Specifications
Chipset
The iPhone Air features the A19 Pro system-on-chip (SoC) with a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. It uses the new Apple-designed C1X modem[12] and N1 networking chips, part of a trend by Apple to reduce reliance on third-party chip suppliers.[5] The N1 chip includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread.
Display
The iPhone Air has a 6.5-inch (170 mm) Super Retina XDR OLED display with 3000 nits peak brightness and a dynamic refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The display has a resolution of 2736×1260 at 460 pixels per inch. It has always-on functionality and adjusts down to 1 Hz when not in use.[3]
Camera
The iPhone Air features a 48 MP Fusion camera system with a single lens.[3] As it lacks an ultrawide lens, it does not have a macrophotography mode and cannot take spatial photos.
The front of the device features an 18 MP Center Stage camera. The front camera has the first square sensor on an iPhone, which enables expanding the field of view or rotating from portrait to landscape orientation for group shots, independent of the device orientation.[13]
Charging and transfer speeds
The device is equipped with a USB-C port that supports USB 2.0 speeds and charging; however, unlike other USB-C iPhone models, it does not support DisplayPort video output.[14]
Connectivity
All iPhone Air units support eSIM, and are sold without physical SIM card support worldwide.[15] Previously, models without physical SIM card support (starting with the iPhone 14 series) had been sold only in the United States; the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro continue this trend by offering physical SIM card support in models sold outside the US.
According to ifanr, Apple created the eSIM Carrier Activation feature to meet China's regulatory requirement of in-person eSIM activation. This involves an NFC reader at carrier stores to obtain device info after identity verification, after which the phone will automatically download and activate the pre-configured eSIM. Apple's Mathias added that eSIM Quick Transfer will be launched in mainland China, which will allow users to move eSIMs to new devices without returning to the store.[16]
Security
Starting with all iPhone 17 models and the iPhone Air, devices based on the A19 and A19 Pro include Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE).[17][18] MIE is an always-on, hardware-and-OS, memory-safety defense that uses Apple's secure memory allocators, Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension (EMTE) in synchronous mode, and Tag Confidentiality Enforcement policies.[17] By default, MIE hardens key attack surfaces including the kernel and over 70 userland processes while preserving performance.[17]
Apple states that MIE targets mercenary spyware by making end-to-end exploit chains significantly more expensive and difficult to develop and maintain.[17]
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