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iPhone 8 Plus

Released September 2017

The iPhone 8 Plus is Apple's 5.5-inch iPhone from 2017, with dual 12-megapixel wide and telephoto cameras with Portrait Lighting, the A11 Bionic chip, a glass back with Qi wireless charging and a True Tone display, suited to people who want a big iPhone with a Home button and are comparing it with newer models.

Model history · 4 models, 2014–2017

Screen: 5.5″
Display: LCD, 60 Hz
Chip: A11 Bionic
Memory: 3 GB
Storage: 64 GB – 256 GB
Main camera: 12 MP
Zoom: 2×
Battery: 2,691 mAh
Weight: 202 g

Compact

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the 8 Plus has an excellent dual camera with better portrait mode, fast performance and welcome wireless charging. All three criticise the dated design; TechRadar found battery life only average, and Trusted Reviews found the phone heavy and a small step from the 7 Plus.

From techradar.com, cnet.com and trustedreviews.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 5.5″
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Sharpness: 401 pixels per inch
Panel: LCD
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Peak brightness: 625 nits
Display type: Retina HD display; 5.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
Pixel density: 401 ppi
Brightness detail: 625 nits max brightness (typical)
Screen protection: Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Display features: True Tone; wide colour display (P3); 3D Touch; 1300:1 contrast ratio (typical); dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles; Display Zoom; Reachability

Performance

Chip: A11 Bionic
Memory: 3 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
CPU: Six-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) (GSMArena); 3 GB of Samsung LPDDR4 RAM (iFixit)
GPU: Apple-designed three-core GPU (GSMArena)
AI engine: Neural Engine

Cameras

Main camera: 12 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Telephoto camera: 12 MP
Optical zoom: 2×
Front camera: 7 MP
Main camera: 12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilisation, six-element lens, LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
Telephoto camera: 12MP Telephoto, ƒ/2.8 aperture, 2x optical zoom
Front camera: 7MP FaceTime HD camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash
Zoom: 2x optical zoom in; digital zoom up to 10x (photos) and 6x (video)
Video recording: 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; optical image stabilisation for video; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; time-lapse with stabilisation; 8MP stills while recording 4K
Front video: 1080p HD at 30 fps
Camera features: Portrait mode; Portrait Lighting with five effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono); Live Photos with stabilisation; wide colour capture; auto HDR; panorama (up to 63MP); burst mode; HEIF and JPEG

Battery and charging

Battery: 2,691 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim): Up to 14 hours
Wireless charging: Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail: Lasts about the same as iPhone 7 Plus; talk time up to 21 hours; internet use up to 13 hours; wireless video playback up to 14 hours; wireless audio playback up to 60 hours; 3.82 V, 10.28 Wh, 2,691 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging: Up to 50% in 30 minutes with an 18W adapter or higher (sold separately)
Wireless charging: Works with Qi chargers

Design

Type: Standard
Weight: 202 g
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Height × width: 158.4 × 78.1 mm
Water and dust resistance: IP67
Materials: Glass front and back with an aluminium frame
Colours: Gold, Silver, Space Grey; (PRODUCT)RED from April 2018
Buttons: Home/Touch ID sensor; volume up/down; ring/silent; side button
Water resistance detail: IP67 (maximum depth of 1 metre up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Biometrics: Touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the Home button
Sensors: Touch ID fingerprint sensor; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor
Speakers: Stereo speakers

Software

Operating system: iOS
Software at launch: iOS 11

Connectivity

Mobile network: Model A1897: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; FDD-LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66); TD-LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling
SIM: Nano-SIM (GSMArena)
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11ac with MIMO
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0
NFC: NFC with reader mode; Express Cards
USB: Lightning connector; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Positioning: Built-in GPS/GNSS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation

Storage options

Storage
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

Qi wireless charging and fast charging (up to 50% in 30 minutes with an 18W adapter)
Dual 12MP wide and telephoto cameras with 2x optical zoom, Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting
5.5-inch 1080p True Tone display at 401 ppi

Cons

202 g, against 188 g for the iPhone 7 Plus
No headphone jack
2,691 mAh battery (iFixit), smaller than the iPhone 7 Plus's 2,900 mAh

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Main camera	Zoom	Battery	Weight	Released
AppleiPhone 7 Plus	5.5″	LCD, 60 Hz	A10 Fusion	3 GB	32 GB – 256 GB	12 MP	2×	2,900 mAh	188 g	Sept 2016
AppleiPhone X	5.8″	OLED, 60 Hz	A11 Bionic	3 GB	64 GB – 256 GB	12 MP	2×	2,716 mAh	174 g	Nov 2017
AppleiPhone XS	5.8″	OLED, 60 Hz	A12 Bionic	4 GB	64 GB – 512 GB	12 MP	2×	2,659 mAh	177 g	Sept 2018

Previous model: iPhone 7 Plus. Newer model: iPhone XS Max.

Sources

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