Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 10.35 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 3.68 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 Plus is a little bit better than iPhone SE (2020), having an 87.1 score against 81.5. Even being the best device in our current comparison, the iPhone 8 Plus design is extremely older, a little thicker and a lot heavier than the iPhone SE (2020). The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a little bit better processing power than iPhone 8 Plus. Both have a 64-bits CPU, 6 CPU cores and a 3 GB RAM memory.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a little bit better looking display than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same brightness, the iPhone 8 Plus also has a larger display, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little more pixels per screen inch. The iPhone 8 Plus features a camera that's just as good as the iPhone SE (2020) one, both of them have the same (4K) video quality, the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same aperture, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back facing camera.
IPhone 8 Plus has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 256 GB internal memory. IPhone 8 Plus has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 2691mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPhone SE (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPhone SE (2020). If you want to save some money, you can get iPhone SE (2020), letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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