IPhone Air

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iPhone Air
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iPhone Air in Sky Blue
Developer Apple
Type Smartphone
Slogan “The thinnest iPhone ever.
With the power of pro inside.”
Family iPhone
First releasedSeptember 19, 2025 (2025-09-19)
Related iPhone 17
iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max
Compatible networks 2G GSM/EDGE, 3G UMTS/HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G NR
Form factor Slate
Colors
  •   Sky Blue
  •   Light Gold
  •   Cloud White
  •   Space Black
Dimensions156.2 × 74.7 × 5.64 mm (6.15 × 2.94 × 0.22 in)
Weight165 g (5.82 oz)
Operating system At launch: iOS 26
System-on-chip Apple A19 Pro
Modem Apple C1X
Memory12 GB RAM
Storage256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB
SIM Dual eSIM
Charging
Rear camera48 MP, f/1.6, 26 mm (wide)
Front camera 18 MP, f/1.9 (wide)
Display6.5 in (165 mm) OLED, 2736 × 1260 resolution at 460 ppi, 120 Hz refresh rate
Connectivity Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) tri-band
Bluetooth 6.0 (A2DP, LE)
Ultra-wideband (UWB)
Thread
NFC (reader mode, Express Cards)
USB-C: USB 2.0 480 Mbit/s
Dual-frequency GPS (L1, L5), GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Water resistance IP68 (up to 6 m for 30 minutes)
OtherEmergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Website apple.com/iphone-air

The iPhone Air is a smartphone developed and marketed by Apple. It is part of the nineteenth generation of the iPhone. The device was announced alongside the lower-priced iPhone 17 and the higher-priced iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max during the Apple Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2025. The iPhone Air replaces the Plus series in the iPhone lineup, with a rebranded option focused on lightweight design and enhanced features. [1] [2] With a depth of 5.6 mm (0.22 in), it is the thinnest iPhone ever produced, surpassing the 6.9 mm (0.27 in) thick iPhone 6. [3] [4]

Contents

Design

The iPhone Air features a very slim polished titanium body compared to the aluminum iPhone 17 models, also being the lightest of the nineteenth generation of iPhones. [5] The front glass uses Ceramic Shield 2 with a new Apple-designed anti-reflective coating. [1] The back is protected by Ceramic Shield, and has an elevated section housing the cameras, speaker, and logic board. The iPhone Air will be available in four colors: Sky Blue, Light Gold, Cloud White, and Space Black. [6]

ColorName
Sky Blue
Light Gold
Cloud White
Space Black

Specifications

Chipset

The iPhone Air incorporates the new A19 Pro system-on-chip. The chip includes a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. It uses the new Apple-designed C1X modem [7] and N1 networking chips, part of a trend by Apple to reduce reliance on Broadcom. [3] The N1 chip includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread.

Display

The iPhone Air includes a 6.5" Super Retina XDR OLED display with 3000 nits peak brightness and a dynamic refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The display has a resolution of 2736×1260 at 460 pixels per inch. It has Always-On functionality and adjusts down to 1 Hz when not in use. [1]

Camera

The iPhone Air features a 48-megapixel Fusion camera system with a single lens. [1] As it lacks an ultrawide lens, it does not have a macro photography mode and cannot take spatial photos.

The front of the device features an 18-megapixel Center Stage camera. The front camera has the first square sensor on an iPhone and can expand the field of view or rotate from portrait to landscape orientation for group shots. [8]

Connectivity

Due to its slim build, the iPhone Air drops the conventional physical SIM card reader in favor of reliance on eSIM, which offers more security than regular SIM cards because they cannot easily be removed from a lost or stolen phone. eSIM-only iPhones were first sold in the United States with the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro. All iPhone Air units will be sold with eSIM worldwide. [9]

Security

Starting with all iPhone 17 models and iPhone Air, devices based on the A19 and A19 Pro include Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE). [10] [11] MIE is an always-on, hardware-and-OS, memory-safety defense that uses Apple's secure memory allocators, Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension (EMTE) in synchronous mode, and Tag Confidentiality Enforcement policies. [10] By default, MIE hardens key attack surfaces including the kernel and over 70 userland processes while preserving performance. [10] Apple states that MIE targets mercenary spyware by making end-to-end exploit chains significantly more expensive and difficult to develop and maintain. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Introducing iPhone Air, a powerful new iPhone with a breakthrough design". Apple Inc. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Charlton, Hartley (September 9, 2025). "Apple Announces iPhone Air With Ultra-Thin Design". MacRumors. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Roth, Emma (September 9, 2025). "The iPhone 17 comes with Apple's new in-house networking chip". The Verge . Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Winkler, Rolfe (September 9, 2025). "Apple Releases Thinner 'iPhone Air,' Seeking to Boost Upgrades With New Design". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ Forristal, Lauren (September 9, 2025). "Apple debuts the $999 ultra-thin iPhone Air". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Render, Josh (September 9, 2025). "iPhone 17 unveiled — release date, price, specs, colors and all the upgrades". Tom's Guide . Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ Christoffel, Ryan (September 9, 2025). "Apple debuts new C1X in-house modem, the successor to C1". 9to5mac. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "iPhone Air - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ Mehta, Ivan (September 9, 2025). "iPhone 17 Air will be eSIM only worldwide". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices". Apple Security Research. Apple Inc. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hardwick, Tim (September 10, 2025). "iPhone 17 Introduces 'Groundbreaking' New Memory Security Feature". MacRumors. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
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