iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are smartphones designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. They were announced on September 12, 2017, alongside the higher-end iPhone X, at the Steve Jobs Theater in the Apple Park campus, and were released on September 22, 2017, succeeding iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
IPhone 8 Wordmark.svg
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iPhone 8 in Gold
Brand Apple Inc.
Manufacturer
Foxconn[1] (on contract)
Pegatron[1] (on contract)
Slogan A new generation of iPhone
Generation 11th
Model 8:
A1863 (with Qualcomm modem)
A1905 (with Intel modem)
A1906 (sold in Japan)[2]
8 Plus:
A1864 (with Qualcomm modem)
A1897 (with Intel modem)
A1898 (sold in Japan)[2]
Compatible networks GSM, CDMA2000, EV-DO, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced
First released September 22, 2017; 3 months ago
Availability by country
September 22, 2017
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
September 29, 2017
Andorra
Bahrain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Greece
Greenland
Guernsey
Hungary
Iceland
India
Isle of Man
Israel
Jersey
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Malta
Monaco
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Slovenia
October 20, 2017
Malaysia
Morocco
Macau
South Africa
Turkey
October 27, 2017
Armenia
November 3, 2017
Belarus
Brazil
South Korea
Thailand
November 17, 2017
Philippines
December 22, 2017
Indonesia
Predecessor iPhone 7 (Plus)
Related iPhone X
Type 8: Smartphone
8 Plus: Phablet
Form factor Slate
Dimensions 8:
H: 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
W: 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
D: 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
8 Plus:
H: 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
W: 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
D: 7.5 mm (0.30 in)
Weight 8: 148 g (5.2 oz)
8 Plus: 202 g (7.1 oz)
Operating system Original: iOS 11.0
Current: iOS 11.2.2, released January 8, 2018
System on chip Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2.39 GHz hexa-core 64-bit
Memory 8: 2 GB LPDDR4X RAM
8 Plus: 3 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage 64 or 256 GB
Removable storage None
Battery 8: 3.82 V 6.96 W·h (1821 mA·h) Li-ion[3]
8 Plus: 3.82 V 10.28 W·h (2675 mA·h) Li-ion[3]
Display 8: 4.7 in (120 mm) Retina HD: LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1334×750 px (326 ppi)
8 Plus: 5.5 in (140 mm) Retina HD: LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1920×1080 px (401 ppi)
All models: 625 cd/m² max. brightness (typical), with dual-ion exchange-strengthened glass, and 3D Touch
Rear camera
8: 12 MP with six-element lens, quad-LED "True Tone" flash with Slow Sync, autofocus, IR filter, Burst mode, f/1.8 aperture, 4K video recording at 24, 30, or 60 fps or 1080p at 30 or 60 fps, slow-motion video (1080p at 120 or 240 fps, timelapse with stabilization, panorama, facial recognition, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization
8 Plus: In addition to above: A telephoto lens with 2× optical zoom / 10× digital zoom, f/2.8 aperture
Portrait Lighting (beta)
Front camera 7 MP, f/2.2 aperture, burst mode, exposure control, face detection, auto-HDR, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording
Sound Stereo speakers
Connectivity
All models:
LTE (bands 1 to 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17 to 20, 25 to 30, 66), TD-LTE (bands 38 to 41), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo & QZSS
Models A1863 & A1864:
TD-SCDMA 1900 (F), 2000 (A) & CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900, 2100 MHz)
SAR
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Model A1863
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 1.13 W/kg
Model A1906
Head: 1.17 W/kg
Body: 1.14 W/kg
Model A1905
Head: 1.19 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
8 Plus [6][7]
Model A1864
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 1.15 W/kg
Model A1898
Head: 1.19 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Model A1897
Head: 1.19 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Hearing aid compatibility M3, T4
Website www.apple.com/iphone-8/
Besides the addition of a glass back, the designs of iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are largely similar to that of their predecessors. Notable changes include the addition of wireless charging, a faster processor, and improved cameras and displays. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus share most of their internal hardware with the iPhone X.
Reception of the phones was mixed, with reviewers praising the addition of wireless charging and the new Apple A11 processor, while significantly criticizing the ag