Apple iPhone Air vs Google Pixel 10 Pro

Product
Apple iPhone Air
999 USD
Google Pixel 10 Pro
999 USD

Price
999 USD
999 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Google Mobiles
Model No
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
GEHN3, G4QUR, GN4F5

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GEHN3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G4QUR
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 30, 38, 40, 46, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GEHN3 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G4QUR
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

Dimensions
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)
207 g (7.30 oz)
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Nano-SIM + eSIM eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)
SIM
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Moonstone, Jade, Porcelain, Obsidian

Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2200 nits (HBM), 3300 nits (peak)
Size
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.3 inches, 96.3 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1280 x 2856 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~495 ppi density)

OS
iOS 26
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Google Tensor G5 (3 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
Octa-core (1x3.78 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.05 GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
PowerVR DXT-48-1536

RAM
12GB
16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe
128GB/56GB/512GB/1TB UFS 3.1 - 128GB only UFS 4.0

Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Multi-zone Laser AF, LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, panorama, Best Take, Zoom Enhance
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
8K@30fps (via cloud-based upscaling), 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Lens 2
48 MP, f/2.8, 113mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
Lens 3
48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF

Lens 1
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
42 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF
Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Li-Ion 4870 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% in 30 min 15W wireless (magnetic), Qi2 Reverse wired Bypass charging

Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, thermometer (skin temperature) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Satellite SOS service Circle to Search

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB USB Type-C 2.0
USB Type-C 3.2

Loudspeaker
-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 9:53h