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Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB vs Apple iPhone 8 256GB

Summary
Performance

Apple A10 Fusion

3 GB RAM

Apple A11 Bionic

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

12 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

4.7" (11.94 cm)

750x1334 px (HD+)

6.8" (17.27 cm)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

200 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP

Quad Camera

Front Camera

7 MP

Single Camera

7 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2900 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

1821 mAh

14 h talktime (3G)

5000 mAh

Storage

256 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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4.0/5

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8.5/10

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User Rating

★★★★★
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4.5/5 based on 30,780 ratings

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4.5/5 based on 12,395 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 7, 2016 (Official)

September 29, 2017 (Official)

January 18, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v10

iOS v11

Android v14

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Performance
Good
Good
Best in Class
Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024

Apple A11 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

CPU

Quad core (2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane + 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr)

Hexa Core (2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon + 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral)

Octa core (3.39 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 + 3.1 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A720 + 2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520)

Co-Processor

M10 motion

M11

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

PowerVR GT7600 Plus

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

Adreno 750

RAM

3 GB

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Display
Good
Good
Excellent
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

4.7 " (11.94 cm)

6.8 " (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

750x1334 px (HD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

16:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

326 ppi

505 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %

65.23 %

88.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Armor

Bezel-less display

with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

, 3D Touch Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, 3D Touch Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

625 nits

625 nits

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

, HDR 10+

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 158.2 mm
Width: 77.9 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm

Height: 138.4 mm
Width: 67.3 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm

Height: 162.3 mm
Width: 79 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Weight

188 grams

148 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Case: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Armo

Colours

Black, Gold, Silver, Rose Gold, Jet Black

Gold, Red, Silver, Space Grey

Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green

Waterproof

, Water resistant, IP67

, Water resistant, IP67

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Single

Quad

Resolution

12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length, 3" sensor size)12 MP , Telephoto Camera(56 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size)

12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

200 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(24 mm focal length, 1.31" sensor size, 0.6µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)10 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(67 mm focal length, 3.52" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)50 MP f/3.4(111 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

ISO-CELL

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Laser autofocus, Multi-directional PD autofocus, Super Quad Pixel autofocus

OIS

Flash

, Quad-color LED Flash

, Quad LED True Tone Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels

4608 x 2592 Pixels

16000 x 12500 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Slo-motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Good
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Single

Resolution

7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(32 mm focal length)

7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

12 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

Sensor

BSI Sensor

BSI Sensor

Autofocus

, Dual Pixel PD autofocus

Flash

, Retina Flash

, Retina Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Very Good
Capacity

2900 mAh

1821 mAh

5000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 384 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Fast: 50 % in 30 minutes

, Fast, 45W: 65 % in 30 minutes

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

256 GB

256 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

No

Storage Type

NVMe

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg, Body: 1.17 W/kg

Head: 1.19 W/kg, Body: 1.17 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v5.0

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0

USB 2.0, Proprietary

Mass storage device, USB charging

HDMI

No

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

Lightning

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime, iTunes Store, iBooks, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends.

FaceTime, iTunes Store, iBooks, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends.

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