Apple iPhone XR vs iPhone 15 Pro Max
56
out of 100
VS
89
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone XR (with Apple A12 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2018, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 61 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XR
- Weighs 27 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1530K versus 643K)
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1480 mAh larger battery capacity: 4422 vs 2942 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 41% higher pixel density (460 vs 326 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Thinner bezels – 10.8% more screen real estate
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A17 Pro
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
*
) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 828 x 1792 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 79% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 32.8 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1920:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 2490 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz:
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple A12 GPU | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 180501 | 420892 |
| GPU | 203202 | 553020 |
| Memory | 123963 | 219823 |
| UX | 132209 | 328863 |
| Total score | 643548 | 1530820 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.6 °C | - |
| Stability | 69% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5207 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) | iOS 17 |
| OS size | 11.1 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 2942 mAh | 4422 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (10 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:43 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 11:16 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | - |
| Standby | 123 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12.7 MP + 13.4 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight X (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 12.7 MP
- Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 85 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.9" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - |
- 13.4 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2316 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2018 | September 2023 |
| Release date | October 2018 | September 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
