Apple iPhone Air

The Apple iPhone Air is an ultra-thin premium smartphone designed around a remarkably slim 5.6mm body, a lightweight 165g construction, and a large 6.5-inch 120Hz LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED display.

Powered by Apple's A19 Pro 3nm chipset with 12GB RAM, the iPhone Air combines high-end performance with a thin and lightweight design. It offers up to 1TB of NVMe storage, a 48MP main camera, an 18MP multi-aspect front camera, 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, satellite features, and IP68 water and dust resistance.

Launch & Availability

The Apple iPhone Air was announced on September 9, 2025, and officially released on September 19, 2025.

It supports GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, LTE, and 5G network technologies.

Ultra-Thin Design & Build

One of the defining features of the iPhone Air is its extremely thin body.

It measures just 156.2 × 74.7 × 5.6 mm and weighs 165g.

The phone features:

• Glass front with Ceramic Shield 2
• Grade 5 titanium frame
• Glass back with Ceramic Shield
• IP68 dust and water resistance
• Water resistance for immersion in up to 6 metres of water for up to 30 minutes under the specified conditions

The iPhone Air uses an eSIM-only configuration, supporting eight or more stored eSIMs with up to two active at the same time.

6.5-inch Super Retina XDR OLED Display

The iPhone Air features a large 6.5-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED display with a resolution of 1260 × 2736 pixels and approximately 460ppi.

The display supports:

• 120Hz refresh rate
• HDR10
• Dolby Vision
• 1,000 nits typical brightness
• 1,600 nits high-brightness mode
• Up to 3,000 nits peak brightness
• Ceramic Shield 2 protection
• Anti-reflective coating

The display has an approximately 89.9% screen-to-body ratio, providing a large viewing area while maintaining the phone's slim overall design.

The LTPO technology allows the display to dynamically adjust its refresh rate for smoother animations and more efficient power consumption.

Apple A19 Pro Performance

The iPhone Air is powered by Apple's A19 Pro chipset, manufactured using a 3nm process.

The processor features a six-core CPU consisting of two performance cores and four efficiency cores, combined with a five-core Apple GPU.

The device comes with 12GB of RAM and is available in:

• 256GB
• 512GB
• 1TB

Storage uses NVMe technology, and there is no microSD card slot.

The A19 Pro provides the processing power required for demanding applications, gaming, multitasking, photography, video recording, and other intensive workloads.

48MP Main Camera

The iPhone Air features a single 48MP rear camera with an f/1.6 aperture and 26mm equivalent focal length.

The main camera includes:

• 1/1.56-inch sensor
• 1.0µm pixel size
• Dual-pixel PDAF
• Sensor-shift optical image stabilization
• Dual-LED dual-tone flash
• HDR photography
• Panorama

The high-resolution sensor and optical stabilization are designed to provide detailed photographs while helping reduce blur caused by camera movement.

Unlike the Pro models, the iPhone Air uses a single rear camera system, focusing on a slim design while retaining a high-resolution primary camera.

4K Video Recording

The 48MP rear camera supports 4K video recording at 24, 25, 30, and 60fps.

It also supports 1080p recording at up to 240fps.

Additional video features include:

• HDR
• Dolby Vision HDR up to 60fps
• Stereo sound recording

This allows the iPhone Air to capture high-resolution video for everyday use, travel, social media, and content creation.

18MP Front Camera

The iPhone Air features an 18MP multi-aspect ultra-wide front camera with an f/1.9 aperture, 20mm equivalent focal length, and PDAF.

The front camera includes an SL 3D depth and biometric sensor and supports:

• HDR
• Dolby Vision HDR
• 3D spatial audio
• Stereo sound recording
• 4K video up to 60fps
• 1080p video up to 120fps
• Gyro-EIS stabilization

The multi-aspect design provides flexibility for different framing options, while the ultra-wide perspective is useful for group selfies and wider compositions.

Audio

The iPhone Air features a built-in loudspeaker for audio playback.

There is no traditional 3.5mm headphone jack, with wired connectivity handled through the USB-C port.

Connectivity

The iPhone Air supports a broad range of modern wireless connectivity technologies.

Wireless Connectivity

It supports:

• Wi-Fi 6e/7
• Tri-band Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth 6.0
• A2DP
• Low Energy Bluetooth

Navigation

Supported positioning systems include:

• GPS
• Galileo
• GLONASS
• QZSS
• BDS
• NavIC

The device also supports NFC.

USB-C

The iPhone Air uses USB Type-C 2.0.

Sensors & Security

The iPhone Air includes:

• Face ID
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Proximity sensor
• Compass
• Barometer
• Second-generation Ultra Wideband (UWB)

It also supports Emergency SOS, Messages, and Find My via satellite, where supported.

Battery & Charging

The iPhone Air is equipped with a 3,149mAh Li-Ion battery.

Charging features include:

• Wired charging
• PD2.0
• Up to 50% charge in approximately 30 minutes
• 20W MagSafe/Qi2 wireless charging
• Up to 50% wireless charge in approximately 30 minutes
• 15W wireless charging in China
• 4.5W reverse wired charging

Actual charging speeds can vary depending on the charger, cable, temperature, battery condition, and other factors.

Software

The iPhone Air runs iOS 26 and is listed as upgradeable to iOS 27.

This provides access to Apple's latest software features and integration with Apple's wider ecosystem.

Colours

The iPhone Air is available in:

• Space Black
• Cloud White
• Light Gold
• Sky Blue

Key Specifications

Summary

The Apple iPhone Air focuses on an ultra-thin and lightweight design without dropping to entry-level hardware. At just 5.6mm thick and 165g, it combines a slim titanium-framed body with a large 6.5-inch 120Hz Super Retina XDR OLED display.

It is powered by the A19 Pro 3nm chipset with 12GB RAM and offers up to 1TB of NVMe storage. Its camera system consists of a 48MP stabilized main camera and an 18MP multi-aspect ultra-wide front camera, with 4K video recording available from both cameras.

Additional features include 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, Face ID, UWB, satellite connectivity, IP68 protection, USB-C, and MagSafe/Qi2 wireless charging.

The iPhone Air is therefore built around a combination of extreme thinness, low weight, large high-refresh-rate display, flagship-level processing, and high-resolution photography, while using a simpler single-camera rear system than Apple's Pro models.