https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/the-iphone-8-is-the-apple-phone-for-the-rest-of-us/

I heard some exchanges among attendees at today’s big Apple event that the iPhone 8 is a 7s in all but name. The sentiment isn’t too far off, of course — and the new phones certainly weren’t done a whole lot of good when the iPhone X upstaged them mere minutes later. Sure, it’s a bit of a dig, but it’s hard to argue the fact that the new phones are mostly refinements of their predecessor. But when you’re building on a foundation like the iPhone 7, that’s not really a bad thing.

The way these things generally break down, the S in the phone’s a pretty tough sell for those who already own last year’s model — and that certainly applies here. The most game-changing upgrade for Apple is arguably the addition of wireless charging courtesy of the phone’s glass back. It’s a feature the company has flirted with for some time, including, most notably, the Apple Watch.