Apple iPhone 8 vs Apple iPod Touch (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849	$399

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches 123.4 x 58.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	3.10 oz / 88.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink, Blue, Red

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	4.0-inch, 60.95% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB	2GB/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	iOS (13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$199

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$299

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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