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Background
The iPhone Air was announced on September 9th, 2025, during Apple's "Awe Dropping" event, alongside the iPhone 17 models.
The iPhone Air features a single-camera system similar to the iPhone 16e, with a 48 MP "Fusion camera," which enables 12 MP 2x Telephoto. The camera can be activated using the Camera Control button, which also supports capacitive touch controls, is located on the lower half of the right edge, positioned for a right pointer finger when taking landscape photos. The iPhone Air also features a customizable action button, which acts as a shortcut to directly go to applications like the camera or enable handy functions like the flashlight or Silent Mode. It notably features no physical SIM card slot in any region.
The iPhone Air is priced starting at $999 in the U.S. for 256 GB of storage. It is available in four colors: Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, and Sky Blue.
Identification
You can identify the iPhone Air by its extremely thin design and glass "camera plateau" that runs horizontally along the top of the back cover.
You can also find the model number through the phone's UI by going to the Settings app and navigating to General > About. Tap on the number listed in the Model Number section and it should change to a format that looks like A3260.
Additionally, Apple offers a quick online tool to help identify your devices: Identify your iPhone model.
The iPhone Air features a 6.5-inch (diagonal) flat glass screen, thin black bezels, a pill-shaped, black "dynamic island" at the top of the screen, matte back glass, and glossy titanium side rails.
Volume controls and the Action Button can be found on the left edge, while the power button and Camera Control button are situated on the right. A pill-shaped camera "plateau" containing the camera aligned horizontally protrudes from the back case. This model has no home button.
The iPhone Air can be differentiated from other iPhones by being uniquely thin, while containing modern features like USB-C.
Technical Specifications
Dimensions: 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight: 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water Resistance: IP68
Colors: Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, and Sky Blue
Operating System: iOS 26
Processor: A19 Pro Chip
- 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
- 5‑core GPU
- 16‑core Neural Engine
RAM: Unknown
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB
Battery: 4006 mAh, up to 27 hours of video playback
Ports: 1x USB Type-C charge port (with USB 2 data transfer up to 480 Mb/s)
Display:
- 6.5 inch “Super Retina XDR” OLED
- 2736 × 1260 pixel resolution (460 ppi)
- ProMotion adaptive refresh rate from 1‑120 Hz
- Ceramic Shield 2
- Multi‑touch
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- True Tone
- P3 wide color gamut
- 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak (HDR), 3000 nits peak (outdoor), 1 nit min
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Dynamic Island
Rear "Fusion" Camera:
- 48 MP wide, 12 MP 2x optical telephoto
- 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS)
- Auto image stabilization
- 4K 60 fps video recording
- Slo-mo video at 1080p up to 240 fps
TrueDepth Selfie Camera with Face ID:
- 18 MP
- ƒ/1.9 aperture
- 4K 60 fps video recording
- Dolby Vision
- Supports Night Mode, Dual Capture, and Center Stage
Sensors:
- Face ID
- Barometer
- High dynamic range gyro
- High-G accelerometer (Crash Detection)
- Proximity sensor
- Dual ambient light sensors
Wireless Connectivity:
- 802.11be Wi‑Fi 7 with 2x2 MIMO
- 5G, sub-6 GHz and mmWave (in model A3260)
- Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA (all models)
- Bluetooth 6
- Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
- Thread networking technology
- NFC with reader mode
- Express Cards with power reserve
