Apple iPhone 8 Featured in Best Smart

4.7"
750 x 1334 pixels

12 MP
7 MP front

Apple A11 Bionic
Hexa-core

RAM: 2 GB
MEMORY: 256 GB
BATTERY: 1821 mAh

Announced: Sep 12, 2017
Market status: Released
Release date: Sep 22, 2017

Features: Fingerprint Lightweight Thin LTE Rugged NFC Dual SIM

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US carrier availability

Available: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile
Upcoming: Virgin Mobile Expected release date: Sept 29, 2017, Boost Mobile Expected release date: Sept 29, 2017

PhoneArena rating:

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Pros

• Water-resistant phone
• Lightweight phone
• Small dimensions (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches)
• Thin body, measuring less than 7.5mm/0.3inches (0.29 inches)

Cons

• Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
• Proprietary USB connector

Description

The iPhone 8 is the successor to the iPhone 7 - sticking to the same form factor recipe, but introducing upgrades on the hardware front, including camera improvements, a screen featuring Apple's True Tone technology, and a new, faster Apple A11 Bionic system chip. The addition of wireless charging has made it necessary to replace the metal housing with a glass back and a metal frame on the sides. As before, the iPhone 8 is water resistant and delivers stereo sound. iOS 11 runs on it out of the box, introducing augmented reality applications, a redesigned App Store, a new Control Center layout, and a number of UI refinements.

Design

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • iOS (11.x)
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches (138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm)
• Weight:
  • 5.22 oz (148 g)
    the average is 5.5 oz (157 g)
• Materials:
  • Main body: Glass; Accents: Aluminum
• Features:
  • Fingerprint (touch)
• Keys:
  • Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
• Rugged:
  • • Water, Dust resistant
  • IP certified:
    • IP 67
• Colors:
  • Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

• Physical size:
  • 4.7 inches
• Resolution:
  • 750 x 1334 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 326 ppi
• Technology:
  • IPS LCD
• Screen-to-body ratio:
  • 65.34 %
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Peak brightness:
  • 625 cd/m2 (nit)
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • HDR video support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Camera

• Camera:
  • • 12 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • Quad LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F1.8
  • Pixel size:
    • 1.22 μm
  • Hardware Features:
    • Sapphire crystal lens cover, Optical image stabilization, Autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)
  • Software Features:
    • Touch to focus, Face detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Shooting Modes:
    • Burst mode, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama (up to 63 megapixels)
• Camcorder:
  • • 3840x2160 (4K) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (240 fps)
  • Features:
    • Optical image stabilization, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 7 megapixels
  • Features:
    • High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
  • Video capture:
    • 1920x1080 (1080p HD)

Hardware

• System chip:
  • Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72
• Processor:
  • Hexa-core, 64-bit, 10 nm
• Graphics processor:
  • • Yes
• System memory:
  • 2 GB RAM / LPDDR4
• Built-in storage:
  • [+]256 GB

Battery

• Capacity:
  • 1821 mAh
• Type:
  • Not user replaceable, Li - Ion
• Fast Charge:
  • Yes
• Wireless charging:
  • Built-in (Qi)
• Talk time:
  • 14.00 hours
    the average is 20 h (1221 min)
• Music playback:
  • 40.00 hours
• Video playback:
  • 13.00 hours

Multimedia

• Screen mirroring:
  • Wireless screen share
• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
  • Supported formats:
    • MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI
• Video playback:
  • Supported formats:
    • MPEG4, H.263, H.264
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Stereo speakers
• Headphones connector:
  • Proprietary
• Additional microphone(s):
  • • Yes

Cellular

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1700/2100 MHz
• LTE (FDD):
  • Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
• LTE (TDD):
  • Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
• Data:
  • LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
• 2G Data:
  • [+]EDGE, GPRS
• Nano SIM:
  • Yes
• HD Voice:
  • Yes
• VoLTE:
  • Yes
• Global Roaming:
  • Yes

Phone features

• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback
• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Flashlight, Calculator, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
• Instant Messaging:
  • • Yes
• Hearing aid compatibility:
  • • M3, T4
• Other features:
  • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  • • 5.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band
  • • MIMO
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • Yes
  • Connector:
    • Proprietary
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• Mobile Payment:
  • Apple Pay
• Charging connector:
  • Proprietary
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation
• Other:
  • NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Availability

• Officially announced:
  • 12 Sep 2017

Shopping information

• Accessories:
  • EarPods with Lighting connector, Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation
• MSRP price:
  • [+]$ 849

Regulatory Approval

• FCC approval:
  • Date approved:
    • 12 Sep 2017
  • • FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A link
• FCC measured SAR:
  • Head:
    • 1.09 W/kg
  • Body:
    • 1.09 W/kg
  • Simultaneous Transmission:
    • 1.59 W/kg
  • Wireless Router:
    • 1.09 W/kg

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This device is also known as Apple A1905, Apple A1863

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Apple iPhone 8 (with 64GB storage)

Differences from the main variant:

• Built-in storage:
  • 64 GB

• MSRP price:
  • $ 699

Apple iPhone 8 (A1863)

Differences from the main variant:

• CDMA:
  • 800, 1700/2100, 1900 MHz
• 2G Data:
  • EV-DO Rev.A