iPhone 15 Plus vs 5

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

The iPhone 15 Plus wins this one, taking performance and battery decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $7.88 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 66 · 5 57 — 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 15 Plus $403

Safe to buy$7.88/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Category by category

Display

iPhone 15 Plus 505 50

Both displays are effectively the same class.

Performance

iPhone 15 Plus 805 55

The iPhone 15 Plus's Apple A16 Bionic is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 15 Plus 625 67

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

Battery

iPhone 15 Plus 685 64

4,383mAh vs 4,200mAh — the iPhone 15 Plus lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

iPhone 15 Plus 615 75

The 5 is supported until Sep 2031 — 12 months longer than the iPhone 15 Plus.

Value

iPhone 15 Plus 665 57

Overall value goes to the iPhone 15 Plus at $7.88 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 15 Plus	5
Price (street)	$403	$600
Display	6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5
Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)
RAM	6GB	8GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	256GB
Battery	4,383 mAh	4,200 mAh
Charging	20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W	30W wired; user-removable battery
Rear cameras	48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm
Weight	201 g	212 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)
Supported until	Sep 2030	Sep 2031

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