Apple iPhone Air: 256 GB · Sky Blue; model number varies by market (US A3260)
Apple iPhone 15: iPhone 15 (A2846, A2847); 128, 256 and 512 GB. The iPhone 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are separate models.
| Specification | Apple iPhone Air | Apple iPhone 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Display | 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR OLED (6.55 inches as a standard rectangle); 2736 × 1260, 460 ppi; Dynamic Island, Always-On Apple | 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2556 × 1179 at 460 ppi; Dynamic Island Apple |
| Refresh rate | ProMotion, adaptive up to 120 Hz Apple | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits typical, 1600 nits peak HDR, 3000 nits peak outdoor; 1 nit minimum Apple | — |
| Front and back glass | Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back; fingerprint-resistant and anti-reflective coating Apple | — |
| Frame | Titanium Apple | — |
| Chip | A19 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine; hardware ray tracing Apple | A16 Bionic; 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine Apple |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Apple | 128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB Apple |
| Rear camera | 48 MP Fusion main camera (26 mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift stabilisation); 12 MP optical-quality 2x (52 mm); up to 10x digital zoom; sapphire lens cover Apple | — |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision at 24/25/30/60 fps; 1080p slo-mo at 120/240 fps; Action mode up to 2.8K 60 fps Apple | 4K Dolby Vision at 24/25/30/60 fps; Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps; Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps; 1080p slo-mo at 120/240 fps Apple |
| Front camera | 18 MP Center Stage, f/1.9; 4K Dolby Vision up to 60 fps Apple | — |
| Battery | Up to 27 hours of video, up to 22 hours of streamed video playback Apple | Up to 20 hours of video playback, 16 hours streamed, 80 hours of audio Apple |
| Wired charging | About 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher USB-C adapter Apple | — |
| Wireless charging | Up to 20 W with MagSafe and Qi2 Apple | — |
| USB | USB-C; charging and USB 2 (up to 480 Mbit/s) Apple | — |
| Wireless | Apple N1 chip: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 6, Thread; second-generation Ultra Wideband; NFC with reader mode Apple | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave); Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2x2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.3; second-generation Ultra Wideband; NFC with reader mode Apple |
| Cellular modem | Apple C1X; 5G (sub-6 GHz) and Gigabit LTE, 4x4 MIMO Apple | — |
| SIM | eSIM only; two active eSIMs, eight or more stored Apple | Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs at once) Apple |
| Satellite features | Emergency SOS and messaging via satellite Apple | — |
| Durability | IP68 (IEC 60529); up to 6 metres for up to 30 minutes Apple | — |
| Buttons | Action button and Camera Control Apple | — |
| Dimensions and weight | 156.2 × 74.7 × 5.64 mm; 165 g Apple | — |
| Software | Current boxes ship with iOS 27 Apple | — |
| Colours | Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Apple | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Apple |
| Brightness and contrast | — | 1000 nits typical; 1600 nits HDR peak; 2000 nits outdoor peak; 2,000,000:1 contrast Apple |
| Rear cameras | — | 48 MP Main (ƒ/1.6, sensor-shift OIS); 12 MP Ultra Wide (ƒ/2.4, 120°); 12 MP 2x Telephoto (ƒ/1.6, sensor-shift OIS) Apple |
| Front camera and Face ID | — | 12 MP TrueDepth (ƒ/1.9), 4K Dolby Vision up to 60 fps; Face ID Apple |
| Safety features | — | Emergency SOS, Find My and Messages via satellite; Crash Detection Apple |
| USB-C and charging | — | USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480 Mb/s), DisplayPort; about 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher adapter; MagSafe and Qi2 up to 15 W, Qi up to 7.5 W Apple |
| Durability and materials | — | IP68 (up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes, IEC 60529); aluminium frame, Ceramic Shield front, colour-infused glass back Apple |
| Size and weight | — | 147.6 × 71.6 × 7.80 mm; 171 g Apple |