Apple iPhone XS vs OnePlus 15

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Comparing the Apple iPhone XS 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 XS scores 2,765, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 15 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone XS offers 5.8 inches, making OnePlus 15 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone XS features a OLED display compared to OnePlus 15's LTPO AMOLED, making Apple iPhone XS the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone XS 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 XS offers 7 MP, making OnePlus 15 better for front camera photography.


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


Storage: Apple iPhone XS offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus 15 offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone XS the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 15 is rated 8.4.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while OnePlus 15 has a rating of 4.6.

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Summary

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018
13 Nov, 2025
23 Jul, 2026

Performance

Apple A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
8 inches (20.32 cm)
OLED
LTPO AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
2256x2504 px
N/A
165 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
N/A
6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A
N/A
1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
50 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2658 mAh
7300 mAh
5000 mAh
Fast Charging
120W Super VOOC Charging
45W
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

9.0/10
8.4/10
8.6/10

Pros

  • Compact, rich display
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Dual-SIM
  • Stellar performance, especially while gaming
  • Improved design and durability
  • Excellent battery life and fast charging
  • OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth
  • Polished foldable design
  • Improved creaseless inner display
  • AI features and long software support
  • Improved battery life

Cons

  • Portrait mode is hit and miss
  • No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
  • Average battery life
  • 165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
  • Camera performance is not the best in class
  • DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy
  • Pricer than Fold7
  • Telephoto camera could have been better

User Ratings

4.7/5
(12,575 ratings)
4.6/5
(931 ratings)
4.2/5
(65 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

433,713
AnTuTu Score
3,615,565
AnTuTu Score
3,074,056
AnTuTu Score
N/A
17h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
Nov 13, 2025
(Official)
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0
Android v16
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
7 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Best In Class
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
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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

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M12
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
3 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 840
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
12 GB / 16 GB
12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra
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.

433,713
3,615,565
3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
14.0 s
18.0 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
5,392

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.5 %
8.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
LTPO AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
8 inches  (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
2256x2504 px

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
3600 nits
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1800 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

N/A
165 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
16:18

Pixel Density

463 ppi
450 ppi
422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.93 %
90.95 %
90.51 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.2 %
90.1 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm
161.4 mm
158.4 mm

Width

70.9 mm
76.7 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.1 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

177 grams
211 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A
N/A
Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A
N/A
Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/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
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1.0µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
30 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Best In Class
Excellent

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
10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
No

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Capacity

2658 mAh
7300 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 45W 67% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes 50W Wireless Charging
Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging
Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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
20h 46m

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

N/A
30m
57m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A
N/A

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