Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone Air

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

₹129,999

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Apple iPhone Air

₹116,900

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Summary

Spec Score

99%

95%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Apple A19 Pro
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1260x2736 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A
50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	3149 mAh
45W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.6/10

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Pros

Excellent display
Solid performance & battery life
AI & software features
Lighter than before

Ultraslim & lightweight
Pro-grade display
Smooth performance
Excellent primary camera

Cons

S Pen misses out on Air Actions
Pricey
Incremental upgrade over predecessor

No dedicated telephoto & ultrawide lens
No stereo speakers
Pricey

User Ratings

4.5/5

(3,345 ratings)

4.8/5

(51 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,209,231 AnTuTu Score	2,067,200 AnTuTu Score
13h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v26

OS Updates

7 Years

N/A

Security Updates

7 Years

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Apple A19 Pro

CPU

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,209,231

2,067,200

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

7,444.0

3,720.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.5 %

12.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1260x2736 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

Pixel Density

498 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.31 %

88.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

162.8 mm

156.2 mm

Width

77.6 mm

74.7 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

5.64 mm

Weight

218 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.626 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes	Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

16000 x 12500 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps

3840x2160 @ 24 @ 25 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 25 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

3149 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 51m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 43m 54s

1h 35m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

1 TB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)