Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 8 Plus
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.8-inch Apple iPhone X (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, which is powered by the same chip. 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 X
- Thinner bezels – 13.7% more screen real estate
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- 15% higher pixel density (463 vs 401 PPI)
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.2 mm narrower
- Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Shows 14% longer battery life (18:45 vs 16:26 hours)
- Fingerprint scanner
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 | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1125 x 2436 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 463 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1% | 67.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 2.2 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1471:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2390 MHz | 2390 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 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 1066 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1075 | 1092 |
| Multi-core score | 2393 | 2921 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 271922 | 231598 |
| GPU | 127700 | 106761 |
| Memory | 110696 | 121754 |
| UX | 133989 | 160257 |
| Total score | 644307 | 620370 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 892 | 890 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5436 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1075 / 2393 |
| 📘 2026-01-08 -> Tangerine | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1105 / 2629 |
| 📘 2024-08-21 (I desperately need a new phone) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 858 / 1167 |
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| OS size | 5.3 GB | 6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2716 mAh | 2691 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:31 hr | 06:52 hr |
| Watching video | 09:07 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Gaming | 03:35 hr | 04:11 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 99 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| 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 Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 57 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 Plus from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3472 x 2063 | 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 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 88 | - |
| Video | 92 | - |
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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | 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 |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 16 |
| 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 2017 |
| Release date | November 2017 | September 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $799 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.87 W/kg | 0.94 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.97 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- 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
If the display and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone X. But if the performance and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
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