9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone X

Apple announced three new iPhones this month: the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus, and the high-end iPhone X. Those three phones start at $699, $799, and $999, respectively. Based on the relatively diminutive launch-day lines for the iPhone 8, it seems likely that most people are waiting for the release of Apple's high-end iPhone X, which debuts November 3. That said, there are several reasons it's worth considering an iPhone 8 instead of holding out for the iPhone X: The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are powered by the same brains as the iPhone X. This is probably the most important reason to consider the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus over the iPhone X: Functionally, they're all identical.