Apple iPhone 17 Air vs Apple iPhone 14 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 17 Air

Apple iPhone 17 Air

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Apple iPhone 14

Apple iPhone 14

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Apple iPhone 17 Air or Apple iPhone 14 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 17 Air Apple iPhone 14
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Release date 2024 2022, September 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 6 x x mm | 0.24 x 0.24 x 0 in 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in
Weight 0 g | 0 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red
Battery 0 mAh, 3279 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.1" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 90.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0%
Screen resolution 1290 x 2796 px 1170 x 2532 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 467 PPI 460 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - HDR10, Dolby Vision
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- HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-800 nits (HBM)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS*
-* speculative camera details
-12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 135
DxOMark Video 146
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)*
* speculative camera details
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'', PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 144
DxOMark Photo 138
DxOMark Video 153

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 19 iOS 16
Chipset - Apple A19 (3 nm) - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core - Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
GPU Apple GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1301845
Antutu 10 CPU 329550
Antutu 10 GPU 436655
Antutu 10 Mem 226095
Antutu 10 UX 329550
Antutu 9 Total 822619
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2232
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5426
GeekBench 6 Metal 20100
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1721
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4604

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Yes Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
-Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
- IP68 dust/water resistant
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- Fast charging, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Apple iPhone 17 Slim

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