Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone Air
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone Air, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 498ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3149mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone Air
- Lighter design: 165g vs 218g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1260x2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 498 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4 % | 88.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 97.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) | 156.2 mm (6.15 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 74.7 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 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 - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Gold - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 4300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
4/2.51 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3147 | 3756 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9750 | 10670 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 25681 | n/a |
| CPU | 659871 | 511982 |
| GPU | 1294167 | 790667 |
| Memory | 471319 | 370651 |
| UX | 369782 | 444857 |
| NanoReview Score | 2795139 | 2118157 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 30.4 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3149 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 11:10 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 19:32 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:22 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 160 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 111 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 81 | n/a |
| Zoom | 149 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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 - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:
Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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