The iPhone 8 (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 $249.
The new iPhone features a Six-Core 2.4 GHz 64-bit Apple A11 Bionic processor with Three-Core graphics, Apple M11 motion coprocessor, 2 GB of RAM, 4.7″ 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 / 7 Mpix front camera, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, Barometer, Digital compass, GLONASS, Galileo, and 14 hours of talk time on 3G and 250 hours Standby time.
The iPhone 8 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 contain 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 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 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This iPhone has been discontinued on April 15, 2020, and has been replaced by the iPhone SE 2nd Generation.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 is 7 years old!
iPhone 8 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | September 12, 2017 (Space Gray, Silver, Gold) April 9, 2018 ((PRODUCT) RED) September 10, 2019 (128 GB) |
| Shipping | September 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 |
| Discontinued | September 10, 2019 (256 GB) April 15, 2020 (Entirely) |
| Model Identifier | iPhone10,1 iPhone10,4 |
| Model Number | A1863 A1905 A1906 A1907 |
| EMC | 3159 3171 3172 |
| Generation | 11th |
| Order Number | MQ6M2LL/A (64 GB Gold) MX152LL/A (128 GB Gold) MQ7H2LL/A (256 GB Gold) MQ6L2LL/A (64 GB Silver) MX142LL/A (128 GB Silver) MQ7G2LL/A (256 GB Silver) MQ6K2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray) MX132LL/A (128 GB Space Gray) MQ7F2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray) MRRK2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED) MRRL2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED) MQ6X2LL/A (64 GB Gold AT&T) MX0Q2LL/A (128 GB Gold AT&T) MQ7T2LL/A (256 GB Gold AT&T) MQ6W2LL/A (64 GB Silver AT&T) MX0P2LL/A (128 GB Silver AT&T) MQ7R2LL/A (256 GB Silver AT&T) MQ6V2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray AT&T) MX0N2LL/A (128 GB Space Gray AT&T) MQ7Q2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray AT&T) MRRP2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED AT&T) MRRU2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED AT&T) MQ772LL/A (64 GB Gold Sprint) MX0Y2LL/A (128 GB Gold Sprint) MQ832LL/A (256 GB Gold Sprint) MQ762LL/A (64 GB Silver Sprint) MX0X2LL/A (128 GB Silver Sprint) MQ822LL/A (256 GB Silver Sprint) MQ752LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Sprint) MX0W2LL/A (128 GB Space Gray Sprint) MQ812LL/A (256 GB Space Gray Sprint) MRRT2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED Sprint) MRRX2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED Sprint) MQ742LL/A (64 GB Gold Verizon) MX122LL/A (128 GB Gold Verizon) MQ802LL/A (256 GB Gold Verizon) MQ732LL/A (64 GB Silver Verizon) MX112LL/A (128 GB Silver Verizon) MQ7Y2LL/A (64 GB Silver Verizon) MQ722LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Verizon) MX102LL/A (128 GB Space Gray Verizon) MQ7X2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray Verizon) MRRR2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED Verizon) MRRW2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED Verizon) MQ712LL/A (64 GB Gold T-mobile Unlocked) MX922LL/A (128 GB Gold T-mobile Unlocked) MQ7W2LL/A (256 GB Gold T-mobile Unlocked) MQ702LL/A (64 GB Silver T-mobile Unlocked) MX912LL/A (128 GB Silver T-mobile Unlocked) MQ7V2LL/A (256 GB Silver T-mobile Unlocked) MQ6Y2LL/A (64 GB Space Gray T-mobile Unlocked) MX902LL/A (128 GB Space Gray T-mobile Unlocked) MQ7U2LL/A (256 GB Space Gray T-mobile Unlocked) MRRQ2LL/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED T-mobile Unlocked) MRRV2LL/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED T-mobile Unlocked) MQ7A2J/A (64 GB Gold Japan Unlocked) MX1F2J/A (128 GB Gold Japan Unlocked) MQ862J/A (256 GB Gold Japan Unlocked) MQ792J/A (64 GB Silver Japan Unlocked) MX1E2J/A (128 GB Silver Japan Unlocked) MQ852J/A (256 GB Silver Japan Unlocked) MQ782J/A (64 GB Space Gray Japan Unlocked) MX1D2J/A (128 GB Space Gray Japan Unlocked) MQ842J/A (256 GB Space Gray Japan Unlocked) MRRY2J/A (64 GB (PRODUCT) RED Japan Unlocked) MRT02J/A (256 GB (PRODUCT) RED Japan Unlocked) |
| Original Price | $249 (64 GB on a two-year contract) $699 (64 GB) later $599 and $449 $499 (128 GB) $399 (256 GB on a two-year contract) $849 (256 GB) later $749 |
| Colors | Gold Silver Space Gray (PRODUCT) RED |
| Weight | 5.22 oz. – 147 Grams |
| Dimensions | 5.44” H x 2.65” W x 0.29″ D 13.81 cm H x 6.73 cm W x 0.73 cm D |
| Predecessor | iPhone 7 |
| Successor | iPhone Xr iPhone SE 2nd Generation |
*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
| Processor | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Processor Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 6 (2 – High-Performance, 4 – High-Efficiency) |
| Coprocessor | Apple M11 motion |
Storage
| Storage | 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB |
Memory
| Memory | 2 GB LPDDR4X |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | Apple GPU |
| Number of Cores | 3 |
Display
| Display | 4.7″ widescreen Retina HD LED-backlit IPS LCD Display |
| Resolution | 1334 x 750 |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi |
| Brightness | 625 cd/m2 |
| Color Gamut | Wide color gamut P3 |
| Contrast Ratio | 800:1 |
| Input | Multi-Touch 3D Touch |
| Display Modes | AirPlay Mirroring AirPlay video streaming Lightning Digital AV Adapter Lightning to VGA Adapter |
Controls
| Buttons | Volume + / – Home Sleep / Wake up Mute |
Sensors
| Sensors | Touch ID Proximity Ambient light Accelerometer 3-axis gyroscope Barometer |
Connections
| Networks | A1863: 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) A1905: 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) A1906: 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-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| SIM slot | nano-SIM |
| NFC | NFC for Apple Pay only FeliCa |
| Ports | 1 – Lightning port |
| Camera | 1 – 12 Megapixels with optical image stabilization (Rear) 1 – 7 Megapixels (Front) |
| Location | Assisted GPS Digital compass Galileo QZSS GLONASS |
| Audio In | 3 – Microphones |
| Audio Out | 2 – Stereo speakers |
Media
| Audio Formats | 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 Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+) |
| Video Formats | HEVC H.264 MPEG-4 Part 2 Motion JPEG Supports Dolby Vision HDR10 content |
| Video Recording Formats | 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 |
Software
| Original OS | iOS 11.0 |
| Maximum OS | The latest release of iOS |
| Intelligent Assistent | Siri |
| AirDrop | Supported |
| Handoff | Supported |
| iTunes | iTunes 12.7 or later |
| System Requirements | OS X 10.9.5 or later Windows 7 or later |
Power
| Battery | 6.96 W Rechargeable Lithium-Ion |
| Battery Capacity | 1821 mAh |
| Battery Life | Talk time: Up to 14 hours Internet use: Up to 12 hours Video playback: Up to 13 hours Audio playback: Up to 40 hours |
| Power Adapter | Apple 5W or 12W USB Power Adapter Wireless charging with Qi chargers |
References:
Apple Support – iPhone 8: Technical Specifications