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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 7 Plus , Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 7 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 LED-backlit IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 5.5" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.7% 67.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF
Functions Face detection, HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main Score 88 94
DxOMark Photo 90 96
DxOMark Video 84 89
Performance Operating system OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 181234 232145
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3441 4224
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5797 10193
Antutu 8 score 239508 305167
GeekBench 4 Battery 2329 2842
General specs Release date 2016, September 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 Х 77.9 Х 7.3 mm 158.4 Х 78.1 Х 7.5 mm
Weight 188 g 202 g
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 690 EUR 770 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Front glass, body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661 -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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, 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, 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 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 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 Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) 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 7 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"
Reasons to buy iPhone 8 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"