Apple iPhone Air vs Huawei nova 15
Apple
iPhone Air
Huawei
nova 15
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Huawei
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- December 2025, 5 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
- CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)
- AnTuTu
- 2.095.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 742.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 79% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled
- Density
- 463 ppi Very high density
- 395 ppi 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, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- Huawei KIRIN 8020
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 1x2.29 GHz +3x2.05 GHz +4x1.3 GHz
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 2.29 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Maleoon 920
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- LPDDR4X RAM
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.9
- 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, 480 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 3149 mAh
- 6000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 100.0W
- Wireless charging
- 20W Wireless Charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- —
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 156.2 mm 5.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.5 mm 161.9 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 165 g
- 196 g
- Materials
- Titanium
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold
- Black White Green Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP65
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- —
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- 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)
- 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, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
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)
- —
- 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), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, 3 microphones
- Stereo Speakers
