Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Sony Xperia 8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Sony
Announced September 2016 September 2017 October 2019
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Nano SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
SAR US 1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10 iOS 11 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
GPU 6 core - Adreno 508
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 64/256 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 67.25% 76.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP 12 MP + 8 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2700 mAh - 2760 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -