Apple iPhone 8 vs CAT S48c Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 CAT S48c
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Nov 09, 2018
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 256GB
4GB · 32GB
1821 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Nov 08, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$849 $480

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
5.9 x 3 x 0.53 inches
149.9 x 76.2 x 13.5 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g 9.3 oz / 264.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Black

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 60.35% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI 1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 508
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
2GB/64GB
2GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
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
13 MP (Autofocus)
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
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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 Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017
FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Date approved: Oct 25, 2018
FCC ID value: ZL5S48C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 1.09 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
Head: 0.98 W/kg
Body: 1.06 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

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Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $699
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with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
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