Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Apple iPhone 16e

Apple
iPhone 15 Plus

Apple
iPhone 16e
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Apple
- Release date
- September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago
- February 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,109.00 ($ 1,298.38)
- € 709.00 ($ 830.08)
- AnTuTu
- 1.470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
- 1.400.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 89% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.1"
- Resolution
- 1290 x 2796 px QHD
- 1170 x 2532 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 457 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
- Medium-sized Notch, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Scratch resistant, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A16 Bionic APL1W10
- Apple A18 e
- CPU
- 2x3.46 GHz Everest +4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
- 2xperformance 4.04 GHz + 4x efficiency 2.20 GHz
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Hexa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 3.46 GHz
- 4.04 GHz
- GPU
- 5 cores Apple GPU 1398 MHz
- Apple 4 cores GPU
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.6
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Sony IMX982
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/2.55"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX714
- Sony IMX714
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 4383 mAh
- 3961 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Wireless charging
- 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging, 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging, Battery capacity rumored
- 25W Wireless Charging, Unofficial mAh
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 45h
- ~ 41h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- NVMe
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.8 mm 160.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 71.5 mm 146.7 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 201 g
- 167 g
- Materials
- Glass , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Glass , Aluminium
- Colors
- Black Blue Yellow Pink Green
- Black White
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 86 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), NavIC System
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- No
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones











