Samsung Galaxy S25 / Apple iPhone Air

Samsung Galaxy S25: 6.2-inch Galaxy S25; 12 GB RAM; 128/256/512 GB options vary by market; Navy, Icyblue, Silver Shadow, Mint and online colours. Galaxy S25+, S25 Ultra, S25 Edge and S25 FE are separate models.

Apple iPhone Air: 256 GB · Sky Blue; model number varies by market (US A3260)

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S25	Apple iPhone Air
Release year	2025	2025
Processor	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy A higher-clocked Snapdragon 8 Elite version made for Samsung. Samsung lists a 40% larger vapour chamber for the series. Samsung	—
Display	6.2-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh; Vision Booster The visible area is about 6.0 inches with rounded corners. The 1–120 Hz range lowers the refresh rate for static content to save battery; Vision Booster adjusts tone mapping to improve readability in sunlight. Samsung	6.5-inch Super Retina XDR OLED (6.55 inches as a standard rectangle); 2736 × 1260, 460 ppi; Dynamic Island, Always-On Because the corners are rounded, the visible area is slightly smaller than the rectangular measurement. Apple
Front glass and frame	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2; aluminium frame The anti-reflective Gorilla Armor 2 of the Ultra is not used on this model. Samsung	—
Memory and storage	12 GB RAM; 128, 256 or 512 GB (varies by market) There is no card slot for storage expansion. Samsung	—
Rear cameras	50 MP wide (ƒ/1.8, OIS, 85°); 12 MP ultra wide (ƒ/2.2, 120°); 10 MP telephoto (3× optical, ƒ/2.4, 36°) The ultra-wide camera has no OIS. The 3× telephoto provides optical zoom through a separate lens rather than a crop of the main camera. Samsung	—
Front camera	12 MP (ƒ/2.2, 80°) Samsung	18 MP Center Stage, f/1.9; 4K Dolby Vision up to 60 fps Center Stage automatically widens and shifts the frame, allowing landscape-style framing while holding the phone upright. Apple
Battery and charging	4000 mAh (typical; rated 3885 mAh); 25 W wired, about 50% in around 30 minutes; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare 25 W needs a 3 A USB-C cable and a compatible adapter. Wireless PowerShare lets the phone wirelessly charge another device. The 45 W wired charging of the S25+ and Ultra is not available here. Samsung	—
Operating system and updates	Android 15, One UI 7; seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates Support is counted from the global launch date; timing may vary by model, carrier and market. Samsung	—
Connectivity	5G; LTE; Wi-Fi 7; Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 5.4 5G and LTE availability varies by market and carrier. Samsung	—
Durability	IP68 Samsung	IP68 (IEC 60529); up to 6 metres for up to 30 minutes Tested under lab conditions; resistance is not permanent and liquid damage is not covered by warranty. Apple
Size and weight	146.9 × 70.5 × 7.2 mm; 162 g Samsung	—
Refresh rate	—	ProMotion, adaptive up to 120 Hz The panel varies its rate with the content, keeping scrolling smooth and lowering the rate for still images and Always-On to save power. Apple
Brightness	—	1000 nits typical, 1600 nits peak HDR, 3000 nits peak outdoor; 1 nit minimum 3000 nits is a short-term peak reached in strong sunlight, not a sustained full-screen brightness. Apple
Front and back glass	—	Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back; fingerprint-resistant and anti-reflective coating Apple
Frame	—	Titanium GSMArena reports the frame is grade 5 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 The A19 Pro in the iPhone 17 Pro models uses a 6-core GPU; the Air's version has 5 GPU cores. Apple
Storage	—	256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Apple says a standard setup uses about 12–24 GB for iOS and deletable apps, and Apple Intelligence models about 7 GB. GSMArena reports 12 GB of RAM in all versions; Apple does not publish RAM size. 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 There is a single rear camera; the 2x view uses the centre of the 48 MP sensor rather than a separate telephoto lens. There is no ultrawide or macro camera. 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
Battery	—	Up to 27 hours of video, up to 22 hours of streamed video playback With the separately sold iPhone Air MagSafe Battery, video playback rises to 40 hours. Apple does not give capacity in mAh; GSMArena reports 3149 mAh. Apple
Wired charging	—	About 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher USB-C adapter No adapter is included; the box has a 1 m USB-C cable. Apple
Wireless charging	—	Up to 20 W with MagSafe and Qi2 MagSafe needs a 30 W or higher adapter for 20 W. Apple
USB	—	USB-C; charging and USB 2 (up to 480 Mbit/s) The USB 2 speed slows wired transfers of large video files to a computer. Apple
Wireless	—	Apple N1 chip: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 6, Thread; second-generation Ultra Wideband; NFC with reader mode Wi-Fi 7 availability varies by country; Thread connects to compatible smart-home devices. Apple
Cellular modem	—	Apple C1X; 5G (sub-6 GHz) and Gigabit LTE, 4x4 MIMO mmWave 5G support is not listed. Apple
SIM	—	eSIM only; two active eSIMs, eight or more stored Physical SIM cards cannot be used; eSIM needs carrier support. Apple
Satellite features	—	Emergency SOS and messaging via satellite Satellite features work only in supported countries; some require a carrier plan. Apple
Buttons	—	Action button and Camera Control Camera Control adjusts exposure, depth, zoom and styles with a slide. Apple
Dimensions and weight	—	156.2 × 74.7 × 5.64 mm; 165 g The thickness is for the body and excludes the camera plateau. Apple
Software	—	Current boxes ship with iOS 27 According to GSMArena's review, the phone went on sale in September 2025 with iOS 26. Apple
Colours	—	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Apple