Hi Guys,

As Promissed, Here I am with the Ultimate Camera battle between the golaiths of 2026 most anticipated smartphones i.e. iQOO 15 vs OnePlus 15.

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To keep it fair, all the pictures are unedited, and the same settings have been used in both smartphones.

Let's get straight into the comparison.

Note: Both the smartphones have been set to the Natural texture so that it show the potential without over processing the image.

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1x, 2x, 3x and 10X Shots

In the below comparison, you will identically notice that despite choosing the natural preset, OnePlus 15's image is having boosted colours, whereas iQOO 15 is producing exactly real-life colours. And the sharpness in the images is also better in iQOO 15's images.

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OnePlus 15 seems to have better brightness but iQOO 15 has the real colors and scenario what is visible to your eyes

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The Dynamic Range is far better in iQOO 15

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3X and 10X Zoom shots

This category is having all the Zoom shots where iQOO defaults 3X and OnePlus is 3.5X Optical zoom. In all the pictures, color tone, and dynamic range are far better in iQOO 15.

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You be the judge that the text is clear in which picture

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Portrait Shots

In both the devices, to be fair apperture is set to f4.0.

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Low Light Camera Samples

The lighting condition was pitch dark, and both the Smartphones did exceptionally well. But, like previous generations wherever there is sky OnePlus tries to make it like a Day sky but iQOO has resolved this in this Generation which is noticeable.

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The highlights of lens flare have been managed better on iQOO 15

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OnePlus 15 washouts the details in the backgroun due to poor HDR tuning.

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The sky is easily noticeable that OnePlus 15 optimization is taking it wrong.

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The text "Naturals" in light is better optimizied in iQOO where OnePlus could do well.

Selfie Camera

In the selfie camera, both the smartphone did good. You can comment which one did you like.

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Ambient color reproduction in close shots

Here I feel, iQOO 15 had to be optimized better. In close shots, it over processes the colors instead of keeping it real.

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Indoor Lighting Samples

The images are taken in the artificial indoor lighting with only few LED's On. In all the pictures, iQOO 15 has been consistent with natural colors and texture but OnePlus has extremly boosted colors

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Video

The video is utmost important as still images. I have added all the samples side-by-side and you can be the judge which smartphone you liked the most and where.

Few Points to Note
1. When you turn on Ultra-Image stablization, iQOO 15 drops down to 1080p 60 FPS whereas OnePlus 15 maintains 4K 60FPS.
2. In the Pro Video mode, iQOO 15 has more variations than OnePlus 15
3. iQOO 15 also has Teleprompter mode which is beneficial for content creators.
4. OnePlus 15 can record Dolby Vision and log format video which iQOO 15 does not have.

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iQOO 15 vs OnePlus 15: The Ultimate Camera Test