iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications vs Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications

There are 8 key differences between iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications and Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications.

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

Xiaomi Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications 8 ≈ 36,000 EGP

Key differences

iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications vs Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications — Key differences
	iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications	Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications
SIM type	eSIM only (no physical Nano SIM support)	Nano SIM
Dimensions	156.2 × 74.7 × 5.6 mm	157.6 × 75.2 × 8.17 mm
Weight	165 g	200 g
Back material	Glass with a titanium side frame (Grade 5, 80% recycled material)	Fibreglass-reinforced plastic with a Gorilla Glass 7i-like coating, with a plastic side frame
Colours	Space Black – Cloud White – Sky Blue – Light Gold	Purple – Blue – Pearl White – Black (available colours vary by market)
IP rating	IP68 (survives 6 metres for 30 minutes)	IP68 (survives 1.5 metres for 30 minutes)
Display type	LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, with Dynamic Island	AMOLED
Screen size	6.5 in	6.59 in

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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Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications

A very well-rounded phone for its class, combining strong gaming performance, a Leica-tuned professional camera system and a true telephoto lens that is rare at this price. An excellent choice if you care about both photography and gaming.

+Very strong gaming performance with excellent thermal stability
+An all-new true 5x telephoto lens
+120Hz display with 3500 nits of brightness

−Plastic side frame
−No wireless charging
−Wi-Fi 6E only, not Wi-Fi 7

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Full specifications

iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications vs Xiaomi 17T — Price and Full Specifications — Full specifications
	iPhone Air — Price and Full Specifications	Xiaomi 17T — 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	Yes
التصميم والجسم
Dimensions	156.2 × 74.7 × 5.6 mm	157.6 × 75.2 × 8.17 mm
Weight	165 g	200 g
Back material	Glass with a titanium side frame (Grade 5, 80% recycled material)	Fibreglass-reinforced plastic with a Gorilla Glass 7i-like coating, with a plastic side frame
Colours	Space Black – Cloud White – Sky Blue – Light Gold	Purple – Blue – Pearl White – Black (available colours vary by market)
Water resistance	Yes	Yes
IP rating	IP68 (survives 6 metres for 30 minutes)	IP68 (survives 1.5 metres for 30 minutes)
الشاشة
Display type	LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, with Dynamic Island	AMOLED
Screen size	6.5 in	6.59 in
Resolution	1260 × 2736 px	1268 × 2756 px (1.5K)
Refresh rate	Variable up to 120 Hz (ProMotion), with Always-On Display support	120 Hz
Pixel density	460 ppi	460 ppi
الأداء
Chipset	Apple A19 Pro (3nm), five-core GPU with AI accelerators and hardware ray tracing	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra (fabrication 4 nm)
GPU	—	Mali-G720 MC8
Operating system	iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence support	Android 16 with HyperOS 3
الذاكرة
RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Storage	256 or 512 GB or 1 TB	256 or 512 GB UFS 4.1
Storage type	—	LPDDR5X
Card slot	—	not supported
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: 50 MP (main, Light Fusion 800 sensor, F/1.7, OIS) + 50 MP (true telephoto up to 5x optical and 120x digital, F/3.0, OIS) + 12 MP (120-degree ultrawide, F/2.2)
Main video	4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, and FHD at up to 240 fps	4K at 60 fps in HDR10+, with LOG recording support
Selfie camera	18 MP (Center Stage), aperture F/1.9, square sensor for wider framing, with the TrueDepth face-recognition system	32 MP, F/2.2 aperture, with autofocus support
Selfie video	4K at up to 60 fps	4K at 30 fps
البطارية والشحن
Battery capacity	3149 mAh	6500 mAh
Charging	20W wired charging + 20W MagSafe wireless + 20W Qi2 wireless + 4.5W reverse charging	67W wired fast charging (no wireless charging)
الاتصال والمنافذ
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7), tri-band (Tri-band)	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS and QZSS support	Yes, with GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS and NavIC 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 (optical) + face unlock
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity sensor, barometer	Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, a true (non-virtual) proximity sensor for calls, with an IR blaster
التوفر والسعر
Availability	Available	Available
Price	Roughly EGP 77,000–95,000 (depending on storage and warranty type) — varies by dealer and offers	Roughly EGP 36,000–38,000 (depending on storage) — varies with offers
Device type	Smartphone	Smartphone

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