Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS

At a glance

Brand: Apple; Apple
Release date: September 2023, 2 years ago; September 2018, 7 years ago
Launch price: € 1,109.00 ($ 1,298.38); —
AnTuTu: 1.470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices; 690.980 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices

Size: 6.7"; 5.8"
Resolution: 1290 x 2796 px QHD; 1125 x 2436 px FHD+
Type: Oled Super Retina XDR; Oled
Density: 460 ppi Very high density; 463 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; Wide screen notch, Touch sampling rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), HDR10, Full sRGB standard, Retina HD display, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Ion-strengthtened glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Force Touch, Bluelight Filter, Frameless

Chipset: Apple A16 Bionic APL1W10; Apple A12 Bionic
CPU: 2x3.46 GHz Everest +4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth; 2x ARMv8 A 2.38 GHz + 4x energy efficient cores
CPU type: Hexa-Core; Hexa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 7 nm
Frequency: 3.46 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: 5 cores Apple GPU 1398 MHz; Apple 4-core graphics processing unit + M12 motion
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 12.2 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.6; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX904; Apple iSight X
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; 1.40 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; 1/2.5"
Flash: Dual LED; Quad 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; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Capacity: 4383 mAh; 2658 mAh
Type: Li-Ion; Li-Ion
Fast charge: Yes , 20.0W; Yes
Wireless charging: 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging, 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging, Battery capacity rumored; —
Charge cycles: 1000 cycles; —
Runtime: ~ 45h; —
Features: Wireless charging, Non-removable; Wireless charging, Non-removable

Dimensions: 77.8 mm 160.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model; 70.9 mm 143.6 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 201 g; 177 g
Materials: Glass , Corning Gorilla Glass; Stainless steel , Glass
Colors: Black Blue Yellow Pink Green; Gold Silver Jet Black
Water/dust resistance: IP68; IP68
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 88 %; 81 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo

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); —
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), B14 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B46 (TDD 900), 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)

Fingerprint: No; No
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Barometer: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; No
Audio: Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones; Dolby Digital Plus