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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

  • Product Name
  • Product Image
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • RF Protection

    Apple iPhone 8 Plus SAR Level Summary:
    The cellular transmission SAR values for the Apple iPhone 8 Plus (FCC ID BCG-E3160A) are 1.09 W/kg (watts per kilogram) at the head and 1.09 W/kg when worn on the body. The simultaneous transmission SAR values for Apple iPhone 8 Plus (cellular plus Wi-Fi) is 1.48 W/kg at the head, 1.59 W/kg when worn on the body, and 1.59 W/kg when used as a hotspot simultaneously with other transmitters active.


    iPhone 8 Plus Radiation Safety Accessories




    RF Safe® iPhone 8 Plus QuantaCase™ EMF Anti-Radiation Phone Case

    Original price was: $69.99.Current price is: $45.47.




    Apple iPhone 15 Pro SAR Level Summary:
    The cellular transmission SAR values for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro (FCC ID BCG-E8435A) are 1.139 W/kg (watts per kilogram) at the head and 1.159 W/kg when worn on the body. The simultaneous transmission SAR values for Apple iPhone 15 Pro (cellular plus Wi-Fi) is 1.404 W/kg at the head, 1.555 W/kg when worn on the body, and 1.555 W/kg when used as a hotspot simultaneously with other transmitters active.


    iPhone 15 Pro Radiation Safety Accessories




    RF Safe® Apple iPhone 15 Pro QuantaCase™ EMF Anti-Radiation Phone Case

    Original price was: $69.99.Current price is: $45.47.



General

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Phone
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Technology
    GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  • Announced
    01 January 1970 12 September 2023
  • Status
    Discontinued Available. Released 2023, September 22
  • Price
    About 340 EUR C$ 1,699.96 / $ 824.00 / £ 799.00 / € 969.50
  • Model Names
    A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5 A2848, A3101, A3102, A3104, iPhone16,1

Display

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
  • Size
    5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution
    1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1179 x 2556 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density)
  • Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Ion-strengthened glass Ceramic Shield glass
  • Features
    3D Touch display & home button Always-On display
  • Display Test
    Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    Dual Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
    12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
    Triple Camera: 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
    12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
    12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120 (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF
    TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
  • Main Features
    Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
  • Video
    4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec.
  • Selfie Camera
    Single Camera: 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
    SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
  • Selfie Camera Features
    Face detection, HDR HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
  • Selfie Camera Video
    1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Battery

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh) Li-Ion 3274 mAh, non-removable
  • Battery Test Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    Endurance rating 81h
  • Charging
    15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
    Wireless (Qi)
    Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
    15W wireless (MagSafe)
    15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
    4.5W reverse wired

Hardware

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Operating System
    iOS 11, up to iOS 16.3 iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.5.1, planned upgrade to iOS 18
  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
  • Performance
    GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
    NVMe
    128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
    NVMe
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    No No
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
    Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
    Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)

Connectivity

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
  • USB
    Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
    Yes Yes
  • Radio
    No No

Sound

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  • 3.5mm Jack
    No No
  • Loudspeaker Test
    Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB -26.4 LUFS (Good)

Design

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar Bar
  • Dimensions
    158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.3 mm (5.77 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
  • Weight
    202 g (7.13 oz) 187 g (6.60 oz)
  • Colors
    Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
  • Build
    Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)

Network

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Speed
    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Nano-SIM
    IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
    Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
    Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
    IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
    Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
  • 2G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
    CDMA 800 / 1900
  • 3G Network
    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  • 4G Network
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3102
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2848
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3101
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3104
  • 5G Network
    1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3102
    1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2848
    1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3101
    1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3104

FCC SAR Levels

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • FCC Approval Date This is the date the phone SAR test was completed before the phone's release to the public as required by law.
    11 September 2017 05 September 2023
  • FCC ID The FCC ID is the code used to register a device for FCC compliance
    BCG-E3160A BCG-E8435A
  • FCC Report Link A direct link to the FCC's website for confirming SAR levels that are listed on our website - We did the homework for you!
  • US SAR Ratings USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg
    USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue.
  • Head SAR Level SAR test when held against your head when only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.09 w/kg 1.139 W/kg
  • Body SAR Level SAR test when held against your body only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.09 w/kg 1.159 W/kg
  • Product Specific Use SAR test when held against your body only using the phone as a hotspot. Cellular and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.09 w/kg 1.159 W/kg
  • Simultaneous Transmission The highest possible SAR recorded with ALL transmitters active, Cellular, WiFi, and Hotspot
    1.59 w/kg 1.555 W/kg
  • Simultaneous Head The highest possible SAR test when held against your HEAD with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.48 w/kg 1.404 W/kg
  • Simultaneous Body The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.59 w/kg 1.555 W/kg
  • Hotspot SAR The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY using the phone as a hotspot with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.59 w/kg 1.555 W/kg

EU SAR Level

  •   Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 15 Pro
  • EU SAR Ratings
    SAR limits within the EU, following IEC standards. For mobile phones, and other such hand-held devices, the SAR limit is 2 W/kg averaged over the 10 g of tissue absorbing the most signal (IEC 62209-1). EU Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg
  • Head SAR Level
    0.99 W/kg 0.98 W/kg (head)
  • Body SAR Level
    0.99 W/kg 0.98 W/kg (body)
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