Installing Windows 11 on iPhone 15 Pro is only experimental because the startup process and some other features are still limited.
Recently, a social network account X named @NTDEV posted a series of screenshots introducing the Tiny11 Core build of Windows 11 successfully installed on iPhone 15 Pro.
The specs simulated via the UTM SE PC emulator include a 1-core, 1 GHz virtual QEMU CPU and 2 GB of RAM, which isn't exactly the ideal operating environment for both Windows 11 and the iPhone 15 Pro, but it's an interesting demonstration of both devices' capabilities.
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An important distinction to note before proceeding is that “emulation” and “virtualization” are two different concepts. Emulation simulates a specific hardware architecture and allows highly specialized software (software that is only released on specialized hardware platforms or outdated PC architectures) to run on platforms targeted by the emulator.
Meanwhile, virtualization can be used for emulation, but instead it focuses on the ability of supported hardware to create virtual pools of resources (CPU cores, RAM, etc.) dedicated to separate operating systems inside a virtual machine.
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Looking closely at the screenshots, we can immediately see some limitations. For example, the resolution and aspect ratio are both cropped quite a bit compared to the entire iPhone screen, suggesting major limitations in emulation performance or configuration options.
All the screenshots show very limited single window use cases, although text rendering and the like seems to be fine.
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As noted by @NTDEV, Windows 11 performance on the iPhone is nowhere near "usable." Taking twenty minutes to boot into any operating system on any modern device is unacceptable, and the iPhone doesn't have the same x86 software architecture or hardware optimization as Macs and Macbooks.
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Still, it's pretty impressive to see Windows 11 running on an iPhone, especially given the much higher performance overhead inherent in emulating different CPU architectures versus virtualizing the same standard architecture. But it's clear that the official iOS 17 and the upcoming iOS 18 will offer a more useful and visually interesting experience.
If last year's iPhone 14 Plus still used a rabbit ear screen, this year's iPhone 15 Plus has transformed with a Dynamic Island screen similar to the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max.
Currently, the genuine iPhone 15 Plus has a starting price of 22.1 million VND while the price of the iPhone 15 Pro Max is 29.3 million VND, the price difference between the two devices is more than 7 million VND.
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Therefore, in the high-end large-screen segment, iPhone 15 Plus is an extremely attractive choice for users because the price is not too expensive while the screen is still very beautiful, the powerful camera produces attractive photo quality.
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The iPhone 15 Plus has a slightly curved frame that increases the comfortable feeling when holding it. Meanwhile, the back is made of frosted glass similar to the iPhone Pro line, which is not only more beautiful but also creates a more comfortable feeling when holding it.
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Changing the charging port from Lightning to Type-C is also an important point on the iPhone 15 Plus, allowing it to be used more conveniently and can share the charger with iPad and Macbook.
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With the iPhone 15 series, Apple has brought Dynamic Island to all versions, giving the iPhone 15 Plus more convenience to quickly view mini players and notifications without launching the corresponding apps. All the new changes and improvements certainly make users feel excited when looking at the iPhone 15 Plus screen.
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The iPhone 15 Plus (along with the iPhone 15) gets a new 48MP main camera, different from the one used on the iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 14 series. This new quad-pixel sensor adds the nifty trick of enabling 2x telephoto zoom via the main lens. This addition is a strong point that makes the iPhone 15 Plus more attractive without much of a price increase over the iPhone 14 Plus.
