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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus

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Our Rating	7.8 9.2
Brand	APPLE APPLE
Category	Smart Phones Smart Phones

Network

Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3290 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3082 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3289 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3291
5G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3290 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3082 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3289 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3291
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch

Announced	2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22 2024, September 09
Status	Discontinued Available. Released 2024, September 20

Body

Dimensions	158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm (6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight	202 g (7.13 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display

Type	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1290 x 2796 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection	Ion-strengthened glass 3D Touch display & home button Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen), Mohs level 4

Platform

OS	iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11 iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.6
Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A18 (3 nm)
CPU	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
GPU	Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot	No No
Internal	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM NVMe 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM NVMe

Main Camera

Primary Camera	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Second Camera	12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera

Primary Camera	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features	Face detection, HDR HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec
Video	1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Sound

Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No No

Comms

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC	Yes Yes
Radio	No No
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Battery

Type	Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh) Li-Ion 4674 mAh
Charging	15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi) Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Misc

Colors	Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Models	A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5 A3290, A3082, A3289, A3291, iPhone17,4
SAR	1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) 1.13 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Price	About 340 EUR ₹ 81,900 / $ 595.96 / £ 649.00 / € 819.02

Test Results

Performance	GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4) AnTuTu: 1727276 (v10) GeekBench: 7927 (v6) 3DMark: 4324 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display	Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) 1823 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB -25.2 LUFS (Very good)
Battery	Endurance rating 81h Active use score 18:49h

EU LABEL

Energy	Class B
Battery	48:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
Free fall	Class C (90 falls)
Repairability	Class C

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