Apple iPhone Air vs Google Pixel 11

Comparing the Apple iPhone Air vs Google Pixel 11 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone Air scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,481, while Google Pixel 11 scores 5,946, making Apple iPhone Air the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone Air offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Google Pixel 11 offers 6.3 inches, making Apple iPhone Air the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone Air features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Google Pixel 11's OLED, making Apple iPhone Air the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone Air and Google Pixel 11 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone Air offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Google Pixel 11 offers 10.5 MP, making Apple iPhone Air better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 11 offers a higher battery capacity with 4985 mAh, while Apple iPhone Air offers 3149 mAh, making Google Pixel 11 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone Air and Google Pixel 11 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Google Pixel 11 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone Air is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Apple iPhone Air receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 11 has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone Air

₹119,900

@ Amazon

Google Pixel 11

₹77,530

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

93%

90%

97%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

14 Aug, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Google Tensor G6	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Hepta Core (upto 4.11 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	OLED	AMOLED
1260x2736 px (FHD+)	1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	10.8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3149 mAh	4985 mAh	8000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	30W Quick Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Ultraslim & lightweight
Pro-grade display
Smooth performance
Excellent primary camera

Compact, premium design
Efficient battery
Useful AI and creator-backed features
Reliable cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No dedicated telephoto & ultrawide lens
No stereo speakers
Pricey

Relatively thick bezels
Slow charging speeds
Lacks raw performance

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(766 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,599 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,067,200 AnTuTu Score	1,690,573 AnTuTu Score	4,214,275 AnTuTu Score
N/A	18h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹119,900

@ Amazon

₹77,530

@ Amazon

₹199,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 09, 2025

(Official)

Aug 12, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

View Details

Google Tensor G6

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Hepta Core

4.11 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.38 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro 2.65 GHz, Dual core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

PowerVR DXT-48-1536

Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

8 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,067,200

1,690,573

4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

9.0 s

17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

3,487

6,740

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1260x2736 px (FHD+)

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

800 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

422 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.69 %

87.1 %

91.13 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

95.5 %

Design

Height

156.2 mm

152.8 mm

161.3 mm

Width

74.7 mm

72 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

5.64 mm

8.6 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

165 grams

197 grams

233 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.626 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

48 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN8 Flicker Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

N/A

10.8 MP
f/3.1 Telephoto Camera112 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Detection Autofocus Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

30 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @24/30/60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps

4k @30/60 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3149 mAh

4985 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 30W Quick Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

18h 43m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 35m

1h 24m 13s

1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)