Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs OnePlus Nord 6 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: OnePlus Nord 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,520, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus scores 5,285, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 Plus features a Super Retina XDR display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 Plus delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus Nord 6 delivers 20h 46m, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus Nord 6 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord 6 has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

₹84,900

@ Croma

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

09 Apr, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED	AMOLED
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4383 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

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

Cons

Lacks high refresh rate
Slow charging

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(45,368 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,295 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,302,867 AnTuTu Score	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹84,900

@ Croma

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

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)

Adreno 825

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

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

2,366,913

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

4,499

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.9 %

27.4 %

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)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3600 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.84 %

89.41 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm

162.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.8 mm

77.5 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

201 grams

217 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4383 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

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

20h 46m

16h 04m

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

2h 5m 15s

1h 5m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

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

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)