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

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus or Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

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

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

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

Performance

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

Benchmark

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

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -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)
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 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 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 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)

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

- Versions: A2407 (International); A2341 (USA); A2406 (Canada, Japan); A2408 (China, Hong Kong)

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