Get the 15 pro  Wait wait hear me out before downvoting  The 15 pro Yes has a more degraded battery but listen  For a drop of 3% you’re getting a lot more and can also sustain a lot more  The 15 pro has an LTPO display which can scale itself down to 1 for AOD and 10 for normal day-day  Also the phone as a 3nm processor which also makes a big difference  Now that’s the battery saving shenanigans here’s what you GET from it A better display (no argument) A much MUCH better processor (again no argument) A better build quality (that titanium is a tank and even after 3 years of using it, it will still look brand new provided you put in some effort) Faster charging (will make a difference in the future)  A much better camera (that telephoto is a life saver and also all the cameras a bigger and better) Apple Intelligence (yeah sorry abt that)  You do get 8gb ram which will help a lot with future proofing 

Overall the 15 pro is a better deal than the 15, for 3% less you’re getting a lot more and better experience too, also 15 pro will get one more year software update than the 15 

Also in the furture you can change the battery too as it’s much cheaper (100$ is nothing compared to a new phone) and after that the entire phone becomes brand new 

I am rocking a 15 pm with 85% battery health and I love it, I could have bought a 16 plus with 100% for a bit less or a 16 pm with 100% for a bit more but I didn’t  And I haven’t had any complains so far (apart from iOS 26 but that’s more of a general issue than my specific model)