| Apple iPhone 5 |
Apple iPhone 8 |
| Launch |
| Release Date |
| Sep, 2012 |
Sep, 2017 |
| Status |
| Discontinued |
Discontinued |
| Body & Operating System |
| Operating system |
| IOS 6 up to 10.3.3 |
IOS 11 up to 14.7 |
| UI |
| NA |
NA |
| Dimensions |
| 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) |
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight |
| 112 g |
148 g |
| Body |
| Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
| Color Options |
| Black/Slate, White/Silver |
Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red |
| Display Specifications |
| Technology |
| IPS LCD |
Retina IPS LCD |
| Size |
4.0 inches
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4.7 inches
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| Resolution |
| 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) |
High Definition (HD) - 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) |
| Protection |
| Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating |
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating |
| Features |
| NA |
625 nits (typ) brightness, True-tone, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button |
| Battery & Charging |
| Capacity |
Non-removable Li-Po, 1440 mAh (5.45 Wh)
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 1821 mAh (6.96 Wh)
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| Charging |
| NA |
Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging |
| Processing Power |
| CPU |
| Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) |
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) |
| Chipset |
| Apple A6 (32 nm) |
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) |
| GPU |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) |
Apple GPU (three-core graphics) |
| Memory & Storage |
| Ram |
| 1GB RAM
|
2GB RAM
|
| Storage Memory |
| 16/32/64GB Built-in |
64/128/256GB Built-in |
| Memory Card |
| No |
No |
| Cameras |
| Rear/Back |
| 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
|
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
|
| Features |
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
|
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
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| Front |
1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps
|
7 MP, f/2.2
Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
|
| Features |
|
NA
|
NA |
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| Network |
| SIM |
| Single Nano-SIM |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Data |
| GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G Bands |
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
SIM 2: NO |
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: no
|
| 3G Bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Bands |
4, 17 - GSM A1428
LTE ... |
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... |
| 5G Bands |
|
NO |
NO
|
| Connectivity |
| WLAN (WIFI) |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth |
| 4.0, A2DP, LE |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| USB |
| Lightning, USB 2.0 |
Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| NFC |
| No |
Yes |
| Additional Features |
| Sensors |
| Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Siri natural language commands and dictation |
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation |
| Extra |
| NA |
NA |
| Pricing |
| Price |
|
US$ 439
|
USD $895
|
| Resale Value |
| Very High |
Very High |
| Comparison Result |
| Score |
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