Apple iPhone 17 vs realme 15 Pro 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs realme 15 Pro 5G 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while realme 15 Pro 5G scores 3,541, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: realme 15 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making realme 15 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to realme 15 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 15 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making realme 15 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 15 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making realme 15 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 15 Pro 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making realme 15 Pro 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 17 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 15 Pro 5G offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 17 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 15 Pro 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while realme 15 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Apple iPhone 17

₹63,900

@ None

realme 15 Pro 5G

₹34,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

93%

86%

87%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

29 Jul, 2025

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3692 mAh	7000 mAh	8000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	80W Ultra Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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

Innovative AI features
Good lowlight cameras
Reliable performance
Excellent battery life

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

Portraits need improvement
Limited software support

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(43,718 ratings)

4.3/5

(11,765 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	1,086,379 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	15h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹63,900

@ None

₹34,999

@ Amazon

₹139,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Jul 29, 2025

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

N/A

4 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Realme UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Apple A19

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A19 GPU

Adreno 722

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

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.

2,250,422

1,086,379

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

24.0 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 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

8.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

4608 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

453 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

91.66 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

162.26 mm

156.5 mm

Width

71.5 mm

76.15 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.69 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

177 grams

187 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

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 Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX896 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length

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

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

8k @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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.6µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 59 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 80W Ultra Charging 50% in 25 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

15h 40m

N/A

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

1h 11m

1h 3m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)