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iPhone 8 vs iPhone SE (3rd gen)

 
  Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone SE (3rd Gen)
Price
Our Rating 7.7 8.1
Brand APPLE APPLE
Category Smart Phones Smart Phones

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2296
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2275, A2298
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch

Announced 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22 2020, April 15
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, April 24

Body

Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 148 g (5.22 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
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display

Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass 3D Touch display & home button Ion-strengthened glass

Platform

OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11 iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 18.6
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM NVMe 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM NVMe

Main Camera

Primary Camera 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera

Primary Camera 7 MP, f/2.2 7 MP, f/2.2
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps; 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
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 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer

Battery

Type Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) Li-Ion 1821 mAh (6.91 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless (Qi)
18W wired, 50% in 30 min
7.5W wireless (Qi)

Misc

Colors Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red Black, White, Red
Models A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4 A2275, A2296, A2298, iPhone12,8
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body) 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price About 210 EUR $ 115.49 / £ 93.00 / € 114.00

Test Results

Performance AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 462253 (v8)
GeekBench: 3237 (v5.1)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) 1544:1 contrast ratio, 670 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB -24.1 LUFS (Very good)
Battery Endurance rating 66h Endurance rating 59h

EU LABEL

  Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone SE (3rd Gen)

Disclaimer Note

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