Who is the Apple - iPhone 17 Air for?
Budget-tier smartphone. The 60.3 score sits in C-tier (58-67) — the formula flags meaningful weaknesses against premium peers.
Reasonable if cost is the deciding factor and the spec weaknesses don't matter for your use. Check the spec table below carefully before buying.
Mars Score is computed from 23 measured specs against the transparent formula for the smartphones category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲Optical image stabilization — supported.
- ▲5G support — supported.
- ▼Battery capacity: 2900 mAh (below category average).
- ▼RAM: 8 GB (below category average).
- ▼Refresh rate: 120 Hz (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Screen size
- 6.6"
- RAM
- 8GB
- Pixel density
- 460ppi
- Battery capacity
- 2900mAh
All specifications
Design
- Weight
- 146 g
- Thickness
- 5.6 mm
- Form factor
- bar
Display
- Screen size?
- 6.6 "
- Pixel density?
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate?
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness?
- 2200 nits
Cameras
- Main camera?
- 48 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 2900 mAh
- Wired charging?
- 20 W
Connectivity
- 5G support?
- true
- Headphone jack
- false
- microSD slot
- false
Operating System
- OS
- iOS
- Promised OS updates
- 6 years
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