Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus or Apple iPhone 13 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 8 Plus Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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Release date 2017, September 2021, September 14
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 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in
Weight 202 g | 7.13 oz 204 g | 7.2 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 Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Battery 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3095 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 22 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 75 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 ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
-True-tone
- Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (HBM)
-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/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
-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), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 94 137
DxOMark Photo 96 144
DxOMark Video 89 119
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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 99
DxOMark Photo 102
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 15
Chipset - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 378011 1307197
Antutu 10 CPU 118857 326624
Antutu 10 GPU 118036 430591
Antutu 10 Mem 60136 236128
Antutu 10 UX 118857 326624
Antutu 9 Total 837856
Antutu 8 Total 302943
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1050 2280
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2162 5507
GeekBench 6 Metal 5298 19851
GeekBench 5 Single Core 917 1705
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1993 4523
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/eSIM, dual stand-by)
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) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
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, BDS, 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 - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 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
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- 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)

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