Apple iPhone 16 vs iQOO 15

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 vs iQOO 15 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: iQOO 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Apple iPhone 16 runs at 4.04 GHz, making iQOO 15 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 6.1 inches, making iQOO 15 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 16 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to iQOO 15's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 48 MP, making iQOO 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: iQOO 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 12 MP, making iQOO 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15 delivers longer battery life with 13h 07m, while Apple iPhone 16 delivers None, making iQOO 15 the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 16 and iQOO 15 equally at 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 and iQOO 15 both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 16

₹62,900

@ Flipkart

iQOO 15

₹75,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

01 Dec, 2025

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A18	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED	AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


3561 mAh	7000 mAh	6700 mAh
20W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Sharp, bright, eye-friendly display
Solid performance, excellent thermals
Cameras offer good exposure
Good everyday battery life

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

Front camera needs refinements
AI features feel basic

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.6/5

(197,273 ratings)

4.6/5

(1,208 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,764,170 AnTuTu Score	3,842,735 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 07m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹62,900 @ Flipkart	₹75,999 @ Amazon	₹61,999 @ Oppo.com
Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store	₹61,999 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Dec 01, 2025

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

5 Year

N/A

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A18

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 840

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

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.

1,764,170

3,842,735

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

13.0 s

21.0 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

6,166

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %

3.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

6000 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

2600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

508 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

90.14 %

89.37 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.37 %

93.4 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm

163.65 mm

151.2 mm

Width

71.6 mm

76.80 mm

72.4 mm

Thickness

7.80 mm

8.14 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

170 grams

216.2 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.05 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Periscope Camera1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

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

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3561 mAh

7000 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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

13h 07m

23h 00m

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

1h 20m 0s

0h 45m 0s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

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 / 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 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

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 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)