Apple iPhone 8 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Apple iPhone 8
  • Released 2017, September 22 148g, 7.3mm thickness iOS 11, up to iOS 15.6 64GB/128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Nano-SIM About 235.2 USD
  • 4.7" 750x1334 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Apple A11 Bionic
  • 1821mAh Li-Ion

Apple iPhone 8 overview

Apple iPhone 8 is a smartphone that runs on iOS. It was released on 2017, September 22. Apple iPhone 8 has 4.7 inch, Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ), a resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels screen with Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating. Apple iPhone 8 uses Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) chipset, Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) CPU, Apple GPU (three-core graphics) GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Nano-SIM. Apple iPhone 8 has 12MP Single main camera, 7MP Single selfie camera. Apple iPhone 8 uses Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Apple iPhone 8 is about 235.2 USD.

Score the key features of Apple iPhone 8 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 80 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 39 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 48 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Apple iPhone 8 full specifications

VERSIONS:   

A1905|A1863
Versions: A1863 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1905 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA - AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1906 (Japan)

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2017, September 12
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY

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

PLATFORM

OS iOS 11, up to iOS 15.6, planned upgrade to iOS 16
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

MEMORY

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

MAIN CAMERA

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

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 7 MP, f/2.2
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Siri natural language commands and dictation

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh)
Charging Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red
Models A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4
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 235.2 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 237594 (v7) GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB
Battery life Endurance rating 66h

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