Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone Air - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Apple iPhone Air

82 out 100
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
VS
88 out 100
Apple iPhone Air
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Apple iPhone Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Apple iPhone Air, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4383mAh vs 3149mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone Air
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 201g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone Air
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
vs
Apple iPhone Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1260x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 88.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No No
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %
Apple iPhone Air
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 4/2.51 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Neural Engine
Graphics Apple A16 GPU n/a
GPU Cores 640 n/a
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Apple iPhone Air
3756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Apple iPhone Air
10670
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)26213756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)662610670
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
Apple iPhone Air
2118157
CPU378908511982
GPU436307790667
Memory231161370651
UX322651444857
NanoReview Score13690272118157
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.6 °Cn/a
Stability80 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9703n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage Typen/aNVMe
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) iOS 26
OS Size 18 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 4383 mAh 3149 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:34 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Web Browsing13:13 hn/a
Video Playback20:21 hn/a
Games07:01 hn/a
Standby Mode122 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording n/a No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX904n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX633n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
147
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview84n/a
Zoom114n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM TypeeSIMeSIM
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB
Apple iPhone Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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