Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iQOO 15

Comparing the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iQOO 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: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 12,645, while iQOO 15 scores 10,579, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while iQOO 15 offers 6.85 inches, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to iQOO 15's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making iQOO 15 better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 13h 08m, while iQOO 15 delivers 13h 07m, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and iQOO 15 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while iQOO 15 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.9, while iQOO 15 has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

₹179,900

@ Amazon

iQOO 15

₹85,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

97%

94%

87%

Release Date

14 Sep, 2026

01 Dec, 2025

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Apple A20 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Hexa Core (upto 4.93 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Telephoto Primary Camera (upto 16x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 8x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5567 mAh	7000 mAh	8000 mAh
60W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Noticeably better battery life and wired charging
Stellar performance
Improved cameras across the board, especially in low-light scenes
Sturdy and durable build

Sharp, bright, eye-friendly display
Solid performance, excellent thermals
Cameras offer good exposure
Good everyday battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Higher starting price than its predecessor
Heavier than its predecessor
Camera Control doesn't allow you to adjust new Lens Aperture

Front camera needs refinements
AI features feel basic

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.9/5

(44 ratings)

4.6/5

(1,026 ratings)

1/5

(1 rating)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,478,833 AnTuTu Score	3,842,735 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 08m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 07m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹179,900

@ Amazon

₹85,999

@ Amazon

₹139,999

@ Amazon

Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 14, 2026

(Official)

Dec 01, 2025

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v27

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Good

Chipset

Apple A20 Pro

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.93 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.64 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

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

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)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A20 Pro GPU

Adreno 840

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

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

3,478,833

3,842,735

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

13.0 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.

7,877

6,166

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

3.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2600 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

508 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

90.14 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.37 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

163.65 mm

156.5 mm

Width

78 mm

76.80 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

8.14 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

249 grams

216.2 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera40x Digital Zoom 16x Optical Zoomf/4.0 Telephoto24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 0.56µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length

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

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

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

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 Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

40 x Digital Zoom
16 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection

Digital Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @100/120 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom

N/A

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 Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5567 mAh

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 10W 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.

13h 08m

13h 07m

N/A

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

1h 16m 40s

45m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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 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) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 850(band 26)

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

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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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

N/A

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)

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)