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iPhone 8 vs iPhone 16 Plus

 
  Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Price
Our Rating 7.7 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 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm (6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 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 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.0% 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 (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 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB 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/2.2, 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 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama 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 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 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 Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Models A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4 A3290, A3082, A3289, A3291, iPhone17,4
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body) 1.13 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Price About 210 EUR ₹ 81,900 / $ 595.96 / £ 649.00 / € 819.02

Test Results

Performance AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB -25.2 LUFS (Very good)
Battery Endurance rating 66h 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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