Apple iPhone Air: 256 GB · Sky Blue; model number varies by market (US A3260)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: SM-S928B (international, Nano-SIM + eSIM); 12 GB RAM with 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. The US model is SM-S928U. Titanium Gray, Black, Violet and Yellow; extra online colours. The Galaxy S25 Ultra and S23 Ultra are separate models.
| Specification | Apple iPhone Air | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Display | 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR OLED (6.55 inches as a standard rectangle); 2736 × 1260, 460 ppi; Dynamic Island, Always-On Apple | 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 3120 × 1440 (QHD+); 1–120 Hz adaptive; Vision Booster Samsung |
| Refresh rate | ProMotion, adaptive up to 120 Hz Apple | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits typical, 1600 nits peak HDR, 3000 nits peak outdoor; 1 nit minimum Apple | — |
| Front and back glass | Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back; fingerprint-resistant and anti-reflective coating Apple | — |
| Frame | Titanium Apple | — |
| Chip | A19 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine; hardware ray tracing Apple | — |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Apple | — |
| Rear camera | 48 MP Fusion main camera (26 mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift stabilisation); 12 MP optical-quality 2x (52 mm); up to 10x digital zoom; sapphire lens cover Apple | — |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision at 24/25/30/60 fps; 1080p slo-mo at 120/240 fps; Action mode up to 2.8K 60 fps Apple | — |
| Front camera | 18 MP Center Stage, f/1.9; 4K Dolby Vision up to 60 fps Apple | 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 80° Samsung |
| Battery | Up to 27 hours of video, up to 22 hours of streamed video playback Apple | — |
| Wired charging | About 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher USB-C adapter Apple | — |
| Wireless charging | Up to 20 W with MagSafe and Qi2 Apple | — |
| USB | USB-C; charging and USB 2 (up to 480 Mbit/s) Apple | — |
| Wireless | Apple N1 chip: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 6, Thread; second-generation Ultra Wideband; NFC with reader mode Apple | — |
| Cellular modem | Apple C1X; 5G (sub-6 GHz) and Gigabit LTE, 4x4 MIMO Apple | — |
| SIM | eSIM only; two active eSIMs, eight or more stored Apple | — |
| Satellite features | Emergency SOS and messaging via satellite Apple | — |
| Durability | IP68 (IEC 60529); up to 6 metres for up to 30 minutes Apple | IP68 (up to 1.5 m in fresh water for 30 minutes); titanium frame Samsung |
| Buttons | Action button and Camera Control Apple | — |
| Dimensions and weight | 156.2 × 74.7 × 5.64 mm; 165 g Apple | — |
| Software | Current boxes ship with iOS 27 Apple | — |
| Colours | Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Apple | — |
| Model code | — | SM-S928B (Nano-SIM + eSIM; dual eSIM option) Samsung |
| Front glass | — | Corning Gorilla Armor Samsung |
| Processor | — | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy; eight cores, 3.39 / 3.1 / 2.9 / 2.2 GHz Samsung |
| Memory and storage | — | 12 GB RAM; 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB (varies by region) Samsung |
| Rear cameras | — | 200 MP wide (ƒ/1.7, OIS); 12 MP ultra wide (ƒ/2.2, 120°); 50 MP 5× telephoto (ƒ/3.4, OIS); 10 MP 3× telephoto (ƒ/2.4, OIS) Samsung |
| Battery and charging | — | 5000 mAh (typical); about 65% in 30 minutes with a 45 W adapter; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare Samsung |
| Connectivity | — | 5G; Wi-Fi 7 (2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3; USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Samsung |
| S Pen | — | Built-in S Pen Samsung |
| Operating system | — | Shipped with Android 14 and One UI 6.1; seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates Samsung |
| Security | — | Samsung Knox, Knox Vault, Auto Blocker; setting that limits AI processing to the device Samsung |
| Size and weight | — | 162.3 × 79 × 8.6 mm; 232 g (sub-6) / 233 g (mmWave) Samsung |