Karbonn Platinum P9 vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.81 x 0.37 inches 147.6 x 71.5 x 9.35 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.77% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
960x480px, 197 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Yes	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 64 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh, Li - Ion	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP	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
Second camera
2 MP
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP (Flash)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
8, 1	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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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