iQOO 15R vs Apple iPhone 17e

Comparing the iQOO 15R vs Apple iPhone 17e 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 17e runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while iQOO 15R runs at 3.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17e the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15R offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone 17e offers 6.1 inches, making iQOO 15R the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17e features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to iQOO 15R's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17e the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 15R offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17e 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 17e offers 12 MP, making iQOO 15R better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15R offers a higher battery capacity with 7600 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17e offers 4005 mAh, making iQOO 15R better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both iQOO 15R and Apple iPhone 17e offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17e is rated 7.7.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17e receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO 15R has a rating of 4.4.

iQOO 15R

₹49,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 17e

₹62,900

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

90%

Release Date

03 Mar, 2026

11 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1170x2532 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7600 mAh	4005 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.6/10

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7.7/10

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Pros

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

Compact & lightweight
Good performance
Good primary camera
Apple ecosystem

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

60Hz display
Limited camera capabilities
Wide notch

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,166 ratings)

4.5/5

(296 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	2,112,540 AnTuTu Score
18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹49,999

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₹62,900

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General

Launch Date

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Mar 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Apple A19 T8150a

Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

3,078,708

2,112,540

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

15.0 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.

5,071

3,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

17.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

1200 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

86.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

87.1 %

Design

Height

157.61 mm

146.7 mm

Width

74.42 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.80 mm

Weight

202 grams

170 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Optical Image stabilization
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7600 mAh

4005 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Wireless 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.

18h 23m

N/A

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

0h 45m 0s

1h 26m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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

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) / 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)

SIM 2

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 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) / 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 12) / 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)