iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

iPhone 8 Plus

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

2017, September

2025, September 09

2017, September

2025, September 09

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$ 1,419.00 / € 1,449.00 / £ 1,199.00

158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)

163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

202 g (7.13 oz)

233 g (8.22 oz)

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum alloy frame, aluminum alloy back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)

Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

Yes

No

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)

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Yes

IPS-LCD

OLED

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 1920 pixels

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio

16M Colors

1 Billion+

401 ppi density

460 ppi density

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5

Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button True-tone

120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

Dual Cameras

Triple Cameras

12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF

48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo

HDR

HDR (photo/panorama)

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

Dual-LED dual-tone flash

7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF, OIS

1080p@30fps

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Face detection, HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

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48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF

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TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

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SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3

iOS 26

iOS

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Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

3 GB

12 GB

64/256 GB

256GB/512GB/2TB

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

5.0, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China)

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

2691 mAh battery

4832 mAh - Nano SIM modelLi-Ion 5088 mAh - eSIM only model

Up to 65 h

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Up to 21 h (3G)

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Up to 60 h

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Li-Ion 4832 mAh - Nano SIM model, Li-Ion 5088 mAh - eSIM only model