Apple iPhone Air (512GB) vs Apple iPhone 16 (512GB)

Here you can compare Apple iPhone Air (512GB) and Apple iPhone 16 (512GB). Comparing Apple iPhone Air (512GB) vs Apple iPhone 16 (512GB) on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Apple iPhone Air (512GB) stands against Apple iPhone 16 (512GB) and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Apple iPhone Air (512GB) is ₹1,19,900 and for Apple iPhone 16 (512GB) is ₹99,900. The details of both of these products were last updated on Jun 03, 2026.

Specification	Apple iPhone Air (512GB)	Apple iPhone 16 (512GB)
Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle)	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 26mm, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚, 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
Display	6.5 inches, 1260 x 2736 pixels	6.1 inches, 1179 x 2556 pixels
CPU	Hexa Core Processor	4.04 GHz, Hexa Core Processor
OS	iOS v26	iOS v18
Internal Memory	512 GB	512 GB
Price	₹1,19,900	₹99,900

Apple iPhone Air (512GB)₹1,19,9003%

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Overview

Specs Score	66 / 100	71 / 100 Better Specs
Display Size	6.5 in Bigger Display	6.1 in
Display Resolution	1260 x 2736 pixels Better Resolution	1179 x 2556 pixels
CPU Clock Speed		4.04 GHz Faster Clock Speed
Front Camera	18 MP Better Front Camera Resolution	12 MP
Thickness	5.6 mm Slimmer	7.8 mm
Battery	3149 mAh	3561 mAh Bigger Battery

General

Model	iPhone 17 AIr	iPhone 16
Sim Type	Dual Sim	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	eSIM SIM	eSIM+Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes	Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	September 09, 2025	September 09, 2024
In The Box	iPhone with iOS 26, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation	Handset, USB C Charge Cable (1m), Documentation

Design

Dimensions	74.7 x 156.2 x 5.6 mm	71.6 x 147.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight	165 g	170 g
Colors	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Display

Type	Color Super Retina XDR Display (1B Colors)	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.5 inches, 1260 x 2736 pixels	6.1 inches, 1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 461 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 89.9%	~ 86.4%
Glass Type	Ceramic Shield 2	Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Brightness	1,000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support	Yes	Yes, Dolby Vision
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes
Features	Super Retina XDR Display, 16.63 Cm (6.5″) (Diagonal) All‑screen Oled Display, 2736x1260‑pixel Resolution At 460 Ppi, Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously	Dynamic Island, HDR displaym, True Tone, Wide colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 contrast ratio (typical), 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness, Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Dolby Vision
Notch	Yes, Dynamic Island	Yes, Dynamic Island Display

Memory

RAM	8 GB	8 GB
Storage	512 GB	512 GB
Card Slot	No	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)	FDD‑5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76), TDD‑5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
VoLTE	Yes	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO7
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE	Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE
USB	Yes, USB-C v2.0	Yes, USB-C v2.0
USB Features	USB on-the-go, USB Charging	USB on-the-go, USB Charging

Performance

AnTuTu Score		1,578,603 (Total) (v10) 429,696 (CPU) 615,758 (GPU) 178,193 (Memory) 354,956 (UX)
Geekbench Score		7,738 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,194 (Single Core)
3DMark Score		4,289 (Wild Life Extreme)
Camera Score	141 (DxOMark)	147 (DxOMark)
Speaker Score		77 (Very Good)
Battery Test Result		15.53 hours

Extra

GPS	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC), Digital compass, Wi‑Fi, Cellular, iBeacon micro-location	yes with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou
Fingerprint Sensor	No	No
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Face Id, Barometer, High Dynamic Range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
AI Features	Apple Intelligence
Water Resistance	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Apple C1X Cellular Modem, Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip	Satellite Connectivity, Crash Detection, Action Buttion, Camera Control Buttion, Ai Mobile (Apple Intelligence), New 16‑core Neural Engine, Built-in Stereo Speaker, NVMe Storage

Camera

Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle)	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 26mm, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚, 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Sensor	IMX904
Auto Focus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus
Features	Digital Zoom Up to 10x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5, Next-generation Portraits With Focus and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up to 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Wide Colour Capture for Photos and Live Photos, Advanced Red‑eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: Heif and Jpeg	Camera Control, Sapphire crystal lens cover, True Tone flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting with six effects, Night mode, Panorama (up to 63MP), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial photos, Macro photography, Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Lens correction (Ultra Wide), Advanced red‑eye correction, Auto image stabilisation, Burst mode, Photo geotagging, Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG, Digital zoom up to 10x
Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120 fps FHD	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, Dual LED
Front Camera	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) IMX914 Retina Flash	12 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) Retina Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD

Technical

OS	iOS v26	iOS v18
Chipset	Apple A19 Pro	Apple Bionic A18
CPU	Hexa Core Processor	4.04 GHz, Hexa Core Processor
Core Details		2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
Fabrication Node	3nm
GPU	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	AAC‑LC, HE‑AAC, HE‑AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‑AC‑3), Dolby Atmos and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+)	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback
Video	HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG	HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG
FM Radio	No	No
Audio Jack Type		USB Type-C
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	3149 mAh, Li-ion Battery	3561 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes
Wireless Charging	Yes, 20W	Yes, 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time		22 hours
Music Playback Time	100 hours	80 hours

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