iPhone Air vs 14

Name Apple iPhone Air Apple iPhone 14
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Apple iPhone Air – frontApple iPhone Air – backApple iPhone Air – right side
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MSRP $999 $799
Released Sep 2025 Sep 2022
Availability Available Available
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Operating system
Operating system (OS) iOS 26 iOS 16
Latest OS update? - iOS 18.2.1
Display specifications
Display type LTPO OLED OLED
Display size (inch) 6.5″ 6.1″
Resolution (H×W) 2736×1260 2532×1170
Aspect ratio (H:W) 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density (PPI) 460 PPI 460 PPI
HDR support (types) Dolby Vision, HDR10 Dolby Vision, HDR10
Refresh rate (max) 120 Hz 60 Hz
Hardware
Chipset Apple A19 Pro Apple A15 Bionic
GPU Apple GPU, 5 cores Apple GPU, 5 cores
CPU cores 6-core 6-core
CPU clock speed (max) 4.26 GHz 3.23 GHz
RAM options (GB) 12 GB 6 GB
Memory options (GB) 256 | 512 | 1024 128 | 256 | 512
Memory card slot? (microSD) ❌ ❌
Main camera layout
Primary (wide) 48 MP 12 MP
Ultrawide ❌ 12 MP
Telephoto ❌ ❌
Optical zoom ❌ ❌
Other cameras (macro/depth) ❌ ❌
Main camera features
Photo HDR? ✔ ✔
Video HDR? ✔ ✔
8K video? ❌ ❌
4K video? 24/25/30/60 fps 24/25/30/60 fps
1080p video? 25/30/60/120/240 fps 25/30/60/120/240 fps
Other resolutions? 720p@30 fps 720p@30 fps
Selfie-camera layout
Primary 18 MP wide 12 MP wide
Secondary SL 3D SL 3D
Selfie-camera features
Face recognition? Face ID Face ID
Selfie photo HDR? ✔ ✔
4K selfie video? 24/25/30/60 fps 24/25/30/60 fps
1080p selfie video? 25/30/60/120 fps 25/30/60/120 fps
Other resolutions? ❌ ❌
Connectivity
SIM type? (physical) None Nano (USA: none)
Dual SIM? (card slots) ❌ ❌ China only
eSIM? ✔ ✔
Cellular networks 5G 5G
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
NFC? ✔ ✔
Charging & data port USB-C 2.0 Lightning
Battery, power & charging
Battery capacity (3.7V) 3149 mAh 3279 mAh
Wired charging speed? 20 W 20 W
Wireless charging? 20 Watt 15 Watt
Reverse wireless charging? ❌ ❌
Audio
Speakers 1.0 (mono) 2.0 (stereo)
3.5 mm AUX out port? ❌ ❌
Build & materials
IP-Code IP68 IP68
Screen material Ceramic Shield 2 Ceramic Shield glass
Frame material Titanium Aluminum
Back material Ceramic Shield Glass
Layout & design
Selfie camera placement? Island Notch
Fingerprint sensor? ❌ ❌
Special design features? Action button, Camera control button Ring/silent switch
Color options: Black, Blue, White, Gold Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red, Yellow
Size & weight
Size (cm H×W×D): 15.62×7.47×0.56 14.67×7.15×0.78
Size (inch H×W×D): 6.15×2.94×0.22 5.78×2.81×0.31
Weight (gram): 165 172
Weight (oz): 5.82 6.07
In the box
Cables? USB-C to C USB-C to Lightning
Charger? ❌ ❌
Adapters? ❌ ❌
Other ❌ SIM tool (outside USA), Apple sticker
More info
Model numbers A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516 A2882, A2649, A2881, A2884, A2883, iphone14,7
User guide / manual User Guide User Guide
Official site link: Apple.com Apple.com
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Key differences

The Apple iPhone Air costs $200 more ($999 vs $799), is newer (Sep 2025 vs Sep 2022), has a larger display (6.5″ vs 6.1″), has a higher refresh rate (120 Hz vs 60 Hz), has more RAM (12 GB vs 6 GB), has more storage (up to 1024 GB vs up to 512 GB) and is lighter (165 g vs 172 g).

The Apple iPhone 14 has a larger battery (3279 mAh vs 3149 mAh). Only on the Apple iPhone 14: ultrawide (12 MP) and physical SIM (Nano, USA: none).

Other differences: operating system (iOS 26 vs iOS 16), display type (LTPO OLED vs OLED), chipset (Apple A19 Pro vs Apple A15 Bionic), Wi-Fi 7 vs Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth (6.0 vs 5.3). Both have IP68 water and dust resistance.

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