Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Apple iPhone Air
Apple
iPhone 16 Plus
Apple
iPhone Air
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Apple
- Release date
- September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,106.00 ($ 1,294.87)
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
- AnTuTu
- 1.586.555 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 92% of devices
- 2.095.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.5"
- Resolution
- 1290 x 2796 px QHD
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 463 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A18
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- CPU
- 2xperformance 4.04 GHz + 4x efficiency 2.20 GHz
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Hexa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 4.04 GHz
- 4 GHz
- GPU
- Apple 5 cores GPU
- 5 core GPU
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.6
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Sony IMX904
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.22 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 18 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX714
- Sony IMX914
- Pixel size
- —
- 0.96 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4674 mAh
- 3149 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 25.0W
- Yes , 20.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless Charging
- 20W Wireless Charging
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 48h
- ~ 40h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- NVMe
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.8 mm 160.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 74.7 mm 156.2 mm 5.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 199 g
- 165 g
- Materials
- Glass , Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Titanium
- Colors
- Black White Blue Pink Green
- Black White Blue Gold
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (eSIM + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), NavIC System
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- No
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, 3 microphones
