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iPhone 17 vs iPhone Air

Short Description

iPhone 17

Screen size: 6.3" / Resolution: 1206 x 2622 px / Main camera: 48 MP & 48 MP / Front camera: 18MP / RAM: 8GB / Battery power: 3692 mAh / Has 5G support: āœ” / Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB / SIM cards: 1 SIM, 1 eSIM

iPhone Air

Screen size: 6.5" / Resolution: 1260 x 2736 px / Main camera: 48 MP / Front camera: 18MP / RAM: 12GB / Battery power: 3149 mAh / Has 5G support: āœ” / Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB / SIM cards: 1 SIM, 1 eSIM

Key Differences

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

How is iPhone 17 better than iPhone Air?

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Bigger battery capacity: 3692 mAh vs 3149 mAh

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Faster CPU speed: 2 x 4.05 GHz & 4 x 2.42 GHz vs 2 x 3.89 GHz & 4 x 2.2 GHz

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Higher charging speed: 40W vs 20W

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Narrower: 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) vs 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)

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Shorter: 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) vs 156.2 mm (6.15 inches)

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More color options: Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender vs Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

How is iPhone Air better than iPhone 17?

+

More RAM memory capacity in max option: 12GB vs 8GB

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More internal storage in max option: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB vs 256GB, 512GB

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Has a larger display diagonal: 6.5" vs 6.3"

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Better display resolution: 1260 x 2736 px vs 1206 x 2622 px

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Lighter: 165 g (5.82 ounces) vs 177 g (6.24 ounces)

Size Comparison

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

Height

149.6 mm
(5.89 inches)

Width

71.5 mm
(2.81 inches)

Thickness

7.95 mm
(0.31 inches)

Screen size

6.3"

Weight

177 g
(6.24 ounces)

6.3"
credit-card
6.5"

Height

156.2 mm
(6.15 inches)

Width

74.7 mm
(2.94 inches)

Thickness

5.64 mm
(0.22 inches)

Screen size

6.5"

Weight

165 g
(5.82 ounces)

Height

149.6 mm
(5.89 inches)

Width

71.5 mm
(2.81 inches)

Thickness

7.95 mm
(0.31 inches)

Screen size

6.3"

Weight

177 g
(6.24 ounces)

Height

156.2 mm
(6.15 inches)

Width

74.7 mm
(2.94 inches)

Thickness

5.64 mm
(0.22 inches)

Screen size

6.5"

Weight

165 g
(5.82 ounces)

3D comparison

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

Expert Score

Score 4.4

Score 3.9

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

Score 4.4

Score 3.9

CNet

CNet

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

TechRadar

TechRadar

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

Tom's Guide

Tom's Guide

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

PhoneArena

PhoneArena

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

PCMag

PCMag

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

The Verge

The Verge

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

WIRED

WIRED

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

Smartprix

Smartprix

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iPhone Air

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Technical Specifications

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Specs

iPhone 17

iPhone Air

Design

Design

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Weight

177 g (6.24 ounces)

165 g (5.82 ounces)

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Thickness

7.95 mm (0.31 inches)

5.64 mm (0.22 inches)

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Width

71.5 mm (2.81 inches)

74.7 mm (2.94 inches)

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Height

149.6 mm (5.89 inches)

156.2 mm (6.15 inches)

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Ingress Protection (IP) rating

IP68

IP68

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Waterproof depth rating

6 m

6 m

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Volume

85.04 cm³

65.81 cm³

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Color options

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

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Lowest potential operating temperature

0 °C

0 °C

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Maximum operating temperature

35 °C

35 °C

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Water resistance

Waterproof

Waterproof

Display

Display

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Screen size

6.3"

6.5"

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Display type

OLED/AMOLED

OLED/AMOLED

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Pixel density

460 ppi

460 ppi

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Resolution

1206 x 2622 px

1260 x 2736 px

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Refresh rate

120Hz

120Hz

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Touch sampling rate

120Hz

120Hz

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Brightness (typical)

1000 nits

1000 nits

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Supports HDR10

āœ”

āœ”

-

Always-On Display

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports Dolby Vision

āœ”

āœ”

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Contrast ratio

2000000:1

2000000:1

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Has a touch screen

āœ”

