PhoneLifespan

iPhone 15 Plus vs Galaxy S25 FE

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Winner

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

The Galaxy S25 FE wins this one, taking software longevity and display decisively. Against the iPhone 15 Plus it's also the sounder buy at $7.87 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 67 · Galaxy S25 FE 74 — 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$7.85/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE $599
Safe to buy$7.87/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Oct 20302032

Category by category

Display
iPhone 15 Plus 50Galaxy S25 FE 70

The Galaxy S25 FE's screen is the better one — 6.7-inch dynamic amoled 2x, fhd+, up to 120hz.

Performance
iPhone 15 Plus 80Galaxy S25 FE 84

The Galaxy S25 FE's Exynos 2400 is simply the faster chip.

Camera
iPhone 15 Plus 62Galaxy S25 FE 79

The Galaxy S25 FE has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery
iPhone 15 Plus 68Galaxy S25 FE 78

4,900mAh vs 4,383mAh — the Galaxy S25 FE lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity
iPhone 15 Plus 61Galaxy S25 FE 91

The Galaxy S25 FE is supported until Oct 2032 — 25 months longer than the iPhone 15 Plus.

Value
iPhone 15 Plus 67Galaxy S25 FE 74

Overall value goes to the Galaxy S25 FE at $7.87 per month of safe use.

Full spec table
SpeciPhone 15 PlusGalaxy S25 FE
Price (street)$403$599
Display6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, up to 120Hz
ChipsetApple A16 BionicExynos 2400
RAM6GB8GB
Storage128GB/256GB/512GB128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery4,383 mAh4,900 mAh
Charging20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W45W wired, 15W wireless
Rear cameras48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 8MP telephoto 3x
Dimensions160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm161.3 × 76.6 × 7.4 mm
Weight201 g190 g
Water resistanceIP68IP68
Supported untilSep 2030Oct 2032
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