9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone X (AAPL)

iPhone 8 and 8 plus

Apple announced three new iPhones last year: the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus, and the high-end iPhone X.

Those three phones start at $700, $800, and $1,000, respectively.

The most expensive iPhone model, the iPhone X, in many ways represents the future of the iPhone. But it's not for everyone.

Here are 9 reasons it's worth considering an iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus instead of the iPhone X:

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1. The iPhone X is more expensive than the iPhone 8.

This might be the most important factor for many people.

The iPhone 8 starts at $700, while the larger iPhone 8 Plus starts at $800.

The iPhone X, on the other hand, starts at $1,000.

Simply, you can save at least $200 by going with an iPhone 8, which, keep in mind, is still a brand-new phone from Apple, with most of the same features as the iPhone X.

2. The iPhone 8 and the 8 Plus are powered by the same brains as the iPhone X.

From a functional standpoint, the iPhone 8 and the 8 Plus are identical to the iPhone X.

Each phone is powered by Apple's new A11 Bionic chip, a neural engine, and the M11 motion coprocessor. The only difference is how the phones use these features: The iPhone X uses the A11 chip and neural engine for its new face-detection system, Face ID, which the iPhone 8 does not have.

And all are also running iOS 11, which means you're getting the same great apps and ecosystem in the iPhone 8 as the iPhone X.

3. Touch ID is faster than Face ID, and superior in some notable ways.

Touch ID, which is used to unlock the device and pay for goods via Apple Pay, is a known, proven entity. I own an iPhone X, and Face ID works well most of the time — but as my colleague Tony points out, Face ID is less reliable than Touch ID, and not as fast.

Face ID is very good. Apple says it's less prone to being tricked than Touch ID, and can work in most situations where you think it wouldn't: in the dark, if you add hats or glasses, or if you make actual changes to your face. Still, Touch ID is comfortable to use, works almost instantaneously, and doesn't require you physically look at the phone.

Face ID has a ton of potential, but Touch ID is still the gold standard.

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