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Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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  • Released 2017, September 22
    202g, 7.5mm thickness
    iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11
    64GB/128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 6.5% 27,002,545 hits
  • 926 Become a fan
  • 5.5"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 3GB RAM
    Apple A11 Bionic
  • 2691mAh
    15W5W
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A1897

A1864

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

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass
 3D Touch display & home button
Platform OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 NVMe
Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie camera Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Type Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Models A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Price About 340 EUR
Our Tests Performance GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 81h

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus - user opinions and reviews

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  • rokib
  • XSD
  • 17 Jul 2025

nice phone

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  • Michael McCarthy
  • HXH
  • 02 Jul 2025

The only potential problem (for me personally anyway) is that over time, more and more apps will start requiring iOS 17 or later. Not many apps require iOS 17 or later yet thankfully. Plus I found that some apps that require iOS 17 or later, actually...

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  • Muskhater
  • tu2
  • 18 Jun 2025

Just bought secondhand from a guy for like 60$, battery health 100%, just minor scratches over back, very good phone considering it launched in 2017

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