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Apple iPhone Air
Apple Apple iPhone Air
2.6
Price TBA
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★ Our Pick
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google Google Pixel 9 Pro
256GB · 16GB RAM
4.1
From $999
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Our Verdict

Analysis

Apple iPhone Air has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
Apple iPhone Air
Display Winner
Apple iPhone Air
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Apple iPhone Air Google Pixel 9 Pro
Display size (in) 6.50 6.30
Charging (W) 50 27
Main camera (MP) 48.00 50.00
Selfie (MP) 18.00 42.00
Weight (g) 165 199
Thickness (mm) 5.60 8.50
Chipset Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Google Tensor G4
OS iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.5 Android 14

Pros & Cons

Apple iPhone Air

Google Pixel 9 Pro

  • Best-in-class image processing
  • Clean software
  • Long updates
  • Battery life trails rivals
  • Slow charging
  • Tensor still trails Snapdragon in raw perf

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Apple
Apple iPhone Air
Google
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Battery 3 specs
Type
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20 wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired
27W wired, 21W wireless
Capacity
4700 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)
199 g
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM + eSIM
 
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Connectivity 7 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0
USB Type-C 3.2
5G
Yes
Display 5 specs
Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
LTPO OLED
Size
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.3 inches
Resolution
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1280 x 2856 pixels
Protection
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4
 
Anti-reflective coating
Eu Label 4 specs
Free fall
Class B (180 falls)
Class A (270 falls)
Repairability
Class C
Class C
Energy
Class A
Class A
Battery
40:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
50:44h endurance, 1000 cycles
Features 2 specs
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, thermometer (skin temperature)
 
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Satellite SOS service
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2025, September 09
2024, August 13
Status
Available. Released 2025, September 19
Available. Released 2024, September 09
Main Camera 4 specs
Single
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Multi-zone Laser AF, LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, panorama, Best Take, Zoom Enhance
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
8K@30fps (via cloud-based upscaling), 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Triple
50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
No
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
128GB 16GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
 
NVMe
UFS 3.1
RAM
16GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 5 specs
Colors
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Porcelain, Rose Quartz, Hazel, Obsidian
Models
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
GR83Y, GEC77, GWVK6
SAR
1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
1.49 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
0.99 W/kg (head)     1.37 W/kg (body)    
Price
$ 760.81 / C$ 1,198.00 / £ 631.00 / € 725.38
$ 399.94 / C$ 667.99 / £ 391.97 / € 654.44 / ₹ 109,999
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GEC77
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GR83Y
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GR83Y
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Our Tests 4 specs
Display
998 nits max brightness (measured)
2331 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-29.8 LUFS (Average)
-24.3 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 12:44h
Active use score 13:11h
Performance
AnTuTu: 838931 (v9), 1088917 (v10) GeekBench: 3850 (v5), 4728 (v6) 3DMark: 2574 (Wild Life Extreme)
Platform 4 specs
OS
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.5
Android 14
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Google Tensor G4
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.60 GHz)
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Mali-G715 MC7
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
42 MP
Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Sound 2 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
No

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