iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications vs Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications

There are 8 key differences between iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications and Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications.

Apple iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications 8 ≈ 77,000 EGP

Realme Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications 8 ≈ 40,000 EGP

Key differences

iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications vs Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications — Key differences
	iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications	Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications
SIM type	eSIM only (no physical Nano SIM support)	Nano SIM
eSIM	Yes	No
Dimensions	156.2 × 74.7 × 5.6 mm	162.5 × 76.3 × 8.5 mm
Weight	165 g	203 g
Back material	Glass with a titanium side frame (Grade 5, 80% recycled material)	Vegan leather with a glossy plastic side frame
Colours	Space Black – Cloud White – Sky Blue – Light Gold	Gold (the version sold in Egypt)
IP rating	IP68 (survives 6 metres for 30 minutes)	IP66 / IP68 / IP69 / IP69K (survives about 2 metres for roughly 30 minutes)
Display type	LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, with Dynamic Island	AMOLED, curved on all sides (4D curved)

iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications

Built for buyers who put design and lightness first, with performance strong enough to match the Pro model. If you need a multi-lens camera or long battery life under heavy use, the iPhone 17 Pro is a better fit for a small price difference.

+The thinnest and lightest phone Apple has ever made
+A titanium frame that stays strong despite the slim body
+A19 Pro chip with 12GB of RAM — the most in the series

−A single rear lens with no ultrawide
−Mono speaker rather than stereo
−The smallest battery in the series

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Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications

A very strong camera phone thanks to a true telephoto lens that is rare in this class, with an excellent display and battery. The high price means it targets buyers who put the camera first.

+200MP camera with a true 3.5x telephoto lens
+Curved display with a real 1800 nits of brightness
+7000 mAh battery with 80W charging

−Plastic side frame despite the leather-look back
−No eSIM support
−Relatively high price for its class

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Full specifications

iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications vs Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications — Full specifications
	iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications	Realme 16 Pro Plus — Price and Full Specifications
الشبكة والاتصال
2G	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
SIM type	eSIM only (no physical Nano SIM support)	Nano SIM
Dual SIM	Yes	Yes
eSIM	Yes	No
التصميم والجسم
Dimensions	156.2 × 74.7 × 5.6 mm	162.5 × 76.3 × 8.5 mm
Weight	165 g	203 g
Back material	Glass with a titanium side frame (Grade 5, 80% recycled material)	Vegan leather with a glossy plastic side frame
Colours	Space Black – Cloud White – Sky Blue – Light Gold	Gold (the version sold in Egypt)
Water resistance	Yes	Yes
IP rating	IP68 (survives 6 metres for 30 minutes)	IP66 / IP68 / IP69 / IP69K (survives about 2 metres for roughly 30 minutes)
الشاشة
Display type	LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, with Dynamic Island	AMOLED, curved on all sides (4D curved)
Screen size	6.5 in	6.8 in
Resolution	1260 × 2736 px	1280 × 2800 px (1.5K)
Refresh rate	Variable up to 120 Hz (ProMotion), with Always-On Display support	144 Hz
Pixel density	460 ppi	453 ppi
الأداء
Chipset	Apple A19 Pro (3nm), five-core GPU with AI accelerators and hardware ray tracing	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (fabrication 4 nm)
CPU	—	fabrication 4 nm
GPU	—	Adreno 722
Operating system	iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence support	Android 16 with Realme UI 7.0 (three years of Android updates)
الذاكرة
RAM	12 GB	12 GB LPDDR5X (a version with 8 GB is also available in some markets)
Storage	256 or 512 GB or 1 TB	256 or 512 GB UFS 3.1 (a version with 128 GB is also available in some markets)
Storage type	—	UFS 3.1
الكاميرا
Main camera	Single (Fusion) lens: 48 MP, F/1.6, OIS, sapphire lens cover, with a 12 MP optical-quality zoom mode (equivalent to 2x) and digital zoom up to 10x	Triple camera: 200 MP (main, Samsung ISOCELL HP5 sensor, F/1.8–1.9, OIS) + 50 MP (true telephoto up to 3.5x, Samsung ISOCELL JN5 sensor, F/2.8, OIS) + 8 MP (ultrawide, F/2.2)
Main video	4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, and FHD at up to 240 fps	4K at 30/60 fps, FHD at 30/60/120 fps, and HD at up to 240 fps
Selfie camera	18 MP (Center Stage), aperture F/1.9, square sensor for wider framing, with the TrueDepth face-recognition system	50 MP, aperture F/2.4
Selfie video	4K at up to 60 fps	4K at 30 and60 fps
البطارية والشحن
Battery capacity	3149 mAh	7000 mAh
Charging	20W wired charging + 20W MagSafe wireless + 20W Qi2 wireless + 4.5W reverse charging	fast charging at 80 W
الاتصال والمنافذ
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7), tri-band (Tri-band)	Wi-Fi 6 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), dual-band
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS and QZSS support	Yes, with GLONASS, GALILEO and BDS support
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C
Headphone jack	No	No
الحساسات والأمان
Fingerprint	Not supported — the phone relies entirely on Face ID	Yes, under-display + face unlock
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity sensor, barometer	Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity sensor, with an IR blaster for controlling home appliances
التوفر والسعر
Availability	Available	Available
Price	Roughly EGP 77,000–95,000 (depending on storage and warranty type) — varies by dealer and offers	Around EGP 40,000 (256GB / 12GB RAM version) — varies with offers
Device type	Smartphone	Smartphone

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