Apple iPhone 15 vs OnePlus Nord CE4
Verdict
The Apple iPhone 15 scores higher in 5 of 6 sections (design & durability, connectivity & features, performance, display and camera), while the OnePlus Nord CE4 leads in battery.
The biggest difference is design & durability: 88 vs 59 points.
The OnePlus Nord CE4 is the newer model, announced 7 months after the Apple iPhone 15.
Choose the Apple iPhone 15 for design & durability and connectivity & features; choose the OnePlus Nord CE4 for battery.
- iPhone 15 leads in 16 fields
- Nord CE4 leads in 7 fields
- 12 ties
35 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | iPhone 15 | Nord CE4 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 75 | 57 |
| Camera | 60 | 51 |
| Battery | 44 | 67 |
| Display | 85 | 75 |
| Design & durability | 88 | 59 |
| Connectivity & features | 75 | 52 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- iPhone 15: 78/100(Better)
- Nord CE4: 50/100
- Chipset
- iPhone 15: Apple A16 Bionic
- Nord CE4: Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
- RAM (max)
- iPhone 15: 6 GB
- Nord CE4: 8 GB(Better)
- Storage (max)
- iPhone 15: 512 GB(Better)
- Nord CE4: 256 GB
- Process node
- iPhone 15: 4 nm
- Nord CE4: 4 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- iPhone 15: 48 MP
- Nord CE4: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- iPhone 15: 1/1.56″(Better)
- Nord CE4: 1/1.95″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- iPhone 15: Yes
- Nord CE4: Yes
- Ultra-wide camera
- iPhone 15: Yes
- Nord CE4: Yes
- Telephoto camera
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: No
- Periscope lens
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: No
- Optical zoom
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: No
- Video recording
- iPhone 15: 4K 60 fps(Better)
- Nord CE4: 4K 30 fps
- Front camera
- iPhone 15: 12 MP
- Nord CE4: 16 MP(Better)
- Front camera 4K video
- iPhone 15: Yes
- Nord CE4: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- iPhone 15: 3349 mAh
- Nord CE4: 5500 mAh(Better)
- Wired charging
- iPhone 15: Unknown
- Nord CE4: 100 W
- Wireless charging
- iPhone 15: 15 W(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- Reverse charging
- iPhone 15: Yes(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- Reverse charging type
- iPhone 15: Wired
- Nord CE4: No
Display
- Screen size
- iPhone 15: 6.1″
- Nord CE4: 6.7″
- Panel type
- iPhone 15: OLED
- Nord CE4: OLED
- Refresh rate
- iPhone 15: Unknown
- Nord CE4: 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- iPhone 15: 461 ppi(Better)
- Nord CE4: 394 ppi
- Peak brightness
- iPhone 15: 2000 nits(Better)
- Nord CE4: 1100 nits
- Resolution
- iPhone 15: 1179x2556
- Nord CE4: 1080x2412
- Screen protection
- iPhone 15: Ceramic Shield glass
- Nord CE4: Unknown
Design & durability
- Weight
- iPhone 15: 171 g(Better)
- Nord CE4: 186 g
- Thickness
- iPhone 15: 7.8 mm(Better)
- Nord CE4: 8.4 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- iPhone 15: IP68(Better)
- Nord CE4: IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- iPhone 15: Glass
- Nord CE4: Unknown
- Frame material
- iPhone 15: Aluminum
- Nord CE4: Unknown
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- iPhone 15: Yes
- Nord CE4: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- iPhone 15: Wi-Fi 6
- Nord CE4: Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- iPhone 15: 5.3
- Nord CE4: 5.4(Better)
- USB speed
- iPhone 15: USB 2.0
- Nord CE4: USB 2.0
- USB port
- iPhone 15: USB-C 2.0
- Nord CE4: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- iPhone 15: Yes
- Nord CE4: No
- NFC
- iPhone 15: Yes(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- eSIM
- iPhone 15: Yes(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- iPhone 15: Yes(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- Satellite connectivity
- iPhone 15: Yes(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- Stereo speakers
- iPhone 15: Yes
- Nord CE4: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: No
- Fingerprint reader
- iPhone 15: None
- Nord CE4: Under display (optical)(Better)
- 3D face unlock
- iPhone 15: Yes(Better)
- Nord CE4: No
- Infrared blaster
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: Yes(Better)
- FM radio
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: No
- microSD slot
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: Yes(Better)
- Card slot
- iPhone 15: No
- Nord CE4: microSD (shared SIM slot)
General
- Operating system
- iPhone 15: iOS 17
- Nord CE4: Android 14
- Launch price
- iPhone 15: $ 354.44
- Nord CE4: ₹ 24,999
- Year
- iPhone 15: 2023
- Nord CE4: 2024
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| — | iPhone 15 | Nord CE4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2846 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3092 | 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 |
| 5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2846 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3092 | 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2023, September 12 | 2024, April 01 |
| Status | Available. Released 2023, September 22 | Available. Released 2024, April 04 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in) | 162.5 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm (6.40 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 171 g (6.03 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | – |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) · eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak) | Fluid AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 900 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density) | 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) |
| Protection | Ceramic Shield glass | – |
| Platform | ||
| OS | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 27.2 | Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, OxygenOS 16 |
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) |
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | Adreno 720 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM NVMe | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Dual | 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm | 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | 16 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm |
| Features | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | Panorama |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| Infrared port | – | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Ion 3349 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Charging | Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update 4.5W reverse wired | 100W wired, 100% in 29 min |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink | Celadon Marble, Dark Chrome |
| Models | A3090, A2846, A3089, A3092, iPhone15,4 | CPH2613 |
| SAR | 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) | 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) | – |
| Price | $ 354.44 / € 422.00 / £ 359.00 / ₹ 80,790 | ₹ 24,999 |