Apple iPhone 15 vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 vs vivo S2 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while vivo S2 5G runs at 2.5 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 6.1 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to vivo S2 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 48 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 12 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 delivers longer battery life with None, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making Apple iPhone 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 15 and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Apple iPhone 15

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

vivo S2 5G

₹39,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

11 Aug, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


3349 mAh	7050 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	956,029 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

₹39,990

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

956,029

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.0 s

17.0 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

851

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

91.03 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.82 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm

164.42 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.6 mm

75.25 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.99 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

171 grams

197 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3349 mAh

7050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W 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

14h 57m

14h 01m

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

N/A

1h 5m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / 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)
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 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)