Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 15 and OnePlus 8 Pro - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 15 vs OnePlus 8 Pro

80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
VS
62 out 100
OnePlus 8 Pro
Apple iPhone 15
OnePlus 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs OnePlus 8 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 199g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4510mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 and OnePlus 8 Pro
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
vs
OnePlus 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 91.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)306 Hz258 Hz
Response time2 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15], [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.6 mm (5.81 in) 165.3 mm (6.51 in)
Width 71.6 mm (2.82 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 and OnePlus 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 698
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
2599
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
6545
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25991258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65453476
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
CPU378046236093
GPU449766194272
Memory261642149001
UX325827179488
NanoReview Score1415281758854
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15
9632
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Max Surface Temp.44.3 °C50.2 °C
Stability81 %99 %
Graphics Test59 fps22 fps
Graphics Score96323839
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Writing scoren/a14813
Web scoren/a9833
Video editingn/a5842
Data manipulationn/a9517
NanoReview Scoren/a11994

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 18 GB 20 GB
UI Skin n/a OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 3349 mAh 4510 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 23 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Web Browsing10:47 h08:01 h
Video Playback16:55 h12:03 h
Games05:36 h04:57 h
Standby Mode112 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom 114 Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX689
Sensor size1/1.51/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX633Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.551/2.25
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
147
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
153
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15
145
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Bokeh8060
Preview8453
Zoomn/a107
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15], [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
127

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19
LTE Bands*LTE ()LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 899
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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