New report ranks the new iPhone 8 behind OLD Samsung phones

APPLE already sold millions of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus units, but launch weekend estimates fell short of what's expected from typical iPhone launches.

It's not that the iPhone is losing its appeal all of a sudden, but this year isn't a usual one for Apple.

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Testers at Consumer Reports don't rate the latest iPhone model (pictured)

The best iPhone of 2017 hasn't even launched yet, as the iPhone X won't be released until early November, which is why many buyers skipped the iPhone 8 models.

But the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are still great phones.

In fact, the New York Post called the 8 Plus the best smartphone in the world right now, boring though it may be.

The testers over at Consumer Reports don't agree though, and they believe that old Samsung phones are better than the iPhone 8.

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Consumer Reports believe that the iPhone 8, pictured, isn't as good as old Samsung models

The organisation ranked the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus as the top two devices when it comes to performance.

The iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8 were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, with Samsung's 2016 Galaxy S7 sitting in the third position.

That's right, Consumer Reports thinks the 18-month-old Galaxy S7 is a better phone than either new iPhone 8 model.

It's not all good news for Samsung, whose Galaxy Note 8 only comes in sixth, after the two iPhone 8 models.

Apparently, weak durability and weight affected the Note 8's review.

The LG V30, which is an iPhone 8 and Galaxy Note 8 rival, has not been included in Consumer Reports' ranking as it wasn't yet launched in the US while the site was testing.

It'll be interesting to see how the iPhone X will fare in the same performance and user experience tests. After all, the iPhone X has almost the same internal components as the 8 and 8 Plus.

That said, the iPhone X does have plenty of unique features that may affect the overall experience, including an all-screen design, no home button, a new dual-lens rear camera, a bigger battery, and Face ID that replaces Touch ID.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post.

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