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

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8.0	6.7
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Feb 07, 2025	Released · Mar 12, 2025
6.9-inch · 3120x1440px	11.0-inch · 2360x1640px
Quad camera	Single camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	7606 mAh
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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 Armor 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	11.0-inch
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
90.30 %	82.73 %
Peak brightness
2600 cd/m2 (nit)	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core 2x 4.47GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x 3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 830	Apple GPU 9-core
RAM
12GB (LPDDR5X)	8GB
Internal storage
256GB (UFS 4.0)	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), One UI	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

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

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

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
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	12 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(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
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1299 / € 1449	€ 699
In The Box
USB-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 22, 2025	Mar 04, 2025

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1420

Wi-fi Only

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	$ 1660

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	€ 829

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	€ 1329

Links

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