Apple iPhone 8 Plus – Specs, Price, Release Date & Review

Added: 09.13.17 | Updated: 04.30.24
  • Model: iPhone 8 Plus
  • Brand: Apple
  • Rating: 4.46 out of 5 (78 votes)
  • Price: 770 EUR
  • Year of manufacture: 2017
  • Dimensions: 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
  • Weight: 202 g
  • Chipset: Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
  • Built-in memory: 64/256 GB
  • Screen: LED-backlit IPS LCD 5.5 inches
  • Battery: 2691 mAh
  • Rear camera: Dual, 12MP
  • Front camera: Single, 7MP

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus specs

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Release dateCommon

Brand and model

Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Other names

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

Launch date

2017, September

Apple iPhone 8 Plus PricePrice

First price

770 EUR

Apple iPhone 8 Plus dimension, size, weightDesign

Height

6.24 in (158.4 mm)
Width

3.07 in ( 78.1 mm)
Depth

0.3 in ( 7.5 mm)
Weight

7.13 oz (202 grams)
Build materials

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Water resistant

IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Colors

Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Case

Buy a case from Amazon

Apple iPhone 8 Plus screenScreen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD
Size

5.5 in
Screen Area

83.4 cm2
Resolution

1080 x 1920 px
Points per inch

401 PPI
Color Depth

16M
Ratio (height:width)

16:9
Ratio (screen:body)

67.4%
Screen Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Additional Features

-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
-True-tone
Screen protector

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus ProcessorHardware

Chipset

- Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU

- Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU

- Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

Apple iPhone 8 Plus Memory and storageMemory

Internal Memory

64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Memory Card Slot

No

Apple iPhone 8 Plus SoftwareSoftware

Operating System (OS)

iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
User Interface

Apple iPhone 8 Plus main camera specsMain Camera

Number of Cameras

Dual
Specs

-12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF
Features

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video Recording 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
DxOMark Rating94 (Position 236 out of 303)
DxOMark Photos96
DxOMark Video89

Apple iPhone 8 Plus selfie camera specsSelfie camera

Number of Cameras

Single
Specs

-7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features

Face detection, HDR
Video Recording 1080p@30fps

Apple iPhone 8 Plus Cellular BandsCellular

Bands GSM / HSPA / LTE
-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)
SIM Card Nano-SIM
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    

Apple iPhone 8 Plus wifi bluetooth gps nfcConnectivity

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Apple iPhone 8 Plus Battery type and CapacityBattery

Capacity

2691 mAh
Type

 Non-removable Li-Ion

Endurance

Video playback - Up to 21 h (3G)
Audio playback - Up to 60 h
Charging

-Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging

Apple iPhone 8 Plus sound and multimediaAudio

Headphone Jack No
Radio No
Others -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-stereo speakers

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Other specifications

Others

-Siri natural language commands and dictation

Apple iPhone 8 Plus AnTuTu & Geekbench Scores

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus scores 378011 points in AnTuTu 10, powered by the Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) chipset.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus antutu score Antutu Score

Antutu 10 Total378011 (Position 249 out of 278)
Antutu 10 CPU118857 (Position 181 out of 201)
Antutu 10 GPU118036 (Position 137 out of 201)
Antutu 10 Mem60136 (Position 194 out of 201)
Antutu 10 UX80983 (Position 185 out of 201)
Antutu 8 Score302943 (Position 325 out of 1146)
Antutu 7 Score232145 (Position 61 out of 2128)
Antutu 10 Ranking
243. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S390602
244. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G388991
245. Apple iPhone X386768
246. Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro385545
247. Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G385545
248. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro385139
249. Apple iPhone 8 Plus378011
250. Motorola Moto G84376632
251. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G363964
252. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro358278
253. Samsung Galaxy A71353835
254. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G350838
255. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G350392
Antutu 8 Ranking
319. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus306311
320. Tecno Camon 17 Pro305100
321. Motorola Razr 2020 5G304739
322. Asus ROG Phone304258
323. Oppo Reno4 Pro303785
324. Honor 20S303283
325. Apple iPhone 8 Plus302943
326. Samsung Galaxy F62302547
327. Umidigi Bison GT2302505
328. UMIDIGI Bison GT302503
329. Realme 7 (Global)302319
330. Apple iPhone X302245
331. Oppo A73302002
Antutu 7 Ranking
55. LG V40 ThinQ275206
56. Samsung Galaxy S9+250896
57. Samsung Galaxy Note 9249456
58. Samsung Galaxy S9247256
59. Apple iPhone X245200
60. Oppo Reno2243840
61. Apple iPhone 8 Plus232145
62. Realme Q221900
63. Realme XT221589
64. Xiaomi Mi 9T218548
65. Huawei Mate 10 Pro213247
66. OnePlus 5T212387
67. Huawei P20 Pro210882

