Apple iPhone XR 128GB vs OnePlus 15

Comparing the Apple iPhone XR 128GB vs OnePlus 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: OnePlus 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,575, while Apple iPhone XR 128GB scores 2,578, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone XR 128GB offers 6.1 inches, making OnePlus 15 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 15 features a LTPO AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XR 128GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone XR 128GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone XR 128GB offers 7 MP, making OnePlus 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone XR 128GB delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus 15 delivers 17h 06m, making Apple iPhone XR 128GB the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: OnePlus 15 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone XR 128GB is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XR 128GB and OnePlus 15 both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone XR 128GB

₹44,999

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus 15

₹85,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

26 Oct, 2018

13 Nov, 2025

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Apple A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
828x1792 px (HD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


7 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


2942 mAh	7300 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	120W Super VOOC Charging	45W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Available in bright colours
Flawless performance
Impressive cameras
Great battery backup

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Cons

No optical zoom capabilities
Doesn’t ship with a fast charger or 3.5mm adapter
Heats up with extended use

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

User Ratings

4.6/5

(120,911 ratings)

4.6/5

(923 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

366,895 AnTuTu Score	3,615,565 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
N/A	17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 26, 2018

(Official)

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Best In Class

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

M12

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 840

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

3 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

366,895

3,615,565

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s

14.0 s

24.0 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

7,206

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.0 %

8.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

828x1792 px (HD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3600 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

324 ppi

450 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.79 %

90.95 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.2 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

150.9 mm

161.4 mm

162.48 mm

Width

75.7 mm

76.7 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

8.1 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

194 grams

211 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

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)

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Very Good

Capacity

2942 mAh

7300 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

17h 06m

10h 40m

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

N/A

30m

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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 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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

N/A

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg

N/A

Head: 1.332 W/kg Body: 0.802 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends

N/A

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