Apple iPhone Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Sep 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699	12GB/128GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 inches (~0.46 inches with camera bump) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 (~11.70 mm with camera bump)	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.22 inches 253.7 x 165.3 x 5.58 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue	Grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2736x1260px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2787 (Excellent)	1490 (Good)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Apple 5-core GPU	Immortalis-G925 MC12
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB	12GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
iOS (26.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3500	2776
GeekBench 6 Multi
8836	8811
3D Mark High
4898	6313
3D Mark Low
2895	4244

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Battery

Type
3149 mAh, Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 20.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

16h 29min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

7h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 9min

Browsing

9h 56min

Video

6h 55min

Gaming

11h 26min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

130

Photo

122

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

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