Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$999 | €1150	12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~11.25 mm with camera bump)	6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 inches (~0.27 inches with camera bump) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 (~6.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.20 oz / 204.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2736x1260px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2787 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard	Hexa-core
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2300	3500
GeekBench 6 Multi
5732	8836
3D Mark High
2659	4898
3D Mark Low
2080	2895

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Battery

Type
3095 mAh, Li - Ion	3149 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

14h 44min

Video

8h 26min

Gaming

8h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 41min

Browsing

16h 29min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

7h 7min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.65'' Pixel size: 1.9 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

136

Overall

138

Photo

135

Video

126

Overall

130

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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Full Specs Apple iPhone Air Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E4000A	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48