PhoneLifespan

iPhone 15 Plus vs POCO F6

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Winner

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Lifespan decides this one: the iPhone 15 Plus is supported until Sep 2030 at $7.85 per month of safe use, while the POCO F6 runs out in May 2028 ($14.15/month). On a which-lasts-longer question, that's not a tie — it's the whole answer.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 67 · POCO F6 69 — 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
Xiaomi POCO F6 $330
Buy with care$14.15/mo
2024◆ Buy-by May 20262028

Category by category

Display
iPhone 15 Plus 50POCO F6 70

The POCO F6's screen is the better one — 6.67-inch crystalres flow amoled, 1.5k, up to 120hz, 480hz touch sampling.

Performance
iPhone 15 Plus 80POCO F6 82

Performance is a wash — same chip tier.

Camera
iPhone 15 Plus 62POCO F6 67

The POCO F6 has the stronger camera system — same lens count, higher-grade sensors.

Battery
iPhone 15 Plus 68POCO F6 80

5,000mAh vs 4,383mAh — the POCO F6 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity
iPhone 15 Plus 61POCO F6 28

The iPhone 15 Plus is supported until Sep 2030 — 28 months longer than the POCO F6.

Value
iPhone 15 Plus 67POCO F6 69

Pound for pound, these two are equally good deals.

Full spec table
SpeciPhone 15 PlusPOCO F6
Price (street)$403$330
Display6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak6.67-inch CrystalRes Flow AMOLED, 1.5K, up to 120Hz, 480Hz touch sampling
ChipsetApple A16 BionicSnapdragon 8s Gen 3
RAM6GB8GB/12GB
Storage128GB/256GB/512GB256GB/512GB
Battery4,383 mAh5,000 mAh
Charging20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W90W wired
Rear cameras48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide50MP main (Sony IMX882, OIS, f/1.59), 8MP ultra-wide
Dimensions160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm160.5 × 74.5 × 7.8 mm
Weight201 g179 g
Water resistanceIP68IP64
Supported untilSep 2030May 2028
iPhone 15 Plus full verdict →POCO F6 full verdict →Longevity master board →

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