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iPhone Air vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

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iPhone Air

From $1,099

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

From $1,199

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Specifications

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iPhone AirSamsung Galaxy Z Flip8

Network

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

Body

Build: Ceramic Shield 2 front, grade 5 titanium frame, glass back; Plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminium frame
SIM: eSIM only, dual eSIM in supported regions; Nano-SIM + dual eSIM
Dimensions: 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in); Unfolded: 166.9 x 75.4 x 6.1 mm; Folded: 85.7 x 75.4 x 13.1 mm
Weight: 165 g (5.82 oz); 180 g (6.35 oz)
Rating: IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min); IP48 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; Not listed
Size: 6.5 inches (~89.9% screen-to-body, 460 ppi density); Not listed
Resolution: 1260 x 2736 pixels; Not listed
Protection: Ceramic Shield 2, anti-reflective coating; Not listed
Main: Not listed; Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, 3000 nits peak, 6.9", 1080 x 2520 pixels (~400 ppi)
Cover: Not listed; Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits peak, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, 4.1", 948 x 1048 pixels

Platform

OS: iOS 26; Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Chipset: Apple A19 Pro (3 nm); Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (US/CA/CN) or Exynos 2600 (international)
GPU: Apple GPU (5-core); Adreno 840 or Xclipse 960
Modem: Apple C1X; Not listed

Memory

Card slot: No; No
Internal: 256GB / 512GB / 1TB, 12GB RAM; 256GB / 512GB, 12GB RAM (UFS 4.X)

Main Camera

Single: 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm wide, sensor-shift OIS; Not listed
Features: Dual-LED flash, HDR; LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video: 4K@24-60fps, 1080p@25-240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision; 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps, HDR10+
Dual: Not listed; 50 MP, f/1.8, wide, OIS12 MP, f/2.2, ultrawide

Selfie camera

Single: 18 MP, f/1.9, 20mm ultrawide, multi-aspect, PDAF; 10 MP, f/2.2
Video: 4K@24-60fps, 1080p@25-120fps; 4K@30/60fps

Sound

Loudspeaker: Yes, stereo speakers; Yes, stereo speakers, high-bitrate audio
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/7
Bluetooth: 6.0, A2DP, LE; 5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning: GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC; GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
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); Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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 4300 mAh Si/C (non-removable)
Charging: Wired 50% in 30 min, 20W MagSafe/Qi2 wireless, 4.5W reverse wired; 25W wired (55% in 30 min), 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors: Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue; Graphite, Cream, Pink, Mint
Models: Not listed; SM-F776B, SM-F776U, SM-F776U1

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