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Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22 2018, February 25
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, March
Body
Dimensions 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch display & home button 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Face detection, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh) Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     0.78 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)    
Models A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5 SM-G965F, SM-G965U, SM-G965W, SM-G9650, SM-G965U1, SM-G965N, SCV39, SM-G965X, SC-03K
Price About 340 EUR $ 128.68 / C$ 350.00 / £ 243.35 / € 275.00
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4) AnTuTu: 246660 (v7)
GeekBench: 8883 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.537 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 81h Endurance rating 86h

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