Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Oppo Realme 9 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Oppo Realme 9 5G, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4383mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Oppo Realme 9 5G
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 84.7 %
Features DCI-P3 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
Oppo Realme 9 5G
559 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time3 ms33 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1178:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %
Oppo Realme 9 5G
84.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Oppo Realme 9 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 686
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 619
GPU Cores 640 256
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Oppo Realme 9 5G
880
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Oppo Realme 9 5G
2155
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2621880
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)66262155
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
Oppo Realme 9 5G
439749
CPU378908145353
GPU43630783238
Memory23116192859
UX322651118299
NanoReview Score1369027439749
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Oppo Realme 9 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.6 °Cn/a
Stability80 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9703n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 5G
8048
Writing scoren/a10956
Web scoren/a8210
Video editingn/a3921
Data manipulationn/a6175
NanoReview Scoren/a8048

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.2
Memory Cardn/aMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 18 GB 14 GB
UI Skin n/a Realme UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4383 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:34 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Oppo Realme 9 5G
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording n/a No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX904Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.561/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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
Oppo Realme 9 5G
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Oppo Realme 9 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Oppo Realme 9 5G
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview84n/a
Zoom114n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.1
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.09
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB
Oppo Realme 9 5G
84.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2023 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 260
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 18 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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