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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max , Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 6.7", with resolution 1284x2778. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus 2017 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 5.5" inch
Screen area 109.8 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 67.4%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) -12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 7 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main Score 130 94
DxOMark Photo 101 96
DxOMark Video 93 89
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 232145
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4224
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10193
Antutu 8 score 638841 305167
GeekBench 4 Battery 2842
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 Х 78.1 Х 7.4 mm 158.4 Х 78.1 Х 7.5 mm
Weight 228 g 202 g
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1220 EUR 770 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 20 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 80 h Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 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, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -800 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A1864 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1897 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1898 (Japan)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy iPhone 8 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"