Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone Air vs Apple iPhone 4S

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced September 2025 October 2011
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - October 2011
Price Rs. 119,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm
(6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 iOS 5
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 6.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1260 x 2736 pixels (463 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.92% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Downloadable, incl. motion-bas
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser Yes HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 3149 mAh 1432 mAh
Stand by - Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)