Apple iPhone 14 vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$799 | €929	12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.80 mm (~11.14 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
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	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
Midnight, Purple Starlight, (Product) RED, 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, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	1260x2736px, 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	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple 15 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	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2122	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4876	Untested
3D Mark High
3018	Untested
3D Mark Low
2115	Untested

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Battery

Type
3279 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: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 23min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 44min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" 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) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 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, 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, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	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, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 25, 26, 28, 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, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 09, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8138A	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 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)	$899

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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