SpecEagle review · Apple

iPhone 18 Air review: Second-gen Air.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2026·$999
Overall
86/100
Class rank
#85 of 154
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

iPhone 18 Air.

iPhone 18 Air refines the Air concept with Si-C battery and 5.5 mm — Apple's 2026 ultra-thin.

01Display

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2026.

TypeLTPO OLED
Size6.65"
Refresh1-120 Hz

02Performance

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2026.

ChipsetApple A20
RAM12 GB
Storage256 GB

03Camera

80/100

80/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2026.

Main48 MP Fusion
Front24 MP

04Battery

74/100

74/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2026 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,400 mAh Si-C
Charging20 W
Wireless15 W MagSafe

05Software

94/100

At 94/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among flagship phones of 2026 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 5.5 mm — thinnest iPhone ever.
  • Si-C battery.
  • 155 g.
  • A20 chip.
What doesn't
  • Single rear cam.
  • 3,400 mAh battery.
  • 20 W charging slow.
  • $999 thinness premium.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy S27 Ultra
$1400 · score 94/100

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 154-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .