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Apple iPhone 8 Plus, 64GB

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Technical Specifications

Apple iPhone 8 Plus, 64GB Features

  • 5.5-inch Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • A11 Bionic chip with embedded M11 motion coprocessor
  • Talk time up to 21 hours
  • LTE and 802.11ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
  • NFC with reader mode
  • 12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
  • Optical zoom and digital zoom up to 10x
  • 1080p HD video recording
  • FaceTime HD camera
  • Touch ID
  • Siri
  • Apple Pay

Apple iPhone 8 Plus, 64GB Tech Specs

Capacity

64GB

Processor

A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
Neural engine
Embedded M11 motion coprocessor

Display

Retina HD display
5.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
1920-by-1080-pixel resolution at 401 ppi
1300:1 contrast ratio (typical)
True Tone display
Wide color display (P3)
3D Touch
625 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
Dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Display Zoom
Reachability

Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant

Rated IP67 under IEC standard 60529

Power and Battery

Lasts about the same as iPhone 7 Plus
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Wireless charging (works with Qi-certified chargers)
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time (wireless): Up to 21 hours
Internet use: Up to 13 hours
Wireless video playback: Up to 14 hours
Wireless audio playback: Up to 60 hours
Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes

Input/Output

Home/Touch ID sensor
Volume up/down
Ring/Silent switch
Side button
Built-in stereo speaker
Built-in microphone
Lightning connector

SIM Card

Nano-SIM

Video Calling

FaceTime video calling over Wi-Fi or cellular

Audio Calling

FaceTime audio
Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
Wi-Fi calling

Audio

Audio formats supported: 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), and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Sensors

Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Proximity sensor
Three-axis gyro
Touch ID

FaceTime HD Camera

7MP camera
1080p HD video recording
Retina Flash
ƒ/2.2 aperture
Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
Auto HDR
Backside illumination sensor
Body and face detection
Auto image stabilization
Burst mode
Exposure control
Timer mode

Camera

12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
Wide-angle: ƒ/1.8 aperture
Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture
Optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x
Portrait Mode
Portrait Lighting
Optical image stabilization
Six-element lens
Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
Panorama (up to 63MP)
Sapphire crystal lens cover
Backside illumination sensor
Hybrid IR filter
Autofocus with Focus Pixels
Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
Live Photos with stabilization
Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
Improved local tone mapping
Body and face detection
Exposure control
Noise reduction
Auto HDR for photos
Auto image stabilization
Burst mode
Timer mode
Photo geotagging
Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

Video Recording

4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
720p HD video recording at 30 fps
Optical image stabilization for video
Optical zoom; 6x digital zoom (iPhone 8 Plus only)
Quad-LED True Tone flash
Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
Time-lapse video with stabilization
Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
Continuous autofocus video
Body and face detection
Noise reduction
Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
Playback zoom
Video geotagging
Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264

Touch ID

Fingerprint sensor built into the Home button

Apple Pay

Pay with your iPhone using Touch ID in stores, within apps, and on the web
Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac
Receive and redeem rewards using rewards cards

Cellular and Wireless

Model A1864
FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66)
TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41)
TD-SCDMA 1900 (F), 2000 (A)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900, 2100 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
NFC with reader mode

Video Playback

Video formats supported: HEVC, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, and Motion JPEG
Supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 content
AirPlay Mirroring, photos, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning
Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Intelligent Assistant

Siri - Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
Get intelligent suggestions in Messages, Mail, QuickType, and more
Activate with only your voice using “Hey Siri”
Listen and identify songs

Mail Attachment Support

Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics

Languages

Language support: English (Australia, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

QuickType keyboard support: English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Modern Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maori, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh

QuickType keyboard support with predictive input: English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish

Siri languages: English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)

Dictation languages: English (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (Mainland China), Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Definition dictionary support: English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Bilingual dictionary support: Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Spell check: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish

Location

Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS
Cellular
Digital compass
iBeacon microlocation
Wi-Fi

Accessibility

VoiceOver
Zoom
Magnifier
Software TTY
Siri and Dictation
Type to Siri
Switch Control
Closed Captions
AssistiveTouch
Speak Screen

Size and weight

Height: 6.24 inches (158.4 mm)
Width: 3.07 inches (78.1 mm)
Depth: 0.30 inch (7.5 mm)
Weight: 7.13 ounces (202 grams)

Ratings and Reviews

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Our Apple iPhone 8 Plus, 64GB Review

✅ Reasons to buy

  • Maintains the familiar features of the earlier iPhone models like Touch ID and home button.
  • Easy to hold and use one-handed, with your thumb comfortably reaching most areas of the screen.
  • Supports wireless charging. A bunch of compatible charging pads are already available for purchase and in public places.
  • Supports iOS 14, so you can enjoy its latest features like Dark Mode.
  • Upgraded display adjusts to the lighting conditions you’re in, which makes the screen look better (even though otherwise the screen is the exact same as the iPhone 7).

❌ Reasons not to buy

  • The battery will likely not last a full day, so keep a charging cable nearby.
  • Design is bezel heavy and looks outdated. The latest phones are do not have bezels.
  • Glass on both the front and back of the phone make it slippery to hold, so it’s important to buy a case or bumper.

⚖️ The Verdict

Released in 2018, the iPhone 8 is much cheaper than the X and other more recent models. However, it’s camera, display, and other features are comparable to the newer models, making the iPhone 8 a lower cost, quality purchase.

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