg now some gadget guy on Twitter and Instagram and I will catch you all on the next review you