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Albeit worse battery life.
So which should you buy?
The iPhone 15 Plus
Heres an overview then of what the iPhone 15 Plus and the iPhone 15 Pro offer on paper.
They’re also both widely available.
However, their pricing differs.
Thats not really an upgrade for the iPhone 15 Pro, but it is for the iPhone 15 Plus.
Both phones have also rounded off their edges somewhat after several years of brutally right-angled surfaces.
And both phones also have an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance, in line with previous models.
The iPhone 15 Plus
The main difference between these two phones though is the size.
It’s also heavier at 201g to the iPhone 15 Pro’s 187g.
The iPhone 15 Plus has kept the aluminum frame of previous non-Pro models.
The iPhone 15 Pro
Both screens also have a peak brightness of 2,000 nits.
The iPhone 15 Plus is stuck on 60Hz, and with no always-on function.
So both screens impressed us, but size aside the iPhone 15 Pro’s is undoubtedly the better screen.
The iPhone 15 Plus
Both phones though have an identical 12MP front-facing camera for selfies and FaceTime calls.
All of which means the iPhone 15 Pro is a significantly more powerful phone.
Powerful enough to run AAA console games and delivering what we described as “class-leading performance.”
The iPhone 15 Pro
The two phones have the same software though specificallyiOS 17.
Most notably, it has a smaller battery and far worse life as a result.
So if stamina is important to you then the iPhone 15 Plus is well worth considering.
Primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Yet it costs $100 / 100 / AU$200 less.
The iPhone 15 Pro though is the better phone overall.
Ultra-wide camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
2x zoom(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Portrait mode on the primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
2x zoom portrait mode(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Portrait mode on the primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Macro shooting(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Macro shooting(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Ultra-wide camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Portrait mode on the front camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Front camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera in low light(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera in low light(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Ultra-wide camera in low light(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera comparison(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera comparison in low light(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Primary camera comparison(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
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Macro mode automatically engages when you’re close enough to your subject, but you have the option to switch it off as desired.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Even if select rivals can capture more in even darker scenes, the results of the 15 Pro are some of the most pleasing to look at.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Color, contrast and detail aren’t quite as full-proof as you’d hoped in artificial lighting, even if shots in such conditions remain pleasing to the eye, overall.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
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The iPhone 15 Pro has a great handle on dynamic range.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
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This shot didn’t need the phone’s new adjustable portrait mode functionality, as the lens’s natural focal length came into play.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Portrait mode on the main 24mm lens.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Strong natural backlighting against dimmer, warmer artificial foreground lighting doesn’t show the front-facing camera off in the best light.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Snapping a selfie in natural light without portrait mode engaged.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
Snapping a selfie in natural light with portrait mode engaged.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
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Examples of the iPhone 15 Pro’s zoom range, through to its 15x digital maximum, in natural light.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
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It looks as though the 15 Pro assesses color and light based on the whole frame, which can vary as you zoom in on a subject, resulting in the uncharacteristic color temperature change present at 2x and 3x zoom ranges.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
The degree of bokeh behind a subject when shooting in portrait can vary pretty significantly as you move through the phone’s dedicated zoom telephoto distances.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
The 15 Pro’s main camera unquestionably serves up more vibrant and contrasted images than its predecessor’s.(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)
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The iPhone 15 Pro
The iPhone 15 Plus
