Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	May 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$949	$110

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm	7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches 202 x 137 x 9.7 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	12.52 oz / 355.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum, Slate

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 67.13% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Quad-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Mali G52 MC1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual 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	2 MP
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing	720p
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 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
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
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), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$140

A1864

with 128 GB storage

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