Apple iPhone 15 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 4.05 GHz, while Apple iPhone 15 runs at 3.46 GHz, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 6.1 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max feature the same Super Retina XDR display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4685 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 3349 mAh, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone 15 has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 15

₹57,749

@ Flipkart

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹134,900

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

13 Sep, 2024

20 Aug, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A18 Pro	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	LCD
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 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, Sony LYTIA 600 sensor
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


3349 mAh	4685 mAh	7000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	30W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Good performance & battery life
Excellent cameras & useful Photo Styles
Video capabilities & Audio Mix
Apple Intelligence

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Camera control needs a learning curve
Apple Intelligence needs more work
Slow charging
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(259,053 ratings)

4.7/5

(17,131 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A

1,774,620

AnTuTu Score

N/A

Compare Prices

₹57,749

@ Flipkart

₹134,900

@ Flipkart

₹26,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Aug 14, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

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Apple A18 Pro

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

View Details

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 710

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

1,774,620

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

15.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

28.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

LCD

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

2000 nits

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

458 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

92.2 %

85.74 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.53 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm

163 mm

166.23 mm

Width

71.6 mm

77.6 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.25 mm

8.60 mm

Weight

171 grams

227 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Textured Matt Glass

Back: Polycarbonate Satin Finish

Water Resistance

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

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

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

N/A

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes 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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

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

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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

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

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3349 mAh

4685 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

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

N/A

1h 36m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)