iPhone 8 Plus vs. iPhone 7 Plus: Here's everything that's different

Apple today announced the iPhone 8 Plus, the sequel to the iPhone 7 Plus. Not much has changed, but there are a few key improvements Apple made to its latest plus-size iPhone.

The major changes Apple added is wireless charging, True Tone display and A11 Bionic chip. This adds extra functionality and usability to the newer iPhone 8 Plus, but that doesn’t mean it is better than the 7 Plus.

The iPhone 7 Plus still stands strong after a year. Sure, the newest tech Apple has created is missing, but it is now cheaper too that offsets the comparison. In the end, the story is the same as it is with the smaller models (8 versus 7). Apple only incrementally upgraded this version of its iPhone.

Apple also opted to keep many of the same specs from year to year like the 3GB of RAM, 12MP dual camera (although there are some software upgrades with 8 Plus) and overall design.

It’s too early to declare a clear cut winner, but even for all of the improvements, it’s hard to chose the iPhone 8 Plus with the incremental upgrades over the still-impressive iPhone 7 Plus.

Check out the gallery and chart below for a better comparison between the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus.

	Apple - iPhone 8 Plus	Apple - iPhone 7 Plus
Display Size	5.5-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixel display (401 ppi)	5.5-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixel display (401 ppi)
Resolution X	1080	1080
Resolution Y	1920	1920
Display Type	Retina HD	Retina HD
Operating System	iOS 11 (at launch)	iOS 10 (at launch)
Processor	A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture	A10 Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture
RAM	3GB (unofficial)	Unknown
Storage	64GB 256GB	32GB 128GB 256GB
External Storage	No	No
Main Camera (Back)	12MP	12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
Secondary Camera (Front)	7MP	7MP
Networks	CDMA EV-DO Rev. A: 800, 1900, 2100 FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66) GSM/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41) TD-SCDMA 1900 (F), 2000 (A) UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA: 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100	CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (CDMA models only) TD-SCDMA (CDMA models only) FDD-LTE GSM/EDGE TD-LTE UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.2
Battery	N/A	N/A
NFC	Yes	Yes
Connectivity	Lightning port	Lightning port
Sensors	Accelerometer Ambient light Barometer Proximity Three-axis gyro Touch ID	Accelerometer Ambient light Barometer Gyroscope Proximity
GPS	Assisted GPS Digital compass Galileo GLONASS QZSS	A-GPS Digital compass GLONASS
Height	6.24 inches (15.85 cm)	6.23 inches (15.82 cm)
Width	3.07 inches (78.0 mm)	3.07 inches (78.0 mm)
Depth	0.30 inches (7.6 mm)	0.29 inches (7.4 mm)
Weight	7.13 oz (202 g)	6.63 oz (188 g)
Colors	Gold, Silver, Space Gray	Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, Black, Jet Black
Supported Audio Formats	AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Supported Video Formats	HEVC, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, and Motion JPEG	H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format