Apple iPhone Air vs Sharp Aquos R8
Apple
iPhone Air
Sharp
Aquos R8
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Sharp
- Release date
- September 2025, 9 months ago
- September 2023, 2 years 9 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
- 1.751.875 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.39"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- 1260 x 2730 px
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- IGZO
- 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)
- Hole-punch Notch, Rich Color, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², 20000000:1 contrast ratio, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 3.2 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 740
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- RAM LPDDR5X
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Omnivision OV50A
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.55"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- 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, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.3
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
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- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 3149 mAh
- 4570 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- 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
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Independent SD slot
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 156.2 mm 5.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 74.0 mm 159.0 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 165 g
- 208 g
- Materials
- Titanium
- Aluminium alloy
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold
- Gold Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP65 , 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 %
- 86 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
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- 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 5.3 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, 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
- 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, 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)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), 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), B32 (1500), 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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B34 (TD 2000), B39 (TD 1900+)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), 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
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
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- Yes
