iPhone Air vs Galaxy S25 Ultra
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks and the SpecEagle AI verdict.
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AI Verdict
The Galaxy S25 Ultra takes the overall edge with a 89/100 to 87/100 SpecEagle score, leading on Display, Camera, Battery, Value. The iPhone Air counters on Performance, Build.
SpecEagle subscores
92
Display
96
82
Camera
93
95
Performance
94
72
Battery
88
94
Build
93
76
Value
78
Category wins: iPhone Air 2 · 4 Galaxy S25 Ultra
Benchmarks
Test
A · Apple
B · Samsung
AnTuTu v10
1,980,000
2,580,000▲
Geekbench 6 Single
3,500▲
3,050
Geekbench 6 Multi
8,800
9,900▲
3DMark Solar Bay
118.0▲
78.0
Full specifications
A · Apple
B · Samsung
Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120 Hz ProMotion
LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, HDR10+
Size
6.5 inches
6.9 inches
Resolution
2,736 × 1,260 px (460 ppi)
3,120 × 1,440 px (498 ppi)
Peak brightness
3,000 nits HBM
2,600 nits
Protection
Ceramic Shield 2
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Always-on
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Yes
A · Apple
B · Samsung
Main
48 MP, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS, 2× in-sensor crop
200 MP, f/1.7, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Selfie
18 MP Center Stage square sensor
12 MP, f/2.2
Video
4K Dolby Vision @ 60 fps
8K @ 30 fps · 4K @ 120 fps
Note
Single rear lens — no ultrawide or telephoto
—
Ultrawide
—
50 MP, f/1.9, 120° FoV
Telephoto 1
—
10 MP, f/2.4, 3× optical
Telephoto 2
—
50 MP, f/3.4, 5× optical
A · Apple
B · Samsung
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (3 nm)
CPU
6-core (2P + 4E)
8 cores (2 × 4.47 GHz + 6 × 3.53 GHz)
GPU
5-core, hardware ray tracing
Adreno 830
RAM
12 GB
12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.0
A · Apple
B · Samsung
Capacity
3,150 mAh
5,000 mAh
Wired
~20 W USB-C
45 W
Wireless
20 W MagSafe
15 W Qi2
Endurance
All-day with the optional MagSafe battery
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Reverse
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4.5 W wireless
Choose iPhone Air if…
- 5.6 mm — the thinnest, lightest full-size iPhone made.
- A19 Pro performance in a feather-light body.
- 120 Hz ProMotion finally on a non-Pro iPhone.
- Titanium build, IP68, 3,000-nit panel.
Choose Galaxy S25 Ultra if…
- The most versatile camera system on any phone — four useful focal lengths.
- Seven years of OS updates matches Apple for longevity.
- Gorilla Armor 2 glass is the most scratch- and glare-resistant around.
- Built-in S Pen still has no real equivalent elsewhere.