OnePlus 11 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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83
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on January 4, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 11
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1846K versus 1467K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- 14% higher pixel density (525 vs 460 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Delivers 132% higher peak brightness (1772 against 765 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Shows 48% longer battery life (31:37 vs 21:26 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Reverse charging feature
- 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2974 and 2013 points
- The phone is 8 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3216 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 525 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 361 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.53 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9753 | 28374 |
| Single-core score | 2013 | 2974 |
| Multi-core score | 5590 | 7533 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 575482 | 374357 |
| GPU | 441424 | 463612 |
| Memory | 310320 | 184670 |
| UX | 519024 | 444831 |
| Total score | 1846250 | 1467470 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1091 | 1391 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 67% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5312 | 6089 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 76% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3671 | 3655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11011 | - |
| Video editing | 5985 | - |
| Photo editing | 24430 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11356 | - |
| Writing score | 16368 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Alex) | AnTuTu 12 | 2324532 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Ciciz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2032599 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Ciciz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2032599 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (w1ndyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1919007 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (lnz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2025 / 5765 |
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-01 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1996792 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Kuan.28) | AnTuTu 11 | 1752198 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (podsolnuh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1357765 |
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1599694 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (elio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1445771 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 37 GB | 17.6 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4441 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:22 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:48 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | 14:28 hr | 22:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:12 hr | 06:58 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 139 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#32nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.78 - 2.8 |
| Focal length | 48 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX709 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX581 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 80 |
| Preview | 60 | 86 |
| Zoom | 103 | 142 |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 11 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | 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 | January 2023 | September 2023 |
| Release date | January 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $1199 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 11:
- The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.
*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.
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