Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iQOO 15

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,579, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max scores 9,921, making iQOO 15 the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while iQOO 15 offers 6.85 inches, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to iQOO 15's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 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 17 Pro Max offers 18 MP, making iQOO 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15 offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 4832 mAh, making iQOO 15 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and iQOO 15 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while iQOO 15 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while iQOO 15 has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹143,990

@ Amazon

iQOO 15

₹76,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

01 Dec, 2025

20 Aug, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	LCD
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 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 Primary Camera, Sony LYTIA 600 sensor
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


4832 mAh	7000 mAh	7000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging	30W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

Front camera needs refinements
AI features feel basic

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.7/5

(2,518 ratings)

4.6/5

(762 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699 AnTuTu Score	3,842,735 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	13h 07m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹143,990

@ Amazon

₹76,999

@ Amazon

₹26,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Dec 01, 2025

(Official)

Aug 14, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Octa core

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

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)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 840

Adreno 710

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

2,521,699

3,842,735

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

13.0 s

N/A

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

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %

3.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2600 nits

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

508 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

90.14 %

85.74 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

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 %

90.53 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

163.65 mm

166.23 mm

Width

78 mm

76.80 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

8.14 mm

8.60 mm

Weight

231 grams

216.2 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Back: Glass

Back: Polycarbonate Satin Finish

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

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

48 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

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

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

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

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4832 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

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

N/A

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

1h 17m 0s

0h 45m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

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 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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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 / 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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)