OnePlus 15 vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Sample Photos Comparison
Every year we ask the same question: can the new OnePlus camera finally keep up?
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The OnePlus 15 is finally official and as always, it faces one big question: can it finally take on the iPhone?
This year, OnePlus trades its familiar circular camera style for a new rectangular camera island on the back. It's a cleaner and a more conventional look, maybe even a bit too conventional. Ultimately, though, what really matters is image quality.
And there's a big change there too. The OnePlus 15 drops its long-time Hasselblad partnership, yet surprisingly... that might not be a bad thing.
So how does it stack up against the iPhone 17 Pro Max, the gold standard for mobile photography?
This year, OnePlus trades its familiar circular camera style for a new rectangular camera island on the back. It's a cleaner and a more conventional look, maybe even a bit too conventional. Ultimately, though, what really matters is image quality.
So how does it stack up against the iPhone 17 Pro Max, the gold standard for mobile photography?
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| OnePlus 15 | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| Main camera | |
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| 50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm |
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm |
| Second camera | |
| 50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.88" Pixel size: 0.61 μm |
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm |
| Third camera | |
| 50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm |
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm |
| Front | |
| 32 MP | 18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) |
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The OnePlus 15 still uses a 50-megapixel main camera with a slightly smaller sensor than the iPhone's, but it compensates with a larger 3.5X telephoto sensor and a very capable ultra-wide setup. On paper, it looks like a close fight, but let's see if OnePlus can match Apple's image processing in the real world.
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