Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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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 Plus, 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 202g
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Larger display: 5.5in
- Higher pixel density: 401ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 2691mAh vs 1960mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 2/32 GB - 2/128 GB - 2/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/128 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 | 5.5 in |
| Resolution | 750x1334 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 326 ppi | 401 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 % | 67.4 % |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.9 % |
| Response time | 35.5 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | 1635:1 | 1471:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 138.3 mm (5.44 in) | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) |
| Width | 67.1 mm (2.64 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 138 g (4.87 oz) | 202 g (7.13 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 | 2390 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 | 1092 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1923 | 2921 |
| CPU | 112051 | 94584 |
| GPU | 87431 | 151697 |
| Memory | 53808 | 87118 |
| UX | 104947 | 116221 |
| NanoReview Score | 358237 | 459620 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.5 °C | 42.6 °C |
| Stability | 62 % | 71 % |
| Graphics Test | 15 fps | 20 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2579 | 3432 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 2 GB | 3 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 | 2691 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 | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:50 h | 06:52 h |
| Video Playback | 09:49 h | 10:47 h |
| Games | 03:22 h | 04:11 h |
| Standby Mode | 80 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| 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 Telephoto: 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 Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 57 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
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 Direct - 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 | 799 |
| 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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