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iPhone 15 Plus vs iQOO 11

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Winner

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Lifespan decides this one: the iPhone 15 Plus is supported until Sep 2030 at $7.88 per month of safe use, while the iQOO 11 runs out in Jan 2028 ($24.91/month). On a which-lasts-longer question, that's not a tie — it's the whole answer.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 66 · iQOO 11 65 — 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
Vivo iQOO 11 $470
Buy with care$24.91/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Jan 20262028

Category by category

Display
iPhone 15 Plus 50iQOO 11 90

The iQOO 11's screen is the better one — 6.78-inch ltpo4 amoled, qhd+, 144hz, up to 1800 nits peak.

Performance
iPhone 15 Plus 80iQOO 11 85

The iQOO 11's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is simply the faster chip.

Camera
iPhone 15 Plus 62iQOO 11 79

The iQOO 11 has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery
iPhone 15 Plus 68iQOO 11 80

5,000mAh vs 4,383mAh — the iQOO 11 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity
iPhone 15 Plus 61iQOO 11 22

The iPhone 15 Plus is supported until Sep 2030 — 32 months longer than the iQOO 11.

Value
iPhone 15 Plus 66iQOO 11 65

Pound for pound, these two are equally good deals.

Full spec table
SpeciPhone 15 PlusiQOO 11
Price (street)$403$470
Display6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak6.78-inch LTPO4 AMOLED, QHD+, 144Hz, up to 1800 nits peak
ChipsetApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
RAM6GB8GB/12GB/16GB
Storage128GB/256GB/512GB128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery4,383 mAh5,000 mAh
Charging20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W120W wired
Rear cameras48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide50MP main, 13MP telephoto, 8MP ultra-wide
Dimensions160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm164.9 × 77.1 × 8.4 mm
Weight201 g205 g
Water resistanceIP68Not rated
Supported untilSep 2030Jan 2028
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