Apple iPhone 17 vs OnePlus 15R

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs OnePlus 15R 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 17 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while OnePlus 15R runs at 3.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15R offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making OnePlus 15R the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to OnePlus 15R's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus 15R offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making OnePlus 15R better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 15R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making OnePlus 15R better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 15R offers a higher battery capacity with 7400 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making OnePlus 15R better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and OnePlus 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 15R has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 17

₹80,490

@ Croma

OnePlus 15R

₹54,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

93%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

22 Dec, 2025

Performance


Apple A19	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	7400 mAh
40W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.5/10

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Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

User Ratings

4.6/5

(16,044 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,258 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	2,957,229 AnTuTu Score
N/A	18h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹80,490

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₹54,999

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Dec 17, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB	12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

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.

2,250,422

2,957,229

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 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.

4,884

4,747

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

16.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

89.51 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

149.6 mm

163.4 mm

Width

71.5 mm

77 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

8.3 mm

Weight

177 grams

218 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

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
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

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

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

7400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

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

18h 13m

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

1h 11m 0s

0h 49m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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)

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) / 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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 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)

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