When Apple first announced this year’s new phones, I immediately wanted to go for the iPhone X . I was instantly sold on the idea of having an almost bezel-free OLED display, combined with the latest technology and one of the best chipsets on the market. And wireless charging? Please sign me up!

This morning though, I ordered an iPhone 8 Plus with 64 GB of memory.

After the initial excitement of the event was gone, and the usual euphoric hype on all media and social channels had faded, I started having doubts about my first assessment. People were talking about the weird placement of the notch , about the security of Face ID and the gorgeous , but very new OLED display. In addition, I found that not only the prices for iPhones in Europe had sky-rocketed, but also the price for Apple Care+ had been steeply increased — even more so in Europe and Germany.

All these factors, combined with this excellent tech comparison changed my mind. The iPhone 8 fulfils all my needs and is a huge improvement over my battered, but sturdy, iPhone 5s.

It is the conservative choice. Let the early adopters battle with the UX changes , the new hardware, and the new authentication system. Instead of getting the “Point Zero Release”, I will wait for the next one. The one where all kinks have been worked out.