Summer sales in e-commerce platforms including Amazon and Flipkart will begin on May 1. During the sale, you will get deals and discounts in smartphones from various brands. A good deal in these sales appears to be a deal on the iPhone 15, which was launched by Apple in 2023. It will be available on Amazon India at a discounted price of Rs 56,749. With the sale on 1 May after the afternoon – and the initial access to prime members starting midnight – the deal is looking at many users to buy a new iPhone while saving a few rupees.

But here is the matter – the phone is now a generation old. And Apple has also launched the iPhone 16E which retails the same price as the iPhone 15. Therefore, big question: Is iPhone 15 still worth buying in 2025? Let us break it for you.

What are you getting with iPhone 15

Apple launched the iPhone 15 for Rs 79,900, and with the release of the iPhone 16, its price declined to Rs 69,900. Despite being about 15 months old, the iPhone 15 remains a solid smartphone for the following reasons:

1. Bright performance with dynamic island

The iPhone 15 has a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with a 60Hz refresh rate and includes Dynamic Island-which was first introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro model. Dynamic island brings in the media, navigation and multitasking features useful for alerts.

2. A16 Chip Power

Powering the iPhone 15 is Apple’s A16 Bionic chipset – the same chip used in iPhone 14 Pro – with 6GB RAM. While Apple has now introduced the A18 chip with the iPhone 16, the A16 Bionic is still capable and powerful compared to most phones available in the market. This is definitely faster than any chipset that you can find in an Android phone. And chip is sufficient to handle performance for daily tasks, multitasking and even apps and games demand.

3. Enabled camera system

The iPhone 15 has a dual-camera setup, including a 48-megapixel primary sensor and 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens. The camera system provides strong performance for both indoor and outdoor photography – in fact, it performs better than many competitors in this price bracket. Front-festing 12-megapixel camera also provides excellent selfie quality. The camera is one of the reasons that we can recommend the iPhone 15 on the new iPhone 16E, with just one rear camera.

In addition, you get Magsafe Support. It promises IP68-rated water and dust resistance, smooth iOS experience of Apple and at least five-year software updates. Therefore, while the iPhone 15 is an old model, it has not lost its relevance. It is capable enough to improve many rivals in the section.

iPhone 16E?

But what about iPhone 16e? Now here is where the purchase decision becomes complicated. The flagship of the iPhone 16E Apple is the newest addition to the iPhone 16 lineup and targets the “inexpensive premium” segment. At a price of Rs 59,999 for the 128GB model, 16E The latest A18 chipset, 8GB RAM, and the most important thing-comes with a new suit of APT of Apple, Apple’s APT. On the other hand, the iPhone 15, Apple does not support intelligence.

The 16E also has a better battery life, which offers video playback for 26 hours, partially thanks to the new C1 modem. In terms of design, it introduces adaptable action buttons, replacing the muted switch for more functionality. However, it lacks a secondary rear camera (no ultra-wide lens), does not support magsf charging, and still uses an old style range rather than dynamic island.

The iPhone 16E will probably be available at a even lower price during sale. However, this is not a complete flagship like the iPhone 15. Therefore, the iPhone 15 still has an edge in some major regions including photography, magsef premium build and display experience.

So whenever the iPhone 15 remembers the latest chipset and AI features, it is still highly capable. And for most users, AI may not be necessary. So at a discounted price, the iPhone 15 undoubtedly looks like a good deal, and more if you can combine it with some exchange offers.