Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Apple iPhone Air - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Apple iPhone Air

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
88 out 100
Apple iPhone Air
Xiaomi 14
Apple iPhone Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone Air, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 3149mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone Air
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 193g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 and Apple iPhone Air
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Apple iPhone Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1260x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)429 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Apple iPhone Air
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Apple iPhone Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 4/2.51 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz n/a
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Apple iPhone Air
3756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Apple iPhone Air
10670
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21823756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)699110670
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Apple iPhone Air
2118157
CPU452780511982
GPU851183790667
Memory411673370651
UX315477444857
NanoReview Score20311132118157
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15419n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 26
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 3149 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Web Browsing10:59 hn/a
Video Playback17:04 hn/a
Games05:15 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900n/a
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Apple iPhone Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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