iphone 15 vs 16e for gaming?

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iphone 15 vs 16e for gaming?

I got iphone 11 right now and it works fine for games, but I am updating for new iphone next week. Games are one of big deciding factors for me, 15 have 1 more gpu core than 16e but 16e got a18 processor compared to a16 in 15.

which one would be better for gaming? Anyone experienced in this?

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 8, 2025 7:21 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 8, 2025 9:29 PM in response to ishu81

According to MacTracker, the iPhone 15 has

an Apple A16 Bionic processor
6 GB of RAM
Geekbench 6 scores of 2510 (single-core), 6131 (multi-core), and 22524 (Metal).

The iPhone 16e has

an Apple A18 processor
8 GB of RAM
Geekbench 6 scores of 3291 (single-core), 8066 (multi-core), and 24038 (Metal). I.e., the CPU scores are about 31% higher than those for the iPhone 15, and the GPU score is about 6.7% higher.

The iPhone 16e is missing some features such as

An Ultra-Wide (0.5x) camera
MagSafe charging – it supports Qi wireless charging, but not magnetic help with alignment
USB-C (DisplayPort) support (e.g., for making USB-C to HDMI connections to a TV set)

If this matters to you, you might want to consider getting the regular iPhone 16, instead.

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Answer 2

Jul 8, 2025 7:23 PM in response to ishu81

I have the 16e, and I think it works pretty well. As for the 15, it would probably be relatively the same. However, the 16e has the new chip so I would pick that instead.

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