iQOO 15 vs OnePlus 15R

Comparing the iQOO 15 vs OnePlus 15R 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 OnePlus 15R scores 9,363, making iQOO 15 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while OnePlus 15R offers 6.83 inches, making iQOO 15 the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 15 and OnePlus 15R feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15 and OnePlus 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 15 and OnePlus 15R feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 13m, while iQOO 15 delivers 13h 07m, making OnePlus 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 15 and OnePlus 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while iQOO 15 is rated 8.

User Rating: iQOO 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 15R has a rating of 4.5.

iQOO 15

₹85,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus 15R

₹59,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 2025

06 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7400 mAh	6500 mAh
100W Flash Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

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

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

Front camera needs refinements
AI features feel basic

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.6/5

(956 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,291 ratings)

4.3/5

(723 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹85,999

@ Amazon

₹59,999

@ Amazon

₹47,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

December 1, 2025

(Official)

December 17, 2025

(Official)

June 4, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

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)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Adreno 829

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

2,957,229

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

14.0 s

20.0 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

4,747

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.3 %

16.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6000 nits

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

2600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.14 %

89.51 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

163.65 mm

163.4 mm

162.7 mm

Width

76.80 mm

77 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.14 mm

8.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

216.2 grams

218 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

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

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

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/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

7400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

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 07m

18h 13m

14h 11m

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

45m

49m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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)

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 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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)