Apple iPhone Air

Released September 2025

Ultra-Premium (>$800)

Summary


Pros

  • Pleasant and accurate colors in both indoor and outdoor conditions
  • Good readability indoors and outdoors, supported by low screen reflectance
  • Well-rendered HDR video playback in indoor environments

Cons

  • Low luminance and contrast under 0 lux conditions, reducing readability

Scores


141
camera
2026
Overall Camera Score i
141
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 175

Sub-scores

Photo i
134
111
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 180
Main i
166
124
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 184
Top score
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Bokeh i
165
130
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
BEST 175
Top score
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Ultra-Wide i
14
14
Apple iPhone Air
BEST 169
Top score
Vivo X200 Ultra
Tele i
106
59
Samsung Galaxy A56
BEST 169
Top score
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Video i
155
90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 172
Main i
178
131
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 186
Top score
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Ultra-Wide i
14
14
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 148
Top score
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Tele i
116
17
Google Pixel 9a
BEST 140
Top score
Vivo X200 Ultra

Use Cases

BEST 169

Portrait

Portrait photos of either one person or a group of people

BEST 147

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

BEST 159

Zoom

Photos and videos captured using zoom (more than 1x)

151
display
2026
Overall Display Score i
151
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 161

Sub-scores

Readability i
154
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Color i
155
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 167
Top score
Google Pixel 10
Video i
140
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 167
Touch i
163
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164

Key highlight

Eye Comfort

This smartphone has met our thresholds for flicker, brightness, blue-light filtering, and color consistency and will provide the user with a comfortable viewing experience.

Specifications


156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

256/512/1024 GB

Storage

Wide

Main camera
Show more specifications