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iPhone 8 + 8 Plus - Discussion

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    #212
    14murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭14murphy


    Loughc wrote: »
    Thinking of upgrading from a iPhone6 to an 8 Plus.

    It'll be my first time getting a plus, I imagine there's no obvious issues with them?

    I went from the 6 to an 8plus and I couldn’t be happier.


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    #213
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I got the 8 Plus myself i thought it would be too big but it’s not a problem for me. :)


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    #214
    fifi28
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭fifi28


    Loughc wrote: »
    Thinking of upgrading from a iPhone6 to an 8 Plus.

    It'll be my first time getting a plus, I imagine there's no obvious issues with them?

    I went from a 7 to an 8plus and love it. Dont think I could go back


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    #215
    Gekko
    Registered Users Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Gekko


    Got my 8 Plus today

    Upgrading from a 6.

    My initial thought was that it's heavy

    Used it a bit while setting up and got used to it fairly quickly

    Waiting for a Silk Armor "Guardzilla" case to arrive now that I had to order from the US before I start using it

    Hope it doesn't take long...got $6 off it yesterday as well so cost me $24 inc delivery


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    #216
    Carnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Carnmore


    How long does it take to get used to the 8 plus?

    I got so used to one-handed use with my iPhone 5 but my thumb aches doing this with the 8 plus!

    Also, does iCloud back up work with wireless charging?


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    #217
    Eire Go Brach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    Carnmore wrote: »
    How long does it take to get used to the 8 plus?

    I got so used to one-handed use with my iPhone 5 but my thumb aches doing this with the 8 plus!

    Also, does iCloud back up work with wireless charging?
    It becomes normal very quickly. You will have to change how you do things. But I forget how I used to hike the iPhone 6 now 😜 Size does not look weird either.


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    #218
    Gekko
    Registered Users Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Gekko


    Yes I found I got used to it very quickly

    I've been unlucky with cases in the meantime

    Got a cheap one from the UK that wasn't what I thought it was. My Silk one doesn't look like it'll have enough of a lip to protect the screen either for my peace of mind

    So now I've ordered an Otterbox Defender 🙄


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    #219
    kingbob387
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭kingbob387


    Cheapest place to get an 64gb plus model?


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    #220
    The Ayatolla
    Registered Users Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭The Ayatolla


    kingbob387 wrote: »
    Cheapest place to get an 64gb plus model?

    From a friend that works in Apple.


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    #221
    rightyabe
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭rightyabe


    kingbob387 wrote: »
    Cheapest place to get an 64gb plus model?

    I’ll send you one from Australia..cheap as here


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    #222
    kingbob387
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭kingbob387


    rightyabe wrote: »
    I’ll send you one from Australia..cheap as here

    Oh really? I'm going to Aus soon I might get one there instead, approx. how much cheaper is it over there compared to Ireland?


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    #223
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    kingbob387 wrote: »
    Oh really? I'm going to Aus soon I might get one there instead, approx. how much cheaper is it over there compared to Ireland?

    Check Apple Australia website.


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    #224
    rightyabe
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭rightyabe


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Check Apple Australia website.

    Or check gumtree website. Few in my area in Perth for $1000 so about €640.


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    #225
    Carnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Carnmore


    In the long run it's best to buy from Apple - for warranty claims your contract is with the retailer. I had an iPhone replaced four times in a four year period by Apple under EU consumer law. They always asked me where I purchased the phone - if it had've been purchased from a third party reseller, my claims would not have been successful.

    Buy from Apple UK using the Revolut fx app for the currency and Parcelwizard for delivery - giving a net saving of circa €30 rather then buying from Apple IE.


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    #226
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Carnmore wrote: »
    In the long run it's best to buy from Apple - for warranty claims your contract is with the retailer. I had an iPhone replaced four times in a four year period by Apple under EU consumer law. They always asked me where I purchased the phone - if it had've been purchased from a third party reseller, my claims would not have been successful.

    Buy from Apple UK using the Revolut fx app for the currency and Parcelwizard for delivery - giving a net saving of circa €30 rather then buying from Apple IE.

    Its Irish Law, not EU. If you had claimed against a reseller you should have had the same outcome. It would probably have been more time consuming having to go through the Sale of Goods Act with the retailer. Apple wouldn't entertain you if you had brought it from a retailer either, of course.


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    #227
    Carnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Carnmore


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Its Irish Law, not EU.

    It has a basis in EU law which has been incorporated in to Irish law - the same statute applies in the UK. http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/united-kingdom/index_en.htm
    whiterebel wrote: »
    If you had claimed against a reseller you should have had the same outcome. It would probably have been more time consuming having to go through the Sale of Goods Act with the retailer.

    It depends on how co-operative the reseller was - if they weren't it could involve taking them to court. It's less complicated for the consumer when the manufacturer, OS provider and retailer are one and the same and have the relevant law stated on their website.


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    #228
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Carnmore wrote: »
    It has a basis in EU law which has been incorporated in to Irish law - the same statute applies in the UK. http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/united-kingdom/index_en.htm

    .

    Other way around. We had the Sale of Goods Act in place which is better than what the EU Directive requires. Same with the UK, they had the SoGA long before EU Directive.


