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iPhone 8 vs iPhone 15 Pro Max

	Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Price
Our Rating	7.7 9.7
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, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3106 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, 53, 66, 71 - A2849 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, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3105 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 - A3108
5G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3106 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2849 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 - A3105 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3108
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 2023, September 12
Status	Discontinued Available. Released 2023, September 22

Body

Dimensions	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight	148 g (5.22 oz) 221 g (7.80 oz)
Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, titanium frame (grade 5)
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) LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 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

Platform

OS	iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11 iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.6
Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz)
GPU	Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot	No No
Internal	64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM NVMe 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe

Main Camera

Primary Camera	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Second Camera	12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
Third Camera	12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 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), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera

Primary Camera	7 MP, f/2.2 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR, Dolby Vision 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/6e, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC	Yes Yes
Radio	No No
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, 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 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) Li-Ion 4441 mAh
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 17.2 update 4.5W reverse wired

Misc

Colors	Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Models	A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4 A2849, A3105, A3106, A3108, iPhone16,2
SAR	1.32 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body) 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	1.19 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
Price	About 210 EUR ₹ 154,900 / $ 728.35 / £ 689.00 / € 907.12

Test Results

Performance	AnTuTu: 237594 (v7) GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 1487203 (v10) GeekBench: 7237 (v6.0)
Display	Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) 1787 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB -24.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery	Endurance rating 66h Active use score 16:01h

EU LABEL

Apple iPhone 8

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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