Intro
The usual disclaimer applies here as well. We’re using leaks, rumors, and our experience and knowledge in the industry to wrap up this comparison. Things may change, and some specs and/or features may differ in the official product.
iPhone 16 Plus vs iPhone 15 Plus differences:
iPhone 16 Plus | iPhone 15 Plus |
---|---|
Possibly more RAM (8GB) due to on-device AI requirements | 6GB of RAM |
New capacitive Capture Button, Action Button, vertical rear camera placement | No Capture Button or Action Button, diagonal camera placement |
Smaller battery (4,006mAh) potentially resulting in shorter battery life | Larger battery (4,383mAh) potentially delivering better battery life |
New Apple A18 silicon inside (3nm) | Apple A16 Bionic chipset (5nm) |
Table of Contents:
Design and Size
Camera design change
On the back, things look a bit different. The camera bump is different on the new model, it features a vertical design and bears some resemblance to the iPhone X camera, just with more substantial, beefier cameras in the vertical pill-shaped housing.
The iPhone 15 Plus, on the other hand, features the traditional square-ish camera design with diagonally-positioned main and ultrawide cameras.
The materials used in both phones are virtually identical, we have the same glass-aluminum sandwich as in the last couple of iPhone generations.
There’s another design change in the newer model, and it concerns the button layout. The iPhone 16 Plus is expected to come with an Action Button, and, most likely, a capacitive Camera Button as well. The old model only has the mute switch, apart from the usual power button and volume.
Regarding the color scheme, you can check out the expected colors for the iPhone 16 Plus below, as well as all the available hues that you can buy the iPhone 15 Plus in.
iPhone 16 Plus expected colors:
iPhone 15 Plus available colors:
Display Differences
It’s a 6.69-inch LTPS OLED with a 60Hz refresh rate (a real shame in 2024) and a resolution of 2796 x 1290 pixels.
We can’t comment on brightness figures or color accuracy just yet. Stay tuned for some hard numbers after we get our hands on the iPhone 16 Plus. There might be a bump in brightness, but again, we have to wait and do the tests.
Performance and Software
A18 vs A16
That being said, the iPhone 15 Plus is no slouch with the older A16 chip and will do just fine with 6GB of RAM for your day-to-day phone activities. One area where the new chipset will shine is, of course, synthetic benchmarks, and we will include those as soon as we test the new phone.
The software situation is somewhat of a mixed bag at the moment. We expect the iPhone 16 Plus to ship with iOS 18 out of the box, and the same OS should be available on the iPhone 15 Plus not long afterward, but there could be AI magic onboard the new model that the old chap won’t get.
Software updates are important as well. The industry is slowly moving toward longer support cycles (seven years on Pixels and Galaxy phones), so Apple is starting to lose traction here. We don’t know whether or not the new iPhone 16 Plus will have longer (than five years) OS support, but we expect at least five major updates, just like its predecessor.
Camera
No hardware changes
The change in camera positioning on the new model will allow the iPhone 16 Plus to record spatial video in landscape mode, intended to be viewed on the Apple Vision Pro. Something to keep in mind when comparing these two.
Overall, there shouldn’t be a major difference when it comes to photo and video quality, as the hardware is identical, but we will need to do some real world samples and camera comparisons to objectively judge that.
Battery Life and Charging
A downgrade?
Apple might have taken into account the new A18 chip’s efficiency (it’s a 3 nm chip), but more testing is needed to confirm this. We’re not sure why the downgrade in capacity was needed in the first place (if, of course, the leaked info is correct), and maybe it has something to do with the new chipset.
The charging situation will probably remain unchanged, which means that the iPhone 16 Plus will come with the same 27W max wired fast charging and MagSafe wireless charging as its predecessor.
Specs Comparison
iPhone 16 Plus | iPhone 15 Plus | |
---|---|---|
Size, weight | 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm, 203g | 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm, 201g |
Screen | 6.7″ OLED 60Hz |
6.7″ OLED 60Hz |
Processor | A18 3nm |
A16 Bionic 5nm |
RAM, Storage | 8/128GB 8/256GB 8/512GB LPDDR5 |
6/128GB 6/256GB 6/512GB LPDDR5 |
Cameras | 48MP main 12MP ultra 12MP front |
48MP main 12MP ultra 12MP frontย |
Battery | 4,006 mAh | 4,383 mAh |
Charging | USB-C 27W wired MagSafe |
USB-C 27W wired MagSafe |
Summary
If you already own the latter, there’s little to no reason to upgrade. If you’re coming from an older iPhone or deciding to switch Android for iOS, the newer model might make sense, for it’s expected to land at the same starting price as the previous one. Stay tuned for our full comparison, tests and all, and the final verdict once the iPhone 16 series launches.
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