Apple iPhone 8 Plus geekbench ScoreGeekbench Score

GeekBench 6 Single Core1050 (Position 130 out of 578)
GeekBench 6 Multi Core2162 (Position 212 out of 577)
GeekBench 6 Metal5298 (Position 23 out of 30)
GeekBench 5 Single Core917 (Position 286 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core1993 (Position 584 out of 1873)
GeekBench 4 Single Core4224 (Position 17 out of 1024)
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core10193 (Position 28 out of 1022)
GeekBench 4 Battery2842
GeekBench 6 Single Core Ranking
124. Xiaomi Mi 11X1086
125. Xiaomi 11T1077
126. Xiaomi Poco X4 GT1074
127. Xiaomi 11T Pro1074
128. Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro1069
129. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra1066
130. Apple iPhone 8 Plus1050
131. OnePlus 10R1048
132. Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G1046
133. Asus Zenfone 7 ZS670KS1045
134. Apple iPhone X1045
135. Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS1038
136. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G1036
GeekBench 6 Multi Core Ranking
206. Motorola Moto G542272
207. Apple iPhone XR2248
208. Huawei Mate 20 Pro2220
209. Huawei P30 Pro2217
210. Motorola Moto G732209
211. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G2188
212. Apple iPhone 8 Plus2162
213. Honor X9a2154
214. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G2149
215. Huawei Mate 202134
216. vivo V29e2123
217. Samsung Galaxy A252101
218. vivo Y78 (China)2099
GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
280. vivo X70t922
281. vivo iQOO Neo5 SE922
282. Asus ROG Phone 5s921
283. vivo iQOO Neo5 Lite921
284. Asus Zenfone 7 ZS670KS920
285. OnePlus Nord 3918
286. Apple iPhone 8 Plus917
287. Huawei Mate 40914
288. vivo Y23 Pro913
289. vivo V23 Pro913
290. vivo V25 Pro911
291. Xiaomi Black Shark 3911
292. Apple iPhone X910
GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
578. vivo T2 (India)2007
579. Xiaomi Mi Mix 32004
580. vivo iQOO U52002
581. Samsung Galaxy Note 92002
582. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G1997
583. Google Pixel 3 XL1996
584. Apple iPhone 8 Plus1993
585. Infinix Zero 5G1982
586. Samsung Galaxy F42 5G1981
587. Sony Xperia XZ31980
588. vivo Y33s1979
589. Oppo F21 Pro 5G1976
590. vivo V29e1965
GeekBench 4 Single Core Ranking
11. Oppo R11s Plus4351
12. Samsung Galaxy S104316
13. Samsung Galaxy S10+4315
14. Apple iPhone 84266
15. Samsung Galaxy S10e4253
16. Apple iPhone X4231
17. Apple iPhone 8 Plus4224
18. Apple iPhone XS Max4208
19. vivo X20 Plus4188
20. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro+4170
21. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G4040
22. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+3838
23. Huawei Mate Xs3823
GeekBench 4 Multi Core Ranking
22. Meizu 16s10570
23. Apple iPhone 810535
24. Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G10480
25. LG G8 ThinQ10449
26. Xiaomi Mi 910405
27. Meizu 16s Pro10295
28. Apple iPhone 8 Plus10193
29. Xiaomi Redmi K2010109
30. Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro10109
31. Apple iPhone X10100
32. Samsung Galaxy S10+9893
33. Samsung Galaxy S109819
34. Samsung Galaxy S10e9787

Compared to its rivals: the Apple iPhone XR scores 676475 points in AnTuTu , and the Motorola Moto G60 scores 385139 points in AnTuTu .

Disclaimer: This information is based on public data and official specifications from Apple. However, there may be differences in specifications.

*Source of data https://support.apple.com/en-us/111950

Review of Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Three Apple models are coming out at the same time - these are iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X. The company describes the former as "the new generation" and the latter as "the future". In the following lines, we will look at the iPhone 8 Plus, which, according to insiders, can hardly be distinguished from the 7 Plus, even taking into account that it uses a glass back panel, not aluminum. What lies beneath the design familiar to millions? 
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Reviews and Opinions

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4.46 / 5
(78)

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LIU PUEBLA
Owner

2021-11-05 15:14:02
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Great phone, I still have it, it still works great, it still accepts the latest IOS updates and IOS betas. Best iPhone I had so far. Once the iPhone 14 arrives, I will let my iPhone 8 plus rest. Best vibes to everyone, a happy iPhone user since 2009 North Bergen, NJ [email protected]

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Release Date

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus was officially announced and released on September, 2017. It is available in Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus Price

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus starts at 770 EUR. Here are the prices for all storage versions:

VersionPrice
64/256 GB770 EUR
3 GB RAM770 EUR

A 6GB version of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is not officially available — 3GB is the maximum storage option.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Apple iPhone 8 Plus cost?

The price of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus varies based on the specific model and storage capacity. As of the latest update, the base model starts at 770 EUR. Prices increase for models with larger storage capacity and additional features.

When did the Apple iPhone 8 Plus come out?

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus was released on September, 2017.

What is the size and weight of Apple iPhone 8 Plus ?

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has dimensions of Height: 158.4 mm Width: 78.1 mm Thickness: 7.5 mm and weighs approximately 202 grams.

What is the screen size and resolution of Apple iPhone 8 Plus?

When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.5 inches diagonally offering a resolution of 1080 x 1920 px at a pixel density of 401 ppi.

How much memory and storage does a Apple iPhone 8 Plus have?

Device comes with chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) with processor Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral). Apple iPhone 8 Plus is available with internal memory of 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM.

What are the main camera specifications and megapixels of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus?

The device have a Dual rear camera setup with specs of 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF and features like Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR

What are the front camera specs and MP of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus?

The device comes with Single front camera setup with specs of 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) and features like Face detection, HDR

What colors does the Apple iPhone 8 Plus come in?

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is available in the following colors: Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red.

What is the AnTuTu score of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus?

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus scores 378011 points in AnTuTu 10.

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