Apple iPhone 8 Plus
[ APPLE ] Smartphones

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Overall Score
45/100
GRADE D · Poor
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 231598
Graphics (GPU) 106761
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Apple iPhone 8 Plus is an engineering-tested smartphones achieving an overall rating of 45/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
26/100
Rating: Poor
NanoReview Score
45/100
Rating: Poor
Performance
39/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Battery type Li-Ion
Capacity 2691 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:25 hr
Gaming 04:11 hr
Max charge power 15 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Standby 99 hr
Watching video 10:47 hr
Web browsing 06:52 hr
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (7.5 W)

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
CPU 231598
GPU 106761
Graphics score 890
Graphics test 5 FPS
Memory 121754
Multi-core score 2921
Single-core score 1092
Stability 70%
Total score 620370
UX 160257

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
2G network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G network 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)
5G support No
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
Bluetooth version 5
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port No
LTE Cat* 16
Multi SIM mode Standby
NFC* Yes
Number of SIM* 1
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode
USB type No
USB version 2
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
eSIM support* No

Design and build

Design and build specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Frame material Metal
Height 158.4 mm (6.24 inches)
Rear material Glass
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Waterproof IP67
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 inches)

Display

Display specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Adaptive refresh rate No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Contrast 1471:1
HDR support No
Max rated brightness 625 nits
PPI 401 ppi
PWM Not detected
RGB color space 99.9%
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
Response time 32 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 67.4%
Size 5.5 inches
Type IPS LCD

DxOMark main camera tests

DxOMark main camera tests specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 Plus from DxOMark

Main camera

Main camera specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No
Aperture f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash Quad LED
Focal length 28 mm
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Telephoto: 12 MP
Matrix 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Sensor Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Optical
Zoom Optical, 2x

Memory

Memory specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Channels 2
Memory card No
Memory type LPDDR4
RAM size 3 GB
Storage size 64 GB
Storage type NVMe

Other

Other specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Announced September 2017
Category Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Release date September 2017
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg
SAR (head) 0.94 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint

Performance

Performance specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4)
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1066 MHz
GPU shading units 192
Graphics Apple GPU
Lithography process 10 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 2390 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 7 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
OS size 6 GB
Operating system iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5)

Sound

Sound specifications for Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specification Value
Dolby Atmos Yes
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack No
Speakers Stereo

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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