Screen size
iPhone AirWinner: 6.5"+6.2%
iPhone XR6.1"
Quick verdict
iPhone Air leads the measured specs 18-1.
Measured wins
iPhone Air
18
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
iPhone XR
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone Air
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
iPhone XR
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone Air
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
iPhone XR
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone Air
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPhone XR
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPhone Air
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
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, 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
iPhone XR
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
5G bands
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
iPhone XR
-
Speed
iPhone Air
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
iPhone XR
HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone Air
2025, September 09
iPhone XR
2018, September 12. Released 2018, October 26
Status
iPhone Air
Available. Released 2025, September 19
iPhone XR
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone Air
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
iPhone XR
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight
iPhone Air
165 g (5.82 oz)
iPhone XR
194 g (6.84 oz)
Build
iPhone Air
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
iPhone XR
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM
iPhone Air
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
iPhone XR
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Other
iPhone Air
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone XR
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone Air
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
iPhone XR
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (HBM)
Size
iPhone Air
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone XR
6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone Air
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone XR
828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone Air
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
iPhone XR
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
iPhone Air
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone XR
-
OS
iPhone Air
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone XR
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset
iPhone Air
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
iPhone XR
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU
iPhone Air
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
iPhone XR
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU
iPhone Air
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
iPhone XR
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone Air
No
iPhone XR
No
Internal
iPhone Air
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPhone XR
64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
Other
iPhone Air
NVMe
iPhone XR
NVMe
Single
iPhone Air
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
iPhone XR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
iPhone Air
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
iPhone XR
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
iPhone Air
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
iPhone XR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Single
iPhone Air
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone XR
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPhone Air
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone XR
HDR
Video
iPhone Air
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
iPhone XR
1080p@60fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone Air
Yes
iPhone XR
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone Air
No
iPhone XR
No
WLAN
iPhone Air
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
iPhone XR
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone Air
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone XR
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone Air
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
iPhone XR
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone Air
Yes
iPhone XR
Yes
Radio
iPhone Air
No
iPhone XR
No
USB
iPhone Air
USB Type-C 2.0
iPhone XR
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone Air
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone XR
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone Air
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone XR
-
Type
iPhone Air
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
iPhone XR
Li-Ion 2942 mAh, non-removable (11.16 Wh)
Charging
iPhone Air
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20 wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired
iPhone XR
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Colors
iPhone Air
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
iPhone XR
Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Models
iPhone Air
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
iPhone XR
A2105, A1984, A2107, A2108, A2106, iPhone11,8
SAR
iPhone Air
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
iPhone XR
1.13 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone Air
1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone XR
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone Air
$ 849.92 / C$ 1,899.00 / £ 727.00 / € 850.00
iPhone XR
About 150 EUR