Apple iPhone 15 Plus

At a glance

• Strengths: Camera (90/100), Updates (75/100).
• Weaknesses: Fast charging (< 5/100), Working memory (RAM) – 25/100.

Drawn from the measured scores on this page: 75/100 or more = strength, 25/100 or less = weakness. Estimated scores (≈) are left out, and so is the price.

Specifications

Display

• Screen (diagonal)6.7″
• DisplaySuper Retina XDR OLED
• Resolution1,290 × 2,796 pixels
• Peak brightness2,000 nits

Processor and memory

• ProcessorApple A16 Bionic
• Processor cores6 cores
• Processor speedup to 3.46 GHz
• GraphicsApple GPU (5-core graphics)
• RAM6 GB
• Storage128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB

Specifications: GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 23 October 2026.

Picksly scores

• Overall score58/100
• Performance
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  How fast the phone runs apps and games, measured by public benchmarks (Geekbench 7, otherwise AnTuTu).
  63/100 6,413 points — Geekbench 7 (best result for the Apple A16 Bionic chip) geekbench7-multi, read on 10/09/2026
• Camera
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  Photo and video quality, from the Camera score of DXOMARK, an independent test lab.
  90/100 145 points — DXOMARK V5, read on 10/08/2026
• Display
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  Display quality (readability in sunlight, colours, smoothness), from the DXOMARK Display score.
  49/100 140 points — DXOMARK display, read on 10/08/2026
• Battery
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  Battery: battery life measured in a lab (DXOMARK, otherwise GSMArena’s active use test); failing that, the stated battery capacity (mAh).
  65/100 131 points — DXOMARK battery, read on 10/08/2026
• Working memory (RAM)
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  Memory (RAM), compared with phones running the same system: iOS does as much with less memory, so 12 GB on an iPhone is top-end, like the best Android phones.
  25/100 AnTuTu Benchmark (iOS) V11, read on 09/21/2026
• Storage
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  Room for photos, videos and apps: the largest capacity on offer, in GB (stated value).
  33/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Fast charging
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  Stated wired charging power, in watts: the higher it is, the faster the battery charges.
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 Apple (spec sheet), read on 10/05/2026
• Brightness
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  Stated peak screen brightness: the higher it is, the easier the screen is to read in bright sunlight.
  31/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Updates
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  Number of major system updates promised by the maker: the more there are, the longer the device stays up to date.
  75/100 Picksly estimate (support length seen on older iPhones), estimated on 11/02/2026

Score by profile

• Budget →69/100
• Smart →55/100
• Premium →
  Released more than 24 months ago: a comparison’s Premium pick leaves it out.57/100

Each profile weighs the criteria its own way: Budget and Smart take price into account (Budget favours it, Smart aims for value for money), Premium only looks at quality.

How these scores are calculated

Position in the catalogue

Rank 101 of 276 scored models in this category, based on the overall market score (58/100, scale 2026-09). The rank moves when the catalogue or the measurements change.

Prices checked

• New No verified offer yet
• Refurbished $396 Price checked on 10/25/2026 · Stable for 34 days at the last check · Returns policy · View offer

Same updates as new: software support depends on the model, not on its condition.

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Price trend

Not enough price checks yet for a trend: first check on 10/25/2026.

Good deal?

A price seen elsewhere for this model is compared here with our dated price checks.

Similar models

The models with the closest overall score in the same category.

• Honor Magic V3score 58/100
• Huawei Pura 80 Ultrascore 58/100
• Oppo Reno15 Pro Miniscore ≈ 57/100
• Samsung Galaxy S26score 59/100 · $785

≈: score partly based on a Picksly estimate (no public measurement for one criterion).

Summary

Apple iPhone 15 Plus scores 58/100 in the Picksly ranking, calculated from public measurements (Geekbench 7, DXOMARK, AnTuTu, Apple, GSMArena) collected up to 11/02/2026. Strengths: Camera (90/100), Updates (75/100). Weaknesses: Fast charging (< 5/100), Working memory (RAM) – 25/100. Refurbished price found at Amazon: $396, on 10/25/2026.