Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 8

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General
Talk time
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memory
Internal Storage & RAM
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Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
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sound
3.5mm jack
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8.66/10

Main
Model
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Price
$458.95
Advantages
CAMERA Rear: Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.8, 57mm), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
DISPLAY Size: 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery (10.28 Wh)
BATTERY Talk time: About 21 h
BATTERY Playing Music: About 60 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
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8.00/10

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Apple iPhone 8
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BODY Dimensions: 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
platform
OS
iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.2
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.8, 57mm), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
Front
7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery (10.28 Wh)
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
body
Dimensions
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
202 g (7.13 oz, 0.45 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Gold, Space Gray, Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
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 (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
platform
OS
iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.2
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm), phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
Front
7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2
Resolution
750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh battery (6.96 Wh)
Talk time
About 14 h
Playing Music
About 40 h
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, 0.33 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
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 (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The iPhone 8 Plus has more quality back camera that makes the iPhone 8 Plus a better buy for photography enthusiasts.

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 400 ppi pixel density that is better than the Apple iPhone 8 FullHD (750 x 1334 pixels) display resolution with 325 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a better choice for reading books. The iPhone 8 device is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the Apple iPhone 8 Plus: 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm versus 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm. The Apple iPhone 8 model weight 148g that is 54g less in compare with the weight of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a better battery life as it is equipped with 2691mah battery that is 870mah bigger compared to the Apple iPhone 8 cell. That's mean this phone can be used for a longer time without charging.

Considering the above-mentioned differences the iPhone 8 Plus becomes the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.