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iPhone 8 vs iPhone Air

 
  Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone Air
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, 48, 53, 66 - A3517
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 - A3260
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 - A3518
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
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 2025, September 09
Status Discontinued Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, September 19

Body

Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
SIM Nano-SIM
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Ingress Protection 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), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass 3D Touch display & home button Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
Anti-reflective coating

Platform

OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11 iOS 26
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X 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 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RNVMe
AM, 1TB 12GB RAM

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

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 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
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
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/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared Port No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0

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
Browser Safari

Battery

Type Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless (Qi)
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
20 wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China)
4.5W reverse wired

Misc

Colors Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Models A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4 iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body
Price About 210 EUR About 1200 EUR (₹1,23,572) Approx

Test Results

Performance AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB
Battery Endurance rating 66h

EU LABEL

Energy Class A
Battery 40:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
Free fall Class B (180 falls)
Repairability Class C
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Disclaimer Note

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