iPhone · Retina & Beyond · 2017
iPhone 8 Plus
The last big Home-button iPhone, with wireless charging and a dual camera gaining studio-style Portrait Lighting.
iPhone 8 Plus: key facts
When was the iPhone 8 Plus released?
The iPhone 8 Plus was released in September 22, 2017. Apple discontinued it in April 2020.
How much did the iPhone 8 Plus cost?
The iPhone 8 Plus launched at $799 in 2017 — about $1,023 in today’s money (approximate, US CPI).
What are the iPhone 8 Plus’s specs?
The iPhone 8 Plus used a Apple A11 Bionic running at 2.39 GHz, with 3 GB of memory and 64 GB of storage. It ran iOS 11.
Why does the iPhone 8 Plus matter?
Added Portrait Lighting effects to the dual-camera system.
Full specifications
| CPU | Apple A11 Bionic · 2.39 GHz |
|---|---|
| Cores | 6 |
| Memory (RAM) | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Display | 5.5" Retina HD LCD, 1920×1080 |
| GPU | Apple 3-core GPU |
| Ports | Lightning |
| Weight | 202 g |
| Dimensions | 158.4×78.1×7.5 mm |
| Operating system | iOS 11 |
| Released | September 22, 2017 |
| Discontinued | April 2020 |
| Launch price | $799 |
How the iPhone 8 Plus compares to today
A 16 GB Apple Silicon MacBook Pro has about 5.3× more memory than this device shipped with.
At 2.39 GHz, the clock is roughly 1.3× slower than a single performance core of a 16 GB Apple Silicon MacBook Pro — and that is before counting cores, width and IPC.
This held about 16,400 modern phone photos — a respectable library even today.
Launched at $799 in 2017 — about $1,023 in today’s money (approx., US CPI).
Cross-architecture speed figures are clock-only and approximate; inflation figures use US CPI.
Did you know?
For pure benchmark grunt, it briefly beat many laptops of its day.
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Last updated: 2026-06-25