Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,193, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB scores 5,285, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB offer the same screen size of 6.7 inches and feature the same Super Retina XDR display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4441 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB offers 4383 mAh, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB offer the same internal storage of 512 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 15 Plus 512GB

₹99,900

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB

₹179,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A17 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4383 mAh	4441 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	512 GB	256 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Comfortable in-hand feel
Stellar battery life
Bright and attractive display
Good cameras

Slightly smaller & lighter
Smooth performance
Excellent cameras & pro features
Type-C finally

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Lacks high refresh rate
Slow charging

Action button performs 1 task
Slow charging
Pricey

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(6,898 ratings)

4.6/5

(790 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,302,867 AnTuTu Score	1,545,034 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A17 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Hexa Core

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,302,867

1,545,034

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.9 %

43.2 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.84 %

89.65 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm

159.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.8 mm

76.7 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

201 grams

221 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4383 mAh

4441 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 5m 15s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 1.12 W/kg

Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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