Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone 8
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 4.7 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7
- Lighter design: 138g vs 148g
- Higher battery capacity: 1960mAh vs 1821mAh
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 2/32 GB - 2/128 GB - 2/256 GB |
- 2/64 GB - 2/128 GB - 2/256 GB - 3/64 GB - 3/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 4.7 in | 4.7 in |
| Resolution | 750x1334 pixels | 750x1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 326 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.6 % | 65.3 % |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.9 % |
| Response time | 35.5 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | 1635:1 | 1373:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 138.3 mm (5.44 in) | 138.4 mm (5.45 in) |
| Width | 67.1 mm (2.64 in) | 67.3 mm (2.65 in) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 138 g (4.87 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Metal | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Pink |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2340 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 4 (2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/1.05 (Zephyr) - 2/2.34 (Hurricane) |
- 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | Apple A11 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 650 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 721 | 1030 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1923 | 2686 |
| CPU | 112051 | 174461 |
| GPU | 87431 | 115185 |
| Memory | 53808 | 97672 |
| UX | 104947 | 102300 |
| NanoReview Score | 358237 | 489618 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.5 °C | 45.4 °C |
| Stability | 62 % | 62 % |
| Graphics Test | 15 fps | 18 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2579 | 3131 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 32 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) | iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) |
| OS Size | 12.5 GB | 6 GB |
Battery
| Volume | 1960 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 5 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No (7.5 W) | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | No | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:35 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:50 h | 06:14 h |
| Video Playback | 09:49 h | 09:59 h |
| Games | 03:22 h | 03:40 h |
| Standby Mode | 80 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | 3088x2320 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | 12 | 16 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2016 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2016 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 649 | 699 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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