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Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs iPhone 14 Pro Max

76 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
VS
77 out of 100
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 15 Plus (with Apple A16 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (4)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1527K versus 1324K)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 39 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 14 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
71.6
(Good)
Value Index
78.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 15 Plus
vs
iPhone 14 Pro Max

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels 1290 x 2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 88.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.9%
PWM 60 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 15 Plus
1645 nits
iPhone 14 Pro Max +7%
1762 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.9 mm (6.33 inches) 160.7 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow Black, Silver, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Repairability Average (2.94/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock 3460 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics 5 core Apple GPU 5 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 640 640
GPU clock 1398 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 22851
Single-core score 2631 2669
Multi-core score 6602 7024
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 15 Plus +15%
1527281
iPhone 14 Pro Max
1324600
CPU 445436 329807
GPU 404027 444294
Memory 206014 150297
UX 471804 400202
Total score 1527281 1324600
Samples Less than 3 [8 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 16 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 4266
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 72% 71%
Graphics test 20 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 3340 3335
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Runnima)AnTuTu 111527281
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-29 (Anshul Agrawal)Geekbench 6 CPU2631 / 6602
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296AnTuTu 111425670
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296AnTuTu 111302538
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Trinh Anh Khoi)AnTuTu 111302538
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (Astreeek)AnTuTu 111267503
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Oleg)AnTuTu 111267503
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS size 18 GB -
OS updates 7 years 6 years
Security updates 7 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4383 mAh 4323 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:34 hr 1:52 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:13 hr 11:49 hr
Watching video 20:21 hr 18:59 hr
Gaming 07:01 hr 06:50 hr
Standby 122 hr 144 hr
General battery life
iPhone 15 Plus
29:51 hr
iPhone 14 Pro Max +1%
30:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8064 x 6048 8064 x 6048
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX904 Sony IMX803
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 77 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX713
Sensor size - 1/3.5" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX633 Sony IMX633
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 80 80
Preview 84 91
Zoom 114 139
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Plus from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 139
Video - 154

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C -
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card eSIM eSIM
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
iPhone 15 Plus +2%
90.6 dB
iPhone 14 Pro Max
89 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2023 September 2022
Release date September 2023 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $1099
Successor - Apple iPhone 16 Plus - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
SAR (head) 0.98 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.98 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max.

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Bernice October 14, 2023 at 09:38 PM
Between 14 pro max and 15 plus which one will u recommend I buy?
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Jorgei October 30, 2023 at 05:28 AM
I would recommend the 14 Pro Max because it has a greater battery capacity and a higher Antutu benchmark score. It also supports LTE Cat 20 and has a 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate. In my experience, even a pre-loved 14 Pro Max can outperform a brand new 15 Plus.
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Daine Ramos Quitco December 4, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Jorgei, The Apple A16 Bionic, with its conventional 60Hz refresh rate along with a slightly larger battery at 4382mAh (compared to 4323mAh on the iPhone 14 Pro Max), will provide the best battery life ever seen on an iPhone. This is superior to all previous iPhones, even outperforming the iPhone 15 Pro Max! Interestingly, the A16 Bionic GPU has also received an upgrade, as demonstrated by its overall gaming performance rating of 98 compared to 96 previously.
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Daine Ramos Quitco December 4, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Jorgei, Oh and 1+ more year longer OS Support
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