Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iQOO 15R across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 15R runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max runs at 3.46 GHz, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 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 15R's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with None, while iQOO 15R delivers 18h 23m, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

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

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

₹179,900

(Out of Stock)

iQOO 15R

₹53,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

14 Sep, 2026

03 Mar, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Apple A20 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Hexa Core (upto 3.464 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Telephoto Primary Camera (upto 16x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 8x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5567 mAh	7600 mAh	4900 mAh
60W Fast Charging	100W Super Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(814 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
N/A	18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹53,990

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Sep 14, 2026

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v27

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A20 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

View Details

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

View Details

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (seven-core graphics)

Adreno 826

Galileo

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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

3,078,708

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

13.0 s

16.0 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

5,071

5,513

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

466 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

90.69 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.57 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

157.61 mm

161.6 mm

Width

78 mm

74.42 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

7.9 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

249 grams

202 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield Glass

Back: Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera40x Digital Zoom 16x Optical Zoomf/4.0 Telephoto24 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

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

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Capacity

5567 mAh

7600 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

18h 23m

10h 16m

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

N/A

45m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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)