Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$999	8GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 8GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 8GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9 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)
Folded
(85.1 x 71.9 x 15.1 mm)
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Yes; IPX8	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Mint, Graphite, Cream, Lavender, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.70% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 426 PPI	1260x2736px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
3.4 inches 720 x748 px Super AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1984	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5194	Untested
3D Mark High
3700	Untested
3D Mark Low
1351	Untested

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Battery

Type
3700 mAh	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W	Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

12h 21min

Video

7h 13min

Gaming

7h 23min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.8 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 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
10 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

136

Overall

137

Photo

135

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 6E 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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, 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, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 13, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMF731U	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Links

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