Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs Apple iPhone Air

Verdict

Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Apple iPhone Air tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. Apple iPhone 15 Pro wins on Screen; Apple iPhone Air wins on Performance. Apple iPhone Air is 4.1mm wider than Apple iPhone 15 Pro. Apple iPhone Air is the more recent release, from Sep 2025.

Score Breakdown

Category

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

70.6mm (2.78in) · Sep 2023 · Rank #123

Apple iPhone Air

74.7mm (2.94in) · Sep 2025 · Rank #128
Performance /15
9
11
Battery /15
6
6
Screen /15
13
11
IP Protection /15
12
12
Main Camera /15
12
12
Selfie /5
5
5
Video /5
5
5
SD Memory /5
0
0
Software /5
5
5
Desktop Replacement /5
0
0
TOTAL
67
67
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
70.6mm (2.78in) · Sep 2023 · Rank #123
9+6+13+12+12+5+5+0+5+0 = 67

EDITORIAL: A meaningful upgrade from iPhone 14 Pro brought a smaller & lighter body with a same size screen and a bigger battery too! Finally a USB-C port (forced in by EU regulators) brings compatibility with most charging cables out there. A 3nm A17 Pro chip with delivers great smoothness and fluidity (tho lags ~20% behind top SnapDragon and Mediatec chips in raw numbers).

PROs
a great 180gr build, >1800nits 6.1″ Dolby Vision screen, excellent photography and video from both back (48MP OIS main + 12MP OIS tele + 12MP ultrawide) and front (12MP OIS) all with PDAF cameras, 6 years of OS updates, great integration inside Apple ecosystem (for good and bad)
CONs
just a 1-day endurance with >90min slow charging, no SDmemory, no desktop replacement software (updated Apr 21, 2025)
Apple iPhone Air
74.7mm (2.94in) · Sep 2025 · Rank #128
11+6+11+12+12+5+5+0+5+0 = 67

EDITORIAL: Like Samsung, Apple has introduced a slim phone this year. And just like Samsung’s, Apple’s new entry replaces the bigger non-Pro model that wasn’t selling too well. 17 Air is the only iPhone this year to keep the Titanium build and the only one to come with just 2 lenses: one on the front and just one in the back. Other then being 5.6mm thin, 17 Air offers the same screen with anti-reflection coating and the same new “Center Stage” selfie camera as this year’s Pro’s. It’s A19 Pro chip has 1 core less and a noticably slower performance when compared to 17 Pro Max. Night mode photos are painfully slow to take. The still and video imaging is very good but remember: you won’t have access to any meaningful zooming or ultrawide action. At least, Air’s battery life is better then Samsung Edge’s. We wish it more luck then iPhone Plus had.

PROs
strong titanium uni-body, good A19 Pro performance, up to 1TB of storage, sharp 460ppi LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED with Dolby Vision screen, great imaging from a single 48MP OIS PDAF main, excellent new Center Stage 18MP selfie with OIS PDAF, stable iOS with up to 6 years of updates
CONs
short sub-24hr endurance from an old-tech lithium 3150mAh battery, slow >90min 25W wired (20W wireless) charging, screen with just 1000nits brightness, only 1 camera on the back, no SDmemory slot nor desktop replacement feature, slow USB-C 2.0 without Video-Out support, expensive (updated Sep 26, 2025)

Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.

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