iPhone 14 vs 15 Pro 5G

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Realme 15 Pro 5G

The 15 Pro 5G wins this one, taking battery and display decisively. Against the iPhone 14 it's also the sounder buy at $8.82 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 14 64 · 15 Pro 5G 69 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Apple iPhone 14 $285

Safe to buy$7.31/mo

2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20272029

Realme 15 Pro 5G $330

Safe to buy$8.82/mo

2025◆ Buy-by Jul 20272029

Category by category

Display

iPhone 14 5015 Pro 5G 80

The 15 Pro 5G's screen is the better one — 6.8-inch amoled, 1.5k, 144hz, up to 6500 nits peak, hdr10+, curved.

Performance

iPhone 14 7415 Pro 5G 55

The iPhone 14's Apple A15 Bionic (5-core GPU) is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 14 5215 Pro 5G 67

The 15 Pro 5G has the stronger camera system — same lens count, higher-grade sensors.

Battery

iPhone 14 4615 Pro 5G 100

7,000mAh vs 3,279mAh — the 15 Pro 5G lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

iPhone 14 4615 Pro 5G 45

Both phones' support windows end around the same time.

Value

iPhone 14 6415 Pro 5G 69

Overall value goes to the 15 Pro 5G at $8.82 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 14	15 Pro 5G
Price (street)	$285	$330
Display	6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits HDR peak	6.8-inch AMOLED, 1.5K, 144Hz, up to 6500 nits peak, HDR10+, curved
Chipset	Apple A15 Bionic (5-core GPU)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4nm)
RAM	6GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery	3,279 mAh	7,000 mAh
Charging	20W wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless	80W wired SuperVOOC
Rear cameras	12MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	146.7 × 71.5 × 7.8 mm	162.3 × 76.2 × 7.7 mm
Weight	172 g	187 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP68/IP69 (also MIL-STD-810H)
Supported until	Sep 2029	Jul 2029

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