Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 12 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 8 (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 38 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
- Fingerprint scanner
- Weighs 41 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 20.6% more screen real estate
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (715K versus 355K)
- Comes with 994 mAh larger battery capacity: 2815 vs 1821 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 31% longer battery life (29:49 vs 22:48 hours)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 41% higher pixel density (460 vs 326 PPI)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (801 against 638 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.4% | 86% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 22 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | 1373:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 148 g (5.22 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max. clock | 2100 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| FLOPS | ~325 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 121523 | 185695 |
| GPU | 110958 | 285023 |
| Memory | 44570 | 118389 |
| UX | 80000 | 131689 |
| Total score | 355257 | 715875 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 62% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3170 | 7395 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.1.1) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) |
| OS size | 6 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 1821 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 09:54 hr |
| Watching video | 08:37 hr | 12:40 hr |
| Gaming | 03:56 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | 82 hr | 104 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | No |
| USB version | 2 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
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 | October 2020 |
| Release date | September 2017 | October 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 1.35 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.36 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*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 12 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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