Apple iPhone 13 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus 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 15 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while Apple iPhone 13 runs at 3.23 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus feature the same Super Retina XDR display.

Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4383 mAh, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 3227 mAh, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 13 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 13

₹49,900

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

₹69,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

09 2021

09 2023

04 2026

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	Extreme AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


3227 mAh	4383 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Excellent performer
Capable cameras
Long-lasting battery life

Comfortable in-hand feel
Stellar battery life
Bright and attractive display
Good cameras

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
No high-refresh rate screen

Lacks high refresh rate
Slow charging

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.6/5

(300,649 ratings)

4.6/5

(45,082 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

September 17, 2021

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15

iOS v17

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

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.

N/A

1,302,867

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

17.0 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

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %

25.9 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

2000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits

1000 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

460 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

87.84 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm

160.9 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.5 mm

77.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.8 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

174 grams

201 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm pixel size

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 Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3227 mAh

4383 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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.

N/A

14h 01m

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

1h 33m 17s

2h 5m 15s

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

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

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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) / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)