Apple iPhone Air vs realme 16 Pro 5G
Apple
iPhone Air
realme
16 Pro 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- realme
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 2.095.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 675.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.8"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- 1272 x 2772 px QHD
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- AMOLED
- Density
- 463 ppi Very high density
- 460 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, SGS Certified, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Arm Mali-G615 MC2
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- RAM LPDDR5X
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
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- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 60 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
- Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 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, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
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- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 3149 mAh
- 7000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 80.0W
- Wireless charging
- 20W Wireless Charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1600 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- ~ 71h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Bypass 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
- 77.6 mm 162.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 165 g
- 192 g
- Materials
- Titanium
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold
- Black Gold Pale Pink
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68, IP69
- 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 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 5 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 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)
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
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), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 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), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), 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
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- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
