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Apple iPhone Air · Photo source

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iPhone Air

Released September 2025

The iPhone Air is Apple's thinnest iPhone of 2025, 5.64 mm thick and 165 g with a 6.5-inch display and the A19 Pro chip, suited to people who want a large, light phone and can live with one rear camera and shorter battery life.

Screen
6.5″
Display
LTPO OLED, 120 Hz
Chip
A19 Pro
Memory
12 GB
Storage
256 GB – 1 TB
Main camera
48 MP
Zoom
–
Battery
3,149 mAh
Weight
165 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the thin, light design is striking and praise the ProMotion display and the A19 Pro's speed, with battery life better than they expected though short of other iPhones. The common criticisms are the single rear camera and the mono speaker; GSMArena also found charging slow and the phone cheaper-feeling in the hand than its materials suggest.

From techradar.com, engadget.com and gsmarena.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
6.5″
Resolution
2736 × 1260
Sharpness
463 pixels per inch
Panel
LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Peak brightness
3,000 nits
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED display with Dynamic Island
Pixel density
460 ppi
Brightness detail
1,000 nits max (typical); 1,600 nits peak (HDR); 1 nit minimum
Always-on display
Yes
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back
Display features
ProMotion adaptive refresh; HDR; True Tone; Wide colour (P3); Haptic Touch; 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical); anti-reflective coating

Performance

Chip
A19 Pro
Memory
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing
AI engine
16-core Neural Engine

Cameras

Main camera
48 MP
Ultra wide camera
None
Telephoto camera
None
Optical zoom
None
Front camera
18 MP
Main camera
48MP Fusion Main, 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels; 24MP and 48MP photos
Front camera
18MP Center Stage camera, ƒ/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus Pixels
Zoom
12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto (52 mm) from the Main camera; digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
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
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
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
3,149 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Up to 27 hours
Wireless charging
Up to 20 W
Battery life detail
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
Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
Wireless charging
MagSafe and Qi2 up to 20W with a 30W adapter or higher; up to 50% in 30 minutes

Connectivity

Satellite messaging
Yes
Mobile network
Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO; UK model A3517
SIM
Dual eSIM (two active, stores eight or more); no physical SIM card
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO; Apple N1 wireless networking chip
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6; Thread
Ultra Wideband
Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
NFC
NFC with reader mode; Express Cards with Power Reserve
Satellite features
Emergency SOS via satellite; Roadside Assistance via satellite
USB
USB-C with charging and USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
Positioning
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC); digital compass; iBeacon micro-location

Design

Type
Standard
Weight
165 g
Thickness
5.64 mm
Height × width
156.2 × 74.7 mm
Water and dust resistance
IP68
Materials
Grade 5 titanium frame with a polished mirror finish; 3D-printed titanium USB-C port
Colours
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Buttons
Action button; Camera Control; side button; volume up/down
Water resistance detail
IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Biometrics
Face ID
Sensors
Barometer; high dynamic range gyro; high-g accelerometer; proximity sensor; dual ambient light sensors
Speakers
Built-in speaker (one, not stereo)
Microphones
Built-in microphones; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes

Software

Operating system
iOS
Software at launch
iOS 26
Software updates
Security, corrective and functionality updates for at least 5 years after it stops being sold (EU product information sheet)
AI features
Apple Intelligence; Visual Intelligence
Safety features
Crash Detection
In the box
iPhone Air, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), documentation; no power adapter

Storage options

Storage
256 GB
512 GB
1 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 5.64 mm thick and 165 g
  • Titanium frame with Ceramic Shield on the front and back
  • A19 Pro chip with 12GB of RAM

Cons

  • Single 48MP rear camera, with no ultra wide or telephoto lens
  • One built-in speaker rather than stereo speakers
  • eSIM only, with no SIM card tray

Closest rivals

Model
ScreenDisplayChipMemoryStorageMain cameraZoomBatteryWeightReleased
Motorolaedge 70
6.67″OLED, 120 HzSnapdragon 7 Gen 412 GB512 GB50 MP–4,800 mAh159 gNov 2025
XiaomiPOCO F7 Pro
6.67″OLED, 120 HzQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 312 GB256 GB – 512 GB50 MP–6,000 mAh206 gMar 2025
XiaomiPOCO X7
6.67″OLED, 120 HzMediaTek Dimensity 7300-Ultra8 GB – 12 GB256 GB – 512 GB50 MP–5,110 mAh185.5 gJan 2025

Sources

  1. apple.com/uk/iphone-air/specs
  2. support.apple.com/en-gb/125092
  3. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2025/09/introducing-iphone-air-a-powerful-new-iphone-with…
  4. apple.com/uk/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-air
  5. regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/file
  6. macrumors.com/2026/09/09/iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max-ram
  7. macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-air

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