Apple iPhone 8 vs Sonim XP8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	5.98 x 3.13 x 0.71 inches 152 x 79.5 x 18 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	11.82 oz / 335.0 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: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Black

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 57.07% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

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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)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	4900 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
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	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
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, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 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	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
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
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

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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