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Apple iPhone 5c Apple iPhone 8
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2013 Sep, 2017
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS 7 up to 10.3.3 IOS 11 up to 14.7
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight
132 g 148 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink 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
NA 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, 1510 mAh (5.73 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
8/16/32GB 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
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080 @30/60/120/240fps Show more

Front
1.2 MP
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
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All versions
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA)
SIM 2: A1456
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: no
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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$ 399 USD $895
Resale Value
Extreme Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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