iQOO 15 vs iQOO 13 5G

Comparing the iQOO 15 vs iQOO 13 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: iQOO 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,579, while iQOO 13 5G scores 9,854, making iQOO 15 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while iQOO 13 5G offers 6.82 inches, making iQOO 15 the larger display of the two. iQOO 15 features a AMOLED display compared to iQOO 13 5G's LTPO AMOLED, making iQOO 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15 and iQOO 13 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 15 and iQOO 13 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 09m, while iQOO 15 delivers 13h 07m, making iQOO 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 15 and iQOO 13 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 13 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while iQOO 15 is rated 8.

User Rating: iQOO 15 and iQOO 13 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

iQOO 15

₹72,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

01 Dec, 2025

03 Dec, 2024

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


7000 mAh	6000 mAh	6600 mAh
100W Flash Charging	120W Flash Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

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

Performance beast with Snapdragon 8 Elite
Impressive display
Top-notch durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Capable Night mode

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Front camera needs refinements
AI features feel basic

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(1,092 ratings)

4.6/5

(3,048 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,842,735 AnTuTu Score	2,805,924 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
13h 07m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 01, 2025

(Official)

Dec 03, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Adreno 830

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

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.

3,842,735

2,805,924

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

17.0 s

14.0 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.

6,166

5,034

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.3 %

19.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

6000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

2600 nits

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.14 %

89.61 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %

93.87 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

163.65 mm

163.37 mm

162.98 mm

Width

76.80 mm

76.71 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.14 mm

8.13 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

216.2 grams

213 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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 Camera1/2.76" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/1.85 Telephoto Camera46 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

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 07m

13h 09m

15h 10m

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

0h 45m 0s

0h 23m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

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

SIM 1

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)

SIM 2

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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