Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus or Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 8 Plus Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Release date 2017, September 2022, September 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.07 in 160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.06 in
Weight 202 g | 7.13 oz 240 g | 8.47 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple
Battery 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 6.7" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 110.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.4% 88.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1290 x 2796 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 460 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
-True-tone
- 120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (typ)
-2000 nits (HBM)
-Always-On display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF
-48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel 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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 94 146
DxOMark Photo 96 143
DxOMark Video 89 149
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions Face detection, HDR HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 145
DxOMark Photo 139
DxOMark Video 154

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 16
Chipset - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) - Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)
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 1442590
Antutu 10 CPU 118857 376051
Antutu 10 GPU 118036 470781
Antutu 10 Mem 60136 268247
Antutu 10 UX 118857 376051
Antutu 9 Total 973003
Antutu 8 Total 302943
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1050 2544
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2162 6464
GeekBench 6 Metal 5298 22383
GeekBench 5 Single Core 917 1872
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1993 5349
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4224
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10193
GeekBench 4 Battery 2842

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - 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) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, 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 - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.07 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)

- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W
-Qi 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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