Are you already on iOS 12 GM? Wonder if the battery health numbers will change if you reset it.

Any abnormal battery drain? If not then I think there’s no need to factory reset it.

0 wear and tear after 11 months? How is that possible?

I had the 8 Plus for about 10 months too, no issues at all. But my battery health was only 98% when I sold it last month

At RM3,299 now the 8 Plus is still a good buy in my opinion.

Well, ok then. Time to part with RM129 for a new battery

Usually when the new phones become available here or at least after a month, but even so they adjust base on the latest RRP and older phones usually have a lower street price so in my view, it's not really worth signing a 2 year contract for an older phone model.

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 16 2018, 10:39 AM

More discounts incoming on 11.11 and 12.12

If not mistaken it dropped about RM550 off the RRP...

Updated bro? Any feedback?

That's quite a lot, even with the background indexing work that happens immediately after an iOS update, it shouldn't be that bad. Try a restart or a reset to see if it helps.

Hmmm... curious too. What bugs?

Here you go...

That's a 6S Plus and not a 6 Plus. I believe the 6 Plus would still struggle a little with only 1GB RAM.

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 22 2018, 03:19 PM

First things first. The bad stuffs. Android is a very different system from iOS. You either like it or hate it, depending on your needs and usage patterns. So to pay more than 2k for a system you're not sure if you will end up liking or not is definitely a risk. There's no 2 ways about that.

The iPhone 8's design is similar to the iPhone 6, which means it's a 4-year-old design. In this day and age of thin or almost no bezels, the 8 will look ancient, so much so that it's also the last of Apple's phone with these thick bezels and the home button, I'm sure you've seen the new generation iPhones. I mean I get that you'd prefer a compact phone but for that same size of the iPhone 8, you could get other alternatives with more screen estate. Off the top of my head, there's the S9 or even the HTC U11. Both great devices.

As for battery life, iOS devices have excellent standby, but they deplete as fast as their Android counterparts during use, and they run out of juice earlier too as they typically pack a smaller battery compared to Androids. So that's one thing to bear in mind too.

The good is iOS devices are guaranteed support for at least 4 years. In fact, the latest iOS 12 is even supported by the iPhone 5S, which is 5 years old. You're guaranteed to get frequent software updates too, as Apple controls both software and hardware, they tend to push updates faster than other phone manufacturers. As for Android, Google has gone on record to guarantee at least 2 years of updates, but go with the right phone manufacturer and maybe you'll get more.

The A11 chip in the iPhone 8 has been benchmarked against the latest SD845 and it's still ahead in most areas, so rest assured you're getting a very capable phone, and the way iOS is designed, you can be sure it won't lag behind or run out of steam in the next 3-4 years. So longevity isn't an issue.

In the end, it's up to you to decide the pros and cons before pulling the trigger!

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 23 2018, 12:47 PM

No worries. We're here to help

I've been using a Samsung since the Note 3, and while my frustrations with that phone drove me to the iPhone, I still bought and tried Samsung phones over the years, from the S6 to the Note 5 and onwards. In fact I just sold off my Note 9 couple of days ago. Gotta give credit where it's due, their UI has improved much and there is significantly less bloatware from those days, but yeah, that doesn't mean it's not annoying to have a duplicate set of apps from both Google and Samsung that can't be removed. You do also occasionally get apps running rogue in the background every once in a while sucking battery like there's no tomorrow, but that kinda comes with the Android system (I'll admit it happens in iOS too, but far less).

The new iPhone X range is definitely a most welcomed design change over the iPhone 8, so you're right about it looking like something from the jurassic age in a couple years time. But it still has it's charm and is definitely a good phone but may not make sense buying it now unless you snag it on the cheap or if you're already highly invested in Apple's ecosystem, which you're not. So if you are gonna try Apple, maybe the Xr or the current X makes more sense in the design area, but unfortunately they both don't make sense in the financial area

Anyways, loads of options at RM2k plus. Take your time and shop around

True, haha.. Anyways, yeah, the 7 is still a capable phone too except you don't get wireless charging on it since it's made of aluminum and not glass - but because it's not made of glass, it's less fragile which is good. And frankly there's not much difference in performance between the 7 and 8, so yes, that is a good choice still. Just the design though...

Haha.. yeah, pure Android on flagship grade hardware.. that's what we're missing... would be nice to have the Pixels here officially...

Are you experiencing this?

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2018/09/iphone-...ues-ios-12.html

Hmm, interesting. There's been no other report on this particularly from 8 or 8+ users. Maybe do a backup and restore and see if the problem goes away, otherwise might be good to bring it to a service centre to diagnose.

Doubt it bro... new one is RM3299. I'd pay RM300 more for a new one with one year of warranty. RM2500 or less would look interesting to me, but that's my personal take. You could try listing it for higher and see

Lazada 27.9 Shopathon Sale now on

iPhone 8 Plus 64GB - RM 3,099
iPhone 8 Plus 256GB - RM 3,699

iPhone 8 64GB - RM 2,699
iPhone 8 256GB- RM 3,299

Very good price on the 8 Plus models!

https://www.lazada.com.my/shop-mobiles/?spm...&q=All-Products

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 27 2018, 01:02 PM

I think I saw somewhere online that a number of other users using iPhone X has the same issue.