Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
Why pick theiPhone 172 wins
+17%Bigger battery3,692 vs 3,149 mAh
1.3×Faster wired charging25 vs 20 W
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Why pick theiPhone Air2 wins
+50%More RAM for multitasking12 vs 8 GB
−12 gLighter in the hand165 vs 177 g
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Full specs
Side-by-side specifications
Display4 differences
Screen size
6.27"
6.5"
Resolution
1206 x 2622
1260 x 2736
Panel
The iPhone 17 display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design
Wide color (P3) · True Tone · 2736-by-1260-pixel resolution at 460 ppi · 1000 nits max brightness (typical)
Measured Brightness
1012 nits max brightness (measured)
998 nits max brightness (measured)
Performance4 differences
Chipset
A19
A19 Pro
Accessibility
Vocal Shortcuts · Type to Siri · RTT and TTY support · Spoken Content · Zoom · Live Captions
Switch Control · Live Captions · Type to Siri · Eye Tracking · RTT and TTY support · Magnifier
Chip
16-core Neural Engine · Hardware-accelerated ray tracing · 6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores · 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators · A19 chip
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores · Hardware-accelerated ray tracing · 16-core Neural Engine · 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators · A19 Pro chip
Capacity 1
512GB · 256GB
1TB · 256GB · 512GB
Memory1 difference
RAM
8 GB
12 GB
Main camera2 differences
Modules
48MP Dual Fusion camera system -
48MP Fusion camera system -
Optical zoom
2x optical zoom in · 2x optical zoom out · 4x optical zoom range
Digital zoom up to 10x
Battery & Charging3 differences
Capacity
3,692 mAh
3,149 mAh
Wired charging
Up to 50% charge in 20 minutes
Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes
Wireless charging
25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2
Wireless
Network1 difference
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) | IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time) | IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Titanium design · Ceramic Shield 2 front · Ceramic Shield back
Colors
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
Space Black · Cloud White · Light Gold
Launch & Software1 difference
In the box
iPhone 17 · USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) · Documentation
iPhone Air · USB-C Charge Cable (1 m) · Documentation
Camera4 differences
Sensors
Barometer · Face ID · Proximity sensor · Dual ambient light sensors · High-g accelerometer · High dynamic range gyro
Dual ambient light sensors · High dynamic range gyro · High-g accelerometer · Proximity sensor · Barometer · Face ID
Camera
Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos · Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels · Sapphire crystal lens cover · 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range · Deep Fusion · Smart HDR 5
48MP Fusion camera system · Panorama (up to
Front camera
Center Stage for video calls · Center Stage for photos · Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps · Spatial Audio and stereo recording · 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps · Burst mode
Tap to zoom and rotate · Center Stage for photos · Time-lapse video with stabilization · Ultra-stabilized video · Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control · Animoji and Memoji
Video recording
Dolby Vision · 30 fps
Dolby Vision · 30 fps · or 60 fps
Battery & charging6 differences
Battery claims
Up to 30 hours
Up to 27 hours · Up to 40 hours · Up to 22 hours
Battery Life Rating
Active use score 14:59h | 41:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
Active use score 12:44h | 40:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
Charging and expansion
USB-C connector with support for: · DisplayPort · Charging · USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
Charging · USB-C connector with support for: · USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
Charging Watt
Up to 50% charge in 20 minutes
Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes
Magsafe and wireless charging
Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W 6 · Alignment magnet · Magnetometer · Magnet array · MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W 6 · Accessory Identification NFC
Magnet array · Alignment magnet · Magnetometer · Accessory Identification NFC · MagSafe wireless charging up to 20W 14 · Qi2 wireless charging up to 20W 14
Power and battery 5
Video playback Up to 30 hours · Video playback (streamed) Up to 27 hours · Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 20 minutes 6 with 40W adapter or higher (available separately) paired with USB-C charging cable Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes 6 with 30W adapter or higher paired with MagSafe Charger (both available separately)
Video playback Up to 27 hours · Video playback (streamed) Up to 22 hours · Video playback (streamed) with iPhone Air MagSafe Battery 6 Up to 35 hours · Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery · Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes 7 with 20W adapter or higher (available separately) paired with USB-C charging cable, or 30W adapter or higher paired with MagSafe Charger (both available separately) · Video playback with iPhone Air MagSafe Battery 6 Up to 40 hours
Design3 differences
Rear Material
Aluminum design
Titanium design · Ceramic Shield 2 front · Ceramic Shield back
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