Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 15
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out of 100
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74
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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 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 6 years and 1 month after. 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
- Fingerprint scanner
- Weighs 23 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 520K)
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- Delivers 157% higher peak brightness (1655 against 644 nits)
- Comes with 1528 mAh larger battery capacity: 3349 vs 1821 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 21.1% more screen real estate
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 57% longer battery life (25:31 vs 16:16 hours)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 41% higher pixel density (460 vs 326 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A16 Bionic
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 | OLED |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.3% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 22 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | 1373:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 15
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone 8
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~49% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 148 g (5.22 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2100 MHz | 3460 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 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1066 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5630 | 22764 |
| Single-core score | 1093 | 2612 |
| Multi-core score | 1828 | 6705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 249127 | 462812 |
| GPU | - | 453603 |
| Memory | 102335 | 222511 |
| UX | 169105 | 533367 |
| Total score | 520567 | 1672293 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [9 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3979 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2868 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | GeekBench GPU | 5630 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | GeekBench CPU | 1093 / 1828 |
Apple iPhone 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu | 1603687 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench GPU | 24336 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench CPU | 2615 / 6477 |
| 📘 2026-08-12 (j0elz) | AnTuTu | 1638319 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (ime) | AnTuTu | 1702585 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS size | 6 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 1821 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:14 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 09:59 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 03:40 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 84 |
| Zoom | - | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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 | September 2023 |
| Release date | September 2017 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | 1.35 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.36 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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 15 is definitely a better buy.
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