Apple iPhone Air

At a glance

• Strengths: Performance (100/100), Working memory (RAM) – 100/100, Storage (100/100), Display (83/100), Updates (75/100).
• Weaknesses: Fast charging (< 5/100), Battery (19/100).

Drawn from the measured scores on this page: 75/100 or more = strength, 25/100 or less = weakness. Estimated scores (≈) are left out, and so is the price.

Specifications

Display

• Screen (diagonal)6.5″
• DisplayLTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz
• Resolution1,260 × 2,736 pixels
• Peak brightness3,000 nits

Processor and memory

• ProcessorApple A19 Pro
• Processor cores6 cores
• Processor speedup to 4.26 GHz
• GraphicsApple GPU (5-core graphics)
• RAM12 GB
• Storage256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB

Specifications: GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 23 October 2026.

Picksly scores

• Overall score63/100
• Performance
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  How fast the phone runs apps and games, measured by public benchmarks (Geekbench 7, otherwise AnTuTu).
  100/100 8,801 points — Geekbench 7 (best result for the Apple A19 Pro chip) geekbench7-multi, read on 10/09/2026
• Camera
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  Photo and video quality, from the Camera score of DXOMARK, an independent test lab.
  43/100 141 points — DXOMARK V6, read on 10/08/2026
• Display
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  Display quality (readability in sunlight, colours, smoothness), from the DXOMARK Display score.
  83/100 151 points — DXOMARK display, read on 10/08/2026
• Battery
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  Battery: battery life measured in a lab (DXOMARK, otherwise GSMArena’s active use test); failing that, the stated battery capacity (mAh).
  19/100 GSMArena (battery life test), read on 10/14/2026
• Working memory (RAM)
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  Memory (RAM), compared with phones running the same system: iOS does as much with less memory, so 12 GB on an iPhone is top-end, like the best Android phones.
  100/100 AnTuTu Benchmark (iOS) V11, read on 09/21/2026
• Storage
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  Room for photos, videos and apps: the largest capacity on offer, in GB (stated value).
  100/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Fast charging
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  Stated wired charging power, in watts: the higher it is, the faster the battery charges.
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 Apple (spec sheet), read on 10/05/2026
• Brightness
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  Stated peak screen brightness: the higher it is, the easier the screen is to read in bright sunlight.
  54/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Updates
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  Number of major system updates promised by the maker: the more there are, the longer the device stays up to date.
  75/100 Picksly estimate (support length seen on older iPhones), estimated on 11/02/2026

Score by profile

• Budget →74/100
• Smart →61/100
• Premium →68/100

Each profile weighs the criteria its own way: Budget and Smart take price into account (Budget favours it, Smart aims for value for money), Premium only looks at quality.

How these scores are calculated

Position in the catalogue

Rank 79 of 276 scored models in this category, based on the overall market score (63/100, scale 2026-09). The rank moves when the catalogue or the measurements change.

No. 6 in our Top 10 →

Prices checked

• New No verified offer yet
• Refurbished $721 Price checked on 11/03/2026 · Stable for 20 days at the last check · Returns policy · View offer

Same updates as new: software support depends on the model, not on its condition.

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Price trend

Going down since 10/13/2026

Lowest checked: $721 on 11/03/2026

Highest checked: $776 on 10/13/2026

Prices checked on 2 days since 10/13/2026, at the stores shown on this page.

Good deal?

A price seen elsewhere for this model is compared here with our dated price checks.

All shops

• Amazon · 256 GB · New $721 Price checked on 11/03/2026 · Returns policy · View offer
• Amazon · 256 GB · Refurbished $729 Price checked on 08/11/2026 — check it at the shop · Returns policy · View offer

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Summary

Apple iPhone Air scores 63/100 in the Picksly ranking, calculated from public measurements (Geekbench 7, DXOMARK, AnTuTu, Apple, GSMArena) collected up to 11/02/2026. Strengths: Performance (100/100), Working memory (RAM) – 100/100. Weaknesses: Fast charging (< 5/100), Battery (19/100). Refurbished price found at Amazon: $721, on 11/03/2026.