OnePlus 15T vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.32-inch OnePlus 15T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 24, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 6 months 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 15T
- Comes with 3248 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 4252 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3927K versus 2538K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 40W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1102 against 1016 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3992 and 3640 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.32 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-165 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 330 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Crystal Shield Glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 6 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.56 mm (5.93 inches) | 150 mm (5.91 inches) |
| Width | 71.82 mm (2.83 inches) | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Green, Brown | Silver, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.04/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4260 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 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 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 | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27558 | 44342 |
| Single-core score | 3640 | 3992 |
| Multi-core score | 11033 | 10688 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1113855 | 753740 |
| GPU | 1450217 | 926158 |
| Memory | 487460 | 217137 |
| UX | 876444 | 641716 |
| Total score | 3927976 | 2538751 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [6 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#23rd place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 15T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-04 -> Pisulka_deda13 | AnTuTu | 4140191 |
| π 2026-07-23 -> savel | Battery life | SOT 11:47 / 12:40 |
| π 2026-07-21 (savel) | AnTuTu | 3783475 |
| π 2026-06-18 (linuxβ) | AnTuTu | 3828108 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Winra) | AnTuTu | 3927976 |
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (Anatoli) | AnTuTu | 2304042 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Vin) | GeekBench CPU | 3890 / 10107 |
| π 2026-05-11 (Atti rajan) | AnTuTu | 2301246 |
| π 2026-04-10 (Resul) | AnTuTu | 2538751 |
| π 2026-02-23 (FiLsImRoZeR) | AnTuTu | 2106484 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 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 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 57 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 4252 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:46 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 09:51 hr |
| Watching video | - | 19:54 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:49 hr |
| Standby | - | 117 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#110th 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 | - | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 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/1.78 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX903 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 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 | Sony IMX973 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 141 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 17 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX914 |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 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, 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 | March 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $1099 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 17 Pro:
- The eSIM-only model has a larger battery than the Nano SIM + eSIM version β 4,252 mAh vs. 3,988 mAh.
- Only the Chinese version offers dual Nano SIM slots and it also has a weaker 15-watt wireless charging system.
*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 15T. But if the camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Apple iPhone 17 Pro.
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