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

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 22, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1420 12GB/1TB - $1660	8GB/128GB - $599 | €699

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (~9.1 mm with camera bump)	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 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)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2373 (Excellent)	536 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.47GHz 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 12GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 7 OS updates	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3137	3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
9769	11728
3D Mark High
6208	5177
3D Mark Low
2981	3262

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

20h 49min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

14h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
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	a,b,g,n,ac,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
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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
aptX, aptX-HD	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, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS938U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

Wi-fi Only

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

International

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

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€829

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

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