OnePlus 15 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
93
out of 100
VS
83
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 ) that was released on October 27, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 2 years 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 1467K)
- Comes with 2859 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 4441 mAh
- Delivers 90% higher peak brightness (3413 against 1800 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 23W)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Shows 24% longer battery life (39:14 vs 31:37 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 330 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Purple | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.69/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24461 | 28374 |
| Single-core score | 3607 | 2974 |
| Multi-core score | 10732 | 7533 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1184036 | 374357 |
| GPU | 1490867 | 463612 |
| Memory | 402813 | 184670 |
| UX | 930578 | 444831 |
| Total score | 4008294 | 1467470 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 78% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2699 | 1391 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | 48 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | 56 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | 47 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12540 | 6089 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15531 | - |
| Video editing | 6678 | - |
| Photo editing | 26644 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14971 | - |
| Writing score | 20874 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#26th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 (ASCO🇺🇿) | AnTuTu 12 | 3842868 |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> aleshka | AnTuTu 12 | 3914618 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi) | AnTuTu 11 | 3651261 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4D | AnTuTu 11 | 4057387 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk) | AnTuTu 11 | 3870500 |
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-01 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1996792 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Kuan.28) | AnTuTu 11 | 1752198 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (podsolnuh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1357765 |
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1599694 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (elio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1445771 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 26 GB | 17.6 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7300 mAh | 4441 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 15 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1100 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:32 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | 28:44 hr | 22:07 hr |
| Gaming | 10:01 hr | 06:58 hr |
| Standby | 139 hr | 139 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (5th and 32nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/1.78 - 2.8 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.612 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 86 |
| Zoom | - | 142 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX709 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2023 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1199 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 15 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 81