Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
16GB/256GB - $1799	12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
6.11 x 5.91 x 0.20 inches (~0.55 inches with camera bump) 155.2 x 150.2 x 5.1 mm (~7.6 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)
Folded
6.11 x3.04 x0.41 inches (155.2 x 77.1 x 10.5 mm)
Weight
9.07 oz / 257.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water; IPX8	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2152x2076px, 374 PPI	2736x1260px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.3 inches 2424 x1080 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2462 (Excellent)	2787 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 16GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1962	3500
GeekBench 6 Multi
4405	8836
3D Mark High
2555	4898
3D Mark Low
2243	2895

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Battery

Type
4650 mAh, Li - Ion	3149 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 21.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 43min

Browsing

16h 25min

Video

5h 47min

Gaming

9h 20min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

16h 29min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

7h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX787 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
10.5 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3LU Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Third camera
10.8 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3J1 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.1 Focal Length: 112 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
10 MP Folded: 10 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

139

Overall

149

Photo

129

Video

126

Overall

130

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Dual-band positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, 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
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

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Memory	512GB

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