iPhone 8 Plus

The iPhone 8 Plus (11th Generation) is a smartphone that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2017 to 2020 as part of the iPhone series. This generation of iPhone has been introduced on September 12, 2017, and its price started at $349.

The new iPhone features a Six-Core 2.4 GHz 64-bit Apple A11 Bionic processor with Three-Core graphics, Apple M11 motion coprocessor, 3 GB of RAM, 5.5″ Retina HD LED-backlit IPS multi-touch LCD Display with True Tone, and 3D Touch technology, fingerprint identity Touch ID sensor built into the Home button, GPS, 4G / LTE data capability, four colors; Space Gray, Silver, Gold, and (PRODUCT) RED, 64 GB / 128 GB or 256 GB of flash memory, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC for Apple Pay, Lightning port, 12 Mpix rear camera + 12 Mpix rear telephoto camera / 7 Mpix front camera, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, Barometer, Digital compass, GLONASS, Galileo, and 21 hours of talk time on 3G and 384 hours Standby time.

The iPhone 8 Plus retains the Retina HD Display found in the iPhone 7, but they now feature True Tone technology, allowing for automatic screen adjustments based on surrounding ambient lighting. They can play HDR10 and Dolby Vision content despite not having an HDR-ready display, done by down-converting the HDR content to fit the display while still having some enhancements to dynamic range, contrast, and wide color gamut compared to standard content.

The iPhone 8 Plus contains the Apple A11 Bionic system-on-chip, a Hexa-core processor that the company says features two cores that are 25% faster than the iPhone 7’s A10 processor and four cores that are 70% faster than the prior model. The phones also feature an Apple-designed graphics processing unit 30% faster than prior units, with the same level of performance as the A10 at half the power.

The iPhone 8 Plus upgrades the main camera for a wide-angle lens with up to 10× digital zoom or 2× optical zoom, and retains a second, telephoto lens similar to the one found on the iPhone 7 Plus, but with improved depth-of-field and lighting effects in Portrait mode.

The new iPhone has a 7 Mpix front camera with an f/2.2 aperture capable of capturing 1080p video at 30 frames per second and 720p video at 240 frames per second, along with face detection and high-dynamic-range. The iPhone 8 records videos with single-channel audio (mono). Still, photos with 6.5 megapixels (3412×1920) can be captured during video recording.

iPhone 8 Plus has glass backs instead of the complete aluminum housing found on prior models, enabling the use of Qi inductive charging, and the phone is rated IP67 for water resistance and dust resistance.

This iPhone has been discontinued on April 15, 2020, and has been replaced by the iPhone SE 2nd Generation.

Today iPhone 8 Plus is 6 years old!

iPhone 8 Plus
Source: pinterest.com – iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone 8 Plus Release Date and Original Price

