Introducing iPhone Air: A Powerful New iPhone with a Breakthrough Design Date: September 9, 2025 Category: Press Release --- Overview Apple has launched the all-new iPhone Air, the thinnest iPhone ever, featuring: Impossibly thin (5.6mm) and lightweight titanium design. Durable Ceramic Shield 2 front cover and Ceramic Shield back protection. Stunning 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion up to 120Hz. Most power-efficient iPhone with multiple Apple-designed chips. Advanced 48MP Fusion Main camera and innovative 18MP Center Stage front camera. Remarkable all-day battery life. Pre-orders start September 12, available from September 19. --- Breakthrough Design Materials: Grade 5 titanium frame with a high-gloss mirror finish for elegance and strength. Durability: First iPhone with Ceramic Shield on both front and back, offering up to 4x better crack resistance and 3x better scratch resistance on the front. Display: 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR with adaptive ProMotion refresh rate (up to 120Hz), Always-On display, 3000 nits peak brightness—the highest ever on iPhone—and 2x better outdoor contrast. New Features: Action button for customizable access and Camera Control for quick launch or visual intelligence. Internal Architecture: Precision-milled “plateau” housing cameras, speaker, and silicon maximizes battery space. --- Powerful Camera Systems Front Camera: All-new Center Stage camera featuring the first square sensor on iPhone with 18MP photos, wide field of view supporting portrait and landscape selfies without rotation. Group Photos: AI-powered Center Stage automatically expands and rotates to include everyone. Video: Ultra-stabilized 4K HDR videos, with Dual Capture allowing simultaneous front and rear recording. Video calls enhanced for stable framing. Main Camera: 48MP Fusion system with four lens equivalents, including 28mm, 35mm focal lengths, a 2x Telephoto lens with updated Photonic Engine for better color and detail, and sensor-shift OIS for low light. Software: Next-gen portraits with Focus Control, new Bright Photographic Style in iOS 26, and support for advanced video features like Dolby Vision 4K 60fps, Action mode, Spatial Audio, Audio Mix, and wind noise reduction. --- Performance and Efficiency Powered by Apple's custom chips: A19 Pro: New 6-core CPU delivering top smartphone CPU performance and improved efficiency. 5-core GPU: Enhanced architecture for AAA-level mobile gaming. Neural Accelerators: Up to 3x peak GPU compute for AI and generative models on device. Wireless: New N1 chip supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread improving connectivity features. Cellular: C1X Apple-designed modem doubles speed of predecessor, beats iPhone 16 Pro modem while using 30% less energy. --- Battery Life and Software Redesigned internal space maximizes battery capacity. Software optimizations in iOS 26 with Adaptive Power Mode learn user habits to conserve battery. Delivers fantastic all-day battery life. --- Connectivity: eSIM Only iPhone Air uses only eSIM, saving space for slim design. eSIM provides flexibility, security, and seamless global connectivity with support from 500+ carriers. Features easier management of travel eSIMs via streamlined iOS 26 setup. Physical SIM not supported; eSIM cannot be removed if phone is lost or stolen. --- iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence Major update with Liquid Glass design enhancing expressiveness and content focus. Apple Intelligence includes Live Translation in Messages, FaceTime, and Phone for multiple languages. Updated visual intelligence lets users search or act on screenshots. On-device AI foundation available to developers supports offline intelligent experiences. New call/message screening tools reduce distractions. New features in CarPlay, Apple Music, Maps, Wallet, and Apple