Screen size
iPhone 16eWinner: 6.1"+9.8%
iPhone 8 Plus5.5"
Quick verdict
iPhone 16e leads the measured specs 14-2.
Measured wins
iPhone 16e
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
iPhone 8 Plus
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 16e
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone 8 Plus
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 16e
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone 8 Plus
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 16e
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone 8 Plus
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iPhone 16e
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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsiPhone 8 Plus
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
iPhone 16e
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 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
iPhone 8 Plus
-
Speed
iPhone 16e
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iPhone 8 Plus
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 16e
2025, February 19
iPhone 8 Plus
2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
Status
iPhone 16e
Available. Released 2025, February 28
iPhone 8 Plus
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 16e
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone 8 Plus
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
iPhone 16e
167 g (5.89 oz)
iPhone 8 Plus
202 g (7.13 oz)
Build
iPhone 16e
Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, aluminum frame
iPhone 8 Plus
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM
iPhone 16e
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone 8 Plus
Nano-SIM
Other
iPhone 16e
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone 8 Plus
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone 16e
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
iPhone 8 Plus
Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size
iPhone 16e
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 8 Plus
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 16e
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone 8 Plus
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 16e
Ceramic Shield glass, Mohs level 4
iPhone 8 Plus
Ion-strengthened glass
Other
iPhone 16e
-
iPhone 8 Plus
3D Touch display & home button
OS
iPhone 16e
iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone 8 Plus
iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.12
Chipset
iPhone 16e
Apple A18 (3 nm)
iPhone 8 Plus
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU
iPhone 16e
Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
iPhone 8 Plus
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
iPhone 16e
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
iPhone 8 Plus
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone 8 Plus
No
Internal
iPhone 16e
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone 8 Plus
64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
Other
iPhone 16e
NVMe
iPhone 8 Plus
NVMe
Single
iPhone 16e
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
iPhone 8 Plus
-
Features
iPhone 16e
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
iPhone 8 Plus
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 8 Plus
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Dual
iPhone 16e
-
iPhone 8 Plus
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Single
iPhone 16e
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone 8 Plus
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features
iPhone 16e
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 8 Plus
Face detection, HDR
Video
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR
iPhone 8 Plus
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 16e
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 8 Plus
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone 8 Plus
No
WLAN
iPhone 16e
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone 8 Plus
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 16e
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone 8 Plus
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 16e
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone 8 Plus
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 16e
Yes
iPhone 8 Plus
Yes
Radio
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone 8 Plus
No
USB
iPhone 16e
USB Type-C 2.0
iPhone 8 Plus
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 16e
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone 8 Plus
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 16e
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone 8 Plus
-
Type
iPhone 16e
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
iPhone 8 Plus
Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)
Charging
iPhone 16e
Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
iPhone 8 Plus
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Talk time
iPhone 16e
-
iPhone 8 Plus
Up to 21 h (3G)
Colors
iPhone 16e
Black, White
iPhone 8 Plus
Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Models
iPhone 16e
A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5
iPhone 8 Plus
A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5
SAR
iPhone 16e
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
iPhone 8 Plus
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 16e
1.48 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone 8 Plus
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 16e
$ 318.48 / C$ 619.00 / £ 398.75 / € 493.99
iPhone 8 Plus
About 340 EUR