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Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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

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.

Apple iPhone XR 2018 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), screen 6.1", with resolution 828x1792. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 6.1" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.4% 79.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 828 x 1792 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions Face detection, HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
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 94 101
DxOMark Photo 96 103
DxOMark Video 89 96
Performance Operating system OS iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 232145 346555
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4224 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10193 11408
Antutu 8 score 305167 418882
GeekBench 4 Battery 2842
General specs Release date 2017, September 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.4 Х 78.1 Х 7.5 mm 150.9 Х 75.7 Х 8.3 mm
Weight 202 g 194 g
Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Battery 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 770 EUR 850 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h Talking time- Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network 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) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation 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 -True-tone True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing
Other features Dop 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) Sensors Face ID, 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)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 8 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"
Reasons to buy iPhone XR
  • Screen 6.1"