--- title: "iphone 8plus — Niche Verdict: Skip it (36/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/iphone-8plus" last_updated: "2026-07-09T23:46:23.811Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($76K/yr) — iphone 8plus doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($76K/yr) — iphone 8plus doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "iphone 8plus — Niche Verdict: Skip it (36/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **iphone 8plus** **Skip it****36/100 ** a small market ($76K/yr) — iphone 8plus doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$76K** **Growth (1y)** **+53.1%** **Products** **11** **Brands** **5** was 6 a year ago **Sellers** **101** **Price range** **$88.72–$175.30** **Returns** **1.4%** **Rating** **4.0★** **Skip it** Scored 36/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **4** ×0.30 Growth **51** ×0.30 Competition **11** ×0.20 Quality gap **85** ×0.10 Returns **89** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +53.1% year over year. 3K2KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Jul '24Dec '24Apr '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0× ## **Competition** - Apple57% - Plum27% - Straight Talk10% - Tracfone3% - Tmobile2% - Other0% The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 5 brands and 101 sellers compete here. **Brands** **5 **▼falling was 6 a year ago **Sellers** **101** **Top 5 brand share** **100%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NjnGMbzuL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BRJZCLM) Apple$119.623.8★12935%▲rising 2 ![Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jVrfOEP5L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNL663BM) Plum$126.034.3★98425%▼falling 3 ![Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5189pnYq1iL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) Straight Talk$93.303.9★27710%—flat 4 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aAFmcie7L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) Apple$115.554.2★22,5026%▲rising 5 ![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/310BrR6-SuL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0925NWBG4) Apple$151.083.5★1085%▼falling 6 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQSLGN) Apple$117.114.2★22,5024%▲rising 7 ![Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3149MqKi0LL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPKN6YR) Apple$175.304.2★60,3514%—flat 8 ![Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HoGt0IOOL.jpg) [**Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SBRDNHH) Tracfone$124.953.8★753%▼falling 9 ![Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31MZsq9VFmL.jpg) [**Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHPX17KM) Plum$88.723.7★1202%▼falling 10 ![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CCNb8NYnL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K4V35TJ) Apple$161.394.2★21,6882%▲rising 11 ![Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Red](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CcNa5HO4L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Red**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1VMGGQ7) Tmobile$134.124.2★582%▼falling ## **Product shelf** All 11 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NjnGMbzuL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$119.62**3.8★129 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BRJZCLM) [![Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jVrfOEP5L.jpg)**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray** Plum**$126.03**4.3★984 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNL663BM) [![Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5189pnYq1iL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver** Straight Talk**$93.30**3.9★277 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aAFmcie7L.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$115.55**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) [![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/310BrR6-SuL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$151.08**3.5★108 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0925NWBG4) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$117.11**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQSLGN) [![Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3149MqKi0LL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 11 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$175.30**4.2★60,351 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPKN6YR) [![Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HoGt0IOOL.jpg)**Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked** Tracfone**$124.95**3.8★75 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SBRDNHH) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Value For Money**17% *“Awesome phone for the price”* **Quality-Overall**17% *“Good product from good seller”* **Battery Life**9% *“Battery life is great”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**6% *“Works as it should”* **Durability**5% *“Work great no issue over two years”* **Product Condition**5% *“Looks brand new”* **Efficiency**5% *“Working good”* **Charging**4% *“it charges pretty fast too”* **Connectivity-Overall**4% *“connects to carriers easily”* **Ease Of Use**4% *“easy to work with”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Battery Life**20% *“The battery quality is horrible”* **Durability**12% *“breaks easily good value for children”* **Charging**9% *“Charger doesn't work”* **Functionality-Overall**7% *“Can not get it to work”* **Audio Quality**4% *“The sound barely works”* **Quality-Overall**4% *“Bad quality”* **Microphone**3% *“Microphone damaged”* **Product Condition**3% *“obviously used”* **Touch/Button Controls**3% *“The touchscreen completely stopped working”* **Connectivity-Overall**3% *“This phone had a bad wifi”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall13% - Functionality-Overall11% - Charging11% - Battery Life10% - Value For Money6% - Compatibility-Overall5% - Software/Application4% - Advertised Vs Actual Product4% - Touch Screen3% - Touch/Button Controls3%