SpecEagle review · Apple

iPhone Air review: Apple's 2025 ultra-thin 5.5 mm iPhone with A19 Pro.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2025·$999
Overall
86/100
Class rank
#39 of 41
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

Apple's thinnest iPhone ever.

iPhone Air replaced the Plus tier with a 5.5 mm-thin titanium design — A19 Pro, single 48 MP Fusion cam, MagSafe 25 W. A design statement that trades cameras and battery for thinness.

01Display

88/100

88/100 trails the 91-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeSuper Retina XDR OLED, ProMotion 120 Hz, Always-On
Size6.5 inches
Resolution2,736 × 1,260 px

02Camera

80/100

80/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2025 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main48 MP Fusion, f/1.6
Front18 MP Center Stage

03Performance

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetApple A19 Pro (3 nm)
RAM12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2025 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,149 mAh
WiredUSB-C 3
WirelessMagSafe 25 W

05Build

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

What works
  • Just 5.5 mm thin — thinnest iPhone ever.
  • Titanium chassis at 165 g.
  • A19 Pro + Wi-Fi 7.
  • Single 48 MP Fusion main cam.
What doesn't
  • Single rear camera — no telephoto or ultrawide.
  • Small 3,149 mAh battery (5.5 mm tax).
  • $999 price.
  • Replaces "Plus" model.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 10 Pro XL
$1,199 · score 92/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 41-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .