Comparison of Apple iPhone 4 32Gb and Apple iPhone 8 128Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 4 32Gb

Apple iPhone 8 128Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Apple

Phone model

iPhone 4 32Gb

iPhone 8 128Gb

Year of release

2010

2017

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

115 mm

138 mm

Body width

59 mm

67 mm

Body thickness

9.3 mm

7.3 mm

Weight

137 g

148 g

Volume

62.78 cm³

68 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Steel

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• Light gray
• Golden

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A4

• Apple A11 Bionic

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

2100 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

6

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

640 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX535

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

2 GB

RAM frequency

200 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 128 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A4 APL0398

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 4

iOS 11

Battery

Battery capacity

1420

1821

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

7 h

14 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

13 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

12 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

960 x 640 pixels

1334 x 750 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

330 ppi

326 ppi

Screen technology

Retina Display

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

4619 x 2598 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

4 LEDs

Digital zoom

5 X

5 X

Photomatrix model

OmniVision OV5650

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.773 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Optical image stabilization

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection
• Dual optical image stabilization
• Live photos

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

60 fps

Digital video zoom

6 X

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

7 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

3528 x 1984 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE-Advanced support

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

5.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• JPEG

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• ALAC
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• YouTube
• ITunes

• ITunes U
• IMovie
• Apple Store
• Apple TV Remote
• Music Memos
• ICloud Drive
• IBooks

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg

1.35 W/kg