Apple iPhone 8 Plus SAR Level Summary:
The cellular transmission SAR values for the Apple iPhone 8 Plus (FCC ID BCG-E3160A) are
1.09 W/kg at the head and
1.09 W/kg when worn on the body.
The hotspot/Airplay SAR level is 1.09 W/kg.
Simultaneous transmission SAR values (cellular + Wi-Fi) include:
1.48 W/kg at the head,
1.59 W/kg on the body,
and 1.59 W/kg when used as a hotspot.
SAR Ranking
Specifications
ℹ️ General
- ℹ️ Phone: Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- ℹ️ Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
- ℹ️ Announced: 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
- ℹ️ Status: Discontinued
- ℹ️ Price: About 340 EUR
- ℹ️ Model Names: A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5
- ℹ️ General Review:
📱 Display
- 📱 Type: Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
- 📱 Size: 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- 📱 Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
- 📱 Protection: Ion-strengthened glass
- 📱 Features: 3D Touch display & home button
- 📱 Display Test: Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
- 📱 Display Review:
📷 Camera
- 📷 Main Camera: Dual Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom - 📷 Main Features: Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
- 📷 Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
- 📷 Selfie Camera: Single Camera: 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
- 📷 Selfie Camera Features: Face detection, HDR
- 📷 Selfie Camera Video: 1080p@30fps
- 📷 Camera Review:
🔋 Battery
- 🔋 Type: Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)
- 🔋 Battery Test: Endurance rating 81h
- 🔋 Charging: 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi) - 🔋 Battery Review:
⚙️ Hardware
- ⚙️ Operating System: iOS 11, up to iOS 16.3
- ⚙️ Chipset: Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
- ⚙️ CPU: Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
- ⚙️ GPU: Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
- ⚙️ Performance: GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)
- ⚙️ Internal Storage: 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
NVMe - ⚙️ Card Slot: No
- ⚙️ Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- ⚙️ Hardware Review:
🛜 Connectivity
- 🛜 Wi-fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
- 🛜 Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- 🛜 USB: Lightning, USB 2.0
- 🛜 GPS: GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
- 🛜 NFC: Yes
- 🛜 Radio: No
- 🛜 Connectivity Review:
🔊 Sound
- 🔊 Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- 🔊 3.5mm Jack: No
- 🔊 Loudspeaker Test: Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB
- 🔊 Sound Review:
🎨 Design
- 🎨 Type: Bar
- 🎨 Dimensions: 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
- 🎨 Weight: 202 g (7.13 oz)
- 🎨 Colors: Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
- 🎨 Build: Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
- 🎨 Design Review:
🗼 Network
- 🗼 Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
- 🗼 SIM: Nano-SIM
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - 🗼 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 🗼 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 🗼 4G Network: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
- 🗼 5G Network:
- 🗼 Network Review:
⚠️ FCC SAR Levels
- ⚠️ FCC Approval Date: 11-09-2017
- ⚠️ FCC ID: BCG-E3160A
- ⚠️ FCC Report Link: 2017 FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Report For Manufacturer Submitted Model Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- ⚠️ US SAR Ratings: USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue.
- ⚠️ Head SAR Level: 1.09 w/kg
- ⚠️ Body SAR Level: 1.09 w/kg
- ⚠️ Product Specific Use: 1.09 w/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 w/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Head: 1.48 w/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Body: 1.59 w/kg
- ⚠️ Hotspot SAR: 1.59 w/kg