Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro or Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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Release date 2020, October 13 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.07 in
Weight 189 g | 6.67 oz 202 g | 7.13 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Battery 2815 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.5" in
Screen area 90.2 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0% 67.4%
Screen resolution 1170 x 2532 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
-True-tone
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6''
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
DxOMark Main Score 128 94
DxOMark Photo 135 96
DxOMark Video 112 89
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 7 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1069480 378011
Antutu 10 CPU 278229 118857
Antutu 10 GPU 327904 118036
Antutu 10 Mem 171060 60136
Antutu 10 UX 278229 118857
Antutu 8 Total 599059 302943
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2010 1050
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4472 2162
GeekBench 6 Metal 15840 5298
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1583 917
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3930 1993
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4224
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10193
GeekBench 4 Battery 2842

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2341
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2341
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2407 (International); A2341 (USA); A2406 (Canada, Japan); A2408 (China, Hong Kong)

- Versions: A1864 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1897 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1898 (Japan)

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