-

Performance

Performance

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Internal storage

256GB, 512GB

256GB, 512GB, 1TB

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RAM

8GB

12GB

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CPU speed

2 x 4.05 GHz & 4 x 2.42 GHz

2 x 3.89 GHz & 4 x 2.2 GHz

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GPU clock speed

1398 MHz

1490 MHz

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Has integrated LTE

āœ”

āœ”

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Maximum memory bandwidth

78.8 GB/s

78.8 GB/s

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Shading units

128

128

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Release date

2025

2025

Cameras

Cameras

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Main camera

48 MP & 48 MP

48 MP

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Front camera

18MP

18MP

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Has built-in optical image stabilization

āœ”

āœ”

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Video recording (main camera)

2160 x 60 fps

2160 x 60 fps

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Wide aperture (main camera)

f/2.2 & f/1.6

f/1.6

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Has a dual-tone LED flash

āœ”

āœ”

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Has a BSI sensor

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has continuous autofocus when recording movies

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has phase-detection autofocus for photos

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports slow-motion video recording

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a built-in HDR mode

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a flash

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has manual exposure

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a dual-lens (or multi-lens) main camera

āœ”

-

-

Optical zoom

2x

2x

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Number of flash LEDs

2

2

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Has a CMOS sensor

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has manual ISO

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a serial shot mode

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has manual focus

āœ”

āœ”

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Has a front camera

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has laser autofocus

-

āœ”

-

Has manual white balance

āœ”

āœ”

-

Shoots raw

-

āœ”

-

Has touch autofocus

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has manual shutter speed

āœ”

āœ”

-

Can create panoramas in-camera

āœ”

āœ”

-

Wide aperture (front camera)

f/1.9

f/1.9

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Has timelapse function

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports Dolby Vision recording

āœ”

āœ”

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Minimum focal length

13 mm

-

-

Maximum focal length

26 mm

-

-

Pixel size (main camera)

1 µm & 0.7 µm

-

-

Supports HDR10 recording

āœ”

āœ”

Operating system

Operating system

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Has clipboard warnings

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has location privacy options

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has camera/microphone privacy options

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has dark mode

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has Wi-Fi password sharing

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has battery health check

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has an extra dim mode

-

āœ”

-

Has focus modes

āœ”

āœ”

-

Can offload apps

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has customizable notifications

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has sharing intents

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a child lock

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports widgets

āœ”

āœ”

-

Tracks the current position of a mobile device

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has Mail Privacy Protection

āœ”

āœ”

-

Can block app tracking

āœ”

āœ”

-

Blocks cross-site tracking

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has on-device machine learning

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has Live Text

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has SharePlay

āœ”

āœ”

-

Gets direct OS updates

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has AirPlay

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has Quick Start

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has offline voice recognition

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has voice commands

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has notification permissions

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has media picker

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has full-page screenshots

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has PiP

āœ”

āœ”

Battery

Battery

-

Battery power

3692 mAh

3149 mAh

-

Has wireless charging

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports fast charging

āœ”

āœ”

-

Charging speed

40W

20W

-

Wireless charging speed

30W

30W

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Has a battery level indicator

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a rechargeable battery

āœ”

āœ”

-

Battery life

30 hours

27 hours

Audio

Audio

-

Has stereo speakers

āœ”

āœ”

-

Number of microphones

3

3

Features

Features

-

Has 5G support

āœ”

āœ”

-

Wi-Fi version

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

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Download speed

10000 MBits/s

10000 MBits/s

-

Upload speed

3500 MBits/s

3500 MBits/s

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Has USB Type-C

āœ”

āœ”

-

USB version

2

2

-

Has NFC

āœ”

āœ”

-

SIM cards

1 SIM, 1 eSIM

1 SIM, 1 eSIM

-

Has emergency SOS via satellite

āœ”

āœ”

-

Bluetooth version

6

6

-

Has a gyroscope

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has GPS

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a compass

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports Wi-Fi

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a cellular module

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has a barometer

āœ”

āœ”

-

Supports Galileo

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has an infrared sensor

-

āœ”

-

Has an accelerometer

āœ”

āœ”

-

Has crash detection

āœ”

āœ”

-

Uses 3D facial recognition

āœ”

āœ”

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