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Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 11 Pro Max

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Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 11 Pro Max

49 out of 100
Apple iPhone 8
VS
69 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 8 (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 24 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 10.5 mm narrower
  • Weighs 78 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Comes with 2148 mAh larger battery capacity: 3969 vs 1821 mAh
  • Has a 1.8 inches larger screen size
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (915K versus 413K)
  • Shows 61% longer battery life (36:46 vs 22:48 hours)
  • Thinner bezels – 18.3% more screen real estate
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • 40% higher pixel density (458 vs 326 PPI)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (798 against 644 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 8
vs
iPhone 11 Pro Max

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 4.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels 1242 x 2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
PPI 326 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 65.4% 83.7%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.6%
PWM Not detected 245 Hz
Response time 22 ms 4.9 ms
Contrast 1373:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 8
644 nits
iPhone 11 Pro Max +24%
798 nits

Design and build

Height 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) 158 mm (6.22 inches)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) 77.8 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2100 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon 		- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Lithography process 10 nanometers 7 nanometers
Graphics Apple A11 GPU Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units 192 256
GPU clock 1066 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU 130384 244077
GPU 91667 316064
Memory 83818 158637
UX 104393 193080
Total score 413559 915069
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 45.4 °C 44.9 °C
Stability 62% 79%
Graphics test 18 FPS 44 FPS
Graphics score 3135 7461

Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 256 GB 64, 256, 512 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
OS size 6 GB -

Battery

Capacity 1821 mAh 3969 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (7.5 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:04 hr 11:56 hr
Watching video 08:37 hr 16:42 hr
Gaming 03:56 hr 07:02 hr
Standby 82 hr 124 hr
General battery life
iPhone 8
22:48 hr
iPhone 11 Pro Max +61%
36:46 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1 (12 MP) 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 1.22 micron
- Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark -
Selfie camera
Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2320 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm -
Pixel size 1 microns -
Sensor type BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support * No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 16 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2017 September 2019
Release date September 2017 September 2019
SAR (head) 1.35 W/kg 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

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