iPhone 15 Plus vs 13

Phone 1

Phone 2

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 13 runs out in Dec 2027 ($22.44/month). On a which-lasts-longer question, that's not a tie — it's the whole answer.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 66 · 13 40 — 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

Xiaomi 13 $400

Avoid buying$22.44/mo

2022◆ Buy-by Dec 20252027

Category by category

Display

iPhone 15 Plus 5013 70

The 13's screen is the better one — 6.36-inch amoled, 2400 x 1080, 120hz.

Performance

iPhone 15 Plus 8013 85

The 13's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 15 Plus 6213 79

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

Battery

iPhone 15 Plus 6813 70

Battery capacities are close enough not to decide this.

Software longevity

iPhone 15 Plus 6113 21

The iPhone 15 Plus is supported until Sep 2030 — 33 months longer than the 13.

Value

iPhone 15 Plus 6613 40

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

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 15 Plus	13
Price (street)	$403	$400
Display	6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak	6.36-inch AMOLED, 2400 x 1080, 120Hz
Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
RAM	6GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery	4,383 mAh	4,500 mAh
Charging	20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W	67W wired, 50W wireless
Rear cameras	48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto 3.2x
Dimensions	160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm	152.8 × 71.5 × 8.0 mm
Weight	201 g	189 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP68
Supported until	Sep 2030	Dec 2027

iPhone 15 Plus full verdict →13 full verdict →Longevity master board →

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