9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone X

8. If you're upgrading from an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, your old cases will fit.

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have near-identical dimensions to their predecessors, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, respectively. The new phones are slightly heavier, and there are slight differences in the new phones' height, length and depth, but all of the differences are less than a millimeter each, which means your old iPhone 7 cases will still fit.

The iPhone X has completely different dimensions from past iPhones, so your old cases won't work with this phone — one more expense to consider when buying this already-expensive phone.

9. You'll actually be able to find it.

A customer being handed over her new iPhone 8. She said she didn't need the iPhone X.Edoardo Maggio/Business Insider

Since everyone is so focused on the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 is actually easy to find and buy — even today! Meanwhile, iPhone X will likely be in high demand and short supply, meaning lots of people will probably be waiting weeks and months for their phones to arrive while you're sitting pretty with your iPhone 8, which has arguably all of the biggest advantages of the iPhone X, with a more reasonable price tag.