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    #229
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Any recommendations for a cover for an 8? This is the cover I currently have on my 6 and have been happy with it. I use a Belkin charger cabling (as it's much longer than the Apple cable), but the lightning connector is a bit bigger than the Apple one, so need a cover that will work with it


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    #230
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,833 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    I got an otter box cover for the 8plus I love it. Had an otter box for the 6 too. Best covers I ever had.


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    #231
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Loughc wrote: »
    I got an otter box cover for the 8plus I love it. Had an otter box for the 6 too. Best covers I ever had.

    I can see the appeal from the Otterbox covers, but I'm looking for something thinner and a bit more minimalist


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    #232
    BobbyT28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    BDJW wrote: »
    Any recommendations for a cover for an 8? This is the cover I currently have on my 6 and have been happy with it. I use a Belkin charger cabling (as it's much longer than the Apple cable), but the lightning connector is a bit bigger than the Apple one, so need a cover that will work with it

    This sounds like what your looking for, also comes with tempered Glass screen protector.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/TORRAS-Ultra-Thin-Tempered-Protector-Protective-Space-Black/dp/B01NCSEB24/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1513095874&sr=1-11&keywords=iphone+8+plus+case


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    #233
    Eire Go Brach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    BobbyT28 wrote: »
    This sounds like what your looking for, also comes with tempered Glass screen protector.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/TORRAS-Ultra-Thin-Tempered-Protector-Protective-Space-Black/dp/B01NCSEB24/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1513095874&sr=1-11&keywords=iphone+8+plus+case

    I have that. I like it. Only thing is no lip for facing glass down. Still looking for a case that thin with a lip.


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    #234
    BobbyT28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    Eire Go Brach wrote: »
    I have that. I like it. Only thing is no lip for facing glass down. Still looking for a case that thin with a lip.

    Well this is what you want then, I use it and find it great.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/iPhone-Spigen-Liquid-Durable-Design-Nero/dp/B01GIWG3D6/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1513108682&sr=1-6&keywords=spigen+iphone+8+plus+case

    Slim with a ridge to protect glass.


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    #235
    Eire Go Brach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    BobbyT28 wrote: »
    Well this is what you want then, I use it and find it great.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/iPhone-Spigen-Liquid-Durable-Design-Nero/dp/B01GIWG3D6/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1513108682&sr=1-6&keywords=spigen+iphone+8+plus+case

    Slim with a ridge to protect glass.
    Thanks. Thing is I don’t like TFU. I prefer hard cases. I don’t like the ones that bend.


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    #236
    DuckSlice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭DuckSlice


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075SJYKPV/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    I just got this one, very happy with it.


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    #237
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    BobbyT28 wrote: »
    This sounds like what your looking for, also comes with tempered Glass screen protector.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/TORRAS-Ultra-Thin-Tempered-Protector-Protective-Space-Black/dp/B01NCSEB24/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1513095874&sr=1-11&keywords=iphone+8+plus+case
    Eire Go Brach wrote: »
    I have that. I like it. Only thing is no lip for facing glass down. Still looking for a case that thin with a lip.

    I had a quick look on Amazon yesterday, and two cases caught my eye. This is one of them, but like you Eire, the no lip on the front is a little off putting
    BobbyT28 wrote: »
    Well this is what you want then, I use it and find it great.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/iPhone-Spigen-Liquid-Durable-Design-Nero/dp/B01GIWG3D6/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1513108682&sr=1-6&keywords=spigen+iphone+8+plus+case

    Slim with a ridge to protect glass.

    This is the second case that caught my eye. The link above is for the 8+, this is the link for the 8.

    I like the look of the case, it is three times the thickness of the Torras case above, but it is still only adds 3mm of thickness to the phone. The only thing that is putting me off it slightly is the few reviews that are saying the inside of the case is marking the back of a few phones


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    #238
    BobbyT28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    [/QUOTE]This is the second case that caught my eye. The link above is for the 8+, this is the link for the 8.

    I like the look of the case, it is three times the thickness of the Torras case above, but it is still only adds 3mm of thickness to the phone. The only thing that is putting me off it slightly is the few reviews that are saying the inside of the case is marking the back of a few phones[/QUOTE]


    I have had this case on the 7+ and now the 8+ and I can say that it has never marked my phone. Also, the insode is TPU so can't see how it would?

    Unless something got inside the case like grimme, nbut I can't see how that would damage it as it is a nice snug fit non the phone

    BobbyT28


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    #239
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Thanks for your help lads. Think I'm going to go with a Fuleadture case. Just need to decide between black or blue!


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    #240
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,020 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Ordered this from amazon for the 8 plus We will see. Should have it Monday. First time trying a transparent back.


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    #241
    GustavoFring
    Registered Users Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    dodzy wrote: »
    Ordered this from amazon for the 8 plus We will see. Should have it Monday. First time trying a transparent back.

    I’ve been using that case. A small bit of dust can get it in there but they’re really good cases. A quick clean of the back and don’t touch the inside of the case and it’s fine though. Doesn’t add much bulk and really solid.


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