Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced September 2017 September 2018 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 119,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.3 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE
5G Network - - Sub6/mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 iOS 12 iOS 15
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4xX.X GHz), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/256 GB 64/256/512 GB 1 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super Retina XDR OLED
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16 Colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.8 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.25% 81.01% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF
Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity - - -
Stand by - - Up to 22 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 75 hours (Music Play)