Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Apple iPhone Air

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Apple iPhone Air across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone Air runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S26 runs at 3.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone Air the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone Air offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 6.3 inches, making Apple iPhone Air the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone Air's Super Retina XDR OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone Air offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone Air offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 12 MP, making Apple iPhone Air better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S26 offers a higher battery capacity with 4300 mAh, while Apple iPhone Air offers 3149 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S26 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and Apple iPhone Air offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone Air is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone Air has a rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S26

₹79,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone Air

₹96,990

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

95%

94%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965	Apple A19 Pro
Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1260x2736 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4300 mAh	3149 mAh
25W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.1/10

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Pros

Slim and easy-to-carry design
Bright and vibrant flat display
Smooth and responsive performance
Long-term software support

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

Cons

Slower charging than rivals
Battery life could be better

No dedicated telephoto & ultrawide lens
No stereo speakers
Pricey

User Ratings

4.7/5

(224 ratings)

4.6/5

(229 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,113,347 AnTuTu Score	2,067,200 AnTuTu Score
11h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2026

(Official)

Sep 09, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

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

Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965

Apple A19 Pro

Processor

Deca Core

3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 960

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.

3,113,347

2,067,200

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

6,665

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.6 %

12.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

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

409 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.64 %

88.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

149.6 mm

156.2 mm

Width

71.7 mm

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

5.64 mm

Weight

167 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 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

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 1µm 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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes	Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

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

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4300 mAh

3149 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging v2.0 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W 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.

11h 22m

N/A

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

1h 12m 0s

1h 35m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1

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:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1)

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) / 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 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)