Apple iPhone Air vs Google Pixel 10a
Apple
iPhone Air
Google
Pixel 10a
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
- € 549.00 ($ 642.75)
- AnTuTu
- 2.095.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 1.071.616 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 86% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.3"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- 1080 x 2424 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- pOLED
- Density
- 463 ppi Very high density
- 421 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 20:9
- 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)
- Hole-punch Notch, 60-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 2000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- Google Tensor G4
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 1x3.10 GHz Cortex X4 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 3.1 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Mali-G715 940 MHz
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.7
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- —
- Flash
- 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, 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
- Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 3149 mAh
- 5100 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 30.0W
- Wireless charging
- 20W Wireless Charging
- Wireless charging 10W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- ~ 53h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 3.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 156.2 mm 5.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 73.0 mm 153.9 mm 9.0 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 165 g
- 183 g
- Materials
- Titanium
- Metal , Polyurethane
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold
- Black White Pink Gray Green Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 84 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 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, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- 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
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- 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, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), NavIC System, GNSS
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)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B21 (1500), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100), B75 (450)
- 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
- Yes, in screen
- 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, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
