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Buying guide›iPhone›iPhone Air
Good buy right now

iPhone Air

Incredibly light and thin with pro performance.

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Amazon is usually cheaper and comes with the same one-year Apple warranty. Either way you can add AppleCare+ within 60 days of purchase.

iHelp's verdict

Often well below Apple's price on Amazon. Check before you buy anywhere else.

Key facts

Released
19 September 2025
Colours
Sky Blue, Light Gold, Cloud White, Space Black
Chip
A19 Pro chip
Display
Super Retina XDR display
Storage
256GB

Who should buy it

People who want the thinnest, lightest iPhone with pro-level performance and don't need the Pro camera system. Often heavily discounted on Amazon.

In more detail

5.6mm thin and 165g with a 6.5-inch ProMotion display, A19 Pro chip, a single 48MP Fusion camera and a Center Stage front camera. eSIM only.

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Tech specs

Full details at Apple →

Storage

  • 256GB
  • 512GB
  • 1TB

Size and weight

  • 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
  • 156.2 mm (6.15 inches)
  • 5.64 mm (0.22 inches)
  • 165 grams (5.82 ounces)

Display

  • Super Retina XDR display
  • 6.5‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
  • 2736x1260‑pixel resolution at 460 ppi
  • Dynamic Island

Water resistance

  • Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529

Chip

  • A19 Pro chip
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 5‑core GPU with Neural Accelerators
  • 16‑core Neural Engine

Camera

  • 48MP Fusion camera system
  • Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 52mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels
  • Digital zoom up to 10x
  • Customisable default lens (Fusion Main)

Battery

  • Video playback Up to 27 hours
  • Video playback with iPhone Air MagSafe Battery Up to 40 hours
  • Video playback (streamed) Up to 22 hours
  • Video playback (streamed) with iPhone Air MagSafe Battery Up to 35 hours

Headline specs from Apple's UK tech specs pages, base configuration unless stated.

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