Screen size
iPhone 146.1"
iPhone AirWinner: 6.5"+6.2%
Quick verdict
iPhone Air leads the measured specs 14-2.
Measured wins
iPhone 14
2
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
iPhone Air
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 14
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
iPhone Air
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPhone 14
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
iPhone Air
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 14
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPhone Air
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPhone 14
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
equal specsCPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
equal specsWi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2882, A2884, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2649, A2881, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2883
iPhone Air
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
5G bands
iPhone 14
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2882, A2884, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2649, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2881, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2883
iPhone Air
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
Speed
iPhone 14
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
iPhone Air
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 14
2022, September 07
iPhone Air
2025, September 09
Status
iPhone 14
Available. Released 2022, September 16
iPhone Air
Available. Released 2025, September 19
Dimensions
iPhone 14
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone Air
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
iPhone 14
172 g (6.07 oz)
iPhone Air
165 g (5.82 oz)
Build
iPhone 14
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
iPhone Air
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
SIM
iPhone 14
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone Air
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Other
iPhone 14
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone Air
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone 14
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
iPhone Air
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
iPhone 14
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone Air
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 14
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone Air
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 14
Ceramic Shield glass
iPhone Air
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
Other
iPhone 14
-
iPhone Air
Anti-reflective coating
OS
iPhone 14
iOS 16, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone Air
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
Chipset
iPhone 14
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
iPhone Air
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
iPhone 14
Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
iPhone Air
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
iPhone 14
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
iPhone Air
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 14
No
iPhone Air
No
Internal
iPhone 14
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
iPhone Air
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
Other
iPhone 14
NVMe
iPhone Air
NVMe
Dual
iPhone 14
12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
iPhone Air
-
Features
iPhone 14
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
iPhone Air
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
iPhone 14
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
iPhone Air
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Single
iPhone 14
-
iPhone Air
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Single
iPhone 14
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone Air
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPhone 14
HDR
iPhone Air
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
iPhone 14
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
iPhone Air
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Loudspeaker
iPhone 14
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone Air
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPhone 14
No
iPhone Air
No
WLAN
iPhone 14
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone Air
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 14
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone Air
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 14
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
iPhone Air
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
NFC
iPhone 14
Yes
iPhone Air
Yes
Radio
iPhone 14
No
iPhone Air
No
USB
iPhone 14
Lightning, USB 2.0
iPhone Air
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 14
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone Air
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 14
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
iPhone Air
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Type
iPhone 14
Li-Ion 3279 mAh (12.68 Wh)
iPhone Air
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Charging
iPhone 14
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
iPhone Air
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20 wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired
Colors
iPhone 14
Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red, Yellow
iPhone Air
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Models
iPhone 14
A2882, A2649, A2881, A2884, A2883, iphone14,7
iPhone Air
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
SAR
iPhone 14
1.15 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
iPhone Air
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 14
0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
iPhone Air
1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 14
$ 252.85 / C$ 457.22 / £ 269.00 / € 346.00 / ₹ 64,900
iPhone Air
$ 849.92 / C$ 1,899.00 / £ 727.00 / € 850.00