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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Huawei P40

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDiPhone 8 Plus: LCD · P40: OLED
  • WeightP40: 27 g lighterP40: 175 g · iPhone 8 Plus: 202 g
  • WidthP40: 7 mm narrowerP40: 71.1 mm · iPhone 8 Plus: 78.1 mm
  • Screen diagonaliPhone 8 Plus: 0.6 in smaller diagonaliPhone 8 Plus: 5.5 in · P40: 6.1 in
  • Memory variantsAt 256 GB storageiPhone 8 Plus: 3 GB RAM · P40: 8 GB RAM
  • ChipsetApple A11 Bionic (10 nm) / HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)iPhone 8 Plus: Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) · P40: HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
iPhone 8 Plus: 158.4 × 78.1 mm 1 P40: 148.9 × 71.1 mm 2
Side
iPhone 8 Plus: 158.4 × 7.5 mm 1 P40: 148.9 × 8.5 mm 2
  1. 1. iPhone 8 Plus
    Height
    158.4 mm+9.5 mm versus P40
    Width
    78.1 mm+7 mm versus P40
    Depth
    7.5 mm
    Weight
    202 g
  2. 2. P40
    Height
    148.9 mm
    Width
    71.1 mm
    Depth
    8.5 mm+1 mm versus iPhone 8 Plus
    Weight
    175 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. iPhone 8 Plus202 g

    +27 g versus P40

  2. 2. P40175 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

Screen size
iPhone 8 Plus: 5.5 in, 16:9, About 83.4 cm² rectangular area 1 P40: 6.1 in, 19.5:9, About 91.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. iPhone 8 Plus 5.5 in · 16:9 About 83.4 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. P40 6.1 in · 19.5:9 About 91.3 cm² rectangular area

P40 has approximately 9.5% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 8 Plus.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageiPhone 8 PlusP40
64 GB 3 GB RAM Not recorded
128 GB Not recorded 6 / 8 GB RAMAlternative RAM configurations
256 GBRecorded for all phones 3 GB RAM 8 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. iPhone 8 Plus

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
No

2. P40

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. iPhone 8 Plus2691 mAh
  2. 2. P403800 mAh

    +1109 mAh versus iPhone 8 Plus

Specifications

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1. iPhone 8 Plus2. P40

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 158.4 Х 78.1 Х 7.5 mm
  • 148.9 Х 71.1 Х 8.5 mm
Weight
  • 202 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • OLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 6.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64/256 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 128GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
  • 256GB 8GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • NM (Nano Memory)
  • up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2691 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • iOS 11
  • upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1
Chipset
  • Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
  • HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 91.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.4%
  • 86.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 401 PPI
  • 422 PPI
Screen protection
  • Ion-strengthened glass
  • oleophobic coating
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
  • 50 MP
  • Triple
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 28mm (wide)
  • OIS
  • PDAF -12 MP
  • f/2.8
  • 57mm (telephoto)
  • 2x optical zoom
  • PDAF
  • 50 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 23mm (wide)
  • 1/1.28''
  • 2.44µm
  • omnidirectional PDAF
  • OIS -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 80mm (telephoto)
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 3x optical zoom -16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 17mm (ultrawide)
  • AF
Functions
  • Face detection
  • HDR
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 2160p@30/60fps
  • 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 7 MP
  • Single
  • 32 MP
  • Dual
Specifications
  • 7 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 32mm (standard)
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.8"
  • 0.8µm IR TOF 3D
  • (biometrics sensor only)
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 94
Unknown
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 96
Unknown
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 89
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
Processor CPU
  • Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
  • Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
  • Mali-G76 MP16
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 232145
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 4224
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 10193
Unknown
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 305167
  • 496357
GeekBench 4 BatteryLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2842
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 774
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 3181
General specs
General specs
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
Release date
  • 2017
  • September
  • 2020
  • March 26
Colors
  • Gold
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Red
  • Silver Frost
  • Blush Gold
  • Deep Sea Blue
  • Ice White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 770 EUR
  • 800 EUR
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Unknown
Body build
  • Front/back glass
  • aluminum frame
  • Glass front
  • glass back
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA
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
  • 5G
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/ax
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • NavIC
USB
  • 2.0
  • proprietary reversible connector
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 5.1
  • 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)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz
  • 32-bit/384kHz audio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationiPhone 8 PlusP40
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 Infrared face recognition
  • fingerprint (under display
  • optical)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • color spectrum
  • Infrared port - Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection