Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs iPhone 7 Plus
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.5-inch Apple iPhone 8 Plus (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, which is powered by Apple A10 Fusion and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Handles Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (620K versus 557K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A11 Bionic
- Supports higher wattage charging (15W versus 5W)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1092 and 882 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 7 Plus
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (686 against 623 nits)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 401 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 67.4% | 67.7% |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 32 ms | 26.5 ms |
| Contrast | 1471:1 | 1591:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A10 Fusion |
| Max clock | 2390 MHz | 2340 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 4 (2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
- 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr - 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | No |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | PowerVR Series7XT Plus |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 1066 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS | ~249.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 4352 |
| Single-core score | 1092 | 882 |
| Multi-core score | 2921 | 1484 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 231598 | 211158 |
| GPU | 106761 | 99111 |
| Memory | 121754 | 75344 |
| UX | 160257 | 171500 |
| Total score | 620370 | 557113 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 70% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 890 | 663 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-08-15 (hellz1) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4352 |
| 📘 2024-02-21 (Cap1bara_tech) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 882 / 1484 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) | iOS 10 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.8.5) |
| OS size | 6 GB | 12.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2691 mAh | 2900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | No (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 4:01 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:52 hr | 06:20 hr |
| Watching video | 10:47 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Gaming | 04:11 hr | 04:07 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Duo Camera | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 57 mm | 56 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 7 Plus from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2017 | September 2016 |
| Release date | September 2017 | September 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $769 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 8 Plus |
| SAR (head) | 0.94 W/kg | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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