Why was iPhone X rated lower for consumer reports than iPhone 8 / 8P?

A product evaluation magazine that achieves fair evaluation by excluding advertisements and has high confidence from American citizensConsumer · Report"Evaluated iPhone X and released a slightly lower evaluation result than the iPhone 8/8 Plus. Nonetheless, people who already got iPhone X do not seem to need to regret their choice.

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Consumer · report (CR) conducted thorough testing of various harsh items by using the real machine of iPhone X. The content is summarized in the following movies.

iPhone X Final Test Results | Consumer Reports - YouTube


This time CR thoroughly tested, iPhone X which Apple announced with fullness. This is the 10th anniversary model from the first iPhone in 2007, including a Face ID of Face Recognition Technology, which is packed with more innovative technologies than the previous iPhone.


On the other hand, iPhone 8 is a model that can be said to have followed the traditional routes. However, adopting double-sided glass design, corresponding to wireless charging, etc., many changes from the previous model are adopted as well.


In CR, we conducted a number of tests. Among them, "Tumble test" which puts a terminal in this rotating container and makes it fall alone is tough. I made a total of 100 drops and check the durability of the terminal, but here the biggest difference between iPhone X and iPhone 8 was seen.


Multiple iPhone X are used for this test, one of which has a big crack on the back glass.


Moreover, trouble has occurred on the screen display with two units falling about 50 times. Nonetheless, there is no such thing as 100 people lose smartphones in real life, so this is definitely a very tough test.


However, neither iPhone X nor damage to the front glass was seen. We strongly recommend that you put in a protective case beforehand in consideration of monetary damage at the time of damage in CR.


One iPhone 8 had scratches on a part of the body frame, and there was no damage to the glass.


By the way, Samusung 's Galaxy Note 8 also said cracks had entered the screen. Anyway, this machine seems to have high ability as "smart killing".


In the "durability test", both iPhone X and iPhone 8 gained a high rating. Scratch test to scratch the screen ......


It seems that there is no problem even in the test which submerges in water.


Even water drop tests that create a situation like rain show high waterproofness.


In "Battery test" which measures the possession of the battery, the test which keeps operating using the robot arm which reproduces the actual use pattern was carried out. iPhone X "19 hours 30 minutes" while the battery runs out ......


The iPhone 8 has run out of "19 hours" battery. In addition, "iPhone 8 Plus" has been recorded "21 hours". However, the latest iPhone 2 models seemed not to have a better battery than Android smartphones, and the compared Galaxy S6 was "26 hours".


Regarding the camera of iPhone X, the highest evaluation is given to CR.


CR Iwaku "The best camera among smartphones" iPhone X rear camera that is rated as being rated.


The best evaluation is given in all aspects such as standard shooting, zoom shooting, and blur prevention.


One iPhone 8 camera is "the second best camera in the smartphone", the iPhone won the top 2 rating.


The eyebrow of iPhone X is "Face ID" of face recognition technology. When testing the function with multiple staffs in CR, it was said that any person got a quick response.


In addition, although it is said that we also conducted a test incorporating a mechanism to make the judgment confusing, there seemed to be no misjudgment case.


Approximately bezelle designed iPhone X is a more compact body than the 4.7 inch iPhone 8, with a 5.8 inch display. It is an intermediate size between iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.


By omitting the Home button, users of iPhone X need to get used to the new interface to swipe the bar at the bottom of the screen. However, because you will soon get used to it while using it for a while, there is no need to worry too much.


The big difference is also in the price difference. The price of iPhone X in the Japanese Apple Store is from 112,800 yen for tax. One iPhone 8 comes from a tax of 78,800 yen, so there is a big gap between both terminals. Nonetheless, iPhone X is only available for the "Black Friday" sales period at the end of NovemberMore than 6 million units were soldAnd as for the view that selling is good as it is.


Together with these results, CR said that it has dispatched troops to iPhone 8 series with slight difference to iPhone 8 series than iPhone X. The reason is that "the screen is relatively easy to crack" and "The battery is worse than the iPhone 8 Plus", but as mentioned above the difference is negligible. Conversely, if you want "camera performance" or "the biggest display anyway", iPhone X seems to be the best choice.