Apple iPhone 17 vs iQOO 15 Apex

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs iQOO 15 Apex across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 15 Apex runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Apple iPhone 17 runs at 4.26 GHz, making iQOO 15 Apex the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15 Apex offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making iQOO 15 Apex the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to iQOO 15 Apex's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: iQOO 15 Apex offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making iQOO 15 Apex better for longer battery life.

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

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while iQOO 15 Apex has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

iQOO 15 Apex

₹85,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

93%

95%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

06 Apr, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Apple A19 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3692 mAh	7000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(28,206 ratings)

4.4/5

(49 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422

AnTuTu Score

N/A

Compare Prices

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

₹85,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Apr 01, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A19

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 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 840

RAM

8 GB	12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 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.

4,884

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

N/A

* 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)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2600 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

508 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

90.14 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

N/A

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.37 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

163.65 mm

Width

71.5 mm

76.80 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

8.14 mm

Weight

177 grams

216.2 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)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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

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

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

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

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

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60/120/240 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

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

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

1h 11m

N/A

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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)