Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs BLU Studio View XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm	6.30 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches 160.1 x 74.3 x 9.3 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 70.40% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	TFT
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	720x1440px, 282 PPI
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
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	MediaTek MT6580 (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Mali-400
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	1GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
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	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2
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	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	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity 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)	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs BLU Studio View XL Specs

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
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, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

A1864

with 128 GB storage