Product
Apple iPhone Air
Apple iPhone Air
₹119,900
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Google Pixel 8 Pro
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Battery
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20 wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 23W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Ion 3149 mAh Li-Ion 5050 mAh
Body
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
Dimensions 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in) 162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (6.40 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
SIM eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
  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)
Comms
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
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, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Resolution 1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1344 x 2992 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~489 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 108.7 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 2400 nits (peak)
  Anti-reflective coating -
EU LABEL
Battery 40:00h endurance, 1000 cycles -
Energy Class A -
Free fall Class B (180 falls) -
Repairability Class C -
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2025, September 09 2023, October 04
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, September 19 Available. Released 2023, October 12
Main Camera
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Multi-zone Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, panorama, Best Take, Zoom Enhance
Single 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 48 MP, f/2.8, 113mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.0, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
  NVMe UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Mint
Models iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516 GC3VE, G1MNW
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - G1MNW
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G1MNW
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  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, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GC3VE
Platform
Chipset Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Immortalis-G715s MC10
OS iOS 26 Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. HDR, panorama
Single 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 11:14h
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 90h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - 1600 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -26.6 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 924853 (v9), 1151243 (v10) GeekBench: 3613 (v5), 4462 (v6) GFXBench: 49fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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