Apple iPhone 18 vs Apple iPhone Air

Should you buy Apple iPhone 18 or Apple iPhone Air? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of pri...ce and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 18Apple iPhone Air
Price88990.099900.0
Camera13MP + 13MP And 13MP48MP And 12MP
Operating SystemiOS 18iOS 26
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Discounted price:₹99,900Original price:₹119,900
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Audio

Audio Jack

Lightning -

Battery

Capacity

4500 mAh Smaller capacity compared to iPhone 17 and Pro models due to slim profile

Quick Charging

Yes Fast charging (50% in 30 min with 20W or higher adapter)

Removable

No No

Standby Time

- Up to 27 hours video playback

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

- Yes

Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes

Front Camera

13MP 12MP

Rear Camera

13MP + 13MP 48MP

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 4K at 60 fps

Design

Build Material

- Titanium frame

Colours

- Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Water Resistance

- IP68

Weight

- 165 gram

Dimensions

Thickness

- 5.64 mm
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Display

Aspect Ratio

- 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes ultra-slim bezels

Brightness

- 3000 Nits

Display Type

OLED Super Retina XDR OLED

HDR / Ultra HDR

- HDR10

Pixel Density

461 ppi 447 PPI

Refresh Rate

165 Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

1179 x 2556 pixels -

Screen Protection

- Ceramic Shield

Screen Size

6.1 inch 6.5 inch

General

Brand

Apple Apple

Launch Date

September 26, 2026 September 9, 2025

Model

iPhone 18 iPhone 17 AIr

Operating System

iOS 18 iOS 26

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.3 6.0

GPS

Yes A-GPS, Glonass GPS (A-GPS, Glonass)

NFC

- Yes

Network Support

5G 5G

SIM 1

- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79)

SIM 2

- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79)

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM Fully eSIM

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual Sim, GSM+GSM

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Performance

Processor

Apple A20 Bionic, 2nm, octa-core Apple A19 Pro chip

Processor Fabrication

2 nm 3 nm

RAM

6 GB -

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Barometer, Three‑axis Gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor

Storage

Expandable Memory

- No

Internal Memory

128 GB 256GB/512GB/1TB
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