Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone Air

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iPhone 6s compared with iPhone Air

	AppleiPhone 6s	AppleiPhone Air
Overview
Released
Released	September 2015	September 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	4.7″	6.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1334 × 750	2736 × 1260 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	326 pixels per inch	463 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	LCD	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	500 nits	3,000 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	Retina HD display with 3D Touch; 4.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology	Super Retina XDR OLED display with Dynamic Island
Pixel density
Pixel density	326 ppi	460 ppi
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)	1,000 nits max (typical); 1,600 nits peak (HDR); 1 nit minimum
Always-on display
Always-on display	–	Yes
Screen protection
Screen protection	Ion-strengthened glass; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front	Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back
Display features
Display features	3D Touch; 1400:1 contrast ratio (typical); full sRGB standard; dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles; Display Zoom; Reachability	ProMotion adaptive refresh; HDR; True Tone; Wide colour (P3); Haptic Touch; 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical); anti-reflective coating
Performance
Chip
Chip	A9	A19 Pro
Memory
Memory	2 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	A9 chip with 64-bit architecture and embedded M9 motion coprocessor; dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister (GSMArena); 2 GB of Samsung LPDDR4 RAM (iFixit)	6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	PowerVR GT7600 (GSMArena)	5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	48 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	5 MP	18 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	12-megapixel camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, autofocus with Focus Pixels, True Tone flash, five-element lens, hybrid IR filter, backside illumination sensor, sapphire crystal lens cover	48MP Fusion Main, 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels; 24MP and 48MP photos
Front camera
Front camera	FaceTime HD camera with 5-megapixel photos, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash	18MP Center Stage camera, ƒ/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus Pixels
Zoom
Zoom	Digital zoom up to 5x (photos) and 3x (video)	12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto (52 mm) from the Main camera; digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
Video recording	4K at 30 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps; time-lapse with stabilisation; cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p); 8MP stills while recording 4K	4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p Dolby Vision at 25, 30 or 60 fps; Action mode up to 2.8K Dolby Vision at 60 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; Dual Capture up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps; HEVC and H.264
Front video
Front video	720p HD	4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps; ultra-stabilised video; Centre Stage for video calls
Camera features
Camera features	Live Photos with stabilisation; panorama (up to 63 megapixels); auto HDR; burst mode; timer mode; local tone mapping; face detection	Photonic Engine; Deep Fusion; Smart HDR 5; next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control; Night mode; Photographic Styles; customisable default lens; Camera Control
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,715 mAh	3,149 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 11 hours	Up to 27 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	Up to 20 W (better)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Talk time up to 14 hours on 3G; standby up to 10 days; internet use up to 10 hours on 3G or LTE and 11 hours on Wi-Fi; HD video playback up to 11 hours; audio playback up to 50 hours; 3.8 V, 6.55 Wh, 1,715 mAh (iFixit)	Up to 22 hours streamed video playback; up to 40 hours video playback with the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery (sold separately); EU energy label class A, 40 hours per charge, at least 1,000 charge cycles
Wired charging
Wired charging	Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter	Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	MagSafe and Qi2 up to 20W with a 30W adapter or higher; up to 50% in 30 minutes
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	143 g (better)	165 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.1 mm	5.64 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	138.3 × 67.1 mm	156.2 × 74.7 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP68
Materials
Materials	7000 series aluminium with ion-strengthened glass	Grade 5 titanium frame with a polished mirror finish; 3D-printed titanium USB-C port
Colours
Colours	Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, Space Grey	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Buttons
Buttons	Touch ID sensor; volume up/down; ring/silent; on/off, sleep/wake	Action button; Camera Control; side button; volume up/down
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the Home button	Face ID
Sensors
Sensors	Touch ID fingerprint sensor; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor	Barometer; high dynamic range gyro; high-g accelerometer; proximity sensor; dual ambient light sensors
Speakers
Speakers	–	Built-in speaker (one, not stereo)
Microphones
Microphones	–	Built-in microphones; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	iOS
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 9	iOS 26
Software updates
Software updates	–	Security, corrective and functionality updates for at least 5 years after it stops being sold (EU product information sheet)
AI features
AI features	–	Apple Intelligence; Visual Intelligence
Safety features
Safety features	–	Crash Detection
In the box
In the box	–	iPhone Air, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), documentation; no power adapter
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	Model A1688: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29); TD-LTE (bands 38, 39, 40, 41); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling	Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO; UK model A3517
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM (GSMArena)	Dual eSIM (two active, stores eight or more); no physical SIM card
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11ac with MIMO	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO; Apple N1 wireless networking chip
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 6; Thread
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	–	Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
NFC
NFC	NFC for Apple Pay	NFC with reader mode; Express Cards with Power Reserve
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Emergency SOS via satellite; Roadside Assistance via satellite
USB
USB	Lightning connector; 3.5 mm headphone jack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)	USB-C with charging and USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
Positioning
Positioning	Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC); digital compass; iBeacon micro-location