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iPhone Air vs Samsung Galaxy S25

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iPhone Air

From $1,099

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Samsung Galaxy S25

From $799

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Specifications

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iPhone AirSamsung Galaxy S25

Network

Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G; GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Body

Build: Ceramic Shield 2 front, grade 5 titanium frame, glass back; Armor aluminium frame, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back
SIM: eSIM only, dual eSIM in supported regions; Nano-SIM + eSIM, or Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual, region dependent)
Dimensions: 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in); 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 in)
Weight: 165 g (5.82 oz); 162 g (5.71 oz)
Rating: IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min); IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type: LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz ProMotion, always-on, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 3000 nits peak; Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 1-120Hz adaptive, HDR10+, 2600 nits peak
Size: 6.5 inches (~89.9% screen-to-body, 460 ppi density); 6.2 inches (~89.3% screen-to-body, ~416 ppi density)
Resolution: 1260 x 2736 pixels; 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio
Protection: Ceramic Shield 2, anti-reflective coating; Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Platform

OS: iOS 26; Android 15, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 7
Chipset: Apple A19 Pro (3 nm); Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
GPU: Apple GPU (5-core); Adreno 830
Modem: Apple C1X; Not listed

Memory

Card slot: No; No
Internal: 256GB / 512GB / 1TB, 12GB RAM; 128GB / 256GB / 512GB, 12GB RAM (UFS 4.0)

Main Camera

Single: 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm wide, sensor-shift OIS; Not listed
Features: Dual-LED flash, HDR; LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video: 4K@24-60fps, 1080p@25-240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision; 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Triple: Not listed; 50 MP, f/1.8, wide, PDAF, OIS10 MP, f/2.4, 3x telephoto, PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.2, ultrawide

Selfie camera

Single: 18 MP, f/1.9, 20mm ultrawide, multi-aspect, PDAF; 12 MP, f/2.2, dual-pixel PDAF
Video: 4K@24-60fps, 1080p@25-120fps; 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker: Yes, stereo speakers; Yes, stereo speakers, tuned by AKG
3.5mm jack: No; No

Comms

WLAN: Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth: 6.0, A2DP, LE; 5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning: GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC; GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC: Yes; Yes
USB: USB Type-C 2.0; USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features

Sensors: Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Ultra Wideband (gen 2); Ultrasonic fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extras: Emergency SOS/Messages/Find My via satellite; Samsung DeX, Galaxy AI

Battery

Type: Li-Ion 3149 mAh (non-removable); Li-Ion 4000 mAh (non-removable)
Charging: Wired 50% in 30 min, 20W MagSafe/Qi2 wireless, 4.5W reverse wired; 25W wired, 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors: Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue; Navy, Icyblue, Mint, Silver Shadow
Models: Not listed; SM-S931B, SM-S931B/DS, SM-S931U, SM-S931U1, SM-S931W, SM-S931N

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