Apple iPhone 8 vs ZTE Max XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Apr 25, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.5 x 3.3 x 0.37 inches 165.1 x 83.8 x 9.4 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	6.34 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 71.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1920x1080px, 367 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
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

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Adreno 505
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	3990 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
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	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
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	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer 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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8	5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A	Date approved: Mar 03, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-ZTEN9560
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: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 8 Specs	ZTE Max XL Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone 8 Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone 8 User Reviews	ZTE Max XL User Reviews