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title: "Iphone 8plus — $76K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **iphone 8plus**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 19Growth 14Conversion 9Competition 14Returns 87Price range 13Avg price 66Brand share 0Review moat 21Quality gap 95
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****4.0★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Great****1.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Good****$127.92**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Bad****11,708.55**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****$76K**
$76K/yr · 80K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-22.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****83%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Price range**
**Bad****$88.72–$175.30**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, iphone 8plus is a $76K/yr Amazon United States market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **iphone 8plus market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **500–750**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$64K–$96K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#618**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **18%**
- **Sponsored**
- **64%**
- **Out of stock**
- **9.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **39 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **173 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**5 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**101**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**83%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Apple57% - Plum27% - Straight Talk10% - Tracfone3% - Tmobile2% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — -22.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/iphone-8plus/trend)
## **Top iphone 8plus search terms**
- **i phone 8**22K/yr-19.9%0.7% conv. - **iphone 8plus**17K/yr-23.9%0.8% conv. - **iphone8**9K/yr-16.5%1.2% conv. - **i phone 8 plus**10K/yr-18.3%1.1% conv. - **ipone 8**3K/yr-26.7%0.2% conv. - **iphone 8 phone**3K/yr-35.7%1.1% conv. - **iphone 8 plus refurbished**2K/yr-37.1%2.0% conv. - **iohone 8**1K/yr-12.3%0.0% conv. - **cheap iphone 8**1K/yr-13.8%0.0% conv. - **refurbished iphone 8 plus**2K/yr-15.7%1.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/iphone-8plus/search-terms)
## **Top iphone 8plus products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$8K20%$15K30%$23K40%$30K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$119.62**3.8★129 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BRJZCLM) [2**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray**Plum**$126.03**4.3★984 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNL663BM) [3**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver**Straight Talk**$93.30**3.9★277 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) [4**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$115.55**4.2★22,502 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) [5**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$151.08**3.5★108 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0925NWBG4)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Red**Tmobile**$134.12**58 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1VMGGQ7) [**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray**Plum**$126.03**984 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNL663BM) [**Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black**Plum**$88.72**120 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHPX17KM) [**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver**Straight Talk**$93.30**277 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) [**Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked**Tracfone**$124.95**75 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SBRDNHH)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$117.11**4.2★**▲ 145%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQSLGN) [**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$161.39**4.2★**▲ 89%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K4V35TJ) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$115.55**4.2★**▲ 40%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) [**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**Apple**$119.62**3.8★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BRJZCLM) [**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver**Straight Talk**$93.30**3.9★**— 2%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about iphone 8plus**
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-Overall**13%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Charging**11%
**Battery Life**10%
**Value For Money**6%
**Compatibility-Overall**5%
**Software/Application**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Touch Screen**3%
**Touch/Button Controls**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is iphone 8plus profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $76K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -22.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
- **How competitive is the iphone 8plus niche?**
- 5 brands and 101 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in iphone 8plus?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Battery Life, Durability, Charging. The return rate is 1.4%.
- **When does demand for iphone 8plus peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the iphone 8plus niche?**
- Listings span $88.72–$175.30; the average listing price is $127.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,709 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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