Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1100 | €1249 12GB/512GB - $1220 | €1369	8GB/128GB - $599 | €699 8GB/512GB - $829 8GB/1024GB - $1329

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.98 x 0.23 inches 158.2 x 75.6 x 5.8 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Titanium	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblack	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 513 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2413 (Excellent)	536 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-3-AB (3 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 830	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2823	3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
9060	11728
3D Mark High
5407	5177
3D Mark Low
2628	3262

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Battery

Type
3900 mAh, Li - Ion	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

16h 40min

Video

7h 44min

Gaming

9h 38min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.3"	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Flash
LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

140

Overall

146

Photo

134

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	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 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48 International version - 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage.

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1219 | €1369

Wi-fi Only

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

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