Apple iPhone Air vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Apple
iPhone Air
Samsung
Galaxy S26 Ultra
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Samsung
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
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- AnTuTu
- 2.095.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.9"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2736 px QHD
- 1440 x 3088 px WQHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- Density
- 463 ppi Very high density
- 494 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, DisplayPort 1.4, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, S-Pen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19 Pro (Air)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 4.61 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- RAM LPDDR5X
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Samsung ISOCELL HP2
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 0.60 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
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- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3149 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 60.0W
- Wireless charging
- 20W Wireless Charging
- 25W Wireless charging
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 40h
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- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 156.2 mm 5.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.1 mm 163.6 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 165 g
- 214 g
- Materials
- Titanium
- Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold
- Black White Gray Violet Cyan Rose Gold
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, 3 microphones
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
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- Yes
