OnePlus 15 vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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93
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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 18 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 11 months after. 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
- Comes with 1733 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 5567 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 2935K)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 60W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 38 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4725 and 3607 points
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
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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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1320 x 2868 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 | 3000 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 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy |
| 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 A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4930 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 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24461 | 51104 |
| Single-core score | 3607 | 4725 |
| Multi-core score | 10732 | 12575 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1184036 | 882877 |
| GPU | 1490867 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 402813 | 262172 |
| UX | 930578 | 738492 |
| Total score | 4008294 | 2935466 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 78% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2699 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 48 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 56 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12540 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15531 | - |
| Video editing | 6678 | - |
| Photo editing | 26644 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14971 | - |
| Writing score | 20874 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#16th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi) | AnTuTu | 3651261 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4D | AnTuTu | 4057387 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk) | AnTuTu | 3870500 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch) | AnTuTu | 4470263 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (@zokhidjonovch) | AnTuTu | 4177816 |
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4800 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 27 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 26 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7300 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1100 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:32 hr | - |
| Watching video | 28:44 hr | - |
| Gaming | 10:01 hr | - |
| Standby | 139 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#5th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 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: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 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/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.612 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX709 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 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 2026 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1299 |
| 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
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 15. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max.
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