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iPhone 17 vs iPhone Air

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Performance score

iPhone 17 2025, $799 · Apple A19
36.64
iPhone Air 2025, $999 · Apple A19 Pro
36.64
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iPhone 17 and iPhone Air are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.

A smartphone's score is the score of its chip — our calculation from specs, not a benchmark. See screen, battery and cameras in the tables below.

Overview

iPhone 17iPhone Air
Performance (0–100) 36.64 36.64
Chip Apple A19 Apple A19 Pro
Brand Apple Apple
Release date Q3 2025 Q3 2025
Launch price $799 $999
OS at launch iOS 26 iOS 26

Display

iPhone 17iPhone Air
Screen size 6.3″ 6.5″
Resolution 2622×1206 2736×1260
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Display type Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED

Memory

iPhone 17iPhone Air
Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Battery, cameras, body

iPhone 17iPhone Air
Main camera 48 MP 48 MP
Rear cameras 2 1
Front camera 18 MP 18 MP
Weight 177 g 165 g

Apple does not publish RAM size, battery capacity or charging power, so these are not listed for iPhones.

Pros and cons

iPhone 17

  • more compact: 6.3″ vs 6.5″ screen
  • cheaper at launch: $799 vs $999

iPhone Air

  • more storage in the top version: 1 TB vs 512 GB
  • bigger screen: 6.5″ vs 6.3″
  • lighter: 165 vs 177 g

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