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Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 11

40 out of 100
Apple iPhone 8
VS
56 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 8 (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 2 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 8.4 mm narrower
  • Weighs 46 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
  • Comes with 1289 mAh larger battery capacity: 3110 vs 1821 mAh
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1101K versus 520K)
  • Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
  • Shows 38% longer battery life (22:24 vs 16:16 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Thinner bezels – 14.6% more screen real estate
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 87% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Apple iPhone 8 to Apple iPhone 11 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: performance, camera, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 8
vs
iPhone 11

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels 828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
PPI 326 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 625 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3% 79.9%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.8%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 22 ms 24.8 ms
Contrast 1373:1 999:1
Screen space comparison
iPhone 11
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone 8
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~49% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 8
636 nits
iPhone 11 +5%
666 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) 150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone 8
65.3%
iPhone 11 +22%
79.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 11
SoC
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2100 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 192 256
GPU clock 1066 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 8
1093
iPhone 11 +62%
1770
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone 8
1828
iPhone 11 +128%
4173
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 8
5630
iPhone 11 +142%
13651
Compute Score (GPU) 5630 13651
Single-core score 1093 1770
Multi-core score 1828 4173
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 8
520567
iPhone 11 +112%
1101851
CPU 249127 296803
GPU - 301818
Memory 102335 149834
UX 169105 353396
Total score 520567 1101851
Samples Less than 3 [36 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
iPhone 8
n/a
iPhone 11
2564
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Section 1 - 12 FPS
Section 2 - 10 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 2564
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iPhone 8
n/a
iPhone 11
2001
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 2001
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame)Geekbench 6 GPU5630
📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame)Geekbench 6 CPU1093 / 1828
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Apple iPhone 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 GPU13778
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU1788 / 4241
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)AnTuTu 111115933
📘 2026-10-03 (Deni)AnTuTu 11824750
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
OS size 6 GB -

Battery

Capacity 1821 mAh 3110 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (7.5 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:14 hr 08:46 hr
Watching video 09:59 hr 13:37 hr
Gaming 03:40 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 81 hr 110 hr
General battery life
iPhone 8
16:16 hr
iPhone 11 +38%
22:24 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor Apple iSight Camera Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
iPhone 8
93
iPhone 11 +34%
125
Video quality
iPhone 8
90
iPhone 11 +39%
125
Generic main camera score
iPhone 8
92
iPhone 11 +26%
116
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 73
Zoom - 63
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2320 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm 23 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 114
Video - 135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 16 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
iPhone 8
80.1 dB
iPhone 11 +4%
83.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2017 September 2019
Release date September 2017 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $699
SAR (head) 1.35 W/kg 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 11 is definitely a better buy.

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