Apple, the American technology giants released the iPhone 8 Plus alongside its smaller variant, the iPhone 8 in 2017. The iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X were all launched alongside each other. The iPhone 8 Plus still has the same premium design all Apple iPhones have and comes with a newer and better processor. The iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8 is the successor to the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 launched the year before. In this article, I’ll be writing on iPhone 8 Plus specs and price in Nigeria. I’ll also be doing a review about iPhone 8 Plus in 2020 telling you if it is still worth buying.

iPhone 8 Plus Key Specs

• 5.5 inches Retina IPS LCD display
• Apple A11 Bionic chipset
• 3GB of RAM
• 64GB or 256GB built-in storage
• 12MP+12MP dual rear camera
• 7MP front facing camera
• IP67 water and dust resistant
• Front mounted fingerprint sensor
• 2,691 mAh battery
• Qi wireless charging support
• Fast charging support
• 4G LTE network support

Design and Body

Apple did a lot of work concerning the design and build if this phone, as the iPhone 8 Plus has a premium all glass build with an aluminium frame. The glass used is a Corning Gorilla Glass which is scratch resistant and Apple claims it to be the phone with the most durable glass on any phone as at then.
The phone is also IP67 certified meaning it is water and dust resistant and can survive in 1 metres deep water for 30 minutes. The phone is a little bulky as it weighs 202 grams but it is quite slim at 7.5 mm. There is a dual stereo speaker grille below the chin which has great audio quality. As you know, the phone has a front mounted fingerprint sensor on the home button for unlocking.

Display

The iPhone 8 Plus sports a 5.5 inches Retina IPS LCD display with a FHD resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and an amazing 401 pixels per inch density. The screen uses an ion strengthened glass that has oleophobic coating which prevents fingerprint smudges. The display has a 625 nits max brightness with 3D touch. The display has wide colour gamut and true tone.

Processor and Memory

Apple uses a new A11 Bionic chipset in this phone which they claim is the fastest processor in any phone as at then. The iPhone 8 Plus is powered by the new A11 Bionic chipset which offers better performance and is also power efficient. The phone uses Apple GPU for gaming and graphics related activities.
The iPhone comes with 3GB of RAM and either 64GB or 256GB built-in storage with no option to expand it.

Camera

Apple offers a dual rear camera on the iPhone 8 Plus which features a 12MP wide camera sensor with Phase Detection Auto Focus and Optical Image Stabilization and a 12MP telephoto camera sensor which gives 2X optical zoom. The dual rear camera can record 4K videos at up to 60 fps and 1080p videos at up to 240 fps.
At the front, there is a 7MP standard camera sensor with f/2.2 aperture for taking cool selfies.

Network and Connectivity

The iPhone 8 Plus has support for 4G LTE network which gives you access to fast blazing internet speeds of up to 600 Mbps when downloading and surfing the web. It supports the following 4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66.
It comes with speedy dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 5.0 for wireless connectivity. It has NFC for Apple pay and other payments.

Battery and Charging

iPhone 8 Plus comes with a 2,691 mAh non removable Li-Ion battery. It has support for 15W fast charging which charges the phone to 50% in 30 minutes. It also supports Qi wireless charging making it the first iPhone to ever support wireless charging.

Software

The Apple iPhone 8 Plus runs on iOS 11 out of the box and is upgradeable to iOS 13.6.1, the latest iOS version.

iPhone 8 Plus Price

iPhone 8 Plus price in Nigeria starts at around 165,000 Naira to 220,000 Naira if you want to buy it. The price of iPhone 8 Plus starts at $299 on top international online stores like Amazon.

iPhone 8 Plus Review in 2020

The iPhone 8 Plus is still a good phone to buy in 2020 as it is still sleek, smooth and has great performance. The phone will still get over 3 years of Apple support so it is a good future proofing smartphone. The camera performance is still okay. Overall, the iPhone 8 Plus is still worth buying in 2020.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

• Processor: Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
• RAM:64GB 3GB RAM 128GB 3GB RAM 256GB 3GB RAM
  NVMe
• Storage: 64GB 3GB RAM 128GB 3GB RAM 256GB 3GB RAM
  NVMe
• Display: Retina IPS LCD 625 nits (typ)
• Camera: Quad-LED dual-tone flash HDR
• Battery: Li-Ion 2691 mAh non-removable (10.28 Wh)

Apple iPhone 8 Plus SPECIFICATIONS

network

• technology technology
  GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2g bands 2g bands
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3g bands 3g bands
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

• 4g bands 4g bands
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

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

launch

• announced announced
  2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22

• status status
  Discontinued

body

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

• weight weight
  202 g (7.13 oz)

• build build
  Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

• sim sim
  Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

display

• type type
  Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)

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

• resolution resolution
  1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

• protection protection
  Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button

platform

• os os
  iOS 11, up to iOS 16.6.1.1

• chipset chipset
  Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)

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

• gpu gpu
  Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

memory

• card slot card slot
  No

• internal internal
  64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
  NVMe

main camera

• dual dual
  12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom

• features features
  Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR

• video video
  4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

selfie camera

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

• features features
  Face detection, HDR

• video video
  1080p@30fps

sound

• loudspeaker loudspeaker
  Yes, with stereo speakers

• 35mm jack 35mm jack
  No

comms

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

• bluetooth bluetooth
  5.0, A2DP, LE

• positioning positioning
  GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

• nfc nfc
  Yes

• radio radio
  No

• usb usb
  Lightning, USB 2.0

features

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

battery

• type type
  Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)

• charging charging
  15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless (Qi)

• talk time talk time
  Up to 21 h (3G)

misc

• colors colors
  Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red

• models models
  A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5

• sar sar
  1.19 W/kg (head) & & 1.19 W/kg (body) & &

• sar eu sar eu
  0.99 W/kg (head) & & 0.99 W/kg (body) & &

• price price
  About 340 EUR

tests

• performance performance
  GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)

• display display
  Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)

• camera camera
  Photo / Video

• loudspeaker loudspeaker
  Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB

• audio quality audio quality
  Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB

• battery (old) battery (old)
  Endurance rating 81h