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Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 16e

40 out of 100
Apple iPhone 8
VS
74 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16e
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 16e

Here we compared two smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 8 (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 16e, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 7 years and 7 months 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
  • Weighs 19 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16e
  • Has 4x more RAM: 8GB versus 2GB
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1612K versus 520K)
  • Comes with 2184 mAh larger battery capacity: 4005 vs 1821 mAh
  • Thinner bezels – 21.8% more screen real estate
  • Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
  • Shows 64% longer battery life (26:44 vs 16:16 hours)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • 40% higher pixel density (457 vs 326 PPI)
  • Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (836 against 636 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A18
  • The phone is 7 years and 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 16e 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 100% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Apple iPhone 8 to Apple iPhone 16e is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: performance, battery life, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 8
vs
iPhone 16e

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
PPI 326 ppi 457 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1200 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3% 87.1%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.9%
PWM Not detected 60 Hz
Response time 22 ms 10 ms
Contrast 1373:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16e
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 16e +31%
836 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Repairability - Average (2.79/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone 8
65.3%
iPhone 16e +33%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 16e
SoC
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Apple A18
Max clock 2100 MHz 4040 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 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 4 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 192 640
GPU clock 1066 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS ~1907 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 16e
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 8
1093
iPhone 16e +200%
3281
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone 8
1828
iPhone 16e +340%
8035
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 8
5630
iPhone 16e +327%
24041
Compute Score (GPU) 5630 24041
Single-core score 1093 3281
Multi-core score 1828 8035
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 8
520567
iPhone 16e +210%
1612788
CPU 249127 485100
GPU - 445832
Memory 102335 185536
UX 169105 496320
Total score 520567 1612788
Samples Less than 3 [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iPhone 8
n/a
iPhone 16e
1226
Stability - 82%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1226
3DMark Solar Bay
iPhone 8
n/a
iPhone 16e
5507
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Section 1 - 26 FPS
Section 2 - 21 FPS
Section 3 - 15 FPS
Graphics score - 5507
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 16e
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-11 (Matviy)AnTuTu 111600106
📘 2026-02-27 (iPhone user)AnTuTu 111591246
📘 2026-02-10 (Virtuose)AnTuTu 111721718
📘 2026-01-14 (Glib)AnTuTu 111656396
📘 2026-01-13 (киря)AnTuTu 111612788
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) iOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
OS size 6 GB 24 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 1821 mAh 4005 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 25 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 (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:50 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:14 hr 11:59 hr
Watching video 09:59 hr 15:01 hr
Gaming 03:40 hr 05:04 hr
Standby 81 hr 127 hr
General battery life
iPhone 8
16:16 hr
iPhone 16e +64%
26:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 8064 x 6048
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED Dual 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)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.6
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor Apple iSight Camera Sony IMX972
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2320 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 32 mm 23 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Sony IMX714
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 16 -
5G support No Yes

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 16e +10%
88.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2017 February 2025
Release date September 2017 February 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $599
SAR (head) 1.35 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger - Not included
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16e:
    - The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
*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 16e is definitely a better buy.

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