My husband just bought me a new iPhone 8 plus by Apple for my birthday in May.
Oh that is cool, do you like it? I'm an Android guy myself.
I really do - they run the iOS mobile operating system.
Yeah I used to work in Cell Phones. The Iphone launched in 2006 I believe.
And there have been multiple hardware iterations with each new iOS release since
yeah every year they release a new version  of iOS
I like that it has Wi-Fi and can connect to the cellular networks as I"m not always home.
Yeah so you are constantly connected to the internet.
. The first-generation iPhone was a GSM phone and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted throughout all releases and a screen size maintained for the next four iterations. The iPhone 3G added 3G network support, and was followed by the iPhone 3GS with improved hardware, the iPhone 4 with a metal chassis, higher display resolution and front-facing camera, and the iPhone 4S with improved hardware and the voice assistant Siri. The iPhone 5 featured a taller, 4-inch display and Apple's
phone bill, eliminating the requirement to constantly add to and monitor the remaining balance. On May 23, 2011, JR announced debut of Mobile Suica app for Android Smartphones Supporting Osaifu-Keitai. 
Mobile Suica Apple Pay.
On September 7, 2016, Apple announced that Suica is now integrated into Apple Pay. iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 users (with devices bought in Japan) can now add Suica into their Apple Pay wallets and tap their phones just like regular Suica. With the release of the iPhone 8