IntroducedSeptember 12, 2017 (Space Gray, Silver, Gold)
April 9, 2018 ((PRODUCT) RED)
September 10, 2019 (128 GB)
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017 *1
September 29, 2017 *2
October 20, 2017 *3
October 27, 2017 *4
November 3, 2017 *5
November 17, 2017 *6
December 22, 2017 *7
April 13, 2018 (PRODUCT) RED
DiscontinuedSeptember 10, 2019 (256 GB)
April 15, 2020 (Entirely)
Model IdentifieriPhone10,2
iPhone10,5
Model NumberA1864
A1897
A1898
A1899
EMC3160
3173
3174
Generation11th
Order NumberMQ8F2LL/A (64 GB Gold)
MX232LL/A (128 GB Gold)
MQ8J2LL/A (256 GB Gold)
MQ8E2LL/A (64 GB Silver)
MX222LL/A (128 GB Silver)
MQ8H2LL/A (256 GB Silver)
MQ8D2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray)
MX212LL/A (128 GB Space Gray)
MQ8G2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray)
MRT72LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED)
MRT82LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED)
MQ8V2LL/A (64 GB Gold AT&T)
MX1N2LL/A (128 GB Gold AT&T)
MQ8Y2LL/A (256 GB Gold AT&T)
MQ8U2LL/A (64 GB Silver AT&T)
MX1M2LL/A (128 GB Silver AT&T)
MQ8X2LL/A (256 GB Silver AT&T)
MQ8T2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray AT&T)
MQ8T2LL/A (128 GB Space Gray AT&T)
MQ8W2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray AT&T)
MRTC2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED AT&T)
MRTD2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED AT&T)
MQ9F2LL/A (64 GB Gold Sprint)
MX1W2LL/A (128 GB Gold Sprint)
MQ9J2LL/A (256 GB Gold Sprint)
MQ9E2LL/A (64 GB Silver Sprint)
MX1V2LL/A (128 GB Silver Sprint)
MQ9H2LL/A (256 GB Silver Sprint)
MQ9D2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Sprint)
MX1U2LL/A (128 GB Space Gray Sprint)
MQ9G2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray Sprint)
MRTJ2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED Sprint)
MRTK2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED Sprint)
MQ982LL/A (64 GB Gold Verizon)
MX202LL/A (128 GB Gold Verizon)
MQ9C2LL/A (256 GB Gold Verizon)
MQ972LL/A (64 GB Silver Verizon)
MX1Y2LL/A (128 GB Silver Verizon)
MQ9A2LL/A (256 GB Silver Verizon)
MQ962LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Verizon)
MX1X2LL/A (128 GB Space Gray Verizon)
MQ992LL/A (256 GB Space Gray Verizon)
MRTG2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED Verizon)
MRTH2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED Verizon)
MQ922LL/A (64 GB Gold T-mobile Unlocked)
MX952LL/A (128 GB Gold T-mobile Unlocked)
MQ952LL/A (256 GB Gold T-mobile Unlocked)
MQ912LL/A (64 GB Silver T-mobile Unlocked)
MX942LL/A (128 GB Silver T-mobile Unlocked)
MQ942LL/A (256 GB Silver T-mobile Unlocked)
MQ902LL/A (64 GB Space Gray T-mobile Unlocked)
MX932LL/A (128 GB Space Gray T-mobile Unlocked)
MQ932LL/A (256 GB Space Gray T-mobile Unlocked)
MRTE2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED T-mobile Unlocked)
MRTF2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED T-mobile Unlocked)
MQ9M2J/A (64 GB Gold Japan Unlocked)
MX2D2J/A (128 GB Gold Japan Unlocked)
MQ9Q2J/A (256 GB Gold Japan Unlocked)
MQ9L2J/A (64 GB Silver Japan Unlocked)
MX2C2J/A (128 GB Silver Japan Unlocked)
MQ9P2J/A (256 GB Silver Japan Unlocked)
MQ9K2J/A (64 GB Space Gray Japan Unlocked)
MX2A2J/A (128 GB Space Gray Japan Unlocked)
MQ9N2J/A (256 GB Space Gray Japan Unlocked)
MRTL2J/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED Japan Unlocked)
MRTM2J/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED Japan Unlocked)
Original Price$349 (64 GB on a two-year contract)
$799 (64 GB) later $699 and $549
$599 (128 GB)
$499 (256 GB on a two-year contract)
$949 (256 GB) later $849
ColorsGold
Silver
Space Gray
(PRODUCT) RED
Weight7.13 oz. – 202 Grams
Dimensions6.24” H x 3.07” W x 0.30″ D
15.84 cm H x 7.79 cm W x 0.76 cm D
PredecessoriPhone 7 Plus
SuccessoriPhone Xr
iPhone SE 2nd Generation
*1 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, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States.
*2 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.
*3 Malaysia, Morocco, Macau, South Africa, Turkey.
*4 Armenia.
*5 Belarus, Brazil, South Korea, Thailand.
*6 Philippines.
*7 Indonesia.

Tech Specs

Processor

ProcessorApple A11 Bionic
Processor Speed2.4 GHz
Architecture64-bit
Number of Cores6 (2 – High-Performance, 4 – High-Efficiency)
CoprocessorApple M11 motion

Storage

Storage64 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Memory

Memory3 GB LPDDR4X

Graphics

Graphics CardApple GPU
Number of Cores3

Display

Display5.5″ widescreen Retina HD LED-backlit IPS LCD Display
Resolution1920 x 1080
Pixel Density401 ppi
Brightness625 cd/m2
Color GamutWide color gamut P3
Contrast Ratio800:1
InputMulti-Touch
3D Touch
Display ModesAirPlay Mirroring
AirPlay video streaming
Lightning Digital AV Adapter
Lightning to VGA Adapter

Controls

ButtonsVolume + / –
Home
Sleep / Wake up
Mute

Sensors

SensorsTouch ID
Proximity
Ambient light
Accelerometer
3-axis gyroscope
Barometer

Connections

NetworksA1864:
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)

A1897:
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)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

A1898:
FDD-LTE (Bands 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66)
TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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)
Wi-Fi802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0
SIM slotnano-SIM
NFCNFC for Apple Pay only
FeliCa
Ports1 – Lightning port
Camera1 – 12 Megapixels with optical image stabilization (Rear)
1 – 12 Megapixels telephoto camera (Rear)
1 – 7 Megapixels (Front)
LocationAssisted GPS
Digital compass
Galileo
QZSS
GLONASS
Audio In3 – Microphones
Audio Out2 – Stereo speakers

Media

Audio FormatsAAC-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 Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)
Video FormatsHEVC
H.264
MPEG-4 Part 2
Motion JPEG
Supports Dolby Vision
HDR10 content
Video Recording Formats4K 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

Software

Original OSiOS 11.0
Maximum OSThe latest release of iOS
Intelligent AssistentSiri
AirDropSupported
HandoffSupported
iTunesiTunes 12.7 or later
System RequirementsOS X 10.9.5 or later
Windows 7 or later

Power

Battery10.28 W Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
Battery Capacity2691 mAh
Battery LifeTalk time: Up to 21 hours
Internet use: Up to 13 hours
Video playback: Up to 14 hours
Audio playback: Up to 60 hours
Power AdapterApple 5W or 12W USB Power Adapter
Wireless charging with Qi chargers

References:
Apple Support – iPhone 8 Plus: Technical Specifications

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