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iPhone 15 vs iPhone 16

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	iPhone 15	iPhone 16
Released	22 Sept 2023 source	20 Sept 2024 source
Support date used	17 Sept 2028 (EU minimum) source	19 Sept 2029 (EU minimum) source
Years to that date	1.9	2.9
Our answer	Choose your planning period	Choose your planning period
EU repairability class	C	C
Repair index	2.96 / 5 source	2.8 / 5 source
OS update years (EU label)	5 source	5 source
Battery cycles to 80%	1000 source	1000 source
Battery capacity	3349 mAh source	3561 mAh source
Water and dust rating	IP68 source	IP68 source
Official battery part	Choose a country	Choose a country
Official screen part	Choose a country	Choose a country

Years left as of 6 Nov 2026. Full method

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Answer in English. Examine the public FixIndex page for iPhone 15 / iPhone 16: https://fixindex.eu/compare/iphone-15-vs-iphone-16/. Explain what this page establishes about software support, repairability and ownership costs, and what it cannot establish. Suggest useful next steps, including keeping the current phone. Read current sources and cite links with relevant dates. Separate facts, assumptions and unknowns; say when a source is inaccessible. Do not invent prices, stock, repair quotes or guaranteed support deadlines.

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Answer in English. Examine the public FixIndex page for iPhone 15 / iPhone 16: https://fixindex.eu/compare/iphone-15-vs-iphone-16/. Use the support and parts evidence to frame keeping, repairing or replacing a phone over the same planning period. Distinguish part-only prices from an installed quote; do not predict repair life. Read current sources and cite links with relevant dates. Separate facts, assumptions and unknowns; say when a source is inaccessible. Do not invent prices, stock, repair quotes or guaranteed support deadlines.

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Answer in English. Examine the public FixIndex page for iPhone 15 / iPhone 16: https://fixindex.eu/compare/iphone-15-vs-iphone-16/. For a buying decision, check exact variants, condition, country, seller and checkout total. Flag mismatches and missing costs. A model comparison is not an exact offer; keeping the current phone remains an option. Read current sources and cite links with relevant dates. Separate facts, assumptions and unknowns; say when a source is inaccessible. Do not invent prices, stock, repair quotes or guaranteed support deadlines.

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Answer in English. Examine the public FixIndex page for iPhone 15 / iPhone 16: https://fixindex.eu/compare/iphone-15-vs-iphone-16/. Audit the page using FixIndex’s methodology and linked primary sources. Check each source’s scope and dates, manufacturer support versus EU minimums, and limits of repairability classes. A page date does not verify every field. Read current sources and cite links with relevant dates. Separate facts, assumptions and unknowns; say when a source is inaccessible. Do not invent prices, stock, repair quotes or guaranteed support deadlines.

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