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iPhone 8 Plus vs iPhone 12 Pro

 
  Apple iPhone 8 Plus Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Price
Our Rating 7.8 8.8
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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2341
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2407, A2408
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2406
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2341
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2407, A2408
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2406
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 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, October 23

Body

Dimensions 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Nano-SIM + eSIM
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, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass 3D Touch display & home button Ceramic Shield glass

Platform

OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.6
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot No N o
Internal 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM NVMe 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM NVMe

Main Camera

Primary Camera 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Second Camera 12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Third Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
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, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera

Primary Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR HDR
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, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery

Type Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh) Li-Ion 2815 mAh (10.78 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless (Qi)
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update

Misc

Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Models A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5 A2407, A2341, A2406, A2408, iPhone13,3
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price About 340 EUR $ 319.00 / £ 225.00 / € 361.00

Test Results

Performance GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4) AnTuTu: 596244 (v8)
GeekBench: 4056 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB -24.2 LUFS (Very good)
Battery Endurance rating 81h Endurance rating 81h

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