Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$489	8GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 8GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 8GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm	6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 inches (~0.27 inches with camera bump) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 (~6.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.51 oz / 213.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	1260x2736px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1510 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.3 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1480 (5 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1163	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3487	Untested
3D Mark High
930	Untested
3D Mark Low
916	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	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

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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