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

Here you can compare Apple iPhone Air (512GB) and Apple iPhone 16e (512GB). Comparing Apple iPhone Air (512GB) vs Apple iPhone 16e (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 16e (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 16e (512GB) is ₹89,900. The details of both of these products were last updated on Jun 02, 2026.

Specification	Apple iPhone Air (512GB)	Apple iPhone 16e (512GB)
Battery	3149 mAh, Li-ion Battery	4005 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Internal Memory	512 GB	512 GB
OS	iOS v26	iOS v18
Display	6.5 inches, 1260 x 2736 pixels	6.1 inches, 1170 x 2532 pixels, 60 Hz
CPU	Hexa Core Processor	4.04 GHz, Hexa Core Processor
Price	₹1,19,900	₹89,900

Apple iPhone Air (512GB)₹1,19,9003%

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Overview

Specs Score	66 / 100	66 / 100
Display Size	6.5 in Bigger Display	6.1 in
Display Resolution	1260 x 2736 pixels Better Resolution	1170 x 2532 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	4005 mAh Bigger Battery

General

Model	iPhone 17 AIr	A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408
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	February 19, 2025
In The Box	iPhone with iOS 26, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation	iPhone with iOS 18, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation

Design

Dimensions	74.7 x 156.2 x 5.6 mm	71.5 x 146.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight	165 g	167 g
Bezel less		No
Colors	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue	Black, White

Display

Type	Color Super Retina XDR Display (1B Colors)	Color OLED Screen
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.5 inches, 1260 x 2736 pixels	6.1 inches, 1170 x 2532 pixels, 60 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 457 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 89.9%	~ 87.1%
Glass Type	Ceramic Shield 2	Ceramic Shield Glass
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
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	HDR Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), 800 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,200 Nits Peak Brightness (HDR), Fingerprint-Resistant Oleophobic Coating, Display Zoom, Reachability
Notch	Yes, Dynamic Island	Yes, Small Notch

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)	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, 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 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
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		1,360,112 (Total) (v10) 362,773 (CPU) 471,350 (GPU) 175,027 (Memory) 350,962 (UX)
Geekbench Score		8,117 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,261 (Single Core)
3DMark Score		2,839 (Wild Life Extreme)
Camera Score	141 (DxOMark)
Speaker Score		76 (Very Good)
Battery Test Result		11.67 hours

Extra

GPS	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC), Digital compass, Wi‑Fi, Cellular, iBeacon micro-location	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC, Digital Compass, Wi-Fi, Cellular, iBeacon Micro-Location
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	Face ID, Barometer, High Dynamic Range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors
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	Action Button, Aluminium Design, Glass Back, Apple Intelligence, Hearing Aid Compatible, Emergency SOS, Crash Detection, NVMe Storage

Camera

Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle)	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) Fusion: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 Aperture, Optical Image Stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super-High-Resolution Photos (24MP and 48MP), Also Enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 Aperture, Optical Image Stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels
Camera Sensor	IMX904
Auto Focus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus	Yes
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	Digital Zoom Up to 10x, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Portrait Mode with Depth Control, Portrait Lighting with Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up to 63MP), 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, 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording at 30 fps, Slow-Motion Video Support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps, Time-Lapse Video with Stabilisation, Night Mode Time-Lapse, QuickTake Video, Optical Image Stabilisation for Video, Digital Zoom Up to 6x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8MP Still Photos While Recording 4K Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: HEVC and H.264, Spatial Audio and Stereo Recording, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix
Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120 fps FHD	4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25/30/60 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) Autofocus, Retina Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD	4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD

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 & New 16‑core Neural Engine
Fabrication Node	3nm
GPU	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-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+)	Supported Formats Include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio Playback, User-Configurable Maximum Volume Limit
Video	HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG	Supported Formats Include HEVC, H.264, and AV1, Supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG, Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for Mirroring, Photos, and Video Out to Apple TV (2nd Generation or Later) or AirPlay-Enabled Smart TV
FM Radio	No	No
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	3149 mAh, Li-ion Battery	4005 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes
Wireless Charging	Yes, 20W	Yes, 7.5W Wireless (Qi)
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time		26 hours
Music Playback Time	100 hours	90 hours

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