Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G vs Apple iPhone Air

999 USD

999 USD

Available

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Samsung Mobile

Apple iPhone

SM-F711B, SM-F711N, SM-F711U, SM-F711U1, SM-F711W, SM-F7110

iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

2021, August 27

2025, September 09

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518

2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Unfolded: 166 x 72.2 x 6.9 mm Folded: 86.4 x 72.2 x 15.9-17.1 mm

156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)

183 g (6.46 oz)

165 g (5.82 oz)

Plastic front, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Nano-SIM, eSIM IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)

Phantom Black, Green, Lavender, Cream, White, Pink, Gray

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.7 inches, 101.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2640 pixels (~426 ppi density)

1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 11, One UI 3.5

iOS 26

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Adreno 660

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

8GB

12GB

128GB/256GB

256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

No

12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

4K@30fps

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 3149 mAh

Fast charging 25W Fast wireless charging 11W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.1, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

No

USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go

USB USB Type-C 2.0

AnTuTu: 596866 (v8) | 682223 (v9) GeekBench: 3441 (v5.1) GFXBench: 40fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

-25.8 LUFS (Very good)

Endurance rating 69h