iPhone 15 Plus vs iQOO 13

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Vivo iQOO 13

The iQOO 13 wins this one, taking display and battery decisively. Against the iPhone 15 Plus it's also the sounder buy at $14.40 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 67 · iQOO 13 73 — 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$7.86/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030

Vivo iQOO 13 $600

Safe to buy$14.40/mo

2024◆ Buy-by Dec 20272029

Category by category

Display

iPhone 15 Plus 50iQOO 13 90

The iQOO 13's screen is the better one — 6.82-inch ltpo amoled, 3168x1440, 144hz.

Performance

iPhone 15 Plus 80iQOO 13 98

The iQOO 13's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 15 Plus 62iQOO 13 79

The iQOO 13 has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

iPhone 15 Plus 68iQOO 13 100

6,150mAh vs 4,383mAh — the iQOO 13 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

iPhone 15 Plus 61iQOO 13 50

The iPhone 15 Plus is supported until Sep 2030 — 10 months longer than the iQOO 13.

Value

iPhone 15 Plus 67iQOO 13 73

Overall value goes to the iQOO 13 at $14.40 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 15 Plus	iQOO 13
Price (street)	$403	$600
Display	6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak	6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED, 3168x1440, 144Hz
Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
RAM	6GB	12GB/16GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	256GB/512GB
Battery	4,383 mAh	6,150 mAh
Charging	20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W	120W wired
Rear cameras	48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide, 50MP telephoto 2x
Dimensions	160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm	163.0 × 76.0 × 8.1 mm
Weight	201 g	213 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP68/IP69
Supported until	Sep 2030	Dec 2029

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