If you want to buy an iPhone right now, you have eight different options to choose from. From the brand-new, futuristic iPhone X to the tiny-but-powerful iPhone SE, the current iPhone lineup has a range of devices and price points. Here's my ranking of all the iPhones you can buy right now:

8. iPhone 6s Plus

The iPhone 6s Plus is one of the oldest iPhones you can buy right now — and the worst option for most people. In fact, there are only two reasons to buy the iPhone 6s Plus right now:

1. If you can't let go of your headphone jack

2. If you only like large phones, but your budget is $600 or less.

Price: Starts at $550

7. iPhone 6s

Unlike the larger Plus model, the iPhone 6s is a more realistic phone for most people. On top of that, Apple is selling the iPhone 6s for less than $500, which is half the price of an iPhone X. That being said, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have the same shortcomings: a less powerful chip, a capable but not exceptional camera, and no water resistance.

Price: Starts at $450

6. iPhone 8 Plus

Yes, the iPhone 8 Plus is a brand-new phone, but that doesn't mean it's the smartest buy.

The device has some exciting new features — wireless charging, Apple's A11 chip, more starting storage space, and a top-of-the-line camera — but it's certainly not a bargain.

Unfortunately for the iPhone, 8 Plus, it falls into a strange category of being both brand-new and simultaneously dated. The iPhone X is more innovative, more advanced, and better-looking than the iPhone 8 Plus, and for not that much more money.

Price: Starts at $800

5. iPhone 8

The iPhone 8 is similarly cursed by its place in the iPhone lineup, but it has a slight advantage over the iPhone 8 Plus: its size.

The iPhone 8 is a standard-sized smartphone, and that combined with its all-glass body means it feels great in your hand — though the screen is certainly smaller than the iPhone X or the iPhone 8 Plus.

The one other downside of the iPhone 8 versus the iPhone 8 Plus is the lack of a dual-lens camera, but for $100 less, I think most people can make do without.

Price: Starts at $700

4. iPhone X

The iPhone X is certainly the best iPhone you can buy. It's beautiful, high-end, and full of futuristic features like facial recognition.

That being said, it's phenomenally expensive.

Price: Starts at $1,000

3. iPhone SE

The iPhone SE is the hidden gem of Apple's iPhone lineup: It's the same size and design as an iPhone 5s, but has the speedy insides of an iPhone 6s.

The iPhone SE certainly isn't the fanciest iPhone out there, but it is the cheapest. And despite being almost two years old, the iPhone SE is still a solid device that will work as an excellent daily phone for most people.

The downsides to the iPhone SE are its small screen — only four inches, compared to the iPhone X's 5.8 inches— and its lack of a few modern conveniences, like wireless charging and waterproofing.

Despite all that, the fact remains that the iPhone SE is the best deal you can get on any iPhone, period.

Price: Starts at $350

2. iPhone 7

The iPhone 7 is more than a year old now, but it remains one of the most sensible iPhones you can buy. The iPhone 7 has nearly all the features most people need. It has nearly the exact same camera as the iPhone 8, the same size screen, and is also water resistant.

There are only three major things that differentiate the iPhone 7 from the iPhone 8, besides design: the iPhone 7 doesn't have wireless charging, it has less starting storage at 32 GB, and it runs Apple's year-old A10 chip.

The iPhone 7 also comes in five color options versus the iPhone 8's three, has an aluminum back instead of a glass back, and costs $150 less.

Price: Starts at $550

1. iPhone 7 Plus

You may want to read What is the Difference: iPhone 7 Plus VS iPhone 8 Plus?

iPhone 7 Plus has Apple's dual-lens camera, which means it's capable of portrait mode. It has a big 5.5-inch screen, it's waterproof, and it has almost the exact same battery life as the iPhone 8 Plus.

Except for wireless charging and a slightly slower processor, the iPhone 7 Plus is almost the exact same phone internally as the iPhone 8 Plus — and it costs $130 less.

In fact, unless you prefer the iPhone 8's all-glass design, there are very few reasons to buy it over the iPhone 7 Plus. It may be a year-old phone, you'll get an incredible deal for your money.

Source: BI