Apple iPhone Air vs Apple iPhone XS Max
Apple
iPhone Air
Apple
iPhone XS Max
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Apple
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- September 2018, 7 years 8 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
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- AnTuTu
- 2.095.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 683.746 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.5"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- 1242 x 2688 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled
- Density
- 463 ppi Very high density
- 456 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- 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)
- Wide screen notch, Touch sampling rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), HDR10, Full sRGB standard, Retina HD display, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Ion-strengthtened glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Force Touch, Bluelight Filter, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- Apple A12 Bionic
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 2x ARMv8 A 2.38 GHz + 4x energy efficient cores
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Hexa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 7 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Apple 4-core graphics processing unit + M12 motion
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 4 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 12.2 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Apple iSight X
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 1.40 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/2.5"
- Flash
- LED
- Quad 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, 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
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 7.2 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
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- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 3149 mAh
- 3174 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes
- Wireless charging
- 20W Wireless Charging
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- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 40h
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- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- Type
- NVMe
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- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 156.2 mm 5.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.4 mm 157.5 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 165 g
- 208 g
- Materials
- Titanium
- Stainless steel , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold
- Gold Silver Gray
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 85 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- 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
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
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- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo
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), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
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- 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), B14 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B46 (TDD 900), 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), B33 (TD 1900), B34 (TD 2000)
- 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
- No
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, 3 microphones
- Dolby Digital Plus
