This year , we witnessed another September to be remember when Apple went public with its new iPhones announcement, introducing the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the debut of the iPhone X series, the iPhone 8 and 8 plus shares a number of Hardware and Software similarities ,their difference lies in the screen dimension, Battery Spec. and memory capacity.
Though most of the iPhone 8 Plus Spec. is quite different from what Tech Blogs had earlier speculated, the iPhone 8 plus may have Apple’s iPhone Plus series default design, like the iPhone 7 Plus, nevertheless it remains a new product with lots of improvement for a better user experience.
DISPLAY: This is one of the features that set iPhone 8 Plus apart from iPhone 8, while iPhone 8 users enjoy a 4.7 Retina HD Display, its plus sister screen occupies a 5.5 inch of the entire phone dimension, with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution at 401 ppi, 3D touch support LCD multitouch with IPS technology.
CAMERA: Apple’s iPhone 8plus comes with a 12MP rear Camera couple with a quad LED true Flash, a 7MP front Camera with LED flash too, with support for Telephoto, Hybrid IR Filter and Auto HDR etc., both iPhone 8 and 8 plus share the same Camera Spec.
MEMORY: This device features a 3GB RAM, 64GB and 256GB internal memory respectively depending on the variant, though without SD Slot support.
OPERATING SYSTEM: iPhone 8 Plus runs on Apple’s proprietary iOS 11, Apple is known to always update its operating system regularly, so expect an update very soon.
HARDWARE|NETWORK: Apple’s A11 Bionic processor does the whole magic for this Device hardware, the chipset comes with a 2.39GHz Hexa-Core and three core graphics processor, the iPhone 8 plus also features a fingerprint sensor coupled with other sensors to augment its intelligence, lest I forget, with 4G technology support the iPhone 8plus offers maximum internet speed.
BATTERY: The iPhone 8 plus would be power deficient without a plus to its Battery as well, though the difference between iPhone 8 and 8+ battery might not be huge, yet it goes a long way to supply the extra power needed to balance the difference in screen size, while iPhone 8 is powered by a 1821 mAh Battery, its plus sister is fitted with a 2691 mAh Battery capacity.
See Full Specification below !
RELEASE DATE
September 2017.
BASIC SPEC.
Screen: 5.5 Inch
Resolution: 1920x1080 Pixels
Front Camera: 7 MP
Rear Camera: 12 MP
Network: GSM | HSPA | LTE
Storage: 64 GB | 256 GB
RAM Size: 3 GB
OS: iOS 11
Battery (mAh): 2691
COMPLETE SPECEFICATION
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Other Name: Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Body Color: Space Gray | Silver | Gold
Weight (g): 202.00
Keyboard: Touchscreen
Cover | Protection: Front/Black Glass | Aluminum Frame | Water, Splash, Dust Resistant | Oleophobic coating | Ion-strengthened glass
DISPLAY
Type: LED-Backlight IPS LCD Capacitive Touch Screen | 3D Touch Display | Retina HD Display
Size: 5.5 Inch
Dimension (mm): 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5
Colors: 16,000,000
Pixel Density (ppi): 401
Resolution: 1080x1920 Pixels
CONNECTIVITY|NETWORK
GSM: Yes
CDMA: Yes | Model A1864
2G: Yes
3G: Yes
4G: Yes
WiFi: Yes | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Dual Band
Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes | 5.0 | A2DP | LE
Navigation: GPS | A-GPS | GLONASS | QZSS | Galileo | Digital Compass | iBeacon micro location
NFC: Yes | MIMO
Infrared: No
USB : 2.0, Reversible Connector
FM Radio: No
SIM Type: 1 Nano SIM
CAMERA
Primary: 12 MP | Quad LED True Flash | Auto HDR | Timer Mode | Auto Focus | Phase detection | Panorama | Telephoto | Optical & Digital Zoom | Burst Mode | Geo Tagging | Hybrid IR Filter
Secondary: 7 MP | Exposure control| Retina Flash | Auto HDR | Body & Face Detection | Timer | Burst Mode
PROCESSOR
Chipset Make: Apple A11 Bionic
Processor Core: 2.39 GHz Hexa-Core
Graphics Processor: Apple GPU (Three Core Graphics)
MEMORY
Internal Storage: 64 GB | 256 GB
RAM: 3GB
Memory Slot: No
SENSORS
Ambient Light Sensor |Proximity | Accelerometer |Finger Print | Barometer | Three-axis gyro Sensors
SOFTWARE
Operating System: iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.2
System UI: iOS UI
MEDIA
Audio Playback: Formats Supported include AAC-LC | HE-AAC | HE-AAC v2 | Protected AAC | MP3 | Linear PCM |Apple Lossless | FLAC | Dolby | Digital (AC-3) | Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) | & Audible (Formats 2,3,4, Audible Enhance Audio, AAX, & AAX+)
Video Playback: Format Supported include H.264 | HEVC | Motion JPEG & PMEG-4 Part 2 | High Dynamic Range with Dolby Vision and HDR10 content | Airplay Mirroring | and Video Out to Apple TV |Video Mirroring & Video Out Support
SOUND
Audio Port: Lightening Connector
Speakers: Yes, with Stereo Speakers
Alert Type: Ringtone | Vibration
MESSAGING SERVICES
iMessage | Email | SMS | Push Mail | MMS
ADDITIONAL FEATURE
Safari Browser (HTML5)
iCloud Service
Wireless Charging
Audio | Video | Photo Editor
Document Reader & Editor
MP4 | H.265 Player
MP3 | WAV | AAX | AIFF | Apple Lossless player
Touch ID
Fast Charge Capable
Quick Type Keyboard
BATTERY
Capacity: 2691 mAh
Technology: Non-Removable Li-ion Battery
Stand By: Up to 81 hrs
Talk Time: Up to 21 hrs
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